SUPERFROG XXXIII presented by “Act of Valor” on September 11, 2011 was a huge success for competitors and charity. Race Director Mitchell Hall has announced that Navy SEAL Foundation will receive a major donation as a result of the event. This year’s SUPERFROG featured a performance by the Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team and a piece of metal from one of the fallen World Trade Center buildings was displayed.
“Weare thrilled with the amount of support this year’s event received from athletes and sponsors,” said Hall. He added, “We had a thirty-percent increase in the number of athlete registrations and we had dozens of new sponsors who supported the tribute banners that honored the 71 Navy SEAL and Naval Special Warfare heroes who have died in
combat since the September 11 terrorist attacks.”
Hall said the SUPERFROG organization will donate $42,000 to the Navy SEAL Foundation as a result of this year’s event. The SUPERFROG Triathlon was held on the Coronado training beaches of the Navy SEAL program and the event itself is rooted in SEAL tradition.
“The Navy SEAL Foundation is near and dear to all of us in the SEAL community,” said Hall, who retired from the SEAL teams in June, 2011. He added, “The Foundation does great work in supporting the families of our fallen warriors and the donation from SUPERFROG will help the Foundation’s mission.”
Hall, who was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars during his 21-year career as a SEAL, also said planning is now underway for the SUPERSEAL and SEAL SPRINT events in mid-March, 2012 and a tentative date for the next SUPERFROG Triathlon is Sept 29, 2012. The SUPERFROG organization’s goal is to raise $200,000 for the Navy SEAL Foundation between all three events.
More information about SUPERFROG, SUPERSEAL and SEAL SPRINT can be found at www.superfrogtriathlon.com .
