Carina Bruwer – CT
Carina Bruwer is a standout because she’s not just a sports figure — she’s a world-class swimmer, a musician, and an entrepreneur. Carina Bruwer is a powerful motivational speaker based in Cape Town, South Africa. She is one of Africa’s most decorated female open water marathon swimmers, an internationally renowned musician, a successful entrepreneur and a mother of three. Known for boldly going where most do not – in the ocean, as well as in business and life – Carina inspires and motivates audiences through her incredible stories of courage, transformation and altruism.
Her talks feel fresh because they go beyond medals and records; she shares raw, real stories of swimming through shark infested waters to help others, rebuilding a business after Covid, and standing firm against injustice. That mix of courage, creativity, and resilience makes her message topical and deeply relatable.
What sets her apart even more is the way she brings music into her keynote — she plays the flute live, turning her talk into an experience that’s both inspiring and emotionally moving. It’s this blend of sport, art, and purpose that makes her refreshing and different from traditional sports speakers.
“Against The Current” is a powerful, inspirational and entertaining keynote in which Carina Bruwer takes the audience on a journey through the extremes of challenging her own human and professional limits, in pursuit of progress and altruism. From turning a musical vision into reality against all odds, to brushing with death in pursuit of a childhood dream; from building a sustainable business from the Covid ashes, to marathoning through shark infested waters to feed starving musicians; and from breaking world records to standing strong against injustice in the face of the threat of losing her own home, Carina’s real-life stories require no embellishment.
Through personal analogies, she shows with great effect how and why our imagination is our strongest asset, how to mediate with fear in order to manifest the ideas which may seem beyond our capacities, and how to continually access the strongest version of yourself to be able to confront life’s adversities. The audience walks away with new tools to navigate a life and time where so much seems beyond our control, and to (re)discover their purpose and show up in a way that benefits their work, themselves, and those in their orbits.