Fwd: Can You Review a New Book About Swimming and AI?

Read Chapter Zero and share your thoughts with ISCA.

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Can you review a new book about swimming and AI? Chapter Zero: Our AI Coaching Wizard by Coach Mark Rauterkus of Pittsburgh, PA, explores how coaches, athletes and sports leaders can begin using artificial intelligence as a practical coaching tool. The book looks at AI through the eyes of the swimming community. It offers ideas for planning, learning, communication, reflection and building stronger programs without losing the judgment and personal connection that good coaching requires. We are inviting coaches, educators and swimming leaders to read the book and share their honest reactions. Download the complete PDF edition free at SwimISCA.com. A printed copy is also available for $10.50 plus shipping from the same website. Get the free PDF or order the printed book at SwimISCA.com. After reading it, please send us your review, comments or suggestions. Your feedback can help shape future editions and the continuing conversation about AI in coaching. Reach the author via email at Webmaster-Team@SwimISCA.org. SwimISCA.com View email in browser International Swim Coaches Association · 420 Church Ave SW STE 2 · Roanoke, VA 24016 · USA

World Drowning Prevention Day Highlights New Free Open‑Water Course and Upcoming East Coast Festival

Open water swimming is exhilarating—but safety must come first. In episode #107 of Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide, we talk with Barry Healey of BC, Canada about an event in his town.

Get into the new open-water course and check out the ISCA Open Water Festival. The upcoming festival with a 5K swim is hosted at Smith Mountain Lake State Park in Virginia.

Progress is being made on the insurance issue.

• New free open‑water swimming course (read.swimisca.org) and the East Coast Open Water Festival at Smith Mountain Lake

• Introduction of a university division for collegiate squads and how to register

• Ongoing insurance work and why coaches and need to stay informed about liability risks

• The July 18, 2026 Across‑the‑Lake Swim disaster – what went wrong and the key safety failures

• New mandatory safety gear: high‑visibility swim buddies and why they’re now required for all open‑water events

Check out this episode!

way to go Indy

https://www.athleticbusiness.com/operations/programming/article/15830806/indianapolis-colts-partner-with-hud-to-develop-youth-sports-programming

Fwd: See the Water Rescue Instructor Academy in Action

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Open water swimming is poised to grow with new competitive opportunities for college teams

In Heavy Or Not, #106, we bring a dream into reality for long-time Southern Illinois University Head Swim & Dive Coach, presently retired, Rick Walker.

Open Water Festival Sign up at https://swimisca.org/event/east-coast-open-water/

 

News Release about College Teams at https://read.swimisca.org/courses/open-water/lessons/isca-hosts-open-water-festivals/topic/press-release-college-swimming-gets-an-upgrade-in-september-with-a-5k-and-open-water-knockout/

 

Coach Walker has been a leading force for USA Open Water Swimming Teams in recent years — and he helps with Pan Am Aquatics and speaks to coaches at WAFSU.org / UCSSC seminars.

Let’s get to the core of the dream of what Open Water events mean for athletes and coaches. Get the details on the upcoming East Coast Open Water Festival and how a new college and university division is being created. Plus, you can get involved.

• Open water as an additional collegiate season – benefits for Title IX compliance and athlete counts.

• East Coast Open Water Festival at Smith Mountain Lake (Sept 2026) is with a new college & university division.

• Race formats: knockout 1,500 m, 5K, 1‑mile, splash‑and‑dash (swim + run) and more.

• How open water training boosts pool performance for distance and sprint swimmers.

• Resources & future events: online prep course (reed.swimisca.org), May Jamestown meet, coach/parent participation.
  
  

• New Open Water Course, for free, for limited time:
  https://read.swimisca.org/courses/open-water/

Check out this episode!

Fwd: Summer for All Capitol Hill Briefing Recap and Toolkit

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