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Statue of Liberty Swim

First there was the Manhattan Island Swim, then came the Governors Island Swim. NYC Swim Events now presents the second annual Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island) Swim — a 1.2-kilometer counterclockwise swim around Liberty Island, the home of the Statue of Liberty. It's a great way to spend a Friday morning in the summer — and you'll still have time to go to work in the afternoon and amaze your co-workers with tales about what you just did!

Participation in this event is limited to swimmers who have finished in the top 70% of a NYC Swim event in the past two years or who have an even stronger finish at a non-NYC Swim event. Please see our FAQ page for more information.

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Date:06/25/2010 (Friday) 
Distance:1.2 K 
Start:
10:00 AM Liberty Island, Main Dock 
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Directions to Start:
Finish:
Pontoon Boat on the New Jersey side of the Main dock at Liberty Island 
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Directions to Finish:
Time Limit:45 minutes 
Field Size:225 
Fees:$115 November 16 - December 25, 2009
$125 December 26, 2009 - January 31, 2010
$135 February 1 - May 31, 2010
$150 June 1 - June 20, 2010
$165 June 21 - June 24, 2010

Entries open on November 16, 2009 at 1:00 PM EST
and close (unless full prior) on June 24, 2010 at 12:00 PM EDT.
 
Awards:3 - Overall (Male and Female)
3 - 15-19 (Male and Female)
3 - 20-29 (Male and Female)
3 - 30-39 (Male and Female)
3 - 40-49 (Male and Female)
3 - 50-59 (Male and Female)
3 - 60-over (Male and Female)

Medals for all participants. 
Age Requirement:15 years and over (younger swimmers may be accepted based on swimming experience).  
Experience Requirement:Safety concerns require us to ensure that every participant in a NYC Swim swim event has adequate swim experience; thus we have set certain qualifying standards for participation in each of our events. The experience requirement for participating in the 2010 Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island) Swim is as follows:

All solo finishers of the 2008 or 2009 Manhattan Island Marathon or Ederle Swim OR the 2009 Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island) Swim
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Finish in the top 70% of the swim portion of an NYC Swim Aquathlon since January 1, 2008
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Finish in the top 70% of any NYC Swim open water swim since January 1, 2008
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Finish in the top 30% of any DOCUMENTED timed open water swim race of 1 mile or more since January 1, 2008 [How to upload your results]
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Finish in the top 15% OVERALL of any DOCUMENTED Triathlon with a timed 1-mile or longer open water swim since January 1, 2008 least a mile swim. [How to upload your results]


Swimmers wishing to enter based on Non-NYC Swim race results must follow the directions in the "Application Process" section. All qualifying swim information must be received by NYC Swim no later than 8:00 AM EDT on June 24. Participants' qualifications will not be accepted, reviewed or approved on race day.  
Predicted Water Conditions:Approximately 65 to 70 degrees. Swimmers wearing wetsuits/non-traditional swim attire will not be eligible for awards in this year's race. The full wetsuit policy can be viewed here.

There can be a substantial amount of chop in the water from wind & tide action. The waterways are salt-water and there is shipping traffic. There may be random jetsam & flotsam in the waterways. For additional information on swimming and water quality in the Hudson River, please see our FAQ page. 
Previous Year's Water Temp:70.34 °F (21.3 °C) on 06/25/2009
69.62 °F (20.9 °C) on 06/25/2008
66.92 °F (19.4 °C) on 06/25/2007
66.20 °F (19 °C) on 06/25/2006
67.10 °F (19.5 °C) on 06/25/2005 

2012 STATUE VIDEO

FUTURE STATUE OF LIBERTY SWIMS

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