Menlo News August 19, 2019

More ’20 swims Manhattan for charity

Senior completes 28-mile 20 Bridges swim to raise awareness

Just before the start of her senor year at Menlo, Angel More swam Manhattan Island.

8.19.2019 – Menlo School senior Angel More went sightseeing around Manhattan days before the start of school. Only she had a unique vantage point.
On Saturday in nine hours, More swam the 28.5 miles of the course named 20 Bridges because that’s how many bridges they swim under via the East River, Harlem River and Hudson River.
Angel More It was much warmer than what More is used to - she has swam Alcatraz more than 50 times - as well as Anacapa (Santa Barbara County), Catalina Island and Incline Village when she became the youngest to complete California’s Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming. One of her favorite places to visit is New York.
“The swim went well,” More said. “The water was very hot compared to what I normally swim in (76-78 degrees F). It was very cool to see all the buildings and bridges as I normally am not able to sightsee while I swim. It’s usually water and water for miles.”
Her crew of Lisa Amorao, who was on the boat, her kayaker Noah Diary, along with observer Angela Degrassi kept an eye on More’s safety and health throughout the swim.
Along the way and in every interview, More always talks about Children International, a nonprofit which aims to break the cycle of poverty. She also has a new campaign she launched just weeks ago to raise $1 million to provide 5,000 youth with scholarships to further their educational goals in high school, college or technical school. As More notes on her campaign page, an annual pledge of $95 supports a youth’s university expenses in India.
Now that she has completed Catalina and Manhattan, More is two-thirds of the way to competing the Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming with the English Channel being her next goal. Until then, she plans to swim Estero Bay near San Luis Obispo next month.