Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim

This is the annual Hood River County Chamber of Commerce’s Cross Channel Swim. Participants board the famous Sternwheeler paddleboat on the south shore of the Columbia at the Hood River Port to be ferried across the river to the Washington shore. When signaled, swimmers jump off the Sternwheeler into the “refreshing” Columbia and head back for Hood River. To help them find their way, a special swim lane lined with volunteers guide, encourage, and protect swimmers as they cross the channel.