More than two dozen swimmers completed a grueling 281/2-mile trek around Manhattan yesterday.
Australian Penny Palfrey, 44, took first place in the 25th annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim – braving the sludgy depths of the Hudson, East and Harlem rivers for more than eight hours.
The 19 men and six women took the plunge at about 8:30 a.m. The were pulled from the waters when bad weather rolled in, but resumed the swim after the storm passed by.