KPMG Becomes the Sponsor for the Pirates Week 5K Sea Swim

                                                           KPMG Pirates Week 5K Sea Swim to Host

International Open Water Swimming Champion, Emily Brunemann

“An Official Pirates Week Event”

 

CIASA, Grand Cayman, 1 November 2013:KPMG is lending its name and support to the November 9th, 33rd Annual Pirates Week 5K Sea Swim, helping the continuity of one of the cornerstone sporting events of Pirates Week and Cayman Swimming.

 

Starting and finishing at The Grand Cayman Beach Suites, the 5K race will attract fierce competition between local and international Open Water swimmers, such as the up- and-coming, Iain McCallum, lining up against International Open Water sensation, Emily Brunemann.

 

Ms. Brunemann, a graduate of the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and currently a professional swimmer, is a four-time FINA World Cup 10K Open Water Champion, 1,650 yard freestyle NCAA Champion, and two-time 1,500 meter freestyle and 10K Open Water USA National Champion. She has represented the United States in multiple international events in Brazil, Japan, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Argentina, Brazil and the Cayman Islands.

 

“KPMG is delighted to be a part of this long-standing sporting tradition and is pleased to welcome World Open Water Champion, Emily Brunemann, to the Cayman Islands,” said Hellen Chemeli, Community Committee Member and Senior Manager, Audit at KPMG. “Seven Mile Beach is an ideal location for Open Water Swimming and we look forward to seeing the sport continue to grow as a viable part of our sports tourism industry.”

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