30 Years Ago Around New York City
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
On October 12th 1985 24-year-old Australian swimmer on break from the University of Arkansas set a record for both men and women in her 6 hour 12 minute circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in New York.
Eventual 5-time winner and 7-time world professional marathon swimming champion Shelley Taylor-Smith wrote, “Absolute thanks and #gratitude to all the New York City Schnarr family including my NYC Mom and Dad Fran and Joe, sister and brother Nancy Schnarr, Billy William Schnarr and Joanie Schnarr, and crew Joe Coplan, Karen Hartley and Trish Spencer.”
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
On October 12th 1985 24-year-old Australian swimmer on break from the University of Arkansas set a record for both men and women in her 6 hour 12 minute circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in New York.
Eventual 5-time winner and 7-time world professional marathon swimming champion Shelley Taylor-Smith wrote, “Absolute thanks and #gratitude to all the New York City Schnarr family including my NYC Mom and Dad Fran and Joe, sister and brother Nancy Schnarr, Billy William Schnarr and Joanie Schnarr, and crew Joe Coplan, Karen Hartley and Trish Spencer.”
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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