Is it true that the 2010 Brooklyn Bridge Swim starts in Brooklyn?
We are currently seeking approval to start the swim at 12:00 PM in Brooklyn and to finish in Manhattan. Among other things, this course change would allow us to have a back-up date on Sunday; a beach finish without the pontoon (improving safety); a wider, in water start; and an easier-to-follow course. As a bonus, swimmers would have the Manhattan skyline to gaze at before the swim start and post-swim refreshments at the nearby Water Taxi Beach. If this course change is not approved, we will run the traditional Manhattan-to-Brooklyn course with a picturesque dawn start on September 11 at Dover Street/South Street. It’s a great swim either way.
