U.S. Olympic swimmer and three time gold medalist Aaron Peirsol has a deep love for the water. He has joined Oceana in the fight to preserve and protect the world’s oceans. Scientists have said that wild seafood populations will collapse by the middle of this century if we keep fishing at the rate we do now. Pollution and global climate change also threaten pristine ocean ecosystems.
Click to read an interview in which he talks about environmental awareness, education, and his most recent project, Race for the Oceans (view video 15s, flashplayer required)
You can join Aaron in the Race for the Oceans by signing up to be a Wavemaker at community.oceana.org/join (view documentary 7m 50s).
With credit to Steven Munatones and www.10Kswimmer.com.