Courtesy of WOWSA, Manhattan Island, New York.
The July 14th edition of the 20 Bridges Manhattan Swim was a smoother, faster circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in New York than its previous version.
39-year-old Nathan Payas from Gibraltar not only won the race, but also completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, one of his many career achievements including setting a record in an unprecedented 24 km Double Round the Rock of Gibraltar.
His time of 7 hours 21 minutes was the last leg of the Triple Crown after his 9 hour 13 minute crossing of the English Channel in 2016 and his 9 hour 34 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel in 2017. It served as a charity swim [see here].
20 Bridges Manhattan Swim Results:
1. Nathan Payas (39) 7 hours 21 minutes 0 seconds
2. Eduardo Collazos (47) 7 hours 21 minutes 13 seconds
3. Anna Strachan (44) 7 hours 24 minutes 1 second
4. Eugene Hanrahan (51) 7 hours 26 minutes 40 seconds
5. Abigail Bergman (22) 7 hours 42 minutes 8 seconds
6. Kristian Rutford (59) 7 hours 49 minutes 24 seconds
7. Simon Olliver (54) 7 hours 51 minutes 39 seconds
8. Mäx Beer (47) 7 hours 52 minutes 33 seconds
9. William Schulz (52) 7 hours 58 minutes 0 seconds
10. Judy Caves (58) 8 hours 4 minutes 42 seconds
11. Cormac Mac Cionnaith (45) 8 hours 18 minutes 48 seconds
12. Susan Kirk (58) 8 hours 26 minutes 29 seconds
12. Carlos Acosta (45) 8 hours 22 minutes 48 seconds
14. Andreas Kaubisch (54) 8 hours 27 minutes 28 seconds
DNF Dionne Tatlow (33) 7 hours 37 minutes 5 seconds
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