NYC SWIM

Earl Sandvik, 1943-2012

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Earl Sandvik, NYC Swim’s lead boat captain, at the age of 69. Earl lost his brief battle with cancer and a long battle with emphysema on February 15. For 17 years, Earl and his boat, the Mi Jo, worked 114 NYC Swim events watching over nearly 14,000 participants. [Full obituary >]

If you were ever touched by Earl, please send a note to the Sandvik family at 282 Shaler Blvd, Ridgefield, NJ 07657. (There will be no ceremony, per Earl’s wishes.) We are hoping to flood the family with notes of love and stories of how Earl aided in helping dreams come safely true. If you wish to make a charitable donation in his memory, donations can be made to Swim Free in his name. Earl believed in its mission with all his heart and soul and loved New York City, the Hudson River, and NYC Swim.

2012 Swim Series

Registration for NYC Swim's summer series is now open. Check out the individual event pages for tentative swim dates and more information on the swims, then get ready to enroll!

Enrollment for the Ederle Swim is ongoing. A couple of BIG changes for 2012: We're moving the swim from October to August for more temperate conditions and expanding the field to RELAYS. Policies and Application Procedures are now available.

General enrollment for both the Manhattan Island Relays and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim is now closed. Enrollment for Corporate relays/teams interested in the June MIMS will remain open until all slots are filled or May 18, 2012, whichever occurs first. If fewer than five corporate relays/teams enroll, the unused slots will NOT be reallocated to solo or other relay categories. Corporate relay enrollment for the August Manhattan Island Relays will remain open until all slots are filled or July 4, 2012, whichever occurs first. If fewer than five corporate relays enroll for this event, the unused slots will NOT be reallocated to other relay categories.

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About Us

NYC Swim organizes swimming events in the waters around Manhattan. Since 1993, NYC Swim has attracted well over 15,000 participants in more than 165 swimming races, thus helping to revive a local aquatic tradition that had been abandoned for nearly a century. In 2010, it was recognized for its work by being inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Showcasing many of the sights that make New York famous, our premier events are the Liberty Island, Manhattan Island Marathon, Brooklyn Bridge and Governors Island swims. In addition, NYC Swim will host seven other events of various distances in 2012 including a multi-sport race and the Ederle Swim.