This 18-mile marathon swim started on Nantucket’s western end of Eel Point and the goal was to land at the Edgartown Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard. The swim was comfortable while we were in flat water that was protected by land, … Continue reading →
A Long Swim – a foundation that uses open water swimming to raise funds for ALS research – has proven that teamwork is the best way to accomplish lofty and sometimes extreme goals. Teamwork gets a swimmer across a channel, … Continue reading →
Dear A Long Swim Supporters, A Long Swim Team has decided to postpone the Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard Open Water Marathon Swim to Wednesday, August 28 from Monday, August 26. The team didn’t make this decision lightly. It was primarily … Continue reading →
Join us for the A Long Swim Landing Party Reception and Press Conference following the Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard Open Water Marathon Swim on Monday, August 26, beginning at 5:00pm, at the beautiful Harbor View Hotel just up the beach … Continue reading →
The long-established A Long Swim Team is arriving on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard as they make final preparations for the Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard Open Water Marathon Swim with English Channel Swimmer Doug McConnell. The first ever open water … Continue reading →
A Long Swim has announced a premier open water marathon swim from Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard scheduled for August 26, 2019. English Channel Swimmer Doug McConnell will be the first swimmer ever to attempt this swim, and will have the … Continue reading →
TRIATHLETES AND OPEN WATER SWIMMERS: 5K, 2.4 mile, 1.2 mile, 1,500 meter, and 750 meter Open Water Swims are featured in the A Long Swim Series on Sunday, June 2 in Lake Zurich, Illinois. Events are professionally timed and led … Continue reading →
A Long Swim announces the 2019 Summer Swim Series with two open water swim events with professionally timed distances of 750 meters, 1,500 meters, 2.4 miles and 5K. This is the perfect opportunity for triathletes and open water swimmers to guage … Continue reading →
The Ellen McConnell Blakeman ALS Research Fellowship Begins at Northwestern University A Long Swim has announced that it has made a significant gift to Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The gift will fund the Ellen McConnell Blakeman ALS Research … Continue reading →
We proudly introduce you to Bennett Blakeman, a sponsored A Long Swim athlete Bennett is the son of Ellen McConnell Blakeman, Co-Founder of A Long Swim. Read Bennett’s story and consider partnering with him as he takes on the Chicago … Continue reading →
