Swim Across the Hudson River NY

Here is the link: eventnyv.nationalmssociety.org/.../TR Thanks! I am doing 1 mile this year to see how it goes!

Here is the link: eventnyv.nationalmssociety.org/.../TR Thanks! I am doing 1 mile this year to see how it goes! Nicole I am doing the 3 miler--yep I live dangerously LOL. Hopefully we'll Get to say hello

I have heard the river is so polluted you can almost walk accross the Hudson River???

There's also the 3-mile Hudson swim for the Leukemia/Lymphoma society which is the second weekend in September. I'm doing that one for the first time and I've heard it's an amazing race. For those of you doing these kind of open water races for the first time, I would say the most important thing is the choose a race that has great support. I've done some open water where the kayakers were absent, where the course was virtually unmarked, etc. If you're not a confident open water swimmer, that could be really difficult. I've done some longer distances that felt easier because I was confident that there was support if something happened, and shorter distances where I felt completely on my own and it was worrisome. The Hudson race sounds like a great first time race. Enjoy! Sydne

Thanks for the support Shannon! I'm hoping for the kayaker to have a GPS lol Seriously though It will be OK I'm not looking for a fast time. So if I stop and look a bit it will be ok. I hate looking though because it keep reminding how much further you have to go... A gentleman? I've been promoted ;) Studmuffin, Don't let it go to your head! Swimmy :) :cheerleader:

Howdy - I'm new to the site, and I love reading all the useful tips and comments. I was relieved to hear NYswimmer say that the Hudson is fairly clean. My concern for the gentleman going for his first 3 miler, was not the actual race distance, but how dirty the water might be. When I was about 12, my family was boating in the river w/ friends. We actually capsized the boat, and thank goodness I knew how to swim. :drown: We had to climb on top of the boat to wait for assistance. Well - Best of luck on your 3 mile adventure. My tips: Practice sighting. Navigation is key. Find your breathing rhythm straight away. I'm off to Waikiki next week for the Rough Water event. :applaud: Thanks for the support Shannon! I'm hoping for the kayaker to have a GPS lol Seriously though It will be OK I'm not looking for a fast time. So if I stop and look a bit it will be ok. I hate looking though because it keep reminding how much further you have to go... A gentleman? I've been promoted ;)

Howdy - I'm new to the site, and I love reading all the useful tips and comments. I was relieved to hear NYswimmer say that the Hudson is fairly clean. My concern for the gentleman going for his first 3 miler, was not the actual race distance, but how dirty the water might be. When I was about 12, my family was boating in the river w/ friends. We actually capsized the boat, and thank goodness I knew how to swim. :drown: We had to climb on top of the boat to wait for assistance. Well - Best of luck on your 3 mile adventure. My tips: Practice sighting. Navigation is key. Find your breathing rhythm straight away. I'm off to Waikiki next week for the Rough Water event. :applaud:

Beautifull written story on this subject (but not the same race) called Just Beneath the Surface by Akiko Busch in a recent New York Times magazine. Look it up.

Anyone have a link to a good information web-site for water temp averages. I think it' will be 68-72 but I want to check up.Try www.ndbc.noaa.gov/.../New_York.shtml The BATN6 buoy has water temp at The Battery (southern tip of Manhattan).

Beautifull written story on this subject (but not the same race) called Just Beneath the Surface by Akiko Busch in a recent New York Times magazine. Look it up. Anyone have a link to a good information web-site for water temp averages. I think it' will be 68-72 but I want to check up.