Camille Colon came to watch her niece swim in the Park to Park One-Miler a few years ago and never left. True, she does go to work, and likes to travel at least once a month. But starting with that race she's shown up at almost every NYC Swim event to volunteer. She prefers to work at the start line, and at races which start in Battery Park she can often be found driving the "Toilet Trolley," ferrying swimmers back and forth to the bathrooms in World Financial Center.

So, after 50 years of swimming and three years of volunteering, is Camille ready to hop in the Hudson herself? Not yet. "I missed one race this year. Next year I'm going to make sure I'm there for all of them."