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July 15, 2023
July 15, 2023
6:00 am - 11:00 am
Preliminary Results
Swimmers see below for details.
This is the quintessential NYC open water 1 mile swim.
This swim honors the lifeguard Grimaldo Medrano who made it possible for NYC open water swimmers to swim past the jetties without being whistled in by the lifeguards. Grimaldo’s loyal confidence and acceptance of us open water swimmers made it possible for us all to swim today in what we think is the perfect training grounds. Unfortunately cancer took him from us when he was only 34. This swim honors and recognizes his life and commitment to our community. We thank him for all he did for us.
This is the perfect “newbie” race, for the beginner racer or triathlete. Conditions are usually gentle due to the geographically protected waters of Brighton Beach and Coney Island. You swim parallel to shore so if you have any doubts you can easily swim to shore, find a volunteer or race official, and hand in you race chip and say, “today just wasn’t my day, maybe next time.”
Practice your beach starts and your sighting before the race, but after the race invite your friends to join you in taking advantage of Amusements, Games, and Dining that Coney Island and Brighton Beach can offer you.
This race has been be limited to 150 entrants.
Entries are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Members March 31, 2023 – June 10, 2023: $75.00 June 10, 2023 – July 12, 2023: $95.00 |
Non-Members March 31, 2023 – June 10, 2023: $95.00 June 10, 2023 – July 12, 2023: $115.00 |
Location
Registration will be in the boardwalk pavilion opposite of New York Aquarium’s Education Hall. Please refer to the Venue section at the bottom of this page for more details and a photo of what to look for.
Timeline (subject to change)
6:00 am – Swimmer check-in opens. Meet at the pavilion on the boardwalk outside of Education Hall.
6:45 am – Check-in closes. Any swimmer not registered by 6:45 will not be allowed to participate. This is a hard limit. Please give yourself plenty of travel time and arrive well in advance.
6:45 am – Mandatory swimmer safety briefing. Any swimmer who does not attend the swimmer safety briefing will not be allowed to participate.
7:00 am – Swimmers walk as a group to race start at Grimaldo’s Chair, about 0.75 miles down the beach
7:30 am – Race starts! We will continuously launch small waves of swimmers, roughly seeded from fastest to slowest.
9:15 am – Course closes. Any remaining swimmers will be asked to exit the water.
9:15 am – Awards Ceremony and Honoring Grimaldo’s Family. Please stick around for a very short ceremony to give our gratitude and love to Grimaldo’s mother.
Race Timing
Swimmers will be given timing chips to velcro to their ankles. A $30 fee will be charged for unreturned chips. Timing starts upon crossing the starting mat before entering the water, and stops upon crossing the finishing mat after exiting the water. You are competing for your own personal time — the swimmer next to you may have started at a different time, so please focus on your own personal effort. Any swimmer aggressively swimming on top of another competitor is subject to disqualification.
Parking
Parking will be limited, because we are unable to use the lot behind Education Hall.
Feel free to use street parking, or park at the lot on Stillwell Avenue by the boardwalk. We recommend using the subway, but please allow extra travel time as there will be limited train service at this early hour on the weekend.
Restrooms
The Parks and Recreation Department will open public restrooms on the Boardwalk as early as 7am, but we cannot guarantee a prompt opening. Please plan accordingly.
Swim Angels
If this is the first time you are racing, or if you’re getting butterflies and just want some extra support, we will have trained “swim angels” swimming among you during the race and watching over you. CIBBOWS swim angels are experienced open water swimmers who know CPR and first aid, and promise not to leave your side in the ocean!
Securing Your Gear
Limited bag check will be available. If you have more than one medium-sized swim bag, please make arrangements for a friend or family member to watch your stuff. CIBBOWS is not responsible for items left on the beach.
Food and Water
CIBBOWS will be providing sandwiches and water after the race. Please bring any extra pre-race fuel you need to the race.
Special Accommodation
CIBBOWS is happy to provide reasonable accommodation to any participants requiring special assistance. Please reach out to race@cibbows.org with your request before registration and we will be in touch.
- Angel Acosta
- Jennifer Adams
- Nora Almeida
- Anna Armentrout
- Molly Arnn
- Frederick Baker
- Julia Bakker-Arkema
- Aidan Barrington
- Carlito Bayne
- Nonna Berina
- Rich Bernstein
- Xander Blakely
- Marie Blanchard
- Sheila Boland
- James Bourne
- Ines Braun
- DAVID BROMWICH
- Danielle Bukowski
- Dash Buyandelger
- Joseph Castello
- Lee Chase
- Janet Cheng
- Andrew Christie
- Benjamin Cohen
- Constance Cohen
- Amy Cole
- Alexandra Cooney
- MAURYA COUVARES
- Madeline Craig
- Steven Dahlgren
- Barbara Dannenberg
- Matthew Derango
- Glenn Dornfeld
- Parker Edelman
- Sandee Edelman
- Aubrie Fennecken
- Lesa Fishman
- MaryGrace Folwell
- Nathan Folwell
- Christopher Forero
- Brian Franco
- Christina Gantcher
- Eric Gardiner
- Christopher Gardner
- Libby Garland
- Madeleine Georges
- Jacqueline Gill
- Justin Ginsburgh
- Bruce Goldberg
- Julia Green
- Emily Greene
- Thomas Hadley
- Lindsay Hall
- Hilary Hebrank
- Pia Hinckle
- Adam Jacobson
- Kara Jancourtz
- Randolph Janis
- Gerald Johnson
- Anil Kayalar
- Rachael Keeler
- Ferdia Kenny
- Julie Kim
- David Klopfenstein
- Nicholas Klug
- Bob Kolonkowski
- Irina Krassilnikova
- Louise Kuhn
- Stephanie Kwok
- Katerina Kyselica
- Christine Leahy
- Philip Lee
- Sarah Leitson
- Edmund Levin
- David Litvack
- joy Liu
- Thomas Low-Beer
- Karol Lu
- Tami Luhby
- Jacqueline Lung
- James Lynch
- Kelly Lyon
- Karen Macias Lopez
- Greg MacPherson
- Sameer Madan
- Lisa Martin
- Abigail McDaniel
- Patricia McGovern
- Kathy McGuire
- Rachael McKnight
- James McSpiritt
- Renee Mennonna
- Carmen Menocal
- Daniel Menoni
- Nancy Meyers
- Joseph Milbury
- Karyn Mullin
- Kathryn Murtagh
- Lela Nargi
- Andrea Navarrete
- Molly Nettles
- Ivana Nitzova
- Rodolfo Nunez
- Leah O’Gorman
- Sarah Olson
- Briana Orr
- Eugene Pak
- Ross Paterson
- Medea Ramnath-Christiansen
- Ashley Rath
- César Reyes López
- Guillermo Rojas Hernandez
- Eric Ronning
- BESS ROSEN
- Gregory Rossi
- Mariana Ruiz
- Magdalena Sagardia
- Sarah Schmidt
- Bruce Schneider
- Ellen Sexton
- Andrew Shapiro
- Claire Shaw
- JessAnn Smith
- Sharon Snyder
- Melanie Soto-Colon
- Bowen Spottswood
- Julia Squilla
- Gregg Stanger
- Patricia Steen
- Christopher Stephens
- Ayumi Tamaki
- Thayer Thompson
- Tom Tobin
- Joaquim Torres
- Miriam Tuliao
- Michael Uys
- Luke Vahle
- Vanessa Valdes
- Jodie Van Ogtrop
- Stefanie Vikse
- Roxie Voorhees
- Joseph Walters
- Yixiao Wang
- Ellie Wawrzaszek
- Marina Weiss
- Melissa Wobbe
- Bryan Wong
- samsam Yung
- Etan Zapinsky
- Nicholas Zhu
Grimaldo’s Mile is organized entirely by volunteers. Can you help support CIBBOWS on race day? Whether it's kayaking, helping with set up, walking the beach and keeping eyes on swimmers, packing up supplies for storage, or cheering swimmers along the way, please come join us! You can sign up here.
Venue: Pavilion opposite Education Hall @ Reigelmann Boardwalk and West 8th Street
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Description:
NYC Parks Pavilion directly opposite from the NY Aquarium Education Hall. This is where West 8th Street would end at the Reigelmann Boardwalk