New York Open Water will organize the 20 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan, the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, the 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan, and the Ederle-Burke Swim in, near, and around New York City
After missing the 2020 edition due to COVID-19 epidemic, race director
Kent Nicholas
was able to organize the annual SCAR Swim Challenge this April in Arizona. He recalled, “SCAR 2021 is in the books with a great turnout. Champion SCAR buckles [see above] were awarded to Michael Rice and
Sarah Thomas. Saguaro was stormy and
If Something Is Worth Doing, It Is Worth Overdoing Courtesy of New York Open Water, Hudson River, New York. Photos by Nathaniel Johnston. New York Open Water is organized and run by David Barra, Rondi Davies, and Alex Arévalo. In the midst the recovery from the COVID-19 lockdown, the trio tirelessly to offer marathon swims and circumnavigation swims for
Charlie Lived Life To The Fullest Courtesy of Rondi Davies and David Barra, New York Open Water, Hudson River, New York. The family of Charles Van Der Horst of Chapel Hill, North Carolina is deeply saddened to confirm the loss of our beloved Charlie. He was participating in several stages of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim when he went under at the
Swimmer Lost Courtesy of WOWSA, Hudson River, New York After enjoying a remarkable first five days in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, the worst possible scenario occurred towards the end of Stage 6, known as The Palisades. The Palisades is a 25.2 km stretch in the Hudson River from the Tappan Zee Bridge to the George Washington Bridge. Rondi Davies
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Together with New York volunteer Roy Malinak and British swimmer, mentor, crew and pilot Samantha Jones, the members of the New York Open Water (David Barra, Rondi Davies, and Alex Arévalo) were nominated for the 2016 Streeter Award for Service to Marathon Swimming. The trio of the New York Open Water were
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 'Twas the days before Christmas and all along the coast, The swimmers were gathering to give it their most; The seashore was calm, looking all tranquil and bare, Awaiting the paddlers who would soon be there; Before sunrise, swimmers are inspired with dreams in their heads, Pushing themselves in the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A vacuum was created in the open water swimming community when the long-running Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and NYC Swim events were not continued. Based on interest that came pouring in from coast to coast and from around the world, David Barra, Rondi Davies, and Alex Arévalo of New York Open Water
Courtesy of Rondi Davies, 20 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan, New York. Rondi Davies, David Barra, and Alex Arévalo announced the dates and registration information about the 2017 20 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan. "As many of you know, midway through the 2016 open water season, New York Open Water picked up the baton where NYC Swim left off and conducted
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This summer, the New York Open Water trio of David Barra, Rondi Davies, and Alex Arévalo are carrying on the tradition of swimming around Manhattan Island in New York City. While Robert Dowling completed the first 28.5-mile (45.8 km) circumnavigation swim of Manhattan in 1915 in 13 hours 45 minutes, there
