52-year-old Fry sets record for fastest swim from Manhattan to NJ and back

Yesterday, 52-year-old Elizabeth Fry swam the 17.5 miles from Battery Park in Manhattan to Sandy Hook, NJ, in only 4 hours, 59 minutes and 2 seconds, 7 minutes and 2 seconds faster than the record set by Australia’s Tammy van Wisse in 2006. And then she swam back, becoming the first person ever to complete the 35-mile round.trip. Read the New York Post and NYDailyNews.com