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Drowning Warriors Podcast

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The Journey Of One Father Telling Stories Of The UNTHINKABLE We Are The Drowning Warriors And These Are Our Stories

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My Life Decoded When it Comes to The Coronavirus, Water Safety, and Drowning Prevention

March 26, 2020 15:16 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MB

Life is being decoded for many people right now. Somebody you know may need a lifesaver thrown out as a lifeline. Mental Health is being tested for so many people right now. For example, water safety advocates who would normally be advocating water safety are finding themselves looking for something to do or a way to communicate their message and programs. Life is by far not normal. But, It may become our new normal as they say! In this episode, I lay out my world as a water safety advocat...

A Mother Explains Her Experience between Mommy and Me Swim Lessons vs Infant Swim Lessons

March 19, 2020 15:41 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MB

Today's podcast we are talking with Nicole Nusshag. A Mother Explains Her Experience between Mommy and Me Swim Lessons vs Infant Swim Lessons. She is a mother who started her daughter off in a mommy and me swim lessons and then learned about infant swim. After learning about infant swim lessons and getting her daughter involved and skilled. She moved to Arizona and realized that she still had the need from these lessons and there was nobody around that was able to teach so she took it into he...

How Can This Happen to so Many Children Brandon Love Shares A Father’s Story

March 12, 2020 15:30 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MB

How many of these ladders do we see left in the pool with nobody swimming? We are talking with Brandon Love. He's a father of Bentley Maverick Love (named after Maverick in the movie Top Gun). Brandon along with so many other parents asks the question of how can this happen to so many children, well Brandon shares a Father's Story in today's podcast. Click the play button above to listen to the full story or read our transcript below and go to the section as it is timed stamped to take you r...

A 5-Year-Old Girl Drowns A Daughter and Her Father Reveil Mistakes at a Lifeguarded Pool Every Parent Needs To Know

March 05, 2020 16:55 - 45 minutes - 63 MB

We are talking to two very brave people, Sarah Watkins and her Father Bart Watkins, that stepped up and their training took over and responded to a situation. So I would like to ask you would you know what to do if a 5-Year-Old Girl Drowns in a pool that you were attending while it was guarded by lifeguards? This is what every parent with children that can or even can't swim needs to know. "Listen to Sarah and her father Bart tell their full story of the events of this day in a public lifegu...

We all Know A Little Boy That Wanted to Grow Up to be a First Responder Rory The Warrior with Sherry Dawn-Sheffield

February 27, 2020 15:33 - 55 minutes - 76 MB

Rory, given his Last Ride A Hero and a Warrior to so many. Rory Antley Sheffield was born a firecracker. Rory was walking by 9 months and never stopped once he got vertical.  He was the joy of his family and Daddy named him his “Little Warrior”.  He loved firetrucks and would watch numerous videos of them going out on calls.  One of his favorite videos built a firetruck from the tires up and he could name each part. Listen to this episode to hear how Rory is just like any other normal todd...

How You Can Learn To Teach Children To Float If You Don’t have $12,000 to $20,000

February 21, 2020 15:50 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MB

We are talking with Trish Muehlstein where she spent some time with us one day in our Facebook Group DW Nation Drowning Warrior Podcast community, where we meet every day at 9 am EST for what I call our coffee break. Trish has developed a new program that she is sharing with us. As the title says "How You Can Learn To Teach Children To Float If You Don't have $12,000 to $20,000." Well, you can! Trish is going to explain that in this episode. If you would like to jump ahead and go right to t...

How Jennifer Duffee Has Turned The Story of her Son Linkin’s Nonfatal Drowning Into A Mission To Help Educate Parents

February 13, 2020 13:55 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am376jgFjZE In today's podcast, we're talking to a mother that on the surface is just like any other mother who is walking this earth. There isn't a thing that she wouldn't do for her children. She would go out of her way to make sure that no harm would ever come to them. Just as any parent would do, until June 15, 2019. When her son Linkin wondered off and opened a gate to a pool and fell in the water. He was estimated to be in the water for 5-10 minutes. Whe...

Two Experts From NAGI SmartPool Swim Safe, Swim Smart System for your Facility. What You Don’t Know

February 05, 2020 16:42 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MB

https://www.nagismartpool.com/ Welcome to The drowning Warrior Podcast. Today we are talking with 2 experts on the topic of drowning detection technology and how that technology can support your facility 2 different ways, Swim SafeSwim Smart Listen to this episode and Ed an Eugeniu will explain what Nagi Swim Safe and Swim Smart System is all about. We are talking with Ed Devork Global GM NAGI Smart Pool in Chicago and Eugeniu Procopi with Business Development Manager at Nagi Smartpool & ...

Texas Drownings Crystal Anderson Sharing her Story of the UNTHINKABLE with Braiden’s Heroes making Pools and Water Safer

January 30, 2020 16:55 - 39 minutes - 54 MB

Texas Drownings lead the country in the numbers of drownings. You live long enough the UNTHINKABLE will happen. You never know what that might be if it hasn't happened yet. Crystal knows what that Unthinkable event is in her life. Listen to this episode as she shares her story about her son Braiden and what happened. What she didn't know and what she has learned. Then how she turned this UNTHINKABLE Tragedy into a mission of Hope, so that another family can learn what she didn't. Don't Let ...

The New Drowning Warrior Podcast, The Journey of One Father Sharing Stories of The UNTHINKABLE

January 23, 2020 18:32 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MB

https://thekelsgroup.com/podcast-and-blog/ Welcome to the NEW Drowning Warriors Podcast Season 3. We are changing directions just a little bit as we move into our 3rd year and season. I will be focusing more on the stories of others to help the mission to get the word out of why is this so important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFSOblRgJ7U&t=8s The new format will be structured in a way to be able to tell about the family as to give some background to their experience and what they kn...

Special Episode 3 Quick & Easy Ways To Reach A Large Audience Start SMALL

January 13, 2020 17:19 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB

Hey Everybody! A little Monday Motivation and Inspiration to start the day and the week off. Welcome to "3 Quick And Easy Ways To How To Reach A Large Audience Start SMALL" Rick Kauffman here with a new Coffee Break Facebook Live and Special Episode of our Weekly podcast for everyone who wants to reach a large audience without having to ask the world for help. Here's what you need to know... Secret #1 - Unthinkable We all have had an Unthinkable situation happenWhat was your unthinkableH...

Do Aquatics and Podcasting Matter? Our Interview with Fellow Podcaster from AuqaTalk

January 09, 2020 17:14 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MB

https://aquatalk.ca/ Welcome to the first podcast of 2020 and this decade. We are talking with Paige Lacroix with Aquatalk.ca she is a fellow podcaster from Canada. Paige's website, social media, and podcast focuses on her role as aquatics professionals and advocate about the importance of water safer and drowning prevention. The number one goal is to eliminate drownings! She has been in the aquatics field professionally for over 7 years, and as such, she believes that it is extremely impo...

December 27th Facebook Live Coffee Break Your Ideal Water Safety Contact Profile

December 27, 2019 15:54 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MB

Coffee Break Sharing with you today our Facebook Live Coffee Break that we have over at our private Facebook Group every weekday at 9 AM EST. Plus the recording is there and in our member's area where you can always catch the recordings. If you don’t identify and understand who you are trying to reach when you are building the foundation of your Authority Leadership Platform, then you are probably not going to have much success with the Building your following and mission around your cause....

Why SKWIM is a Game Changer for Water Safety – How To Make It Work for your Swimming Pool!

December 19, 2019 16:54 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

In this podcast, we're talking with the Founder of SKWIM Kevin McCarthy. If you're a swimmer just beginning or what you would call a good swimmer and want to have more fun and get a workout to push yourself, to become better swimming while learning about water safety, this game may be just for you. If you're a pool operator and looking for an interactive game to be played in the water at your facility, whether that be inside or outdoors and looking for a way to generate more revenue, then SKW...

Day 5 of my 30 Day Challenge You Have A Choice in Life Between Doing Something Big or Nothing

December 17, 2019 20:15 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MB

Day 5 of my 30 Day Challenge You Have A Choice in Life Between Doing Something Big or Nothing. Feeling stronger and let me say that the pain is not there like it was. Just not feeling the pain is a huge success. It's day 5 and once again we are snowed in and have to complete this day of our challenge in the house walking and riding the bike. Success requires hard work and showing up every day no matter what even if it snows you in the house and you can't get out and it takes away your means ...

Day 4 of my 30-Day Challenge Stuck inside on the Bike Let’s Take Massive Action

December 16, 2019 22:16 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MB

It's a snowy day outside and most likely it will be another snow day tomorrow, so we're on the bike. This is a short podcast. Sorry about the audio it's not the best. We'll work on that side of things. Talking about our Facebook Live on our private Facebook Group. We would love to have you show up. Just a note after 4 days we are really feeling rather good the first 2 days and yesterday morning were just HELL with sour muscles and couldn't move. I'm in my element. Join Me! There are 2.4...

Day 3 of My 30-Day Challenge Tips for A Transformation in Your Life

December 15, 2019 19:12 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MB

On day 3 I really wanted to quit and give up on this challenge. Here are some Tips for A Transformation in Your Life, I need to work through the pain to get to the other side. Anything worth doing is always going to be hard work. I'm walking and have some really big goals around a transformation in my life to wrap my water safety and drowning prevention message around my 30-day challenge. To reach people that may never hear a water safety or drowning prevention message. Join me in your 30-da...

If You Could Start A 30 Day Challenge To Get Your Water Safety Message to More People What Would That Be?

December 14, 2019 17:47 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MB

I'm Challenging you to start a personal transformation in your life and create a 30-day challenge that people will understand because they are wanting a particular result in their life. You can become the leader and lead them to your water safety message. If you want to know what I'm talking about here listen to this podcast and follow my story as I'm documenting my journey on my Instagram page. Follow me here for a while and I believe you'll get it figured out. My Instagram You can listen...

Helpful Hints for Water Safety Advocates: Learn How To Build And Pay For A Life Jacket Loner Station

December 12, 2019 16:45 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MB

http://www.boatingsafety.com/life-jacket-loaner-program Today's Podcast All you need to know and A Great partnership with Sea Tow Foundation - boatingsafety.com for your First or your next Life Jacket Loner Station - What you may not know about setting up a Life Jacket Loaner Station In 2007, Sea Tow Services International founder, Captain Joe Frohnhoefer, was concerned about the number of preventable boating-related accidents, injuries, and deaths and created a nonprofit organization to di...

Don’t be Alarmed – What Bacteria is Lurking in Your Water, Your Home, and Your Swimming Pool?

December 05, 2019 16:55 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MB

We are talking with James Dyer and Sandra Newman with Genemis Laboratories of America Inc. about what is in your water, for example, what kinds of bacteria. It may surprise you or maybe it wouldn't, but you'll want to listen to these two experts on everything, from drinking water, lakes, rivers, oceans to your beaches and right down to your backyard pool and not to mention your public pools such as YMCA's and Parks and Recreation aquatic facilities and yes splash pads. Listen to this episode...

Someone Needs To Hear This Story Of Not Being In Control on Thanksgiving Day 2013

November 27, 2019 15:01 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MB

"Let me tell you a quick story..." Click the play button to listen to this story. I was a truck driver, it was Thanksgiving day in 2013 when I was left sitting and not getting home. My wife is disabled from a horse-riding accident. I had to let my business go so I could provide insurance. I was driving over the road for a trucking company and was getting home for 2 days every 2 weeks I was left hanging in Lynchburg Va. being told that I would have a load to get me home in time for Thanksg...

Special Episode of Our First Members Group Call – Welcome

November 21, 2019 16:53 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MB

I want to thank everyone that had the opportunity to attend the live group call that we had this past Tuesday night November 19th at 9 pm EST. We had 27 people on the group call and received 20 emails from others that were not able to attend. I want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to learn about our platform, our vision and what I feel is the largest value add that we can bring and that is our testing of content through our sponsored posts to drive traffic to bring the cost per clic...

It’s Halloween not meant to Scare You. Water Safety Education all in 1 place The Kelsey Kode

October 31, 2019 16:40 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MB

Today's podcast is about the Kelsey Kode and What is it and Who is it for? Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Education from some of the best leaders in the industry. You have me today. However, the information is no less important than any-other. Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Education. Water Safety is just as important to me and much more so as we are heading into the last couple of the month of the year. I say this because as I look at the numbers of many of the water safety web...

Our Review of The Club Industry Show in Chicago With Wesley King and Andi Lemna

October 24, 2019 15:55 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MB

The Club Industry Show Photo Credit Bryan Beasley Today's episode is about the Club Industry Show that we attended in Chicago. I'll share my expectation and my experiences along with Wesley Kings takeaways plus Andi Lemna with the City Of Mishawaka Parks & Rec Dept Pool. This was her first conference and what she learned plus her key takeaways. Why she attended the show. This has inspired her to make this her personal mission to make sure her community has the necessary information to keep ...

Nonfatal Drownings The Miracles of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and the positive effects

October 03, 2019 15:56 - 47 minutes - 65 MB

This is Robert. Would you believe that the hospital told the family to let their son go and turn off life support? Listen and share this episode as Robert's father Will explains. Follow his story on Facebook We are talking with Will Boytim as he shares the story of his son Robert who suffered a non-fatal drowning. Click on the play button and tune in as you'll want to hear. Then hit the share button as many of us can create the change but just one will not move the needle. Important note t...

Water Safety & Drowning Prevention Understanding Risk at your Facility with Wesley King

September 12, 2019 15:57 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

What is your risk? I understand that many of you understand what risk is as it may pertain to your facility. Wesley and I are going to go a little deeper. Another way to look at it is that we are going to peel back some of the layers and go deeper. Let me put it to you this way and why Wesley and I are partnering together and why we are talking about risk. It's really easy I for one see it differently as does Wesley. Since my daughter drowned over 26 years later, for the most part, there hav...

Melissa Taylor with Small Fish Big Fish Swim School West Palm Beach Florida

September 05, 2019 19:12 - 50 minutes - 38.9 MB

Episode 68 - We're talking with Melissa Goldberg-Taylor of Small Fish Big Fish Swim School in West Palm Beach Florida. She shares her story and passion for teaching swimming, building relationships with families and teaching them water safety skill also educating them on the importance of being water-smart and to respect the water starting with new parents and babies as young as 2 months old. Listen to this episode as she explains her programs and benefits. How she got started as a competitiv...

It’s Magical Teaching Your Child To Float – It’s A Life Skill With Trish Muehlstein

August 29, 2019 15:54 - 47 minutes - 26.9 MB

Trish teaching children this life skill how to float In this episode, we're talking with Trish Muehlstein of Tiny Turtles Swim School and Trish swim lessons. What Trish does is truly magical when it comes to teaching the little ones the life skill that all children need to float. Listen to the full episode to get Trishes story, just click the play button to start. Let me just say this about what she does. I learned the TRUTH about drowning the hard way so you don't have to. I lost my 3-yea...

EP66 Blake Collingsworth with Josh The Otter shares what every parent needs to know about drowning

August 22, 2019 15:52 - 49 minutes - 28.6 MB

Blake and Kathy Collingsworth shares his story about his son Josh who drowned in a backyard pool. It was in June 2008. A warm spring day in June during a family gathering at his home Joshua slipped out of sight for just a few short moments. He was quickly discovered in the backyard pool, unconscious and unresponsive. Blake, not only shares in detail about that day, plus the events that unfolded after leading up to the formation of Josh The Otter. Listen to this episode to hear the full story....

EP065 Water Safety and Drowning are a Public Health Crisis.

August 15, 2019 17:25 - 19 minutes - 21.6 MB

In today's episode, we're talking about a few projects that we are working on. First I would like to ask you a question. I believe this really goes to the root of the problem. Let me explain, Water Safety and Drowning is a Public Health Crisis, why do we not hear more about the problem? Water Safety and Drowning are a Public Health Crisis The truth is no one can afford to lose a life and see someone drown, so where does water safety land on your list of priorities, and can you prove it on a...

EP064 Infant Drowns After Falling Out of a Canoe Caught In Strainer

July 25, 2019 18:25 - 22 minutes - 23.6 MB

Photo courtesy of ABC 22 and Fox 45 Dayton Ohio In today's episode, I'm talking about an accident that took place in a river just down the road from my home. You read the title right and I'm sure you're asking the same questions I asked when I first had this come across my newsfeed as it was taking place. Before everyone rushes to judgment, let me say this. I was a parent who lost a child to drowning when she was 3 just 8 feet in front of a lifeguard. While both are very different but as a p...

EP063 Wesley King Aquatic Consulting Differentiate Your Aquatic Facility from the Competition

July 18, 2019 15:55 - 46 minutes - 24.8 MB

https://www.rippleaffect.co/ Today's podcast is with Wesley King he has over 20 years of aquatic management experience. Wes has a degree in Communication from Western Illinois University, with minors and marketing and sociology. He started his career as a lifeguard in 1995 and became the manager of a brand new (and largest water park in central Illinois in 1998. From there this experience has ranged from leading aquatic departments with park districts, JCC's, YMCA's, hotel pools, the Wildern...

EP062 A Mothers Personal Story Why She Needed To Teach Her Children To Swim

July 11, 2019 15:50 - 53 minutes - 42.9 MB

In today's podcast, we are talking with Allison Hogue, She is a mother who found herself living in Florida surrounded by water and putting her children right in the middle of a death trap. She took the steps to make sure her children had the skills to self-rescue. Now she finds herself teaching and educating children and parents on the importance of learning how to float and save their lives. Allison now operates Pediatric Survival Swim Click here to join her Facebook Page Allison is the f...

EP061 Bobby Hazen, End Drowning Now Plus his Lifeguard Nose Day Challenge Check it Out

June 27, 2019 15:53 - 55 minutes - 32.6 MB

We are talking with Bobby Hazen Founder at End Drowning Now and Owner & Manager at Saf-T-Swim his mission is to educate & teach safer behavior to parents/caregivers and children about the dangers and risks associated with being in, on, or near any open water. Bobby has a challenge for you and here is what he is asking you to participate in. He challenges you to take part in the 3rd annual Lifeguard Nose Day June 30th, 2019 Instructions: Take a pic any day with zinc on your nose post on Ju...

EP060 My Daughter Drowned. The Worst Day In My Life WARNING Trigger Events

June 13, 2019 15:50 - 54 minutes - 56.7 MB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFSOblRgJ7U&t=8s Today there will be a family that woke up and everything is just great, by the end of the day, they will know my pain and so many others. My daughter drowned, how could that happen? This all happened 26 years ago. This Saturday it will be 26 years since my daughter drowned in a pool Listen to this episode I'm going to tell you my whole story. I'm not going to hold back. If you have ever suffered a loss like this just a warning there may be t...

EP059 Special Episode 16 Years Later As I Wanted To Share Melanie Brindley’s Story

June 10, 2019 20:10 - 31 minutes - 33.2 MB

Melanie reached out to me Sunday to share this story to those who are following us. I felt it was important to do a special podcast today to honor with what she has created in her husband memory. Please take the time to listen to this episode and Click Here to read the article. Melanie a dear friend that I had the opportunity to meet last year at the NDPA conference in Tampa and again we met up in New Orleans. The heroic efforts of her husband Ken saved a life of a boy swimming in the gulf ...

EP058 Sharil Griesemer Son Suffered a Nonfatal Drowning Spreading the Word Through Lifeguard Your Littles

May 30, 2019 15:45 - 47 minutes - 26.5 MB

Sharil has committed to showing up every day with a Facebook live titled Lifeguard Your Littles. Sharil's son Andrew had a nonfatal drowning when he was 4 years old on August 10, 2005. She had participated in mommy and me swim classes with her son. Feeling that these were enough to teach him how to swim. Until, following his 4th birthday, they signed him up for a field trip. After signing the paperwork and releases. She had found out this was to a public pool. Shortly after her son arrived sh...

EP057 We’re Talking with 2 time Olympic Swimmer Marc Atkinson

May 16, 2019 15:55 - 57 minutes - 5 MB

In this episode of our weekly spotlight I'm talking with Jevon Marc Atkinson he attended the Olympics in 2004 and 2008 representing Jamaica. Let me say that Marc has a very interesting story that took him all the way to the Olympics. You'll have to listen to this episode so he can tell you in his words. There are many years that separate Marc and I . (Let me just say I'm older but the better looking one LOL) However, with all joking aside. We realized that even though we grew up in different...

EP056 Alissa Magrum with Colin’s Hope Sharing Drowning Prevention Education in New Orleans at the NDPA Conference

May 09, 2019 15:50 - 45 minutes - 26.1 MB

https://colinshope.org/quiz In today episode we are talking with Alissa Magrum of Colin's Hope about drowning prevention education and so much more. As we had some time during a lunch break at the NDPA conference that was held in New Orlean April 15-18 to talk with Alissa all about Colin's Hope along with all the drowning prevention education, the great work they are doing not only in their backyard but all across the country and their water safety quiz has been taken in 24 other countries....

EP055 Emergency Oxygen When You Need It Rapidoxygen.com

May 02, 2019 15:55 - 57 minutes - 32.4 MB

It's May 2nd and it's the start of Water Safety Month. A big part of water safety is knowing how to perform CPR. We are talking with the founder of Rapid Oxygen Richard Imbruce. He is going to let you know the "The largest benefit of the R15 during CPR is that it lets the rescuer focus of compressions." Discount code good till June 30, 2019, use Rick19 and remember they will donate to our charity of choice that is Hope Floats when you add the R15 to your location Their technology Generates S...

EP054 SoCal Survival Swimming Home of Infant Aquatics Jessica Box

April 25, 2019 15:45 - 56 minutes - 31.4 MB

Listen as we interview Jessica about how she works with the little one starting at the age of 6 months with Swim Float Swim. She is very passionate about the importance of teaching children starting at the youngest of age. She stands with the AAP ( American Association of Pediatrics) as they have indicated that children should start to learn to swim by the age of 1. We'll talk about this topic and much more, what and how she teaches children at SoCal Survival Swimming the Home of Infant Aqua...

EP053 Interview with a Non-Fatal Drowning Survivor Audrey Dalton Her Story and Passon

April 18, 2019 15:56 - 1 hour - 39.7 MB

We're spending time with Audrey Dalton, she is a survivor of a nonfatal drowning when she was a child. She grew up with a profound fear of the water, just learning to swim was a challenge growing up. Listen to this episode as she tells her story only she can tell. You'll hear her passion as she has grown and moved into the water safety and drowning prevention space. Here at the Kels Group, we are on a mission to save 185,000 lives from fatal drownings a year worldwide by June 15, 2029, howe...

EP052 Swim Lessons & Drowning Prevention: An Interview with Lindsay Pursglove of Swimtastic Swim School SW Flordia

April 11, 2019 15:31 - 59 minutes - 46.8 MB

In today's Podcast, we discuss  Swim Lessons & Drowning Prevention facts about the business of swim lessons and swim schools along with very import topics more than I can list here and much much more..... So if you want to Get started check out Podcast right now! In this Podcast, you'll discover: It's A Business At The End Of The Day #1 - Business Vs Nonprofit Points to a nonprofitThe business model It's A Business At The End Of The Day #2 - Cost Of Lessons ScholarshipsMinority and unde...

EP051 Growing up as a Water Baby And Life as an Aquatic Professional with Alyson Arsenault

April 04, 2019 19:12 - 56 minutes - 44.1 MB

Rick Kauffman The Kels Group aka Drowning Warriors here with a new Spotlight this week on our Podcast. We're talking with Alyson Arsenault being introduced to the water when she was very young and then becoming a Synchronized Competitive Swimmer, how that led her to follow her dreams in competitive swimming and to lead her to water safety and drowning prevention and to have an equal opportunity to learn to swim plus Introduce children to swimming at the earliest age and start early and Growi...

EP050 Interview With Infant Swim Instructor Kim Emery Questions Every Parent With A Child Must Know

March 28, 2019 16:22 - 1 hour - 52 MB

In this episode we will be talking with Kim Emery with Swim & Smile TX LLC she offers proven survival skills training to enable your child to float or swim float swim in the event he/she may fall into the water.  Discover what a young child can learn when placed in the hands of an  Infant Aquatic Specialist.  Infant Aquatic Specialists teach survival swimming skills to children 6 mo to 36 months.  We will teach your child the skills to roll over and FLOAT.   Our certified instructor will teac...

EP049 How The Blue-Fox ST1 Swimmer Alert Works And Sends Alert Before A Serious Drowning Would Occur

March 21, 2019 15:55 - 57 minutes - 46.3 MB

Updated The Blue Fox ST-1 is now available here in the United States through Click here to learn more, plus along with other products and services. When we first aired this episode back on May 21, 2019, many of you had asked us how you can get one. Also, those of you that we're looking for cost. I would like to let you know that they have partnered with The Kels Group and have become part of our Kelsey Kode and they are committed to saving lives and joining us in our mission to save 185,000 ...

EP048 Drowning Is Preventable Deborah Tomlinson tells her Story of Her Son Christopher’s Drowning

March 14, 2019 15:21 - 53 minutes - 40.8 MB

Photo of Christopher Courtesy of Deborah Tomlinson Deborah shares her story and Christopher's Story on our podcast. Drowning Is Preventable. You'll want to listen to this episode as she tells you what happened to her son that was completely preventable if she would have just known of the risks. However, we as parents believe that we do what is right. We would have never known or could even imagine that drowning is the leading cause of accidental death to children under the age of 5 and the ...

EP047 Brooke Bennett 3 Time Olympic Swimmer Learn to Swim with BB Swim School

March 07, 2019 17:01 - 50 minutes - 39 MB

Brooke Bennett BB Swim School at https://bbswimschool.com Brooke Bennett, owner and operator of Brooke Bennett Swim School (BBSS) We will be talking with Brooke in this episode about these 3 topics. Learn to swim at a early ageSwimming can help and prepare you for other sports"Dry Drowning" The Myth Let me tell you - Drowning is the leading cause of death to children ages 1-4 and it's the 2nd leading cause of children 5-14 years-old. 88% of drownings happen under adult supervision.. B...

EP046 Robin Heller with SEASTARS Aquatics Reveals How She Works with Special Needs Children to Learn to Swim

February 28, 2019 17:05 - 1 hour - 49.7 MB

Robin is the Executive director of SEASTARS Aquatics in Pensacola Florida. Their Vision Statement. To promote and foster the success and growth of children who are economically, physically, and mentally challenged by providing individualized attention as a part of a structured competitive swim team program. To improve the quality of life for challenged children by developing successful student-athlete skills. These skills help aid their pursuit of higher education and achievement of life goa...

EP045 Chani Mehlman Swim Instructor and Certified Life Coach

February 21, 2019 16:58 - 39 minutes - 28 MB

Chani Mehlman is a Certified life coach and addictions counselor and Swim Instructor Chani Mehlman - Swim Instructor and a Certified life coach and addictions counselor. She moved to south Florida, Miami to be able to help those needing to learn to swim. To be able to take her Life Coaching practice and apply that to help people set goals and to overcome their fear, even if that is a fear of water, to have a goal to learn to swim. Chani Mehlman is a Certified life coach and addictions c...

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