As coaches, we've heard stories of those who've drowned or suffocated by immersion in water. As coaches, we are even likely to have rescued a drowning victim from near death. These stories move us to become better people.
Coach Carol's personal experiences:
As a boy of 9 lay in his coffin from drowning in the Sacramento River, I vowed that my toddlers would learn to swim well. Deeply moved by the anguish heard from the dead boy's mother, my turning point was clear: incorporate swimming into our lives. Decades later, my adult kids are built like swimmers from growing up at the pool.
I remember, as if it happened yesterday, one incident when I stripped without thinking to save a drunken teenager, as the Russian River swept young Von Schwab downstream.
To save the life of another is beyond words. To help others overcome the fear of swimming is profound.
The Adult Learn to Swim Panel is
designed for Coaches and Clubs.
Coach, make sure a few of your swimmers attend this!
Kim Elsbach, Chair, Adult Learn to Swim, will lead the evening. Kim's panel of speakers will share what this program is about, why it's a good idea of offer ALTS at your club, and how to incorporate this program with the tools offered by USMS. Whether you want to supplement your team's budget or give back to our community, adults learning to swim changes lives.
Sharing my heart,
Carol Nip
Chair, Clubs & Coaches
Pacific Masters Swimming
