Photos courtesy of Patricia Sener, Executive Director of CIBBOWS. The BB-CI-BB (Brooklyn Bridge-Coney Island-Brooklyn Bridge) Swim is a two-way 24-mile (38.6 km) crossing of the Brooklyn Marathon Swim. The Brooklyn Marathon Swim is a 12-mile (19.3 km) marathon swim between Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island in New York. It is a historical course whose roots
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. New York attorney Alan Morrison will attempt a historic two-way 24-mile crossing from the Brooklyn Bridge to Coney Island tomorrow as a charity swim. The swim's roots go back at least 100 years. On September 27th, the 53-year-old Manhattan breaststroking marathon swimmer will attempt the solo swim from the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alan Morrison will attempt a two-way 24-mile crossing from the Brooklyn Bridge to Coney Island as a charity swim. On September 27th, the 53-year-old Manhattan resident, attorney and breaststroking marathon swimmer will attempt the solo swim from the Brooklyn Bridge to Steeplechase Pier at Coney Island and
In a tribute to Captain Matthew Webb, the first person to successfully cross the English Channel in 1875, Alan Jay Morrison thought up a new open water swimming challenge for himself. His goal? To replicate Captain Webb's 1879 swim in America using breaststroke. Morrison completed a 7.5-mile marathon swim doing breaststroke from Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Alan Jay Morrison completed a 7.5-mile marathon swim doing breaststroke from Sandy Hook in New Jersey to Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, New York. Lynn Sherr reports, "Alan was aiming to replicate the record set in 1879 by Captain Matthew Webb's crossing from Sandy Hook to Manhattan Beach. Alas, the tides turned and the currents kept Alan from that, but
The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association awards banquet was held last night, honoring its 7 successful channel swimmers of 2011.br> The honorees include Jim Neitz, Forrest Nelson, Tina Neill, Marcia Cleveland, Chris Layton, Lynn Kubasek and Alan Morrison. Recollections, memories, comments and stories from each of the swims were shared over a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Evan Morrison of Chicago, Illinois won the 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim going away today in 8:59 as he also beat all the relays except a 3-person team of Davidson College swimmers. "There were rough seas from start to well around Pinellas Point. Then, the swells were in the same direction as the course
Several swimmers will attempt the various channel swims of the Santa Barbara Channel:Dave Van Mouwerik, Kimberly Rutherford, Brooks Richardson and Joni Young in August. Rob Applegate in September and Alan Morrison in October.Scott Zornig gives background on the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association:"There are eight islands off the Southern California
