NYC Oyster Swim

About the Event

Join us for a circumnavigation swim of Governors Island! This event will be a celebration of City of Water Day, and will highlight and raise funds to support the important work of the Billion Oyster Project.

Location: Around Governors Island, counter clockwise from Castle Williams to Pier 101 Kayak Dock.

Distance: 2 Miles | 3.3 Kilometers

Races Offered

Jan 01, 2026

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Distance — 1.5 Miles

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Type — —

timer

00:00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat -2.1° / 5.4°

wb_sunny -7.5° / 0.6°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.3 /

water_drop 70.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat -2.1° / 5.4°

wb_sunny -7.5° / 0.6°

air 14.3 km/h

water_drop 70.6%

About New York

Learn more about the host city, New York.

New York City (NYC), often simply called New York, is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of the state of New York 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.