New York Bay (solo) swims
New York Bay is a tidal estuary connecting the Harlem River/East River confluence at lower Manhattan to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the location of some of the earliest long-distance open water swimming activity in the world, with Capt. Matthew Webb completing a swim from Sandy Hook to Manhattan Beach in 1879, and a 28 km professional race held between Sandy Hook and the Battery in 1914.
This page includes independently organized solo swims in New York Bay, as well as solo and record attempts organized by NYC Swim as part of its annual Ederle Swim, and by New York Open Water as part of the Ederle-Burke Swim.
| Route | Swims | First | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Hook to Battery | 4 | Bernice Zittenfeld - 1928 | Reade Otto-Moudry - 04:38:38 (2012) |
| Battery to Sandy Hook | 9 | Alfred Brown - 1913 | Lance Ogren - 04:01:07 (2011) |
| Battery - Sandy Hook - Battery | 1 | Elizabeth Fry - 2011 | Elizabeth Fry - 11:05:07 (2011) |
| Battery - Sandy Hook - Keansburg | 1 | George Kauffman - 1978 | George Kauffman - 12:08:00 (1978) |
| Battery to Coney Island | 1 | Alfred Brown - 1914 | Alfred Brown - 04:23:30 (1914) |
| Sandy Hook to Manhattan Beach | 2 | Matthew Webb - 1879 | Alan Morrison - 06:33:33 (2013) |
See also:
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 Aug 13 | Matthew Webb |  |
31 | Sandy Hook to Manhattan Beach | 12 | 08:32:00 | |
| 1913 Aug 28 | Alfred Brown | |
Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 13:38:00 | ||
| 1913 Sep 14 | Sam Richards | |
Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 08:12:00 | ||
| 1914 Jul 26 | Alfred Brown | |
Battery to Coney Island | 16 | 04:23:30 | ||
| 1914 Sep 20 | Nell Kenney |  |
27 | Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 09:35:00 | |
| 1925 Jun 15 | Gertrude Ederle | |
19 | Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 07:11:00 | |
| 1926 Jul NA | Charlotte Schoemmell | |
Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 05:57:00 | ||
| 1928 Aug 16 | Bernice Zittenfeld | |
14 | Sandy Hook to Battery | 28.1 | 07:41:00 | |
| 1928 Aug 16 | Phyllis Zittenfeld | |
14 | Sandy Hook to Battery | 28.1 | 07:41:00 | |
| 1928 Aug 29 | Leah Riley | |
15 | Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 07:30:00 | |
| 1978 Jul 24 | George Kauffman | |
44 | Battery - Sandy Hook - Keansburg | 35 | 12:08:00 | |
| 2000 Sep 20 | James Bayles | |
48 | Sandy Hook to Battery | 28.1 | 09:07:19 | |
| 2006 Jul 21 | Tammy Van Wisse | |
37 | Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 05:06:48 | |
| 2011 Jun 14 | Elizabeth Fry | |
52 | Battery - Sandy Hook - Battery | 56.2 | 11:05:07 | |
| 2011 Sep 1 | Lance Ogren | |
40 | Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 04:01:07 | |
| 2012 Jul 3 | Reade Otto-Moudry | |
17 | Sandy Hook to Battery | 28.1 | 04:38:38 | |
| 2013 Sep 29 | Alan Morrison | |
51-52 | Sandy Hook to Manhattan Beach | 12 | 06:33:33 | |
| 2016 Aug 28 | Laura Picardo | |
27 | Battery to Sandy Hook | 28.1 | 05:48:48 |