Tim Root Swimming Across The ‘Train
As Tim Root drove across the world’s second longest bridge over a body of water, the seeds of his next marathon swim were planted.Root is a 30-year-old marathon swimmer and masters swimming administrator from Baton Rouge, Louisiana who previously tackled the 27-mile END-WET swim, but his biggest challenge is soon coming up in Lake Ponchartrain.
Root created a 25-mile charity crossing of Lake Ponchartrain from Madisonville to New Orleans to benefit the Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital.
His effort is called the Swim Across the ‘Train. His window of opportunity begins on November 2nd in what he expects will be a 15-hour swim across Lake Pontchartrain, a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, north of New Orleans.
Donations for Swim Across the ‘Train may be made on the Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital website here.
Follow Root’s adventure and charity swim on his Facebook page here.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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