Open Water Summit

by Open Water Summit

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Date and Time

Sat, November 10, 2018

7:00 AM – 10:00 PM PST

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Location

The Olympic Club

524 Post Street

2nd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94102

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Refunds up to 30 days before event

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Come celebrate 2018 with your your aquatic family and relive the impossible journeys of the most inspiring open water athletes, adventurers, and activists on the planet. The World Open Water Swimming Association & The Olympic Club invite you to three special events on November 10th:

WOWSA Talks - The Ted Talks of Open Water Swimming
Trans Tahoe Relay After Party - The After Party That Never Was
WOWSA Awards Gala Dinner - Keynote & Awards Ceremony

WOWSA Talks - Morning Session

7:00am - 8:00am - Morning swim with world record holder Aaron Peirsol
8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, coffee & welcome
9:00am - 10:00am - The Builders with Evan Morrison, Dan Simonelli, Brent Rutemiller & Marcia Benjamin
10:00am - 11:00am - The Adventurers with Ram Barkai, Antonio Arguelles, Jessi Harewicz & David Holscher
11:00am - 12:00am - The Racers with Ned Denison, Shelley Taylor Smith, Bryce Elser & Aaron Peirsol
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Exhibition Hall, Photos & Raffle Drawing

WOWSA Talks - Afternoon Session

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Exhibition Hall, Photos & Raffle Drawing
2:00pm - 3:00pm - The Record Setters with Sally Minty-Gravett, Pat gallant-Charette, Angel More & Megan Melgaard
3:00pm - 4:00pm - The Pioneers with Ben Lecomte, Ross Edgley & Ger Kennedy
4:00pm - 4:30pm - Lewis Pugh on Swimming for Change

Trans Tahoe Happy Hour

4:30 - 5:30 - Welcome Drinks
5:30 - 6:00 - The First Trans Tahoe Relay by Edward Rudloff Jr.
6:00 - 6:30 - How We're Keeping Tahoe Blue by Jesse Patterson of The League to Save Lake Tahoe
6:30 - 7:00 - 2018 Trans Tahoe Relay Awards Ceremony