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Liberty to Freedom Swim

Name: Liberty to Freedom Swim
Start: 2026-09-19
End: 2026-09-19
Location: New York, New York

location_city New York

location_on New York

flag United States

calendar_today 19 Sep, 2026

pool Water sports

language Official Website

About the Event

Experience Requirement: The Liberty to Freedom Swim is a challenging open water event, involving a Hudson River channel crossing in typically choppy conditions. All participants must provide proof of recent, comparable open water swim experience (the PRIDE Swim Manhattan is an acceptable qualifier), and must swim at a pace of 25 minutes per mile or faster.

Location: South Cove, Manhattan to Liberty Island

Distance: 2.2 Miles | 3.5 Kilometers

Races Offered

Liberty to Freedom

Sep 19, 2026

straighten

Distance — 2.2 Miles

terrain

Type — Swimming

timer

10:30

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in New York.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 15.7° / 24.7°

wb_sunny 14.7° / 23.6°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 12.0 /

water_drop 72.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 15.7° / 24.7°

wb_sunny 14.7° / 23.6°

air 12.0 km/h

water_drop 72.6%

About New York

New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with its respective county. It is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy.