This weeks podcast about water safety

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From: Rick Kauffman

Just want to say sorry for getting behind and not getting any updated podcasts out to you. Here is a link to our most resent episode with Lindsay Pursglove with Swimtatsic Swim School of SW Florida. Episode 52 We are heading down to New Orleans to the NDPA conference if you are going to be there let us know, and we can connect while there. I'm working on a National Swim Campaign that many of you may want to know more about. I will be sharing with a few select people that we have appointments set with already, Plus a few are driving in that are not attending the conference to talk about this campaign in the New Orleans area. We are on a mission to save 185,000 live from drowning worldwide each year by June 15, 2029. We have developed the plan to go along with a message to hit this home. It's right up there with Click It Or Ticket and Don't Drink and Drive for examples. Not only the fatal drownings but almost 2 million people and families that are affected by nonfatal drownings each year worldwide, If your traveling to the NDPA catch up and binge listen to our podcast starting with. Episode 52 Next weeks episode we'll be talking with Audrey Dalton a survivor of a nonfatal drowning when she was a young child. Look for that episode #54 on Thursday April 18th

Rick Kauffman Founder rick@thekelsgroup.com (937) 508-9388 - Mobile | (937) 471-5351 - Work

Fwd: WHO Nonfatal Drowning - Comments needed

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From: Rebecca Wear Robinson

The WHO has released the position paper on Nonfatal drowning.  Public comments needed!

Influence policy on Non-fatal Drowning today. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Your action is needed today: 1.  Review the newly released position paper on Non-fatal Drowning. 2. Comment on the paper on Non-fatal Drowning before 15 March 2019. 3.  SHARE this email with all of your colleagues in the field - on social media and by email.  #nonfataldrowning and #drowning Many thanks to our colleagues who worked on the report.  Consistency in terminology and sharing best practices are critical in ending drowning. Non-fatal Drowning Working Group Members: Dr Stephen Beerman Dr Joost Bierens Dr Tessa Clemens Dr David Meddings Dr Aminur Rahman Dr David Szpilman Background on the Position Paper from Dr. David Meddings of the WHO: "You may know that there has been discussion within the global drowning community aimed at improving the use of the phrase "non-fatal drowning". Based on these discussions a Working Group was established to carry this issue further. A very productive meeting about this topic was hosted by the Drowning Prevention Research Centre Canada in Toronto during August 2018. That meeting resulted in the Working Group developing a proposed categorization framework for non-fatal drowning. A few months were needed to further tweak the language and develop a users guide annex for the framework. The Working Group has agreed as part of our discussions in August last year that the Position Statement of the Working Group should be made available for public comment. Accordingly, the Position Statement along with a link for providing reviews has been posted on the WHO website at the following link: https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/drowning/non-fatal-drowning/en/ The Position Statement is available for review until 15 March 2019. On behalf of the Working Group I would like to ask you to please take the time to download and review the Position Statement. My colleagues on the Working Group as well as myself would also be very grateful if you would please circulate this email widely within your networks."  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2019 Lioness Protects LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because we work together to end drowning. Our mailing address is: Lioness Protects LLC 312 Park Ave Unit 84 Clarendon Hills, IL 60514-040

Fwd: Lifeguard certification class for 15 and older anyone welcome

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Hello, We have a lifeguarding class for new and re-certifications April 12-14th. This is open to anyone 15 years or older. Feel free if you know anyone who might want to be a lifeguard to pass it along or anyone who needs a re-certification before the summer.  See below for more details. Thank you, Mike Kristufek MLAC General Manager   LIFEGUARDING CERTIFICATION COURSE With CPR/AED and FIRST AID TRAINING American Red Cross-Certified Course Instructors – Alycia Miller Program Location: Mt. Lebanon High School, 155 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228 American Red Cross Program --- Lifeguard Certification Program Dates: Session 1: April 12th-14th 5:00pm-9:00pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm                                 Click here to register Qualifications/Requirements: Applicant must be at least 15 years old as of May 20th (proof of age required) Applicant must have the ability to swim 300 yards freestyle/breaststroke (under no time limitation) Applicant must be able to complete the deep-water brick test in 1 minute 40 seconds; (jump/dive into the deep end of the pool to retrieve a weighted brick and carry/swim with it to the shallow end)     Lifeguarding certification $260 Lifeguarding Recertification Only $200.00 Pre-registration is required/space is limited. Payment due prior to start of the session  f you have any questions, please reply to: coachmikek@mlacswimming.com

Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club (MLAC)
1110 Pinewood Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15243 United States

Fwd: Love Yourself; Love your Heart; SWIM!

To learn more about swim events around Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, see 4Rs.org. 

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From: Shawn Slevin <shawn.slevin@swimstrongfoundation.org> 

        

In addition to toning visible muscles, swimming also helps improve the most important muscle in our bodies: our heart!

Swimming is an aerobic exercise, it strengthens the heart by helping it to become larger; making it more efficient in pumping — which leads to better blood flow throughout your body. 30 minutes of swimming a day can reduce coronary heart disease in women by 30 to 40 percent. Regular aerobic exercise can reduce blood pressure. Swimming raises "good" cholesterol HDL levels. For every 1 percent increase in HDL cholesterol, the risk of dying from heart disease drops by 3.5 percent. Studies have also shown that aerobic exercise like swimming can also keep the layer of cells lining your arteries flexible and in good shape.

Other benefits too:

• Want to help prevent diabetes? Swim! Men can reduce their risk of diabetes by an average of 6 percent for every 500 calories a week they burn in aerobic exercise. With just 30 minutes of breaststroke swimming three times per week, you could burn 900 calories — reducing your risk of contracting type 2 diabetes by over 10 percent. Vigorous exercise for women can lower their risk by 16% over inactive women. If you already have type 1diabetes, the aerobic benefits of swimming can be particularly helpful, as this type of exercise can increase insulin sensitivity.   According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetics should get 150 minutes per week, spread across at least three days per week, of moderate-intensity physical activity like swimming to aid glycemic control.
• Lower Stress + Higher Spirits = Better Brain all due to the release of endorphins, giving you relaxation and a "natural high". Swimming changes the brain through a process known as hippocampal neurogenesis, in which the brain replaces cells lost through stress.
• Swimming provides the chance to work out in moist air, which can help reduce exercise-induced asthma symptoms. It also relieves the condition overall by increasing lung volume and teaching proper breathing techniques.
• Swimming is now recognized as one of the biggest calorie burners around, and it's great for keeping weight under control. The exact number of calories you burn, of course, depends on your own physiology and the intensity with which you exercise, but as a general rule, for every 10 minutes of swimming: the breast stroke will burn 60 calories; the backstroke 80; the freestyle 100; and the butterfly stroke evaporates an impressive 150.
• Swimming puts the body through a broad range of motion that helps joints and ligaments stay loose and flexible. It's a great way to increase muscle strength and tone. Water is 12 times more dense than air. Propelling through the water acts as resistance exercise…which is the best way to build muscle tone and strength. Additionally, swimming has also been shown to improve bone strength — especially in post-menopausal women.
• Suffer from arthritis? Get into the pool. The water will support 90% of your body weight! If the pool is heated, the warm water can help loosen still joints. People with rheumatoid arthritis can receive greater benefits to their health after participating in hydrotherapy than with other activities. It's also been proven that water-based exercise improves the use of affected joints and decreases pain from osteoarthritis.
• Perhaps best of all…swimming can keep you from dying prematurely. Researchers at the University of South Carolina followed 40,547 men, aged 20 to 90, for 32 years and discovered that those who swam had a 50 percent lower death rate than runners, walkers or men who got no exercise. The study authors concluded that the same benefits would be received by women too.

What are you waiting for? Join a Swim Strong class for Safety and Health today!   www.SwimStrongFoundation.org

Shawn Slevin
Swim Strong Foundation
P.O. Box 701165
East Elmhurst, NY 11370

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12 days of Christmas

Written for a middle school girls team. 

Twelve Days of Christmas, traditional style where every preceding LINE gets repeated with each new verse added to total. 

    - First Day of Christmas, 1 no breath flip turn

    - Second, 2 two hand touches

    - Third, 3 fist pumps of emotion

    - Fourth, 4 poolside press ups

    - Fifth, 5 seconds rest

    - Sixth, six various stroke drills *

    - Seventh, 7 strokes of partner pulling (or kicking)

    - Eighth, 8 descending 25s

    - 9th, 9 underwater fly kicks after a dive

    - Tenth, 10 med ball trunk twists

    - Eleventh, 11 lengths of backstroke

    - Twelfth, 12 (x-yard) Individual Medleys

Totals:

if x-yard = 100-yard, then 12 x 100 IM = 1,200 yards

(Could be 200 IMs, or even 50-yard or 25-yard IMs.)

550 backstroke

30 med ball truck twists

4 x 9 dives with underwater fly kicking (Bob Gillett style)

5 sets of 8 x 25 descending = 1,000 yards

36 press ups

12 flip turns without breathing

* Tips for the SIX stroke drills wild-card is going to take a blog posting. Stay tuned.

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Mark Rauterkus       Mark@Rauterkus.com 

Executive Director of SKWIM USA, a 501(c)(3)

The Pittsburgh Project - swim coach and head lifeguard

Middle School Swim Coach at The Ellis School

Former Varsity Boys Swim Coach, Pittsburgh Obama Academy

Sabbatical for 2018: PPS Summer Dreamers' Swim & Water Polo 

Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team

http://CLOH.org

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Fwd: DIA Newsletter November 2018 Issue

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From: Diversity In Aquatics

DIA November Newsletter

DIA Newsletter November 2018 Issue View this email in your browser Greetings Aquatic and Community Leaders!    We are excited that the holidays are approaching and that we will be counting down to the year 2019 very soon! You all know that means our favorite event will be here before we know it! We invite you to join us this year at our 2019 Diversity in Aquatics Convention, April 12-14, 2019 held at the beautiful Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel.  The Diversity In Aquatics Convention (DIA) is our annual flagship program aimed to bring together one of the most extensive collection of diverse and passionate aquatic experts, professionals, athletes, and enthusiasts in the nation/world. The focus of Diversity In Aquatics is on empowering communities through education and involvement in aquatic physical activities, water safety awareness and drowning prevention efforts in traditionally underrepresented communities and vulnerable populations.  The 2019 Diversity In Aquatics Convention in Miami, Florida provides the opportunity for participants to serve as a think tank on progress in addressing "Drowning" as a "Neglected Public Health Threat" as outlined in the World Health Organization's (2018) Global Report on Drowning. This year marks the 11th year of the establishment of Diversity In Aquatics and our 7th Convention where we will continue to build and grow our mission of saving lives. The 2019 DIA Convention theme, "Unite In Action", reflects the challenges in addressing the burden of drowning in traditionally underrepresented communities while developing solutions and action plans to make a difference, focusing on the following areas: ● Increasing Knowledge and Awareness ○ History of aquatics in underrepresented communities ○ Research symposium and presentations on best practices and culturally relevant education ● Broadening Prevention Education and Aquatic Programming ○ Expanding water safety education and drowning prevention ○ Sport specific focused efforts of the Aquatic Councils ● Creating Partnerships and Community Collaborations ○ A national leadership summit with the American Red Cross ○ Think tank with a body of experts providing advice and ideas on aquatics We hope you will be a part of our growing number of aquatic ambassadors who are gaining insights into best practices that can increase diverse participation and decrease the drowning statistics, while working with nationally recognized organizations and governing bodies of aquatic sports under the United States Olympic Committee.   In addition to our member-centered workshops, research sessions, and implementation of cutting-edge aquatic programs and strategies, Diversity in Aquatics has partnered with the American Red Cross to create a National Diversity Leadership Summit. The summit will bring together diverse organizations as well aquatic professionals focused on working to create solutions towards both the organization's missions of increasing water safety education and safe participation in aquatic physical activities. Lastly, don't forget to bring your aquatic gear, as it is a tradition of ours, for attendees to get in the water and experience for themselves new aquatics skills and disciplines (scuba demo, open water swimming, deep water running, triathlon/multi-sport training, rowing, etc.).   To register for the: Diversity In Aquatics Convention 2019 "Unite in Action" - Miami, FL. Web Registration: DIVERSITYINAQUATICS.COM/CONVENTION  Click Here For Hotel Registration at a special $169.00/night    See you in Miami, FL in 2019! Diversity In Aquatics  Featured Highlights April 12-14, 2019 7th Diversity In Aquatics Convention Happy Holidays!! Diversity in Aquatics Award Nominations!! Apply for Scholarship to attend DIA 2019 Convention Today! Upcoming Aquatic Events DIA Member Highlights The Coaching Corner & Training Tips Water Safety Tips  What's On Our Shelf! Diversity in Aquatics 2019 Awards Each year Diversity In Aquatics honors those individuals who help to further the mission of curving the drowning statistics, increasing swimming competency among undeserved and underrepresented communities by increasing aquatic sports participation, for fitness, recreation, health, competition, and professions, for youth and adults. Nominations are due by December 5, 2018. Click HERE to submit your nominations! Apply for the Scholarship to attend the DIA 2019 Convention! This year, we have the opportunity to offer scholarships to attend convention. The scholarship will cover the registration fee, convention meals, and attendance for the gala for the attendee. There are a limited number of scholarships available. The application deadline is December 1, 2018. Decisions will be made by December 10, 2018. Click HERE to complete the application! Aquatics Training School for Pre-Convention   Diversity in Aquatics will be offering and Aquatics Training School as a Pre-Convention 3-day Event, April 10-12, 2019.  Pre-Convention: DIA Aquatics Training School  (3 days) Day 1: Wednesday, April 10th (1:00 pm -5:00 pm) Day 2: Thursday, April 11th (8:00 am - 8:00 pm) Day 3: Friday, April 12th (8:00 am - 2:00 pm)     Click HERE to register for the Pre-Convention. We will have the following course offerings: Water Safety Instructor (WSI)  Lifeguard Class  Lifeguard Instructor Class  Lifeguard Instructor Review DIA Member Highlights Mr. Virgil Chancy was apart diverse group of Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) Officials giving of their time at the Annual Black History Month Swim Meet that was held at the Takoma Park Aquatic Center. They were featured in the Mr. Chauncy and the other PVS Officials were featured in the PVS October newsletter! This is an example of the importance of diversity and representation at all levels in aquatics. Click the link to HERE view the newsletter!  Aquatic Upcoming Events 2019 USA Swimming Winter National Championships Speedo Winter Junior Nationals, December 5, 2018 Nationals East: Greensboro, NC- Greensboro Aquatic Center Nationals West: Austin TX- Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center Miami Tread-A-Thon hosted by: Diversity in Aquatics- Sunday April 14, 2019 2:30pm - 5:00pm The Coaching Corner  USA Swimming Regional Coach Clinics USA Swimming National Team & Bill Requiring Prompt Abuse Reporting Passes   Training Tip Rowing Training: Check out the Sports Fitness Advisor website. Sports Fitness is providing a guide that is even more detailed, updated and comprehensive - it is a multi-page guide on rowing training that is packed with practical tips and advice. Check out their site today!  This is our Official Diversity in Aquatics T-Shirt!! Order your shirt today and support the Diversity in Aquatics mission to increase knowledge and awareness, aquatic programming, and sustainability in water safety and drowning prevention efforts. Click HERE to purchase a DIA T-shirt! Help Diversity In Aquatics Programs every time you shop on Amazon.com. You will not be charged extra for your purchases.  https://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-3360459 Water Safety Tips Here are are a few winter tips that are provided by The Zac Foundation Adult Supervision – Never turn your back on your child around water. It takes just seconds for him/her to be in serious trouble. Assign a Water Watcher so there are never questions about which adult is responsible for watching the child and be aware of the distractions unique to the winter months: holiday parties, house guests, etc. Educate Others – When traveling to relatives' and friends' homes they may not understand the importance of keeping gates closed, doors locked, closing toilet seats, emptying buckets, etc. Visiting family, holiday parties and celebrations can lead to breakdowns in routine supervision and effective barriers to the water. If a child is missing, look for him or her in the pool or spa first. Decoration Hazards – Decorations and lights can pose problems with young children around the house and water. Watch for lights and electrical cords around water, make sure no outside decorations provide a means for a child to climb over a fence or open a locked gate. Maintain Pools in the Winter – Keep pools well maintained with clear water even if it is too cold to swim. If someone falls in, they can be   seen and be helped faster. – Pool covers need to be drained of accumulated rain water and free of debris. – Ensure any pool and spa you use has compliant drain covers, and ask your pool service provider if you       do not know. Hot Tubs – Install and use a lockable safety cover on your spa. Supervision must be one adult per child due to the high temperatures and turbulence of the water in a hot tub. When young children are in the hot tub, keep the temperature below 90 degrees Fahrenheit and limit exposure to less than ten minutes. Fencing – Install a four-foot or taller fence around the pool and spa use self-closing and self-latching gates; ask your neighbors to do the same at their pools. Survival Swimming Lessons – The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) states, "lessons may actually reduce the risk in drowning for children ages 1-4 years old." Infant Swimming Resource goes beyond traditional swimming instruction, by teaching children aquatic survival skills designed to help them survive should they reach the water alone. What's On Our Shelf Sea Together Magazine 2019, 1st Issue: 001 Sea Together is an annual, creative print publication featuring the stories, opinions, and creativity of women surfers around the world. 2018 is the first year that Sea Together Magazine is publishing a magazine, highlighting the experiences of diverse women who enjoy the aquatic activity and sport of surfing. Ms. Nique Miller is gracing the cover of the first issue of this magazine, showing that black women are making waves in sport of surfing! Check out the first issue of their magazine HERE!

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Mark Rauterkus       Mark.Rauterkus@gmail.com
Swimming and Water Polo Coach, Schenley High School, Pittsburgh, PA
http://CLOH.wikia.com
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