Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
The 24-mile (38.6 km) Tampa Bay Marathon Swim is one of the longest marathon swims in the world that was founded by Ron Collins and is held on Earth Day (April) every year in Tampa Bay along the western coast of Florida.
Contents
Distance
24 miles (38.6 km)
Type
Ocean
Location
City Tampa Bay
State/County/Province Florida
Country USA
Region Americas
Contact
Name Ron Collins
Email Collins@tampabay.rr.com
Event Information
Month: April
Website: www.distancematters.com
2018 Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
Sanction
Safety Video
Past Champions
2015 Emma Schaefer, 10:32
2014 Samantha Simon, 12:18
2013 Chelsea Nauta, 10:07
2011 Evan Morrison, 8:59
2010 Craig Lenning, 10:17
2009 Ramses Rodriguez, 10:14
2008 Penny Palfrey, 7:51
2007 Jimmy Welborn, 9:44
2006 Brad Denton, 11:15
2005 Forrest Nelson, 10:21
2004 Denis Crean, 9:20
2003 Dave Parcells, 10:24
2002 Chris Derks, 7:41
2001 Chris Derks, 9:04
2000 Chris Derks, 8:30
1999 Chris Derks, 8:23
1998 Ron Collins (pioneer swim), 9:52
Top 10 Times
1. 7:41 - Chris Derks, 2002 (overall & men's course record)
2. 7:51 - Penny Palfrey, 2008 (women's course record)
3. 8:00 - Tom Fristoe, 2002
4. 8:09 - Jose Serra, 2008
5. 8:23 - Chris Derks, 1999
6. 8:30 - Chris Derks, 2000
7. 8:49 - Chris Palfrey, 2008
8. 8:59 - Evan Morrison, 2011
9. 8:59 - Samantha Simon, 2008
10. 9:00 - Georgios Tsianos, 2000
Tampa Bay Marathon Swim Records
- Overall / men's record: Chris Derks, 2002, 7 hours 41 minutes
- Women's record: Penny Palfrey in 2008, 7 hours 51 minutes
- Longest time in water: Arnie Bellini in 2014, 16 hours 17 minutes
- First swimmer: Ron Collins in 1998, 9 hours 52 minutes
- First women: Gail Rice in 1998, 8 hours 34 minutes
- Fastest 3-person relay: Team Hammerhead in 2006, 7 hours 53 minutes
- Fastest 6-person relay: The Sharks in 2006, 7 hours 39 minutes
- Fastest Butterfly Crossing 14:41 - John Batchelder in 2017, 14 hours 41 minutes at the age of 36
- Oldest male swimmer: 14:21 - Carl Selles in 2014, 14 hours 21 minutes at the age of 67
- Oldest female swimmer: 15:22 - Ann von Spiegelfeld in 2014, 15 hours 22 minutes at the age of 52
External links
- The Muenzer Family - Mega Logistics At Play Across The Catalina Channel
- Marathon Muenzer Goes Mega
- Qing Li Achieves Fastest Iron Icewoman Turnaround in History
- Boguslaw Ogrodnik Is Extreme Many Times Over
- Tampa Bay Marathon Swim official website
- Serbo Simeoni Describes His Swims And Transformation On WOWSA Live
- Kathrin Kammers Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Kathrin Lammers Talks About Traveling On WOWSA Live
- Anthony McCarley Talks About Giving Back On WOWSA Live
- Gotta Keep Your Discipline, John Muenzer And Ned Denison On WOWSA Live
- John Muenzer With Ned Denison On WOWSA Live
- List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
- Marathon Swimming
- Brutal ... Butterfly In The Open Water
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Doug McConnell Digs Deep vs. A Zillion Little Barbs
- 30 Open Water Swimmers Known By One Name
- Tampa Bay Makes Waves To Fight Cancer
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Distance Matters In Tampa Bay
- Chelea Nauta Is A Bulldog At The Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
- Expect The Unexpected In Tampa Bay
- Oceans Seven Relay Style
- Craig Lenning Has The Right Stuff After 47 Years
- Anthony McCarley Taking It To Another Level
- Gotta Good Feeling About The Farallons
- Tough Tackle Turbulent Tampa
- Big Day Out On The Ocean (Atlantic Division)
- Big Day Out On The Ocean (Pacific Division)
- Collins On The Kattack
- The Uniqueness Of Rob Copeland
- Hertz Goes Into Overdrive
- Attagirl Across Assawoman
- When Two Open Water Swimmers Marry
- 10 Hours Around Manhattan Leads To A Lifetime Together
- NYC Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Do You Krave GU Or Maxim?
- Distance Matters In Tampa Bay
- Distance Matters Twitter
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Konrad Euler, A Man With An Iron Will
- Swimmers Of The 18th 24-Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
- Emma Schaefer Wins Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
- Swimming And Scenery From Sea To Shining Sea
- Epic V5: The Go-To Support Craft for Paddlers And Marathon Swimmers
- Stephen Carroll Leads Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
- Patty Hermann + Martin Strel 5.0 In Tampa Bay
- David Parcells, Terry Tomalin Honored At Tampa Bay Marathon
- Kristian O'Donovan Crosses Tampa Bay
- John Batchelder Butterflies 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
- John Batchelder Describes His Butterfly Crossing Of Tampa Bay
- Jay Eckert Suits Up To Lead Fast Field Across Tampa Bay
- Kathrin Kammers Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Sarah Thomas Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Open Water Swimming
- The Doctor To Kickoff New Year's 24 Times
- Marathon Swimming
- Marcy MacDonald's New Year's Resolution
- Spring Training For Marathon Swimmers
- They Hit Grand Slams In The Open Water
- Gabriel Viti, Jr. Has An Appetite For The Extreme
- Marcia Cleveland Hits A Grand Slam
- Dr. Jamie Proffit Wins Coast To Coast
- Joe & John Zemaitis, Two-fer In Tampa Bay
