Christopher Swain
Brave Activist Christopher Swain Swims The “Lavender Lake”
Photo via itookthispic [https://instagram.com/p/1ytbNJK9Mz/?tagged=gowanusswimmer]The Gowanus Canal opened in 1866, hailed at the time as a vital waterway. Mills, commercial shipping, and many other businesses used it during a 19th century business boom. But that business boom led to the canal being recognized as