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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governor's island is a fantastic swim but the tide can rip around portions of the island.
I completed the swim several years ago... counterclockwise beginning proximate to the northernmost point of the island - swimming along the westside of governor's you'll see liberty island with the statue of liberty on your right... as you proceed around the southern point you'll see the brooklyn bridge over the east river more quickly than you anticipate.
as you continue up the eastside, you'll begin to anticipate the manhattan skyline... and it too will appear more quickly than you'll anticipate.
you'll love this swim... prepare hard and good luck
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governor's island is a fantastic swim but the tide can rip around portions of the island.
I completed the swim several years ago... counterclockwise beginning proximate to the northernmost point of the island - swimming along the westside of governor's you'll see liberty island with the statue of liberty on your right... as you proceed around the southern point you'll see the brooklyn bridge over the east river more quickly than you anticipate.
as you continue up the eastside, you'll begin to anticipate the manhattan skyline... and it too will appear more quickly than you'll anticipate.
you'll love this swim... prepare hard and good luck
