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[[File:Rings.png|thumb|The rings]]

The '''Traveling rings''', more commonly known as '''The Rings''', are a set of suspended rings in [[Riverside Park]]. People travel from ring to ring for recreation and exercise, using their arms, trunk, and legs to swing from one to another.

This set—[[New York City]]'s set— was installed in [[2003]]; the children's set next to it was installed in [[2005]]<ref>http://swingaring.com/</ref>.

Though several [[Columbia]] students do swing, most of the ringers come from other parks of the city (and know each other only on a first-name basis, through the Rings). Veterans freely offer their expertise to newcomers.

==External Links==
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2005/10/04/rings-are-thing-riverside "The Rings are the Thing at Riverside"], via ''[[Spec]]''
* [http://bwog.com/2010/11/26/bwogbuns-the-riverside-rings/ "BwogBuns: The Riverside Rings"], via [[Bwog]]
* [https://vimeo.com/50146413 A video about the Rings, on Vimeo]

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[[Category:Parks]]
[[Category:Exercise]]