Toa o le Tai Camden Ocean Heroes
Courtesy of Bruckner Chase, Toa o le Tai, Camden. For more information, visit Toa o le Tai-Camden: Ocean & Community Heroes. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Toa O Le Tai, Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Nominee
Passion for the open water pours out of Bruckner Chase like water out of a coconut. The ocean advocate literally travels the world, from Greece to the South Pacific, to positively impact how people feel, think and act towards the ocean around them. The Ocean Advocate and Endurance Waterman's Toa o le Tai ("Hero of the Sea") Program in American Samoa is
Open Water – Where Samoa, Tunisia, Fiji and Ghana Mix
As the world goes round and the coastal areas of the globe get increasingly crowded, it is fascinating to learn how passionate people are bringing open water awareness and the joy of swimming to the next generation. From Bruckner Chase in Amerika Samoa and Shane Gould in Fiji to Nejib Belhedi in Tunisia and Saka Acquaye in Ghana, these individuals are
Toa o le Tai With A Vision To Inspire In The Ocean
Bruckner and Michelle Chase finished up the first Toa o le Tai Ocean Lifeguard Festival in Amerika Samoa. Their theme and driving force was "Passion to Care, Strength to Act, Vision to Inspire." Below are some scenes from their activities from the Toa o le Tai Ocean Festival that the Governor Togiola Tulafono attended. "The Governor asked for a plan to
Triumphant Toa o le Tai Ocean Heroes
Inspired by Bruckner Chase, a crew of local swimmers made history over the weekend when they completed a 9-mile relay swim from Aunu’u to Utulei in Amerika Samoa. The ambassadors of the Toa o le Tai youth ocean heroes program joined Chase and Michelle Evans-Chase in an unprecedented kick-off of Ocean Week. Over the course of this past year, the team
Toa o le Tai’s Aunu’u-to-Utulei Relay In Amerika Samoa
In May 2011, Bruckner Chase completed a historic 9-mile swim from Aunu’u to Utulei in Amerika Samoa. He was honored by High Talking Chief Fuiava and the village of Aunu’u with the honorary matai title, Uila o le Sami ("Lightning in the Ocean" in English). When asked by the Governor if there was a means to positively impact the youth of the Territory,
Pool Open Water Swimming In The Tropics
It was cold on Saturday night in South Jersey on the East Coast of the United States. So Toa a le Tai founder Bruckner Chase brought a little bit of the tropics and a whole lot of fun to the Ocean City Swim Club workout. They took out all the lane lines in the indoor pool and conducted a Pool Open Water workout for dozens of swimmers - with a bit of
Ocean Swimming Ocean Science Class Commences
Ocean Ambassador Bruckner Chase, utilizing a Hollings Ocean Grant from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, commenced the first Ocean Swimming Ocean Science class of Samoana High School. After a successful launch with 25 students enrolled and 50 more on the waiting list, Bruckner is talking with the Department of Education about an exponential
Connecting The Past With The Future In American Samoa
AMERICAN SAMOA. Bruckner Chase has started the Toa o le Tai program, an ocean swimming initiative, in American Samoa yesterday. "The stories down here are about as pure as you can get. The oral history and legends from both the ocean and the land are fascinating." Despite a 3,000-year history with its surrounding ocean, the relative percentage of watermen
The Art Of Ocean Swimming By A Hero Of The Sea
AMERICAN SAMOA. Bruckner Chase is called Toa a le Tai for good reason by the Samoan people. Toa a le Tai means Hero of the Sea and the National Marine Sanctuaries commemorated Bruckner’s energy, vision and success in creating the first comprehensive ocean swimming curriculum for high school students. The National Marine Sanctuaries’ colorful cartoon video