Jersey Boy Showcased In The Coolangatta Gold
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. John Palmer, Executive Producer of the famous Coolangatta Gold competition in Australia has plenty of lifesaving superstars to choose from for this year’s television broadcast to be shown on Fox Sports Australia and Universal Sports in the United States.
One of the featured athletes will be one of the oldest competitors, American waterman Bruckner Chase visiting from New Jersey.
The Coolangatta Gold is Surf Life Saving Australia’s iconic Ironman race and is considered Australia’s toughest Ironman. The 41.5 km ocean race consists of a surf ski leg, a run leg, an ocean swimming leg, a paddle board leg, and a final run leg with a course that goes from Coolangatta to Miami (via Broadbeach) and returns through North Burleigh, Burleigh Heads, Currumbin and Bilinga.
“I am do pre-race interviews with cameras mounted on my craft during the race and a film crew following me. No pressure though.”
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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