Rose Pitonof Swim
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Rose Pitonof Swim

New York City, New York, United States View on map
Aug 08, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

About this race

Swim support costs range from $3,600 for individual swimmers to $5,600 for a six person relay, including private safety motorboat escort, dedicated kayaker, observer, GPS swim tracking, and exclusive swag. A $750 deposit is required at registration, with the full amount due by June 15.

To participate, all applicants must complete a 3-hour qualifying swim by July 15 as proof of their endurance and readiness.

  • Start Location: East 26th Street, Manhattan 

  • Finish Location: Steeplechase Pier, Coney Island

  • Distance: 17M | 27.5K

  • Time Limit: 8 hrs

  • Swim Support Cost:

    • Individual Swimmer: $3,600
    • Two Person Relay: $4,000
    • Four Person Relay: $4,800
    • Six Person Relay: $5,600

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Swimming

Rose Pitonof Swim

Swimmers will board motorboats at Skyport Marina, enter the water from their motorboats, and will return to Skyport Marina via motorboat after the swim..

Aug 08, 2026 27.4K 5:30 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New York City, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 33.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 8, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 8, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 03m

The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:03 PM local time (EDT) in New York City on August 8, 2026 — 14h 03m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Rose Pitonof Swim

Rose Pitonof Swim · 6 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Rose Pitonof Swim
Place Name Time Pace
1 Derek Yach 5:14:39 18:31 /mi
1 John Dennehy 5:14:39 18:31 /mi
2 Sophia Queiroz da Silva 5:23:00 19:00 /mi
2 Osvaldo Gabriel de Melo Gaspar 5:23:00 19:00 /mi
2 Victoria Andrade 5:23:00 19:00 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 130 New York City events

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