Things are going swimmingly for this Manhattanite.
Chris Solarz officially broke the record on Aug. 5 for the fastest swim around Staten Island, finishing the 36-mile jaunt in 14 hours and 24 minutes, SI Live reports.
“Staten Island is where I’ve run 40 races and found a genuine sense of community in unexpected places, proving that the forgotten borough is a gem waiting to be discovered,” Solarz, 45, told the outlet this week.
He beat the July record set by Leslie Hamilton, 31, by 6 minutes.
Solarz hit some rocky waters in the shipping lanes of the New York Harbor, but overall, he described the event as “uneventful.”
He trained for the journey in the water and on land, undergoing cardio and five-hour pool workouts.
He had a team supporting his endeavor, including math teacher Captain Francis Laros, who created a mathematical model to estimate his swim time based on the height of the river and the flow rates.
The swim was a test of Solarz’s mental strength, as he had to learn how to push through tough moments.
“I had all my hopes and dreams pinned on this day,” Solarz told SI Live. “The day itself is the celebration of the journey, and it’s the training that’s tough.”
Solarz is now preparing for his next big adventure — completing the NYC Marathon on Nov. 5, which will be his 22nd one in a row.
According to his profile on Beryl Elites, Solarz has broken nine Guinness World Records.
He’s also run marathons in all 50 states and seven continents.
In 2019, The Post reported on his “crazy” 25-35 minute commute, which had him walking 50 blocks to work in Midtown. He ran back home to the Upper East Side through Central Park.
The pension fund consultant told us at the time that he wakes up and runs 10 to 12 miles in Central Park before heading to his 55th Street office.
The commute began during the 2003 New York blackout.
“If you take the subway, it takes 25 minutes nine out of 10 days,” he told The Post. “But on that 10th day, anything goes. If you’re relying on your own two feet, there are no mistakes.”
