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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, New York, United States

calendar_today 19 Sep, 2026

pool Water sports

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sell $500.00

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 — Water sports

timer

10:30

sell

$500.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

15.8° / 25.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

15.2° / 24.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 44m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:37

nightlight Sunset

19:03

About New York

Learn more about the host city, 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.