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The annual NYC SEAL Swim brought retired Navy SEALs, veterans, first responders, and Gold Star families into the waters of New York Harbor on Saturday morning, with the Statue of Liberty as the backdrop.
The 2026 beneficiary is Beyond the Brotherhood, a veteran-support nonprofit founded by retired SEAL commander Jimmy May. In focus is the organization's mission around veteran transition and suicide prevention.
May, who competed Saturday alongside retired Navy SEALs Bill Brown and Brad Geary, said that after leaving the SEAL teams he lost four friends to suicide and felt isolated without a support structure.
That experience became the foundation for Beyond the Brotherhood, which connects fellow SEALs with a renewed sense of community and purpose.
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