During the middle of the night on July 9, marathon swimmer Leslie Hamilton voluntarily jumped into New York Harbor to complete her next big swim, becoming the first woman to swim around Staten Island
During the middle of the night on July 9, marathon swimmer Leslie Hamilton voluntarily jumped into New York Harbor to complete her next big swim."People were like 'Oh she must have a third arm or three eyes. I was actually completely fine. I didn’t feel sick after the swim," said Hamilton."I made sure my tetanus shot was current."
Fiancé Yan Fu — who is often on one of the guide boats near Hamilton as she swims — admits it’s kind of crazy."These fishermen were nearby and when we told them what she was doing they said, “Is she freakin' crazy?! What is she doing?!'" he said. But despite that, Hamilton — who turned 31 on Monday — made history with an epic 37 mile, 14.5 hour swim around Staten Island. She wasn’t the first person to swim around the island, as a lifeguard did it back in 1961. But hers is the first officially documented one, and she’s the first woman to do so.
Hamilton said they"weren’t really sure it was feasible" to complete the swim, because of the four bodies of water there and unpredictable currents. That's not to mention the boat traffic and, as Hamilton herself even admitted,"I thought about sharks for a minute."
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