Leslie Hamilton, Heather Fairbanks Go 1-2 In 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. Video courtesy of kayaker Michael Smalley. Race director Rondi Davies reported on Stage 3 of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, a 24.46 km river swim from the the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to the Bear Mountain Bridge in
Seven Stagers Continue Onto The Highlands Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water.  The 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim is the longest open water swim in the world, at 193 km of stage swimming in 7 stages along the Hudson River. After swimming The Islands (29.4 km on Stage 1), The Lighthouses (31.8 m on Stage 2), 21.2 km on Stage 3, the
Swimming The Islands In The Hudson River Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. The ninth annual 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim began this morning. Stage 1 of the 7 stages is called The Islands, 29.4 km along a narrow, peaceful, and rural part of the Hudson River from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge to the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge. Two of
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. 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
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Not only is the New York Open Water team organizes a new circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island (see the 20 Bridges Circumnavigation Swim of Manhattan ), but race directors David Barra, Rondi Davies, and Alex Arévalo also are adding a new marathon swim on their calendar. The Spuyten Duyvil 10K is a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Capri Djatiasmoro completed Stage 6 of the recent 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York. She took 6 hours 1 minute to swim 15.7 miles (25.2 km) from the Tappan Zee Bridge to the George Washington Bridge. The Project Manager for M&J Edelman & Associates in New York City explains her journey to the finish.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "We had great conditions on the water today with light winds out of the south, but there was boat traffic that created some chop in the Upper Bay," recalled race director Rondi Davies about the 7-stage 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York. "But all of the swimmers finished strong and had a great day. We
