Statue of Liberty Swim - Velindre
About this race
Are you ready for THE Bucket List open water swim in the greatest city in the world?
Be a part of a small group of urban swimmers experiencing the Statue of Liberty in a whole new way as we do a full one mile loop of Liberty Island.
You will have your own kayak escort as you tackle this challenging route – and bragging rights for life upon completion of this epic adventure.
Experience Requirement: The Statue of Liberty Swim is a challenging open water event, involving swimming against the current 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.
Distance: 1 Mile | 1.6 Kilometers
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Swimming
Statue of Liberty Swim - Velindre
Swimmers will board motorboats at North Cove Marina, enter the water near Liberty Island, swim around the island, and return to North Cove Marina by motorboat.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New York City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:26 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (EDT) in New York City on June 26, 2027 — 15h 04m of daylight.
Course
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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, 129 New York City events
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