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Swim Around Manhattan
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Swim Around Manhattan

New York City, New York, United States View on map
Jun 01, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

About this race

Take on the classic ultra marathon of open water swimming in NYC when you join us for a custom experience swim around Manhattan Island!

Enjoy all 28.5 miles | 45.8 kilometers of your swim in an 8-9 hour timeframe as your crew, observer, and professional photographer watch on from a 30′ vessel with a highly experienced captain and all the amenities.

Friends and family can be a part of the experience as they follow the real time tracking including site specific photos from your route.

  • Meeting Point: North Cove Marina, Manhattan

  • Start and Finish Location: Pier A, Manhattan 

  • Distance: 28.5M | 48.5K

  • Time Limit: 10 hrs

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Swimming

Swim Around Manhattan

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

Jun 01, 2026 45.9K 8:20 PM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 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) 18.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 31.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 1, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 1, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 54m

The sun rises at 5:26 AM and sets at 8:20 PM local time (EDT) in New York City on June 1, 2026 — 14h 54m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 131 New York City events

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