-Swam competitively since the age of 5 -In prep school (private high school) was Honorable All-America -During High School years, swam in 4-Mile AAU Nationals 4 times. The course was set up as a cable swim of 440 yards, the precursor to open water swimming. I was 5th once and 6th another time. -In college I swam in NCAA Division I Championships twice and made the AAU Championships (precursor to USA Swimming) three times. -After going to the Masters World Championships at age 40, I started to swim open water and raise money for charity. -I have swum all the ways one can to Manhattan: 1. From the Tappan Zee Bridge – 21 miles 2. From Greenwich, CT to Downtown Manhattan – 30 Miles – 13.05 3. Around Manhattan, starting at the Columbia C in northern Manhattan – 13.05 (against the tide at the end for 5 hours) – 28 miles 4. Sandy Hook, NJ to Downtown Manhattan – 18 miles 5. In 2009 swam the 12.34 miles from Coney Island to Pier 17 - In 2002 at the age of 50 I swam the English Channel in 10:50. In 2012, I want to attempt the swim again. -I have swum to Nantucket Island across the Pollock Rip Channel – 13 Miles and to Block Island – 13 Miles -I have attempted to swim from Connecticut to Long Island, twice: Bridgeport to Port Jefferson, aborted due to weather; and Westport to Port Jefferson made it. -I have swim two lakes in one day, Lake Lillinoah and Lake Zoar, which are part of the Housatonic River, in one day, with a portage around a dam – 21 Miles -Swam 18 miles in Candlewood Lake -I completed 16 annual fundraisers and generated over $150,000 in donations. This year's charity swim was from Coney Island to Pier 17.