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Manhattan Island Foundation
2008 Schedule of Events |
The Manhattan Island Foundation, founded in 1993, organizes swimming events in the waters around Manhattan. Since its inception, the Foundation has attracted nearly 10,000 participants in more than 70 swimming races, thus helping to revive a local aquatic tradition that had been abandoned for nearly a century.
The season's premier contest is the annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, which draws an international roster of swimmers. This year, the Foundation is also hosting eight other races of various distances (including two new events), an open-water swim clinic, and two multi-sport races.
The Manhattan Island Foundation has two goals. The first is to support and expand public Learn-to-Swim programs throughout New York City, particularly those that serve at-risk youth. Because of the Foundation, more than 40,000 city children have learned to swim in the last 12 years. The second goal is to raise public awareness of the waters that surround New York by supporting efforts to clean and protect them.
For more details on these events, please visit the Manhattan Island Foundation's
Official Website.
Lady Liberty Swim (1M)
Saturday, May 24
The swim starts in Battery Park, Gangway One and ends in the North Cove Yacht Harbor, Battery Park City.
Park to Park Swim (1M)
Sunday, June 15
The Park to Park swim is a 1 mile swim, starting in Riverside Park (147th Street) and finishing in Fort Washington Park (165th Street).
Governors Island Swim (2.0M)
Sunday, June 29
Circumnavigate historic Governors Island in the third annual Governors Island Swim.
Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (28.5M)
Saturday, July 5
The 28.5-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim - a full counter-clockwise circumnavigation of the island of Manhattan.
Aquathlon: Stars & Stripes (Swim 1.5K / Run 5K)
Sunday, July 13
This unique, fun and challenging multi-sport event includes a 1.5 km swim in the Hudson River and a flat, fast and scenic 5 km run through Riverside Park with views of the Hudson River, George Washington Bridge, the New Jersey shoreline and much more.
Riverside Park Tune Up Swim (1.5K)
Sunday, July 13
The Riverside Park Tune-Up Swim will be held in conjunction with the Stars & Stripes Aquathlon.
Brooklyn Bridge Swim (1K)
Saturday, September 6
The event will start on the Manhattan side in East River Park, swim parallel along the southern line of the Brooklyn Bridge then North, Northeast along the seawall of Empire-Fulton State Park to the beach in Brooklyn Bridge Park immediately prior to the Manhattan Bridge.
Little Red Lighthouse Swim (5.85M)
Saturday, September 20
The Little Red Lighthouse swim is a 5.85 mile swim from Clinton Cove (Pier 96), Hudson River Park at 56th Street to 165th Street, within view of the Little Red Lighthouse.
Ederle Swim (17.5M)
Saturday, October 25
This swim recalls a previous era of open water swimming, allowing today's participants to navigate a course that few others have, and that was until recently, nearly forgotten.
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For information from last year's events, please visit our
2007 page.
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