The fourth time was the charm. On Tuesday, nine open-water swimmers completed a relay swim across the Nantucket Sound from Eel Point on Nantucket to the Edgartown Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard.
Nine open-water swimmers will attempt to complete a relay swim across the Nantucket Sound from Eel Point on Nantucket to the Edgartown Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard.
On July 16, Doug McConnell will attempt once more to swim from Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard. This time he has organized a team of local swimmers to help him achieve victory, all to benefit ALS research.
Doug McConnell entered the water off Nantucket at 8:45 a.m. attempting to swim to the Vineyard to raise money for ALS. But the currents defeated him again and at 1:50 p.m. he was pulled up onto a boat by his guides.
About three quarters of the way through his swim from Nantucket to the Vineyard, Doug McConnell had to pull out. While battling unexpected high waves he injured his shoulder.
At 7:59 this morning, Doug McConnell set off from Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard, looking to complete the long distance swim he just barely failed to finish in 2019. The swim is a fundraiser for ALS research.