SDPA Event: Navy SEAL Endurance

Navy SEAL Endurance

PRODUCED BY:  SDPA Sport Psychology Committee

PRESENTER:  Victor Chonka, former Navy SEAL

DATE/TIME:  Monday  April 10, 2023  7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

LOCATION:  Zoom

FEE: Free

DESCRIPTION:

The Sport Psychology Committee is hosting a Webinar to hear the experiences of Victor Chonka, former Navy SEAL.  Mr. Chonka joined the Navy in September 2000 and, in 2002 after 9/11, went to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDS).  As a member of SEAL Team 1, he suffered heat stroke. He then served as instructor at Naval Special Warfare Training Detachment (NSW TRADET).  As a member of SEAL Team 7, he deployed to Iraq and to Afghanistan twice.  Before the last tour, he served as a BUDS Instructor.  Mr. Chonka is currently a Firefighter Paramedic in Long Beach.  He will be discussing his career as a Navy SEAL, the mental challenges he endured and how he was able to do so.