8 BRIDGES 2012

I received an email from a probable entrant asking to compare the difficulty of 8 Bridges to some other more well known swims in the area. There are, of course, many variables to weigh and this list doesn't factor in the accumulated fatigue of back to back swims. With that in mind, I'll do my best: Listed from easiest to most difficult (opinions may vary). Little Red Lighthouse Aquarium 5k Chesapeake Bay 4.4 Stage 3 Mid-Hudson Bridge to Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Boston Light** Kingdom 10 mile Stage 4 Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to Bear Mountain Bridge Stage 6 Tappan Zee to George Washington Bridge Pitonof Ederle Stage 1 Rip Van Winkle Bridge to Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge Stage 7 George Washington Bridge to Verrazzano Stage 2 Kingston-Rhinecliff to Mid-Hudson Bridge MIMS Stage 5 Bear Mt Bridge to Tappan Zee Tampa Bay ** cold temperatures could add to the difficulty for some

I received an email from a probable entrant asking to compare the difficulty of 8 Bridges to some other more well known swims in the area. There are, of course, many variables to weigh and this list doesn't factor in the accumulated fatigue of back to back swims. With that in mind, I'll do my best: Listed from easiest to most difficult (opinions may vary). Little Red Lighthouse Aquarium 5k Chesapeake Bay 4.4 Stage 3 Mid-Hudson Bridge to Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Boston Light** Kingdom 10 mile Stage 4 Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to Bear Mountain Bridge Stage 6 Tappan Zee to George Washington Bridge Pitonof Ederle Stage 1 Rip Van Winkle Bridge to Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge Stage 7 George Washington Bridge to Verrazzano Stage 2 Kingston-Rhinecliff to Mid-Hudson Bridge MIMS Stage 5 Bear Mt Bridge to Tappan Zee Tampa Bay ** cold temperatures could add to the difficulty for some