The 93rd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim Is Underway

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — The annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Virginia’s Eastern Shore is underway.
The News Journal of Wilmington reports that the ponies started their swim Wednesday morning.
Denise Bowden, a spokeswoman for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, said that the swim was still scheduled despite storms being in the forecast.
The swim took place between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. during “slack tide.” The ponies traveled from Assateague Island to Chincote