America’s Oldest Open Water Swim by Irene Anastasiadis for Boston University News Service
Mike Klonsky and Craig Lewin swim around Nahant to raise funds for the Greater Boston Food Bank, David Bienick for WCVB Channel 5 ABC
Stan Grossfeld: “It’s an 8-Mile Swim in Boston Harbor and No One Goes it Alone” (Paywall)
Bostonglobe.com home page, August 18, 2021, featuring BLS 3rd place finisher Laurie Craigen.
Increased Open Water Swimming Restrictions Proposed in the Commonwealth
WCVB broadcast, July 3, 2021: Many open water swimmers not on board with Walden Pond limits
GBH, July 5, 2021: Legislators Push to Reopen Walden Pond to Open Water Swimmers
NBC10 Boston, July 7, 2021: Swimming Ban Coming Down at Walden Pond
Boston.com, July 7, 2021: Following backlash, state to lift Walden Pond swimming ban on Friday
MOWSA and BLS In the News
Dorchester Reporter: 8-Mile Harbor Swim Poses No Problem for Dot's Molly Ryan
Boston Globe: Former Weston High All-American Eric Nilsson Still a Master of His Stroke
SwimSwam: Palfrey Wins 2015 Boston Light Swim
Boston Globe: Swimmers Conquer 20 Miles from Plymouth to Provincetown
Boston Globe: Mancuso Wins
WBUR: Looking Out: In the Light Swim, Water Buffalo Rise
Newburyport News: A Channel to Challenge
Banner photo by Elaine K. Howley