Governor's Island Swim 8-1-10

I signed up to swim the Governor's Island swim in NYC this summer. Has anybody done it? Anybody planning on it this year? I am trying to ease myself into more open water swimming and this seemed like a good one and interesting (although getting there early in the morning might be rough). I am open to suggestions of other moderately difficult northeast swims this summer -- they have to be on Sundays though, for a variety of reasons.
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  • The governor's island swim(which is a very nice one)is part of the manhattan swim series. they have several other races, including a brooklyn bridge swim, around liberty island and some others. they are well organized and are a very friendly and hospitable bunch. someone mentioned the coney island swims--there is a grimaldi(sp?) mile in late june, and two aquarium swims later in the year. the latter have a one mile and a 5k option. I don't know the other swims as well except that Boston area and greenwich have some races also--I've done the Hopkington Lake swim in Boston and the Boston Light swim--its a pretty full calendar if you dig around a bit. Vermont has some races, and there are some races up towards Lake Placid if I remember correctly. Check www.thewaterisopen.com/10kswimmer for race calendars along with the local USMS groups and the Active.com calendar. Good luck.
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  • The governor's island swim(which is a very nice one)is part of the manhattan swim series. they have several other races, including a brooklyn bridge swim, around liberty island and some others. they are well organized and are a very friendly and hospitable bunch. someone mentioned the coney island swims--there is a grimaldi(sp?) mile in late june, and two aquarium swims later in the year. the latter have a one mile and a 5k option. I don't know the other swims as well except that Boston area and greenwich have some races also--I've done the Hopkington Lake swim in Boston and the Boston Light swim--its a pretty full calendar if you dig around a bit. Vermont has some races, and there are some races up towards Lake Placid if I remember correctly. Check www.thewaterisopen.com/10kswimmer for race calendars along with the local USMS groups and the Active.com calendar. Good luck.
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