New York City’s Marathon Swim, with Video

Here’s the lead to the New York Times’ story about the annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, which happens Saturday, June 16:
"The visibility in some of the waterways surrounding Manhattan is so
poor that a swimmer can barely see his own hands. The water is cold,
the currents are powerful and debris can include plastic bags and dead
fish."
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