Deirdre Ward completed her second swim of Manhattan in 12 months at the weekend. Congratulations to her and also to Mark Fabik and Jackson Carroll on their significant achievement.
In Deirdre's words, "it was a varied day out there. A quick start but a slow push up the east river and Harlem before hitting the Hudson. Got a bit choppy towards the end which focused the mind a bit and I was definitely relieved to see the finish." She added that "my crew (husband MIke Barron) was awesome as always and I saw my Dad loads as he cycled round. He was in a yellow t-shirt so easy to spot when I was close to the side. "
We will have to await the news from Mark and Jackson.
Best of luck
Best of luck to Deirdre, Mark and Jackson who will swim 28 miles around the island of Manhattan on Saturday 28 June.The link for further information about the race is here
The list of swimmers is here
The profiles of our Serpentine swimmers are here
Deirdre Ward
Mark Fabik
Jackson Carroll
Swim start will be around 7:50 EST (12:50 BST) and, given the low current is expected to take between 8:30 & 10:30 hours.
There is no individual tracking this year but we have a tracker and can be followed here
Mike will be tweeting from Deirdre's boat on account @DeirdreWardB
Kristy will be tweeting from Mark's boat on account @Fabli_