Roosevelt Island Swim
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Roosevelt Island Swim

New York, New York, United States
Jul 25, 2026
Swimming

About the Event

Date: July 25, 2025

Time: 6:50 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: East River, around Roosevelt Island Swimmers will begin at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, proceeding north up the east channel, and returning down the west channel, finishing where they began.  The swim will start approximately 1 hour prior to slack at flood into ebb.

Distance: 4 Miles 

Experience Requirement: The Roosevelt Island Swim is a challenging open water event, in typically choppy conditions. All participants must provide proof of recent, comparable open water swim experience (the PRIDE Swim Manhattan is an acceptable qualifier), and must swim at a pace of 30 minutes per mile or faster.

The Roosevelt Island Swim brings an exciting 6.4K to New York, New York on July 25, 2026. Don't miss this beautiful event!

Races Offered

Swimming

The Roosevelt Island Swim

Jul 25, 2026 6.4K 06:50
$650.00
Open

Weather Overview

These values represent the 2-year monthly averages for July in New York.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (monthly average) 21.3° / Maximum temperature (monthly average) 32.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like (with wind chill; monthly average) 21.3° / Maximum feels like (with wind chill; monthly average) 42.0°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (monthly average)
18.0
Precipitation (mm)
Average precipitation (monthly average)
2.9mm

About New York

Roosevelt Island Swim takes place in New York, New York, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.

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