Skaneateles

Skaneateles is a town and name of a lake in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The name is from the Iroquois term for the adjacent Skaneateles Lake, which means "long lake."

Open Water Swimming

Bridgette Hobart swam across Skaneateles Lake as part of her Nazareth College Finger Lakes Challenge (or The 5 Majors & The 4 Minors Swimming for a Cause), a 9-stage 167.01-mile solo swim in 2015 that is part of her attempt to swim 9 of the 11 New York Finger Lakes. She completed a crossing of 16.03 miles in 7 hours 27 minutes.

New York Finger Lake Swims

There is a long history of open water swimming in the New York Finger Lakes. Bridgette Hobart completed the Nazareth College Finger Lakes Challenge (or The 5 Majors & The 4 Minors Swimming for a Cause), an 9-stage 156-mile solo swim, starting on 11 July and ending on 27 September 2015. Her course included two challenges within the New York Finger Lakes: the Majors and the Minors. The Majors includes the lakes over 11 miles, ranging from 15.5 to 38 miles each with Canandaigua, Keuka, and Skaneateles in July and 38-mile Cayuga Lake and 38-mile Seneca Lake in August. The 4 Minors includes the lakes under 11 miles that she crossed over the weekends in September 2015.

Stage 1 - Canandaigua 15.5 miles in 7 hours 38 minutes on 11 July
Stage 2 - Keuka 19.88 miles in 9 hours 7 minutes on 18 July
Stage 3 - Skaneateles 16.03 miles in 7 hours 27 minutes on 26 July
Stage 4 - Cayuga 37.9 miles in 20 hours 33 minutes on 7-9 August
Stage 5 - Seneca 37.9 miles in 24 hours 31 minutes on 28-30 August
Stage 6 - Honeoye 4.5 miles in 2 hours 2 minutes on 18 September
Stage 7 - Conesus at 8.08 miles in 3 hours 47 minutes on 19 September
Stage 8 - Otisco at 6.21 miles in 2 hours 56 minutes on 26 September
Stage 9 - Owasco at 11.1 miles in 5 hours 57 minutes on 27 September

External links

• Give A Hand To Swimming Across The Finger Lakes
• Finger Lakes Open Water Swim Festival
• Finger-licking Good On Seneca Lake
• Finger Lakes Open Water Swim Festival Registration
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Bridgette Hobart Completes Her First Finger Lake Crossing
• Bridgett Hobart Finishes Stage 3 Of 9
• More People Have Hand In Finger Lakes
• Missing Two Fingers, But It's Still A Challenge
• Bridgette Hobart Gets A Surprise From 31 Years Ago
• Five Major Deals Done By Bridgette Hobart
• Discipline Enables Bridgette Hobart To Meet Demands
• Bridgette Hobart Goes 9 For 9 In The Finger Lakes