Bruckner Chase To Head Safety At World Summer Games
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bruckner Chase was appointed as the head safety official at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games – Los Angeles where a 1.5 km open water swim will be held for Special Olympics athletes from around the world.
The inaugural open water swim at the World Summer Games was held in the city of Marathon in Greece in 2011 where Chase played an official role. The 2015 World Summer Games open water competition will be held in Long Beach.
This event will mark the first time the World Summer Games will be held back in the United States since 1999. In addition to over 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches, Special Olympics expects these Games to draw 40,000 volunteers, 3,000 event officials and thousands of families, spectators and journalists from every continent.
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