Why are Navy SEALs called frogmen? There is a lot of lore around Navy SEALs and why they are called ‘frogmen,’ but they aren’t the original group of guys to be called that. Underwater ...

The annual Frogman Swim fundraiser is looking to raise at least $1 million for the Navy SEAL Foundation and Gold Star families in 2023. The swim, which takes place January 15, is a challenging 3.4 ...

A lot of fellows washed out, because it was terrifying … I had nightmares about it for years," WWII veteran Ray Shirley, forefather to the Navy SEALs, said.

Outfitted with just swim trunks, fins, and dive masks, the frogmen participated in nearly ... the daring swimmers would give rise to the Navy SEALs. In advance of the Saipan reconnaissance ...

Who Are the SEAL Teams, and What Do They Do The SEALs sprang from the World War II UDTs (Frogman) and the OSS Maritime Branch. The Navy SEALs are the Navy's primary special operations force and a ...

Fred "Tiz" Morrison, thought to be the first Black Navy SEAL, technically served as a "frogman" on an underwater demolition team, the precursor to today's Navy SEALs. According to Navy.mil ...

Goines joined the Navy in 1955 after seeing a film called ‘The Frogman,’ about Navy underwater demolition teams, or UDTs, the precursor units of SEALs. A year later he volunteered for arduous ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Dozens of swimmers hopped into the Harbor on Sunday to take part in the 5K Boston Frogman Swim, an annual event that raises money for the Navy Seal Foundation. Seventy-five ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim started small, 14 years ago. “Kind of a grassroots event. It was a couple of Seals and a few other people that got together just to raise ...

William Goines, the first Black Navy SEAL, is dead at 87 ... After watching a film about Navy frogmen during his junior year in high school, Goines was determined to become a sailor.

BOSTON (WHDH) - The fifth annual Boston Frogman Swim kicked off Sunday morning in East Boston to honor the SEAL community’s fallen warriors. More than 90 swimmers, 50 kayakers and over 30 Gold ...