In celebration of its ongoing commitment to the City of New York, Delta Air Lines and the Sports Center are pairing up to bring all Sports Center members The Delta Challenge: a Year-Long Celebration.

Delta Challenge #1: "JFK to Barcelona"

On November 1st, the JFK to Barcelona route was unveiled at the rock wall inaugurating a year-long celebration of Delta Air Lines' commitment to New York City. The JFK to Barcelona route, although very challenging, was completed by 10 of the Sports Center's top climbers -- congratulations Carissa Ackerman for completing the challenge and for winning the round-trip Delta tickets from JFK to Europe. Congratulations are also in order for the other climbers who successfully made it to the top of the JFK to Barcelona route: Joe Eisner, Adam Deaton, Steven Gross, Steven Phillips, Eric Kubiak, Craig Berman, Rina Gelfman, Ivona Marcisz and Timmi Johnstone.

Delta Challenge #2: "JFK to San Francisco"

On December 1st, the "JFK to San Francisco" route was unveiled at the Sports Center rock wall. Over 100 climbers attempted the route throughout the course of the month, and by month's end, 24 had successfully made it to the top. Congratulations to Gail Rothschild for winning the tickets, to all who competed, and to all who successfully made it to the top of the route -- congratulations Josh Lowell, Brett Lowell, Ray Foster, Christopher Lawrence, Erik Kubiak, Jeff Bance, Adam Cannon, Anthony Courtney, Michelle Moffat, Jeff Christian, Isabelle Trafton, Dave Nassi, Costa Alexakos, Walter Wilhelm, Anna Tunick, Nicole Polluck, Endre Bakka, Sebastien Lindenmayer, Jack Jefferies, Dennis O'Connor, Joe Eisner, Sergio Tabachnik, and Micheal Joseph.

Delta Challenge #3: "JFK to Denver"

On January 1, the Delta Classes Challenge, "JFK to Denver" was announced to all Sports Center members. 7 classes over 7 days, all month long. The more classes you took, the more chances you had to win round-trip Delta Air Line tickets to anywhere in the continental United States, Canada or the Caribbean. Over 200 people participated in our month long competition -- congratulations to Aviad Shemesh for winning the tickets!

Delta Challenge #4: "New York to San Diego"

The February Delta Challenge, "New York to San Diego", was announced on February 1 and challenged all Sports Center members and their guests to take as many Delta Challenge classes – 1 class a day for each day of the week, all month long – as possible. The more classes you took, the more chances you had to win round-trip Delta Air Lines tickets to anywhere in the continental United States, Canada or the Caribbean. Over 300 people participated in our month-long competition -- congratulations to James Kloiber for winning the tickets!

Delta Challenge #5: "New York to Milan"

In March, the Delta Challenge focused on all the different clubs the Sports Center offers -- The Running Club, the Triathlon Club and the Chelsea Piers Masters Swim Team. Throughout March, members were invited to participate in a number of different Running Club, Triathlon Club and Masters Swim Team classes. Participate in any of the programming and you were entered to win a pair of round-trip Delta tickets to Europe -- congratulations Benjamin Cohen for winning the tickets!

Delta Challenge #6: "New York to Berlin"

Throughout April, Sports Center members were invited to bring in a guest and participate in a host of partner-related classes and special events – Friday Night Climbing, Tuesday Night Running and Thursday Night High Performance Swim, to name a few. All participants were entered to win a pair of round-trip Delta Air Lines tickets to Europe; congratulations Dana Endicott for winning the tickets.