In cooperation with the International Ocean Film Festival, National Geographic is offering a one-night private virtual screening of the documentary film Becoming Cousteau on December 5th, followed by a conversation with director Liz Garbus and Academy Award-winner James Cameron.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a 1967 honoree of the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Contributor, was one of the 20th century’s great explorers and marine environmentalist, an inventor, and a 3-time Academy Award winning filmmaker who authored over 50 books and invented the Aqua-Lung in 1943. His films, TV programs, books and research informed the world about the warming oceans decades before the climate crisis started making headlines and headway most recently.
RSVP here to receive the link to watch the film and post-screening discussion at 6:00 pm EST (New York time) or 6:00 pm PST (California) this Sunday, December 5th.
Cousteau once said, “Obviously, man has to enter the sea. There is no choice in the matter.”
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.
