Tampa Bay Frogman Swim

Tampa Bay Frogman Swim The 2026 event raised over $1,300,000!! Thank you to all who supported! 2027 date is 10JAN. It started over a cup of coffee. Sam Farnan, a senior at St.
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Petersburg Catholic High School, dreamed of being a SEAL. But as any veteran of the U.S. Navy’s elite Special Forces unit will tell you, to make muster, you must conquer cold water. So Terry Tomalin, the outdoors-fitness editor for the St. Petersburg Times, suggested the 17-year-old accompany him on a swim across Tampa Bay. Tomalin and some friends at Clearwater Beach Safety had made the crossing

several times in fall of 1996. That’s when the proverbial light bulb went off in the head of Commander Dan O’Shea USNR. O’Shea, a former SEAL who had been mentoring Farnan since the boy was 10-years-old, suggested they turn the New Year’s swim into a fundraiser for a SEAL officer who had recently been wounded in Afghanistan. O’Shea enlisted the help of Lt. Mark Lampman, an active duty SEAL, and together the four organized the first Tampa Bay Frogman Swim. Conditions were harsh – the water temperature hovered in the high 50s – but nearly 40 swimmers managed to make it across the bay and raise thousands of dollars in individual pledges for the injured SEAL officer, Lt. Dan Cnossen and his family. After the success of the 2010 event, former SEAL and swim coach Rory O’Connor assumed the role of race director. Then, along with triathlete/swimmer Kurt Ott, son of the legendary SEAL Norm Ott, webmaster Doug Santo, another SEAL veteran, volunteer coordinator Annie Okerlin, O’Shea and Tomalin, they put together a follow up to the successful inaugural event. The 2nd annual Frogman Swim attracted 67 registrants who braved the frigid waters of Tampa Bay and raised $53,000 for the Navy SEAL Foundation which benefits the families of wounded and fallen SEALs. This 2011 race was sanctioned as an official 5K open-water swim by both USA Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming. To date, the event has now raised over $6M for the Navy SEAL Foundation, including $940k in the 2022 event. We’ve also added a Boston Frogman Swim held every June.

Registration opens August 6 at 7am EST. Set your alarms—this will sell out in 15 minutes!
07/31/2026

Registration opens August 6 at 7am EST. Set your alarms—this will sell out in 15 minutes!

Charity registration opens tomorrow in honor of the Operation Red Wings heroes!
06/27/2026

Charity registration opens tomorrow in honor of the Operation Red Wings heroes!

Come swim across Tampa Bay and help us "never leave a man behind". The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim is a 3.5 mile open water swim and fundraiser that supports the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF), a 501(c)(3) with a coveted four star rating by Charity Navigator. 100% of net proceeds go directly to support th...

04/24/2026

The crew representing TBFS at the Navy SEAL Foundation New York City Gala. Congrats to on receiving the Fire in the Gut Award. Great night honoring the NSW community!

04/19/2026

Great night at with presenting a $75k check to the



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Strategy session over lunch with good friend mwilsonvt - RD of allenstonememorialraces! Registration now open for the A...
04/17/2026

Strategy session over lunch with good friend mwilsonvt - RD of allenstonememorialraces! Registration now open for the Allen Stone races in Virginia Beach🇺🇸🏊‍♂️🏃‍♀️🔱
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03/31/2026
Made a visit to a band practice last night to accept a $75k check for and hang out with some really awesome people!! ...
03/30/2026

Made a visit to a band practice last night to accept a $75k check for and hang out with some really awesome people!! Thank you all for supporting the and putting on a badass music festival!! See you at the next Free Beer gig at Fergs on 4/18!!

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