Open Water Swim in Alaska

AK (Anna) Kottakis

2022

Georgia

Cairn Project Ambassador AK puts on a wetsuit with a gloomy water scene behind her

About AK

AK is a full-time undergraduate student at Emory University in Atlanta, where she double-majors in Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology and English. She’s a volunteer research assistant in a research lab for civilian PTSD, an avid writer, and a documentary enthusiast.

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