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
Ron, I am the final stages of setting up my schedule for next year. It is all built around CC in late August/early September. I think I'd like to attempt Tampa Bay in April to get a marathon swim in and test my progress. It would definitely motivate me to crank up my training right away. 5 1/2 months until the swim is not a lot of time. I hope to have everything confirmed by the end of the month.
PS you might check the links on your website to RonCollins.net and the American Flag Company. It looks like you still have a problem with them.
Want to but deciding between a few big ones next year and don't have the $ for all of them...unless I sell my body. Science might buy it.
Ron, do you offer a scholarship program or layaway?
I thought I already answered that question last year. Here's the deal, we'll let you do our swim for about 1/2 the $ of Manhattan.
That may be true Ron, but you don't provide the flotsam and jetsom that MIMS does.
I object to being called Flotsam and Jetsom! I prefer "texture"
Hey Chicken,
I just sent in my check to Ron. If you show up I'll stop the slanderous comments. Until then you'll remain flotsam & jetsam to me.
Here is the list of entries (so far) for the 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon
Swim, to be held on Saturday, April 23, 2011:
Solo Swimmers
Evan Morrison, 31M, Chicago, IL
Sergio Radovcic, 32M, Delray Beach, FL
Scott Richards, 51M, San Marcos, CA
Barbara Held, 57F, San Diego, CA
Mo Siegel, 59M, Piermont, NY
Bob Needham, 58M, Lake Oswego, OR
Jennifer McCormick, 28F, Cheshire, CT
Alan Morrison, 49M, New York, NY
Don MacDonald, 49M, Barrington, IL
Shamu MacIntyre, 59M, Merritt Island, FL
Anthony McCarley, 51M, Berwyn, PA
Relays
3 Y's Guys Swim for Richard
Paul Kiell, 80M, Far Hills, NJ
Martino Caretto, 60M, Basking Ridge, NJ
Douglas Munch, 64M, Cambridge, MA
Entry deadline is March 1st, 2011. Official information and entry forms
are available at www.DistanceMatters.com
