Ederle Swim

Today I was a volunteer paddler for the Ederle Swim which is a 17.5 mile swim from Battery Park to Sandy Hook. I was paddling for Ethan Herschenfeld of Brooklyn. We got to meet each other in the rain before the race along with his Dad Phil and friend John who were his support team. The support boat was Sparky captained by Al While and his friend Tony. Our NYSwim boat observer was Randy Savitt.  Here is the Zodiac that Ethan began  from and the Spark is below.

That orange cap is Ethan!

  Coming up on the Verrazano Narrows. We had a number of ships that came in and out while we were paddling. We crossed the Ambrose Channel under the bridge and then paddled just outside its western edge.

 Coming up on Romer Shoals Light House. From here we headed straight to the closest tip of Sandy Hook however the outgoing tide continued to carry us a bit east.

 Ethan ended up on the north east end of Sandy hook but more on the ocean side. What a swim!

 "I made it!"   We all knew he could. What a terrific swim. I didn't have any official time but my gps was showing just over 5 hours.  Below is Ethan & Tony talking as we approach Manhattan again. A video produced by NYSWIM is found HERE.

The whole crew back at North Cove. Front row is Randy & Tony, back row is Al, John, John, Ethan & Phil.