Event: New Amsterdam City Swim

Lifeguard Director: Cary Epstein

Date: Sunday, June 12th, 2016
Contact: 516.779.8773
Location: Pier 26 NYC (Hubert Street/ or North Moore Street Hudson River)
*If for whatever you are getting this and do not plan on coming please contact me RIGHT
AWAY. The safety of these swimmers depends on our entire team being in place!
Getting there by Subway: 1 train to A C E at Canal Street 1 Train at Franklin St
Getting there by Car: GPS this address:
Pier 26 West Street, New York Call Time: 445pm SHARP! Pre-Race Debriefing 5:15PM
Race Websitecheck it out! All of the swimmers are raising money to help fight ALS!
https://www.newamsterdamcityswim.org
Parking: PLEASE do your best to Carpool!!! If you give me the receipt with your name on it
I will get you reimbursed. That means you need to pay for parking yourself on Sunday.
There is a parking lot at 16 Hubert Street., New York, New York 10013, and another one at 370
Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013. There are a lot of garages close by if you cant
find street parking. (you can also googleparking Pier 26 NYC)
What to bring: Whistle, JB Rash guard (Ill have a few extras and ones for the few guards who
are not JB), wetsuit or hot top optional. If you choose to wear a wetsuit or hot spot you must
wear your rash guard over it! Water temp right now is about 66 degrees. If its expensivedont
bring it! I will have a place for you to secure your personal itemsbut bring as little as
necessary!
We will meet at Pier 26 at the registration area at 445pm and by 5:15 start our pre-race briefing.
At 530pm we will gear up and secure personal belongings. Between 5:30 and 6 all the
lifeguards and swimmers will board the Circle Line Sightseeing Boat at Pier 25 right next door.
Swimmers will take the top deck and all lifeguards and rescue boards on the bottom deck. The 5
lifeguards on the jet skis will also board here as well. At 6pm the Circle Line with everyone on
board will make its way to the start line at Bank Street just 1 mile up the river.
The Course is approximately 1 mile swim from Bank Street-Pier 26 NYC (see map). I will be
hosting an athlete briefing on the top deck of the Circle Line sightseeing boat we will all be on.
Wave starts around 615pm. 1-2 swimmers every 3-5 seconds jumping off the back of the
CircleLine Sightseeing Cruise Boat with the lifeguards going off in between the swimmers. NO
Athletes or lifeguards are permitted to DIVE off the boat!!!

Safety Assets 43 Lifeguards/6 jet skis/boats from NYPD, FDNY, and US Coast Guard.
Course Markings. 6 Large buoys (See attached map) The swimmers will be staying on the
INSIDE of the buoy markers as tight as they can with their right shoulders.
Special Notes: For those who worked this event last yearwe have changed the start. WE are
now going off the back of a boat instead of the water taxi pier we jumped off last time. Do your
best to keep the swimmers away from any pilings or debris you might see. Safety nets will be in
place at the finish.

Emergency Action Plan:

The course has been broken down into 5 safety zones below. Each lifeguard will be assigned to
a safety zone.
Zone Coverage 1: Start -Buoy 1 JET SKI 1
Zone Coverage 2: Buoy 1- Buoy 2 JET SKI 2
Zone Coverage 3: Buoy 2-Buoy 3 JET SKI 3
Zone Coverage 4: Buoy 4- Buoy 5 JET SKI 4
Zone Coverage 5: TURN Buoy 5-Finish JET SKI 5
JET SKI 6- CARY EPSTEIN Marine Band 71
Once you jump off the back of the boat with your rescue board you will be expected to paddle
down with the swimmers and STOP IN THE APPROPRIATE ZONE YOU ARE ASSIGNED.
In the event of a distressed swimmer paddle over and provide assistance. Swimmers can
hold onto any part of your board. BE ENCOURAGING! If someone decides they cannot
go on any more and they want to get outpaddle over to assist them. The name of the
game is pass the body!! Paddle them from your board to the jet ski assigned to you
zone. The jet ski will then bring them to the boat where there will be EMTs on board. If
necessary the boat will take them to the emergency extrication dock.
Use your whistle to communicate with other guards. 1 short blast to get another
lifeguards attention. Pay attention to the other guards around you. If you see them
assisting someone, make sure they are okay! Back each other up!! Use the JB OK/
Acknowledgment hand signal to let your neighboring guard know everything is okay.
After conclusion of last swimmer we will wait for the All Clear which will be given by me. NO
ONE WILL BE DISMISSED UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN. We will then take our very
awesome team photo and with the Freedom Tower in the background and you will be free to go!
There are showers at Pier 25if you want to rinse off or change for the after party finish festival
which goes until 9pm. You are all invited to stay and hang! There will be food and drink there
some of which will be free and some for purchase.

Zone Coverage 1: Start -Buoy 1 JET SKI 1

Zone Coverage 2: Buoy 1- Buoy 2 JET SKI 2
Zone Coverage 3: Buoy 2-Buoy 3 JET SKI 3
Zone Coverage 4: Buoy 4- Buoy 5 JET SKI 4
Zone Coverage 5: TURN Buoy 5-Finish JET

Circle Line START

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

Zone 5

Zone 5
1. Adam Nussen
2.Greg Mills
3.Colin Thorson
4.Horatio Tocan
5. Julia Wendt
6. Pierce Senken
Zone 4
7. Andrew Presta
8. Nader Golshar
9. Matt Crow
10. Ashley Smith
11. Patt Fannon

New Amsterdam City Swim Zone Coverage 2016

12. Adam Abbas

13. Kerry Glenday
Zone 3
14.Anthony Vertuccio
15.Thomas Sullivan
16. Natasha Senken
17. Mike Mayer
18. Nick Johns
19. Dan Elliot
20. Dan Garces
Zone 2
21. Mikulah Pujals
22. Chris Tutone
23. Rich Tuffini
24. Maggie Johns
25.Linas Ramanauskas
26. Mike Talles
27. Matt Modewlewski
Zone 1
28. Matt Darcy
29. Anthony Cardullo
30. Diedre Connor
31.Ally Baraban
32.Cameron Black
33.Callie Vacchiano
34.Zach Towers
Circle Line Start
35. Shannon Barkey
36. Pammmmm
Exit Dock
37. Kevin ODonnell
38. Cassandra Olsen
Jet Skis
1. Ed Peters
2. Tom Flannigan
3. Mike Dictor
4. Mike Capobianco
5. Corrine Dictor
6. Cary Epstein