Lake George Marathon Swim

The 1927 40.9 km Lake George Swimming Marathon program, won by Edward Keating

The start of the 1927 Lake George Marathon Swim won by Edward Keating. Photo from the Mirror, Lake George Magazine.

The 1927 Lake George Marathon Swim was a 24-mile (38.6 km) professional marathon swim held on Lake George in Lake George Village in New York. The race was won by Edward Keating in 18 hours 47 minutes over Ernest Vierkoetter and 140 other competitors from around the world. Keating received US$5,000 for his victory.

The modern-day Lake George Marathon Swim is 51.5 km (32 miles) in distance and was held on 18-19 September 2016.

Lake George was also the site of the 2014 U.S. Masters Swimming 6-9 Mile Open Water Swimming Championship that includes a 2.5 km, 5 km and 10 km marathon swim on 23 August 2014, organized by Green Leaf Racing.

Distance

51.5 km (32 miles)

Type

Lake

Location

City Lake George Village

State/County/Province New York

Country USA

Region Americas

Contact

• Green Leaf Racing

Event Information

Month: July

Website: Lake George Marathon Swim

Class: Amateur

Wetsuit: No

Known Lake George Solo Crossings

• 1958 Diane Struble, age 25 in 35 hours 30 minutes
  
• 1962 Bill Stevens, age 31 in 31 hours 27 minutes
  
• 1967 George Dempsey , age 17 in 32 hours 15 minutes
  
• 1977 Stella Taylor, age 45 in 26 hours 51 minutes
  
• 1981 John Freihofer in 21 hours 26 minutes
  
• 1983 Jerry Ferris, age 43 in 29 hours 15 minutes
  
• 2016 Jaimie Monahan in 21 hours 12 minutes
  

External links

• Kiwi Crossing: Twice As Old, Twice As Fast
• Lake George's Turbulence Is Too Tough In First Year
• Lake George Marathon Swim
• Lake George Open Water Swim
• The Long And Short Of Mastering Open Water
• The Lake George Swim Marathon of 1927
• Swimming The Length Of Lake George
• Adirondack Record 1927
• Video of 1927 Lake George Marathon Swim
• Thousands To See Lake George Swim
• The 1927 Lake George Marathon Swim
• Dori Miller Swimming Around The World
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• A Long Night Swimming Across Lake George
• One Relay Down, One To Go In Lake George
• Ireland In Oregon, Turkey, New York, Hawaii
• Devon Clifford Swims The Year Of Her Life
• Jaimie Monahan, Marathoning Around The World