World-Class Swimmer Teaches Tools to Create Your Olympic Moment

Can you be your best without the stress?

Katrina Radke, an Olympic swimmer who lives in Excelsior, says you can.

In fact, she is so passionate about empowering people that she recently published a book on the subject, entitled "Be Your Best Without the Stress."

Radke swam in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul at the age of 17. She placed fifth in the women's 200-metres butterfly. She was on the USA National Team for seven years and won four gold medals in major international competitions. During her swimming career, she set records at the American, U.S. Open, Italian Open and Australian Open.

Radke and her husband Ross Gerry, an Olympic coach, moved to the area from California two years ago.

Radke has always been fascinated by how humans get motivated, and what makes us be healthy, strong, and feeling good. When she was 22, she dealt with a debilitating chronic illness, so she draws on her own experiences to give others advice.

"Through my personal and professional experience, I love being able to inspire others to fully live their life, which requires being healthy along the way," Radke said. "Thus, I have studied many facets of health and find that when people take care of themselves, they are better able to realize their dreams and more fully enjoy their life."

The first step to living a life without stress, Radke said, is to relax, by breathing, and letting go.

"Stress can occur for a variety of reasons," she said. "We can decrease its amount by how we choose to live. For many of us, by learning how to be clear on what makes us most happy, we can feel inspired to be who we really are, and do what we love."

Find out more about Katrina Radke by visitng her website.

Book Signing

Saturday, June 23, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Elsmore Swim Shop West
11323 Highway 7, Minnetonka
Country Village Shopping Center (By Lunds)

11 a.m. Raffle and door prizes

11:15 a.m. Fitness DVD demonstrations and healthy snacks

11:45 Katrina shares “SMART, a process” with Q&A

12:15 Autographs and book signings