Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
April 16th 2016 is the date for the 19th Annual 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida. “With our waters warming to 80°F+ in late April, we’ve decided to move a couple weeks forward so the water temps will be about 72°F- 78°F. Hopefully,” reports race director Ron Collins.
For more information, visit www.DistanceMatters.com. The former winners are located below:
2015 Emma Schaefer 10 hours 32 minutes
2014 Samantha Simon, 12 hours 18 minutes
2013 Chelsea Nauta, 10 hours 7 minutes
2011 Evan Morrison, 8 hours 59 minutes
2010 Craig Lenning, 10 hours 17 minutes
2009 Ramses Rodriguez, 10 hours 14 minutes
2008 Penny Palfrey, 7 hours 51 minutes
2007 Jimmy Welborn, 9 hours 44 minutes
2006 Brad Denton, 11 hours 15 minutes
2005 Forrest Nelson, 10 hours 21 minutes
2004 Denis Crean, 9 hours 20 minutes
2003 Dave Parcells, 10 hours 24 minutes
2002 Chris Derks, 7 hours 41 minutes
2001 Chris Derks, 9 hours 4 minutes
2000 Chris Derks, 8 hours 30 minutes
1999 Chris Derks, 8 hours 23 minutes
1998 Ron Collins (pioneering swim), 9 hours 52 minutes
Photo above shows Lisa Hertz in the 2014 edition.
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