Swimmers

Resting

A swimmer waits for the signal to reboard the support boat after a swim

Entering the water

A swimmer jumps from a support boat

Jumping in

A woman wearing a wetsuit jumps into New York Harbor

Swimmer and kayak

A swimmer swims alongside an escort kayak

In the water

Martin Strel in New York Harbor

Approaching the end

A swimmer passes a moored barge during Urban Swim’s Brooklyn Bridge Swim

Down the Hudson

Swimmer Chris Harris and kayaker Arik Thormahlen off Riverside Park

Diving in

Swimmer Abby Long dives in

Hold

Kayaker and swimmer wait for harbor traffic to clear

Swimmer and RB-M

A USCG response boat accompanies a swimmer in the East River

Motorboat and kayakers

Support vessels and kayaks in New York Harbor during Urban Swim’s Statue of Liberty Swim

Martin and Manhattan

Swimmer Martin Strel and Manhattan skyline

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