Jim Woodman Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

Jonathan Strauss, Second Generation Open Water Producer
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Steven Munatones 09/24/2013 No Comment

Jonathan Strauss added another marathon swim to his sports event portfolio this weekend: the 8-mile Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. In addition to his distance skateboarding and paddle boarding events, Strauss organizes the annual Swim Miami in April. Although Swim Miami was started by Jim Woodman, Strauss and his father,

The Visionary Behind Swim Miami
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Steven Munatones 04/08/2013 No Comment

The Swim Miami event has reached its goal and is now going even further. Swim Miami was started in the previous century in order to help generate momentum in the aquatics world for inclusion of open water swimming into the Olympic Games. Founded by serial entrepreneur Jim Woodman, the event generated plenty of excitement and enthusiasm for the sport -