Meet Bruckner
"What we do IN the ocean makes us athletes. What we do FOR the oceans and FOR our communities makes us Watermen and Waterwomen." Bruckner
Bruckner Chase is an internationally recognized ocean advocate and professional waterman whose athletic career spans the world in the most challenging adventures and events on water and land in some of the harshest conditions imaginable. Bruckner’s athletic pursuits and innovative, evidence based initiatives from American Samoa to Poland and the Jersey Shore provide opportunities to empower and positively impact individual and community behavior towards our shared aquatic environments while also building capacity and opportunities across multiple areas. He is a former executive who worked in international project and brand development for companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch and West Marine who traded a traditional office for an aquatic and community focused career with an innate understanding that mutually beneficial partnerships with measurable positive impacts are the foundation for sustainable initiatives and concept development. Bruckner is also a gifted and engaging speaker who brings the insights, knowledge and passion he confronts in the water to audiences around the world. Through his Bruckner Chase Ocean Positive Foundation he is personally and professionally committed to the mission: TO POSITIVELY IMPACT HOW WE FEEL, THINK AND ACT TOWARDS OUR OCEANS AND COMMUNITIES.
From My Friends & Partners
One of a Kind Understanding of Where Weather, Water, Waves & People Meet
"I first met Bruckner at the 49th AMS Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, and as soon as I saw his presentation on communicating about coastal safety I knew he was someone we needed in our AMS community. Since that meeting he has become our go to resource on The Weather Channel for insights on improving how we talk to our viewers and p
"I first met Bruckner at the 49th AMS Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, and as soon as I saw his presentation on communicating about coastal safety I knew he was someone we needed in our AMS community. Since that meeting he has become our go to resource on The Weather Channel for insights on improving how we talk to our viewers and peers about beach and coastal safety, science and conservation. Bruckner is as valuable in front of the camera as he is off-camera discussing beach or ocean weather and safety." - Jim Cantore, The Weather Channel
Do Well. Do Good. Do Better. Do More.
"I have observed Bruckner Chase for nearly 15 years educate, motivate, and protect individuals and entire communities of various demographics - from domestic to foreign. He has a unique talent and expertise in teaching disabled individuals, both physical and intellectual, in the water. Bruckner is as comfortable teaching pool and ocea
"I have observed Bruckner Chase for nearly 15 years educate, motivate, and protect individuals and entire communities of various demographics - from domestic to foreign. He has a unique talent and expertise in teaching disabled individuals, both physical and intellectual, in the water. Bruckner is as comfortable teaching pool and ocean swimmers, lifeguards and beach-goers, children and adults, on ocean safety and coastal conditions around the world. It was my pleasure to work with Bruckner at the inaugural Special Olympics World Summer Games where we conducted the first sea swim for the intellectually disabled. He showed a deep compassion and enthusiasm for the athletes. We have also presented to full-time and part-time swim coaches, introducing the risks and challenges swimmers face in the ocean and in any open water environment so they can, in turn, share this safety knowledge and confidence with their athletes. He is uniquely talented about all things in, on, near, and under water and how to effectively engage, teach, inspire and protect others.” - Steven Munatones,
Founder - Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Oceans Seven, World Open Water Swimming Association
Beyond Start and Finish Lines
NOAA "Wave Safe with Bruckner Chase"
NOAA "Wave Safe with Bruckner Chase"
"In all my years, I have yet to meet a more passionate, persuasive and enthusiastic advocate for the ocean than Bruckner Chase. Bruckner's remarkable journey as an ultra open-water swimmer, paired with an almost mystical appreciation for the sea that can only come from countless hours in and on it, makes his stories totally engaging and
"In all my years, I have yet to meet a more passionate, persuasive and enthusiastic advocate for the ocean than Bruckner Chase. Bruckner's remarkable journey as an ultra open-water swimmer, paired with an almost mystical appreciation for the sea that can only come from countless hours in and on it, makes his stories totally engaging and memorable." Hank Armstrong, Former VP Communications, Monterey Bay Aquarium
NOAA "Wave Safe with Bruckner Chase"
NOAA "Wave Safe with Bruckner Chase"
NOAA "Wave Safe with Bruckner Chase"
"Mr. Chase's extensive experience addressing ocean safety in American Samoa specifically has directly advanced the National Weather Service's recent education and outreach efforts in the Pacific Islands. His familiarity with different coastal communities, such as those on American Samoa, is valuable to the National Weather Service in ma
"Mr. Chase's extensive experience addressing ocean safety in American Samoa specifically has directly advanced the National Weather Service's recent education and outreach efforts in the Pacific Islands. His familiarity with different coastal communities, such as those on American Samoa, is valuable to the National Weather Service in making decisions on how to approach different coastal audiences and focus beach and ocean safety messaging." Allison Allen - Chief, Marine, Tropical and Tsunami Services Branch - NOAA NWS
Documentary - "Blue Journey American Samoa"
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Speaker-Educator-Coach
Ocean / Coastal Expert & Events
A passion for storytelling and engaging others driven by a desire to instill in others the Passion to Care, Strength to Act and Vision to I
Ocean / Coastal Expert & Events
Ocean / Coastal Expert & Events
Decades in boardrooms, classrooms, waters and communities around the world have led to a vast knowledge base coupled with ocean wisdom from first hand experience to consult, design and oversee innovative programs and events while also serving as an expert witness in aquatic cases around the country
Television-Host-Writer
In front of or behind the camera or behind the pen.
Films-Media
The reach of narratives about events, adventures and projects that span the world.
Ocean Positive Foundation & Impact Projects
Ocean Positive Foundation & Impact Projects
From CEO of the Ocean Positive Foundation that he founded to personal projects in oceans and communities around the world: To positively impact how we all feel, think and act towards our oceans and our communities.
Ocean Adventurer-Athlete
Ocean Positive Foundation & Impact Projects
An endurance career on land and in the ocean spanning decades and the world in some of the most extreme events and conditions imaginable
Blue Ocean Partners & Friends
