Bruckner Chase has transformed himself from a collegiate swimmer to a ultra marathon runner, a professional triathlete, a surf lifesaver (competing on the Coolangatta Gold Ironman and various World Championships), a marathon swimmer, a professional lifeguard with Extreme Medicine credentials, who also created innovative youth and surf lifesaving programs in American Samoa (given a Matai (Chief) title in the village of Aunu’u), and established a foundation with his wife Dr. Michelle Evans-Chase where they work with myriad groups including the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seafood Watch, Ocean Today, National Marine Sanctuaries, BLUE MIND, Government of American Samoa and Bacharach Rehabilitation Hospital.
The Rice University graduate who is headquartered in Ocean City, New Jersey has utilized all those experiences to serve as an ocean safety expert and television personality with the Weather Channel (weather.com) and broadcast television. He not only films his own video and records his own audio segments along various coastlines of the Eastern Coast of America, but he also answers myriad questions on the fly, from meteorologists to television personalities. He discusses ocean conditions, safety considerations, and coastal geological situations, as well as offering easy-to-understand advice.
After years of shaping the narrative about rip currents and dangerous ocean conditions for NOAA, Chase is now a regular presence on The Weather Channel.
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Sport & Sustainability on the Charles: A Collaborative Visioning Roundtable
Given his background and knowledge base, Chase will participate in a Collaborative Visioning Roundtable, sponsored by the United Nations Global Compact Network USA and the Head of the Charles Regatta, this week in Boston. The purpose of the roundtable is to develop a forward-looking pathway towards strengthened environmental stewardship of waterways in and surrounding the city of Boston.
The city of Boston, home to the Charles River, site of the Charles River Swim and the Boston Harbor, site of the Boston Light Swim since 1907 and the L Street Brownies Club, and 47 miles of coastline is both a stage for world-class athletics and a treasured urban ecosystem where sport, community, and nature intersect. This roundtable will convene roughly companies, event organizers, local government, environmental stewards, universities, and community representatives to explore a shared vision for watershed health and restoration of coastal ecosystems. For so many people and activities in the Boston community, it is the health of these natural resources that make their use possible.
Chase and the fellow stakeholders are tasked to envision a 4-year action plan outlining practical steps, partnership opportunities, and measurable goals to advance sustainability, enhance the experience of the Boston community along the Charles River and the surrounding coastal ecosystems.
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