Special Olympics Relay Team for 2023 21 mile DC Marathon Swim

Mission

InnerTides is a community-focused organization providing education that enriches lives via natural activities and practices. We strive to improve personal well-being and mindset, face hardships, and promote healthier living.

We accomplish our mission through breathing exercises, cold water exposure, mindset activities, and promoting a nutritious lifestyle. Our goal is to combat the harmful exposures of our fast-paced world.

Main Objective

We aim to reach the overlooked and underserved, teaching techniques to relieve stress, repair past damage, stimulate creativity, and fortify inner power.

Program Goals

  • Teaching stress reduction and healing exercises to veterans and first responders.

  • Organizing open water programs for intellectually challenged individuals aimed at fostering confidence and independence.

  • Offering programs to inner-city residents to promote engagement in activities beyond the urban environment.

  • Introducing nature-based therapies and our unique practices to stressed populations for healing and relief.

Denis Crean - Founder

An innovative and motivating coach ushering you towards extraordinary potentials in well-being. His unique approach evokes curiosity and imagination, shaping and transforming athletes over a span of 25 years.

With Denis, a regular athlete has the potential to become an English Channel champion. He has the trusted expertise to vanquish the demons obstructing your progress towards triumph. By teaching you control over your nervous systems, body chemistry, and mindset, he aids you in orchestrating your personal success narrative.

The aim is simple: live healthy, happy, and strong. The gateway to your physiology and psychology is unlocked with Denis's guidance and practices.

Key Accomplishments

  1. Triple Crown Open Water Swimmer (English Channel, Swim Around Manhattan, Catalina Channel)

  2. 1st Swimmer Potomac River from Chain Bridge to Mt Vernon – 21 miles

  3. Coach 1st Special Olympics Marathon Swim 15.3 miles Potomac River

  4. Chief Safety Officer for Open Water Swimming at Special Olympic World Games

  5. Organized swims of over 21,000 swimmers

  6. Wim Hof Certified Instructor

  7. XPT Certified Coach

  8. USMS Certified Coach

  9. USA Swimming Certified Coach

  10. Red Cross Certified Life Guard