Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
Each summer, as New York gets hot and sticky, the spectacular annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim offers contestants a way to cool down. The swim is a 28.5-mile marathon through the waters of the Hudson River.
Anyone with any knowledge of the Hudson, whether first-hand or from the movies, will be suspicious to say the least about the contents of a river that flows past Manhattan, the Bronx and Jersey City. But it is not just the river that is cause for concern. In 2001 the race was stopped twice due to lightning, thunder and torrential rain.
Despite the difficulties the event remains surprisingly popular. The course starts and finishes at South Cove in Battery Park City on the Hudson River, just south of the North Cove Yacht Harbour. Swimmers set out south around the tip of Manhattan, then counter-clockwise around Manhattan Island via the East River.
Related Information
Website: NYC Swim Website
| Town Area Information: | Manhattan |
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| Full Name: |
| Name: | NYC & Company |
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| Location: | New York City |
| Address: | 810 7th Avenue, 3rd Floor,New York NY 10019 |
| Phone: | +1 212 484 1200 |
| Name: | NYC and Company (London Marketing Office ) |
| Location: | New York City |
| Address: | Hills Balfour, Notcutt House, 36 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9EU |
| Email: | nycvb@bluemarketing.co.uk |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 207 202 6367 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 207 928 0722 |
| Name: | New York State Division of Tourism |
| Location: | New York |
| Address: | P.O. Box 2603 Albany, NY 12220-0603 |
| Phone: | +1 518 474 4116 |
