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I competed against Ryan Lochte (12 time Olympic Champion) in the 500 yard freestyle swim

Several years ago, I took up got serious about boxing and had two exhib fights. Career record 0-0 w/ two no decisions.

I love to travel and play golf & have been to 42 countries (one no longer exists) and played golf in 28 countries

I have volunteered at 3 Olympic Games - Atlanta (2004), Beijing (2008), and London (2012).

I spent 10 days in the Amazon rain forest living in a tree house. We also swam with pink dolphins

I lived in Ireland for 4 years in my youth

As a child, I met and touched hands with the late, great Muhammad Ali in Piccadilly Circus London

I once had lunch with England footballer, Ian Wright

I once sang “You’ll never walk alone,” to an African Tribal chief while guest of honor at dinner

I am an English medieval history buff from the period of the Norman conquest (William the Conquerer) thru Henry VIII

I am a trained volunteer firefighter

In 2021, I attended nine weddings, including my own, and was a bridesmaid in 4 of them

Some of the band members of U2 attended my wedding

Before joining MSIM, I once worked as a foreign correspondent covering celebrity news and entertainment

I have travelled to 6 of the 7 continents (all except Antarctica)

I once beat James Gorman at poker

I accidentally smuggled a cellphone into the CFA exam (oops)

I was an artillery sergeant, Bulgarian Army (86-88) guarding the souther border of the Warsaw Pact again the enemy, NATO

During the pandemic, I learned to play piano

I travelled to every state on the US East Cost competing in my high sports events (FB, BB and hoops)

I have used three legal names all at the same time

Two MSIM team members have been sky diving - one in Dubai, the 2nd 4 times as a member of the British Paratrooping Assoc

I summitted the 2nd highest mountain in Africa at 5199 M / 17057 ft - Mt Kenya

These 2 MSIM product team members have swum with sharks - one in Hawaii and the second in the Indian Ocean

My childhood friends still call me the “Mathlete” because I was a champion in timed math competitions in school

For vacation, I have travelled to 19 different island nations