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Ultramarathon swimmer Katie Pumphrey brings her love of open water to visual art and a new exhibit

Katie Pumphrey at her exhibit at Creative Alliance, 'Swimming Pool.'
Photo by Mollie Miller.
Katie Pumphrey at her exhibit at Creative Alliance, 'Swimming Pool.'

Katie Pumphrey became the first person to complete the 24-mile swim from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in 2024. She previously swum around the Island of Manhattan and three times across the English Channel.

Her love of the open water inspires her visual artistry. A new exhibit at the Creative Alliance through October 11 is called “Swimming Pool."

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