1 Mile Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim
Distance[edit]
1.2 mile
Type[edit]
Ocean
Location[edit]
Location Niles Beach
City Gloucester
State/County/Province Massachusetts
Country USA
Region Americas
Contact[edit]
Name Richie Martin
Email [1]
Event Information[edit]
2011 Date: August 13, 2011
Month: August
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~clean.harbor.swim/index.htm
Class: Charity
Wetsuit: No
History: In 1979, four Cape Ann residents swam across Gloucester Harbor in protest of its polluted status. It metamorphosed into an annual Audubon Society-sponsored event to help raise funds for cleaning the harbor, hence named "Swim for a Clean Harbor". In 1993 the harbor was deemed clean by the Audubon Society. Local resident Richie Martin stepped in to keep the event running and the 1.2 mile deep water swim, now known as "Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim" has become a summer favorite for swimmers from all over. The event is currently sponsored by NEMSA (New England Marathon Swimming Association).
