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by Robert L. McCormack (Author)
Jim Doty is one of the greatest ocean swimmers to come out of the Boston area. His swims from Nantasket to Revere, around Cape Ann, Two-way Boston Light, Two-way Graves Light, etc. are legendary. In addition to his accomplishments as a marathon ocean swimmer, Jim is credited with founding the New England Marathon Swim Association in 1976. In that same year, he re-started, after a lapse of 36 years, the Boston Light Swim - the oldest marathon swim in the country. Doty's remarkable swims and accomplishments are chronicled in this book.
Author Biography
Robert L. McCormack was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 11, 1937. At the age of seven he moved with his family to the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up there and learned to swim at nearby Tenean Beach. He participated in several ocean swims between the ages of 26 and 41, at which time he retired from ocean swimming to work full time to support his wife and three daughters. At the age of 64, in 2002, Bob resumed his ocean swimming career, participating in some 40 ocean swims from that date to the present. Among his successful swims are the following: Boston Light (8-miles) - this swim recorded in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame 3-times Little Red Lighthouse Swim (6-miles)-Hudson River, New York City Governors Island (2-miles)-New York City 4-times Alcatraz Golden Gate Bridge
