Olé Ori – Power of Failure, The Power Of A Group
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
A number of open water swimmers have spoken at TED conferences around the world: Lewis Pugh, Maarten van der Weijden, Diana Nyad, Dr. Peter Attia, Vicki Keith, Ori Sela, Tim Ferriss, and others.
TED Talks are a global set of conferences run by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation under the slogan “Ideas Worth Spreading”.
One of the inspirational speakers, Ori Sela, will visit northern California from his native Israel in late March to give a series of lectures. His first lecture will be in San Francisco on March 28th and in Palo Alto on March 31st.
For more information, visit here
Sela is the founder and owner of WEST (Water World Swimming Therapy), a swimming technique that teaches and heals millions of people who suffer from lower back pain all around the world. Water World is one of the largest hydrotherapy clubs in the world, with over 140 coaches and therapists working in the water, believing in the water and the strength it can give.
“WEST provides relief daily with thousands of people of all ages, toddlers, children, adults, and elderly, some of which are recovering from strokes or accidents and suffer from lower back or neck pain, or others who are fighting a fear of water, and Ori teaches them the right way to swim.”
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
A number of open water swimmers have spoken at TED conferences around the world: Lewis Pugh, Maarten van der Weijden, Diana Nyad, Dr. Peter Attia, Vicki Keith, Ori Sela, Tim Ferriss, and others.
TED Talks are a global set of conferences run by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation under the slogan “Ideas Worth Spreading”.
One of the inspirational speakers, Ori Sela, will visit northern California from his native Israel in late March to give a series of lectures. His first lecture will be in San Francisco on March 28th and in Palo Alto on March 31st.
For more information, visit here
Sela is the founder and owner of WEST (Water World Swimming Therapy), a swimming technique that teaches and heals millions of people who suffer from lower back pain all around the world. Water World is one of the largest hydrotherapy clubs in the world, with over 140 coaches and therapists working in the water, believing in the water and the strength it can give.
“WEST provides relief daily with thousands of people of all ages, toddlers, children, adults, and elderly, some of which are recovering from strokes or accidents and suffer from lower back or neck pain, or others who are fighting a fear of water, and Ori teaches them the right way to swim.”
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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