Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
Minty-Gravett will be one of the featured speakers at the 2018 WOWSA Talks held at The Olympic Club in downtown San Francisco on November 10th.
“For years, I had heard and written about Salley, but only from afar ,” says Steven Munatones of California. “Then a few years ago, I had the opportunity to meet her face-to-face for the first time. I was in awe of her down-to-earth, matter-of-fact focused perspective of the sport of swimming because it was obviously cloaked in compassion, passion and a healthy sense of humor and pure unadulterated joy.
She truly was born to swim – and inspire others to do so.
Having her speak at The Olympic Club will be a real treat for those who have not met her in person yet.”
The Olympic Club will host a great number of accomplished open water swimmers who have established their own iconic legacies in the sport:
* Evan Morrison of the Marathon Swimmers Federation on LongSwims database, insights and data analyses
* Oceans Seven swimmer Darren Miller on Utilizing Your Dryland Talents In The Open Water
* Dan Simonelli of the Open Water Swim Academy on Planning and Logistics of a Channel Swim
* Ed Rudloff and Mike McCaffery on The History of Open Water Swimming at the Olympic Club since 1860
* Bill Brenner, Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Masters Swimming on Open Water Swimming with U.S. Masters Swimming
* Bryce Elser, USA Swimming National Team Open Water Director, on Athlete Progression to Podium Success
* Shelley Taylor-Smith, 7-time world marathon swimming champion on The Year 1991
* Ram Barkai of the International Ice Swimming Association on The Future of Ice Swimming
* Multiple world record holder Pat Gallant-Charette on Never Too Old
* Oceans Seven swimmer Cameron Bellamy on Achieving The Oceans Seven
* Farallons Island and Oceans Seven swimmer Kimberley Chambers on Making A Comeback
* Ben Lecomte on Swimming Across The Pacific Ocean
* Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE on Born To Swim
* Steven Munatones on Tactics and Strategies Used at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
* Double Triple Crowner Antonio Argüelles of Mexico, World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year
* American Ice Sevens swimmer Jaimie Monahan, 2016 and 2017 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year
* Spaniard Margarita Llorens Bagur, World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year
* Sea Donkey with Adrian Sarchet and James Harrison of Guernsey, World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year.“
For more information on the 2018 WOWSA Talks and WOWSA Awards, visit here.
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