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UPDATE: The Chincoteague Fire Department posted after the swim that number six, a baby girl, was the big winner this year and was crowned Queen Neptune, not as first released number nine.

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Thousands of people gathered in Virginia to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual swim across the Assateague Channel, the 99th year of the popular tradition.

The big Pony Swim at Chincoteague's Wildlife Refuge thrilled the huge crowd. Look back at the big event in this wrapup, complete with video.