Jonathan Strauss

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Joner and his father Robert Strauss at Swim Miami 2012
Swim Miami 2013 produced by Jonathan Strauss
Joner Strauss, organizer of the Get Stoked Tour

Jonathan "Joner" Strauss is an open water swimming race director and extreme sports event organizer from Miami, Florida. Strauss is the Founder/ Creator of Board Up Productions, LLC, a non-traditional lifestyle and action sports event-marketing agency since 2005. He organizes Swim Miami presented by Nike, one of America's Top 50 Open Water Swims. He was named one of the 101 Movers And Shakers In The Open Water Swimming World by the Daily News of Open Water Swimming in 2013 and is one of the race directors on the 2014-2015 World Open Water Swimming Series.

Events

Strauss organizes the following events:

  • Swim Miami presented by Nike is an annual multi-race open water swimming competition in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. with race distances of 5 km, 10 km, 1 mile
  • 9.2-mile Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim, a marathon swim in Islamorada, Florida
  • Board Up Miami, South Florida’s only Action Sports Festival since 2006 featuring the world’s best wakeboarders, South Florida’s top skateboarders, BMX demos, swimsuit fashion shows, and live music held annually in April
  • CBS Alt Games, Collegiate Wakeboard Nationals Event Director since 2009 in San Diego, California. Played host to the top 100 Collegiate Wakeboarders in the USA.
  • The Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon World Tour, created the first of its kind race combining fitness and action sports. Orchestrated a 4 city tour that featured top cities: Hallandale Beach, New York City, San Juan, and Dallas.
  • The International Distance Skateboard Association, the World Governing Body for Push Skateboarding/Longboarding.
  • Get Stoked, a traveling adventure sports, lifestyle festival featuring the sports of Endurance Skateboarding, Stand Up Paddleboarding, and open water swimming

Swim Miami Videos

Board Up Videos

Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim

Get Stoked Tour

2014-2015 World Open Water Swimming Series

1. aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in February. Race director Wayne Riddin
2. Miami Mile in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. in April. Race director Jonathan Strauss
3. El Cruce in Cancún, Mexico in May. Race director Rafael Hernández
4. Jax Coco Shek O Challenge in Hong Kong in July. Race director Doug Woodring
5. Henley Mile in Henley-on-the-Thames, United Kingdom in July. Race director Tom Kean
6. Hellespont and Dardanelles Swim in Turkey in August. Race director Simon Murie
7. Aichi Crossing in Nagoya, Japan in August. Race director Yutaka Shinozaki
8. BCT Gdynia Marathon – Open Race in Gdynia, Poland in August. Race director Tomasz Pąchalski
9. Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Oahu, Hawaii in September. Race director Kaia Hedlund
10. Swim The Island in Italy in October. Race director Matteo Testa
11. The Five in Hong Kong in October. Race director Doug Woodring
12. King and Queen of the Sea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in December. Race director Pedro Rego Monteiro
13. Stroke for Egypt in the Red Sea, Egypt in December. Race coordinator Mohamed Marouf

2015-2016 World Open Water Swimming Series

1. Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim in Hong Kong. Race director Doug Woodring
2. aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in February. Race director Wayne Riddin
3. Miami Mile in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. in April. Race director Jonathan Strauss
4. El Cruce in Cancún, Mexico in May. Race director Rafael Hernández
5. Swim Challenge Cascais in Cascais, Portugal. Race director Jorge Paulo Pereira
6. Jax Coco Shek O Challenge in Hong Kong in July. Race director Doug Woodring
7. Henley Mile in Henley-on-the-Thames, United Kingdom in July. Race director Tom Kean
8. Vibes & Scribes Lee Swim in Cork, Ireland in July. Race director Joe Donnelly
9. Hellespont and Dardanelles Swim in Turkey in August. Race director Simon Murie
10. BCT Gdynia Marathon – Open Race in Gdynia, Poland in August. Race director Tomasz Pąchalski
11. Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Oahu, Hawaii in September. Race director Kaia Hedlund
12. International Masters Open Water Swim in Shizuoka, Japan in September. Race director Yutaka Shinozaki
13. Cruce Aguas Abiertas Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica in September. Race director Joe Bernini
14. Swim The Island in Italy in October. Race director Matteo Testa
15. The Five in Hong Kong in October. Race director Doug Woodring
16. King and Queen of the Sea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in December. Race director Pedro Rego Monteiro
17. Stroke for Egypt in the Red Sea, Egypt in December. Race coordinator Mohamed Marouf

2016 Swim For Alligator Lighthouse

External links

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