Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There were 32 finishers over the six separately conducted circumnavigations of Manhattan Island this year. With an average age of 45.2 years, many of them swam their age (i.e., swam a greater number of kilometers than their age) in the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. Each of the finishers has a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Erica Price volunteered for this year's Brooklyn Bridge Swim organized by NYC Swim. "I love the ocean and swimming. It's humbling and wonderful [to volunteer], but there were volunteers giving out water and doing behind-the-scenes work who are the unsung heroes." The New York City-based photographer
Scott Zornig found a fascinating Los Angeles Times newspaper article of October 15th 1957: “Jason Zirganos, 48-year old retired army major from Volos, Greece, swam the Catalina Channel from the island to the mainland in 17 hours yesterday. Greased from head to toe, Zirganos dipped into the stormy waters off Howland’s Landing at approximately 8:30 P.M.
We just read a reasonable justification about the money that is spent by race directors prior to the start of an open water swim. The explanation was produced by the NYC Swim and posted here. The NYC Swim explanation describes the organization's efforts, "We do our best to keep the swim price reasonable and provide a high value in return. The fee
The hoopla surrounding the NYC Swim Manhattan Island Marathon Swim is a huge deal for the marathon swimming community. The competition and the camaraderie helps draw the community together. When people succeed, their family and friends are ecstatic. When they are pulled from the waterways around New York, they are crestfallen. But life and the open
After reading a variety of analyses and comments on the 2013 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim where fewer than half of the swimmers finished (read one comprehensive example here on Freshwater Swimmer), it is clear how advanced the sport of open water swimming has become. Every year, NYC Swim conducts careful analyses of the tides around Manhattan Island and
NYC Swim announced the recipients of its Hudsie Awards for 2012. The Hudsies recognize individuals who complete the most number of events, both annually and historically, as well as the Rookies of the Year. Steve Faulkner, a member of the Lake Ontario Swim Team (L.O.S.T.) from Ontario, Canada competed in the most (maximum) number of events in 2012: 8 times
Open water swimming series are popping up all over the world. A series is defined as a number of open water swimming competitions or events that held in one consecutive season or year, and organized by the same individual or group that (a) are of the same type or distance, (b) tied together by cash prizes or awards, (d) held in the same venue, (d) tied
NYC Swim filled out is 2013 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim field with one its most accomplished groups of marathon swimmers ever. Swimmers are raising money for Breast Cancer Care in Western Australia, Down Syndrome Association of Western Australia, Colin's Hope, Swim Free, Down Syndrome Ireland, Alzheimers Society, Ventura Global Health Project, Breast
Football has FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Pool swimming has FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation). Volleyball has FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball). These global organizations were established to bring uniformity, promotion and governance to their respective sports. What does open water swimming
