Dan O’Shea, Co-Founder Of The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
Dan O'Shea was one of the co-founders of the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim and played a part in Task Force Pineapple.
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Gotta Keep Your Discipline, John Muenzer And Ned Denison On WOWSA Live
Gotta Keep Your Discipline, John Muenzer And Ned Denison On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Former collegiate and marathon swimmer John Muenzer and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison covered a profound number of topics on today's WOWSA Live simultcast from both Cork, Ireland and Cincinnati,
Joe & John Zemaitis, Two-fer In Tampa Bay
Courtesy of Ron Collins, Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Florida. Brothers Joe Zemaitis and John Zemaitis successfully completed the 38.6 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Race director Ron Collins reported: "They started at 6:31 am and [39-year-old older brother] Joe finished at 6:29 pm and [35-year-old younger brother] John at 6:35 pm. The water temperature was 79°F
Patty Hermann + Martin Strel 5.0 In Tampa Bay
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patty Hermann, a 57-year-old from Houston, Texas, is entered into this year's Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida. This will be her fourth visit to the 24-mile race. "I did it twice on relays and last year as a pace swimmer for Ranie Pearce. I’m tackling this with Martin Strel paddling for me. We’ve done
Stephen Carroll Leads Tampa Bay Marathon
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ron Collins had to call on all his decades of open water swimming experience to handle the situations at yesterday's 24 mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Collins reported, "With winds that gradually increased, the conditions led to a change of the cross-bay swim to a safer triangular contingency course. High
2016 Tampa Bay Marathon Swim Race Date Announced
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. April 16th 2016 is the date for the 19th Annual 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida. "With our waters warming to 80°F+ in late April, we've decided to move a couple weeks forward so the water temps will be about 72°F- 78°F. Hopefully," reports race director Ron Collins. For more information, visit
Chris Burke Hits A Grand Slam En Route To Triple Crown
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ron Collins announced that Chris Burke completed his open water swimming Grand Slam with his fast crossing of the English Channel in 10 hours 44 minutes yesterday. With his Catalina Channel crossing and his Manhattan Island Marathon Swim last year and his previous Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Burke completed
Giving Back In The Open Water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 25 years ago, Rebecca Collins was fighting for her life against cancer. With the help of her neurosurgeon, she not only survived, but has thrived. Together with her Speedo-touting, goggle-wearing, mile-counting husband Ron Collins, they organize an open water swim in order to give back to those who helped
An Adventure Film By Ron Collins
An Adventure Film By Ron Collins Courtesy of Ron Collins, founder of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Florida. Copyright © 2008 – 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Distance Matters In Tampa Bay
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tampa Bay Marathon Swim founder and race director Ron Collins is ready for the 2015 edition this Saturday "12 solo swimmers and three relay teams have entered the 18th Annual 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Swimmers and their fans will be able to follow all of the action on race day via GPS tracker,