[Jennifer Kyff]

Hi Everyone,

I have been joining CIBBOWS but never coming to the beach on a weekend to do an actual open water swim. So basically I get the discount for one race and that’s it.

Just curious are practices on the weekend limited to certain months? I’m assuming lifeguards are not at the beach now? Just curious when practices kick off and when they end officially.

After hearing about the jetskis I might hold off until next year when lifeguards are back in the chairs.

[Jacqueline Broner]

Hi Jennifer. The coached swims can only go on when the beaches are open and lifeguards are on duty – therefore from Memorial Day weekend till Labor Day. Our season is officially over now. People still do swim but it’s on their own, and knowing beaches are closed and it’s technically not legal to swim off season.

[Katia Genes]

Is there a chance to meet one member of CIBBOWS tomorrow Sunday Oct 3, 2021 at the beach? If yes, please let me know the time and the meeting point?
Thank you,
Katia

[Jacqueline Broner]

Hi Katia – there should be a bunch of people hanging out tomorrow – usually starting around 9am and lasting till early afternoon.

[Werner van Rensburg]

Hey All,

Just want to say a huge thanx to Nicholas and Paul who were kind enough to explain the ins and outs of the water and the best routes to swim. They then went the extra mile and actually swam with us, to the peer and back!
Great swim, thanx, and well done on running a great group here and making our awesome sport accessible to everyone!

Until next time 🙂
Werner

[Werner van Rensburg]

I think I tagged the selfie wrong in the last post. Retrying…
Selfie with the locals

[jonathan lock]

Hi, we are visiting manhattan September 14 – 22. A member suggested you guys to help us get some swims in while we are there. Any recommendations, is it legal to swim off the beach still at this time of the year?
Thanks

[David Tuffy]

Any folks planning on Swimming this Sunday (Sept, 4th?) and, if so, what time do people usually show up to swim?

[Jacqueline Broner]

Hi Jonathan! It is not legal to swim in NYC in the off season. That said, people do still swim, usually without consequence. You’ll find people on the beach directly down from Brighton 4th St. on weekends (and smaller groups during the week). If Parks Dept. employees ask you to exit the water you should comply. But most people go in the mornings and swim without any disruption.

[jonathan lock]

Thank you!

[Yaron]

Hi there
My name is Yaron and I’m an experienced open water swimmer from Israel.
I’m coming for a visit in a couple of days (9/21-9/26), and I would love to go for a swim.
Since this is my first time in this area I prefer not to go swimming alone (plus, it’s less fun), so if anyone would want to pair up for a swim that would be awesome.

BTW what’s the water temp over there?

And if anyone plans to come to Israel at any time and wants to swim, I will be happy to introduce you to our local amazing open water swimming groups.