8 BRIDGES 2012

best of luck swimmers... one fantastic effort and event for swimmers and organizers

8 Bridges - the most romantic of all swims, and the longest stage swim in the universe (somebody said that, I know ;) ). I'm enjoying the blog posts and FB updates (especially the photos), and find the unfolding of the swims equally as compelling as Omaha trials. I hope the weather stays fair!

Thanks for following! Yes, LBJ had a great swim yesterday! ...as did Jaimie Monahan, Hannah Borgeson (swim tourist), Rondi Davies, Grace Van Der Byl. Stage 2 was Rondi, Grace, Janet (swimsuit addict) and Lisa Neidrauer.

Stage 3. Mid-Hudson Bridge to Newburgh Beacon Bridge Wednesday: Good luck and a following breeze to all swimmers on today's segment, 13.2 miles.

It's superb that everybody finished on the first 3 days of this 7-day marathon swim, and finishing is not a given, what with turning tides, electrical storms, uh, cottonmouths... Monongy and Memphre ... :)

Thanks for following VB! I second the motion! Fun to follow the swim on Facebook as well. Great job, swimmers! :woot:

8 Bridges - the most romantic of all swims, and the longest stage swim in the universe (somebody said that, I know ;) ). I'm enjoying the blog posts and FB updates (especially the photos), and find the unfolding of the swims equally as compelling as Omaha trials. I hope the weather stays fair! Thanks for following VB! We had a little wind chop today, but it wasn't nearly as strong as predicted. Its supposed to settle down more tomorrow.

Thursday. Stage 4. Newburgh Beacon Bridge to Bear Mountain Bridge, 15 miles Eight swimmers have splashed for this stage, which takes a scenic route past Bannerman's Island, Hudson Highlands, Devils Playground, West Point, Tarryton, and on to Bear Mntn Bridge (all places I've never been to :)). Some cross winds are expected. The map at blog post shows a dramatic change from fairly rural to densely settled terrain right after Pollepel Island: www.8bridges.org/.../

These times suggest why I won't be swimming a leg of 8 Bridges in my lifetime. Again, it's impressive that all of each day's swimmers have made it through, negotiating tide changes and picking a course carefully to do so. It looks as though Friday is a rest day, with the swim resuming Saturday at Bear Mntn Bridge and heading toward Tappan Zee. :banana:

Thursday. Stage 4. Newburgh Beacon Bridge to Bear Mountain Bridge, 15 miles Eight swimmers have splashed for this stage, which takes a scenic route past Bannerman's Island, Hudson Highlands, Devils Playground, West Point, Tarryton, and on to Bear Mntn Bridge (all places I've never been to :)). Some cross winds are expected. The map at blog post shows a dramatic change from fairly rural to densely settled terrain right after Pollepel Island: www.8bridges.org/.../ Results for Stage 4: Newburgh Beacon Bridge to Bear Mountain Bridge(15.2 miles) Grace van der Byl 4:10:46 Rondi Davies 4:19:53 William Miller 4:39:48 Eli Falcon 4:49:16 John Reagan 4:55:54 Mary Kavaney 5:30:29 Martin Turecky 5:45:07 Suzanne Sataline 6:28:35