Officials reopened beach areas in Newport News and Hampton on the scheduled day. Water tests came back safe. Surprisingly, the shutdown actually boosted monitoring efforts elsewhere.
A record-breaking high school swimmer in Cayuga County impressed locals. The athlete finished the 400-meter freestyle in record time for the first time locally. Meanwhile, a prestigious list highlighted elite high-school swimmers from Pennsylvania. Researchers at University of Pittsburgh warned that river water may not be safe because of higher-than-average germ levels.