The 14th Annual 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim will be on April 23rd, 2011. Entry Forms are available at www.DistanceMatters.com and entries are currently being accepted. The deadline to enter is March 1st, but contestants are encouraged to enter early since there is a limited number of entries that may be accepted.
We have several slots available for individual and group Open Water Boot Camps November - March. Our water temperatures range from 58F - 65F during our winter, so you can get your cold water training and qualification swim here in the Tampa area of Florida. You can come swim with us 2 hours to 10 hours per day, 1-7+ consecutive days, with weekend and weekday slots available.
Please contact me via email at collins@tampabay.rr.com or call me at 727.531.7999 for questions on the Boot Camp or the Marathon Swim.
Thank you,
Ron Collins
Clearwater, FL
www.DistanceMatters.com
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Just an update on something I discovered. Just south of the Gandy Bridge which I have been identifying as the hottest water, and where I believe the 2 swimmers abandoned the race, is (and you are going to love this) a power plant. It has been in operation for 50 years, and as far as I could tell, it is still operating.
progress-energy.com/.../article.asp
The power plant has a hot water discharge canal which channels hot water directly into the bay at that location. Because of the hot water pumped into the bay, that location is a well known winter fishing spot.
floridasportfishing.com/.../power-plants.htmlnoshoes.blogspot.com/.../fishing-warm-water-discharge.html
Also because of the hot water discharge, it is designated a seasonal Manatee Preserve where no water activities can be conducted. The restrictions apply from mid-Novemember until the end of March.
www.savethemanatee.org/news_feature_cockroach_bay.htm
This is the area that I have explained to people that was so briny that the inside of my nostrils were burning. Ron, this seems like something you should have known about, and that should have been shared with the swimmers before the race.
Just an update on something I discovered. Just south of the Gandy Bridge which I have been identifying as the hottest water, and where I believe the 2 swimmers abandoned the race, is (and you are going to love this) a power plant. It has been in operation for 50 years, and as far as I could tell, it is still operating.
progress-energy.com/.../article.asp
The power plant has a hot water discharge canal which channels hot water directly into the bay at that location. Because of the hot water pumped into the bay, that location is a well known winter fishing spot.
floridasportfishing.com/.../power-plants.htmlnoshoes.blogspot.com/.../fishing-warm-water-discharge.html
Also because of the hot water discharge, it is designated a seasonal Manatee Preserve where no water activities can be conducted. The restrictions apply from mid-Novemember until the end of March.
www.savethemanatee.org/news_feature_cockroach_bay.htm
This is the area that I have explained to people that was so briny that the inside of my nostrils were burning. Ron, this seems like something you should have known about, and that should have been shared with the swimmers before the race.
