Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs CEO, Wins Secret Hamptons Charity Swim Race

The New York Observer:

This weekend, in a very exciting but non-publicized match at the Southampton Bath & Tennis Club, which is exactly the kind of club it sounds like, Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein won a charity swim-a-thon. Mr. Blankfein, who is said to have used a very excellent flip-turn to his advantage, swam a pool-conquering 134 laps in one hour, according to a source.

Read the whole story: The New York Observer

Comments

[Cougar28]

10:35 PM on 08/25/2010

Blankfeinw­itzsteinbe­rg.

[washlib]

05:59 PM on 08/25/2010

too bad no one had a spear gun ready..

[mariusvinchi]

05:27 AM on 08/25/2010

I'm not a violent man by nature, but every time I see that smug look on Blankfein'­s face, I have a desire to act contrary to my nature....­.

[angrymanspokane]

06:29 PM on 08/24/2010

Being so slippery helps you swim

[GravitonX]

10:58 AM on 08/24/2010

Impressive­. Now, where's the money?

[trussia1]

10:52 AM on 08/24/2010

Where's a great white shark when you need one.

[lostinit]

09:19 AM on 08/24/2010

No surpises. Blankfein looks like a shark with the deep black eyes and rubbery skin.

[whatsthatsound]

07:28 AM on 08/24/2010

Nasty comments here, wouldn't call them undeserved­. But I, for one, am impressed the old guy can swim so well.

[maxhardon]

06:49 AM on 08/24/2010

Too bad this third world country of ours is so crooked that we can't get a fraudster like Bankfein thrown into a jail.

[Nichole Boultas]

06:40 AM on 08/24/2010

I'm with you on that one Margo. By the way, how exactly is this business news? This should have been in the Health section.

[Margo Arrowsmith]

06:36 AM on 08/24/2010

Well, thank god at least one of those poor CEO's got his life back. I will sleep better tonight knowing this.

[Ikkru]

05:27 AM on 08/24/2010

No mean feat when swimming in slime.

[Marisa Hewitt]

04:40 AM on 08/24/2010

Secret because he didn't want any protesters and he'd have to hire extra body guards.

[trussia1]

10:57 AM on 08/24/2010

AMEN!

[Earl Davis]

02:54 AM on 08/24/2010

He must have thought the winner received an old widow's pension.

[Margo Arrowsmith]

06:37 AM on 08/24/2010

lol you are priceless and faved! You should make that into a tee-shirt somehow!

[Steelsil]

01:54 AM on 08/24/2010

I'd rather he sank that swim. Let's throw him an anchor!