Golden Gate Frogman Swim
The San Francisco Frogman Swim (or the San Francisco Frogman Swim) is a charity swim in San Francisco, California in July 2018. and part of the Frogman Swim Series It is the sister swim of the annual Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, a 5 km charity swim in Tampa Bay, Florida organized by Kurt Ott and Rory O'Connor to help raise funds for severely injured active duty Navy SEALs.
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Objective
The swim is supported by the Navy SEAL Foundation and is one of America's Top 100 Open Water Swims. It is one of the highest grossing charity swims in the world, raising $600,000 in the 2016 event and nearly $2 million total.
History
On 3 January 2010 with less than 3 weeks notice, over 100 people gathered at Gandy Beach (also known as Earnhardt Beach) to participate in a 3.1-mile (5 km) charity swim to Picnic Island across Tampa Bay in order to raise over US$30,000 for a severely injured active duty Navy SEAL Lt. Dan Cnossen. The swim has been formally named the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim and is supported by the Navy SEAL Foundation.
The original swim was a fundraiser for Lt. Dan Cnossen who was wounded in Afghanistan. The swim followed the route of the original Tampa Bay Open Water Challenge from St. Petersburg’s Gandy Beach to Picnic Island in Tampa. The inaugural event was co-founded by Terry Tomalin and Dan O'Shea and organized by Race Director and SEAL Mark Lampman.
The third edition of the San Francisco Frogman Swim will be held on 14 July 2019.
Leadership
Kurt Ott – Race Director
Rory O'Connor (SEAL) - Director of Development
Terry Tomalin (St Pete Times) – Co-founder
CDR Dan O’Shea, USNR (SEAL) – Co-founder
The Navy SEAL Foundation supports wounded and fallen Navy SEALs and their families. 100% of proceeds from the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim are donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Mission
The Golden Gate Frogman Swim strives to build national awareness of the Naval Special Warfare community and support the Navy SEAL Foundation whose mission is to provide immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special Warfare community and their families. The swim presents a challenging endeavor to provide a small reminder of the hardships endured by our elite and silent warriors while encouraging others to support and donate to the cause. Come swim with the Navy SEALs and help us “never leave a man behind”.
Contact
Name Kurt Ott and Rory O'Connor, Golden Gate Frogman Swim
E-mail Kurt Ott
External links
- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
- Top 10 Competitive Open Water Races In America
- The Majesty Of The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
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- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Raises Awareness
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- The Feeling Of Finishing
- World Open Water Swimming Association
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- MarineMax
- Frogman Swim Wrap-up
- MarineMax Provides Outstanding Support For Frogman
- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Continues To Grow
- Anthony McCarley Taking It To Another Level
- When Two Open Water Swimmers Marry
- 10 Hours Around Manhattan Leads To A Lifetime Together
- NYC Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
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- Lt. Dan Cnossen
- The Majesty Of The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
- Life Is About Extremes
- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Raises Awareness
- SMEAC Safety In Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Set For January
- Tampa Bay Frogman Grows In Extremes
- 5K Swim Done In 33 Minutes
- Looking Forward By Going Backwards
- The Majesty Of The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
- Becca Mann Is Precocious On Land And In Water
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- Over 650,000 Reasons To Swim 5 km
- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
- Life Is About Extremes
- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Raises Awareness
- SMEAC Safety In Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim Set For January
- Tampa Bay Frogman Grows In Extremes
- 5K Swim Done In 33 Minutes
- From Coast To Coast, The Frogman Swim Series
- Tampa Bay Frogman Swim raises funds, awareness of fallen SEALs
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Golden Gate Frogman Swim
- The 2019 Frogman Series
