Carina Bruwer: Inspirational Speaker

Carina Bruwer
  • Internationally Acclaimed Open Water Marathon Swimmer, with record-breaking crossings including the English Channel, Gibraltar Straits, Messina Straits, False Bay, and solo extreme swims across Africa and Europe.
  • Founder of Swim For Hope, a charitable initiative raising funds for children’s causes through extreme swimming challenges, impacting thousands of lives across South Africa and beyond.
  • Accomplished Musician and Performer, member of the award-winning instrumental pop group Sterling EQ, with performances across 15 countries and numerous major international stages.
  • Recognized as one of South Africa’s Most Inspirational Women, featured in numerous media outlets including CNN, BBC, SuperSport, and Women’s Health for her achievements in sport, music, and philanthropy.

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  • Travels from: Cape Town, Western Cape
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Carina’s signature keynote, Swim Against the Current, is a powerful, immersive experience that leaves audiences energized and inspired. In this transformative talk, Carina takes listeners on a journey from the choppy waters of challenge to the calm confidence of mastery — sharing the mindsets and strategies she’s honed as a world-class open water swimmer and entrepreneur.

Through gripping storytelling and hard-earned lessons, Carina shows how to tap into the power of resilience, reframe obstacles as opportunities, and unleash the courage to debate with fear instead of being ruled by it. The result is a practical blueprint for turning setbacks into stepping stones and achieving personal greatness. Audiences walk away not just moved, but equipped — ready to embrace uncertainty, challenge their limits, and thrive in the face of adversity.

Carina’s story is one of rewriting the rules—in sport, music, and entrepreneurship. This inspiring keynote empowers audiences to reimagine what’s possible by cultivating courage, innovation, and clarity of vision in uncertain environments.

Takeaways:

  • Think beyond convention
  • Embrace risk for meaningful reward
  • Use adversity to spark creativity
  • Lead with authenticity and intent
  • Translate vision into action

When Carina launched Swim For Hope, she proved that one person can drive meaningful change. This talk illustrates how aligning personal ambition with purpose creates a ripple effect of transformation, and how organizations can empower individuals to lead from the inside out.

Takeaways:

  • Discover your “why” to amplify impact
  • Align values with daily action
  • Inspire change through authentic leadership
  • Understand the ripple effect of one brave decision
  • Build momentum through purpose-driven goals

Carina Bruwer is one of Africa’s most accomplished female open water marathon swimmers, an internationally renowned musician, a trailblazing entrepreneur, and a mother of three. A true multi-hyphenate, she inspires audiences around the world with stories of resilience, risk-taking, and transformation, drawn from the extreme frontiers of sport, art, business, and life. An International Marathon […]

Carina Bruwer is one of Africa’s most accomplished female open water marathon swimmers, an internationally renowned musician, a trailblazing entrepreneur, and a mother of three.

A true multi-hyphenate, she inspires audiences around the world with stories of resilience, risk-taking, and transformation, drawn from the extreme frontiers of sport, art, business, and life. An International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame nominee and one of the World Open Water Swimming Association’s “Top 50 Most Daring, Courageous and Audacious” swimmers, Carina has completed some of the planet’s most grueling swims, including the English Channel, Gibraltar Straits, False Bay, and many world-first crossings.

Through her initiative Swim For Hope, she uses these feats to raise funds and awareness for South African charities, generating over R1 million in direct donations and millions more in media value. Equally fearless in her artistic career, Carina Bruwer is the founder of the award-winning instrumental group Sterling EQ, which revolutionized classical crossover music in South Africa and performed in over 15 countries.

As an entrepreneur, she’s built multiple successful creative ventures and continues to lead in the production and live entertainment space. A powerful and engaging keynote speaker, Carina Bruwer brings a unique blend of energy, authenticity, and insight to stages across the world, inspiring companies, conferences, schools, and nonprofits to challenge limitations, embrace change, and unlock their potential.

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