Drowning Warriors Podcast
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe Journey Of One Father Telling Stories Of The UNTHINKABLE We Are The Drowning Warriors And These Are Our Stories
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EP044 Aquatics Operation Manager Journey Amos Baytown Texas Pirates Bay
February 14, 2019 17:07 - 56 minutes - 44.9 MBPirates Bay Water Park Baytown Texas Aquatics Operation Manager We are talking with Journey Amos, she is the Aquatics Operation Manager with the City of Baytown Texas. A Rather large operation that employs 100's of lifeguard and staff that support the customer along with handling all the maintenance to maintaining the facility right down to the water quality to keep you safe so you can enjoy the water and all that has to offer. Listen to today's episode to get the whole story and to under...
EP043 Tim Coleman with Fluid Design Concepts Aquatics and Pool Maintenance Is Your Pool Safe
February 07, 2019 17:05 - 57 minutes - 40.8 MBHere is something to think about and a question to ask. The pool you attend, is that pool maintained and safe? So Is Your Pool Safe? Tim's mission with Fluid Design Concepts, is to create, build and maintain safe, clean and efficient aquatic facilities for regional communities, families and individuals for generations to come. Tim has over 45 years of hands on design, construction, operational and educational experience in the aquatics industry; He is looking forward to continuing his work in...
EP042 Aquatics Director Jaimie Clout City of Bristol Connecticut Training and Staffing for their Pool
January 31, 2019 17:05 - 59 minutes - 47.4 MBJaimie Clout with the City of Bristol Connecticut at the Live Demo of The WAVE System ( Drowning Detection Technology) Also pictured Mark Caron with The WAVE Aquatic Facility Training Staffing In todays episode 42 Jamie talks about aquatic facility training and staffing. It's the end of January 2019, the first month of the year has come and gone. It's winter not to mention cold out. Jaimie shares with us that just because it's winter and cold, that the pool doesn't slow down. They are busy...
EP041 Seconds Count Our review of The WAVE Drowning Detection System
January 17, 2019 21:44 - 34 minutes - 34.1 MBMark Caron and Dave Cutler with The Wave System Drowning Detection Seconds Count and The WAVE Drowning Detection system counts those seconds. As I was leading up at the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 that we took a trip to Bristol Connecticut to watch a live demo of The WAVE System Drowning Detection. Seconds count drowning detection. Listen to this episode and Episode #40 plus Episode #18 as we talk about the WAVE plus listen to Dave and Mark explain about The WAVE Drowning Detectio...
EP040 Happy New Year and your Resolutions What’s Going on This Weekend
January 03, 2019 17:40 - 45 minutes - 44.7 MBThe WAVE System It's 2019 the New Year and we all make those new Year's Resolutions. Right? How many of you already have gave up on yours? Plus what's going on this weekend? Check out the WAVE System and what they are have to offer around water safety and drowning prevention. Let me just say that if this technology was around in 1993 my daughter would still be here. What are you doing to expand your horizon, your reach to learn what all is out there? You can follow our journey this weekend t...
EP039 What’s Coming Up in 2019 Where Will We Be?
December 27, 2018 17:35 - 32 minutes - 33.4 MBROADTRIP Coming up in 2019. If you're like most people you have been looking back on the year that we are about to finishing up. So many good things however, so many bad things. We have had so many new families join us on our mission. Not what we would like to have happen for obvious reasons. Coming up in 2019. I wanted to take this episode and talk about things coming up in 2019, where we will be at a New Product Live DEMO on January 6th, 2019 and NDPA April 15-19 in New Orleans Here is t...
EP038 Lost to Drowning but Not Forgotten
December 20, 2018 16:40 - 17 minutes - 19.7 MBThis week's Episode we are going to recognize the families and loved ones that have been lost to drowning. As part of our Christmas Program we wanted to take this time that is so very difficult for so many people and read off the names of the families, their loved ones, birthdate and the date of drowning. There is one thing I would like to say. Drowning is the Leading Cause of Accidental Death to Children Under the Age of 5 and the 2nd Leading Cause of Accidental Death to Children Under 15....
EP037 Reflection on 2018 and What’s Up For 2019
December 13, 2018 18:46 - 18 minutes - 19.4 MBAs we did not schedule a guest for this week, we have been working on our Christmas Program for next week. We will be recognizing the families that have asked and sent us the information so we can lift them up at this time of the year, to remember them and their loved one who were lost to a drowning. Today's Podcast I would like to take this time to reflect on the year, what we did right, and all the work that you have done. What we can do better going into 2019. Subscribe to our podcast ...
EP036 Kim Shults Learn-to-Swim Expert & Author- Specializing in Autism & Adults with Anxiety
December 06, 2018 16:24 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB"According to the CDC 37% of adults can't swim the length of the pool" Learn to Swim Kim lives in San Diego, CA where she has been providing customized swim lessons for all ages and abilities since 1991. She is an innovator in swimming instruction for people with autism and those overcoming water phobias. Her successful record of aquatic breakthroughs inspired her to found Face in Water, a non-profit organization that helps individuals worldwide develop lifesaving water skills. She has a Cali...
EP035 Jenny Bennett Mother and Drowning Prevention Advocate Parents Preventing Childhood Drownings
November 29, 2018 16:45 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBMother and Drowning Prevention Advocate Parents Preventing Childhood Drownings Read Jenny's story and listen to today's podcast as she talks more about her story and what she has begun, a mission to create change. She's on a mission so that other parents do not have to know her pain and what she didn't know that exists around water. There is a common theme as I talk with other parents that understand what I understand is we thought we did everything right. Visit Parents to Preventing Childho...
EP034 Rich Specht with Cultivate Kindness The ReesSpecht Life Foundation
November 21, 2018 15:43 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBToday's episode Rich Specht with Cultivate Kindness The ReesSpecht Life Foundation. Honoring his son Richard Edwin-Ehmer Specht (Rees) He talks about how following the loss of his son. Mother Nature shows up and delivers him and his family what looks to be a knockout blow. Then a special person comes into his life to give him the proof that shows that there is really good people in the world. His mission found him through a special person. Listen as Rich tells his story and how his founda...
EP033 Grief, Drowning and the Holidays The Importance of What We Do
November 15, 2018 16:30 - 33 minutes - 33.8 MBGrief a Grief and loss during the holidays. The importance of what we do and how what we know can and does save lives. It can affect families in a positive or negative way. Grief this time of year is very personal to me. With that being said I talk a little bit about it and my feeling in this show. Drowning has no boundaries, it doesn't discriminate, it is fast and silent it shows up when you least expect it. Understand this when you think that someone is watching your child, you may be w...
EP032 Weekly Spotlight with Jan Marie Smith Swim Instructor Swimharmony.com
November 08, 2018 15:32 - 56 minutes - 43.1 MBTodays Podcast is with Jan Marie Smith, she's a swim instructor, teaching all ages, and an Aquatic Yoga instructor. Listen to Jan and hear her passion for what she does as she impact people's lives on many levels. JAN MARIE SMITH - AQUATIC TRAINING EXPERT Swim Harmony Jan Marie Smith is a long time swim instructor-known throughout Colorado for her compassionate caring style of teaching. She began her swimming career as a competitive swimmer going all the way to the Junior Olympics and state...
EP031 Nobody is Listening to your Message. Does your Message ATTRACT or REPEL
October 29, 2018 15:26 - 33 minutes - 32.8 MBContactus to learn more about our program to develop your message and get that dialed in. Does your message attract like a magnet or does it repel like a magnet? Your message is your lifeblood to your overall success. However, no one spends anytime or focus on their message. You want to get better results, then you must spend so much time on the development of your message. Your message should have a value proposition statement. For example, You help people with X so they can have X. So wh...
EP030 Weekly Spotlight with Swim Instructor Katrina van Eyk from Victoria Australia
October 25, 2018 16:03 - 51 minutes - 40.3 MBThis weeks weekly spotlight is with Katrina van Eyk. She is a passionate swimming teacher, coach, business owner and mum. She runs Regional Swim Clinics, Van Eyk Swim School and School Swimming in Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia. She currently teaches 50-55 children in and around her community on lessons to learn to swim. Working with educational programs not only in her school but the local schools as it is a mandatory program in the schools in Victoria. Through her three-pronged busines...
EP029 What’s Your WHY is it BIG Enough Do you Repel or Attract into your Life
October 22, 2018 16:29 - 38 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this episode I'm going to get on my soap box for a bit and talk about your WHY. When life shows up is your WHY big enough and strong enough to carry you through the storm? I know many years ago when I first learned about the power behind having a strong WHY in my life. Why I get up and do what I do. My WHY was always around my daughter and how she drowned. What I wanted to do about it. With that being said it still wasn't BIG enough or STRONG enough to carry me through. I had always deve...
EP028 Spotlighting Her Passion with Jaimie Clout Aquatics Director Stating at a Young Age
October 18, 2018 15:52 - 49 minutes - 30.8 MBOur Spotlight is on Jaimie Clout. She is a Aquatics Director in the City of Bristol Connecticut. Jaimie is our Drowning Warrior Weekly Spotlight. As Jaimie is on the front lines of this battle, where we wage war everyday against the epidemic called Drowning. She shares with us, starting at a young age following here dream and desire to save lives. Listen as she also shares about events and lessons that she has learned. We need to find more people like her. If you know someone lift them up so ...
EP027 3 Things That Could Be Killing Your Online Efforts
October 15, 2018 16:02 - 33 minutes - 27.4 MBYes you read that right my list of 3 things that could be killing your online efforts. Before you get your ruffles in a bunch on my 3 things. Hear me out. This is to get you to look at what you may be doing that is killing your online efforts. Subscribe to our podcast you just may win a book that we're giving a way this month titled The On Big Thing by Gary Keller You work so hard to get your message out there. You put in time and for many of you that time is the equivalent to a full-time j...
EP026 People Slip Through The Cracks Leaving and Quitting on Water Safety & Drowning Prevention
October 11, 2018 16:16 - 37 minutes - 29.5 MBHow do we feel when people slip through the cracks. This is how I feel every time someone drowns that they have slipped through the crack and I didn't get to them in time or someone else didn't get there. Can you believe it, we are a TOP raked podcast in Norway of all places. We are ranking all around the globe so keep doing what you're doing and sharing our show. We are making an impact. Lets not give up. I know that we can't talk and get to everyone. However, when we have people leave this...
EP025 Let’s Recognize the Silent Warrior that do the Hard Work Behind The Scenes and Their Support
October 04, 2018 17:03 - 35 minutes - 28.6 MBToday's podcast Silent Warrior. I spend some time with my Wife, Lori. We can be our worst enemy to our self, however those that support what we do and push us to get out of our comfort zone. This show is for all of you that are silent Warriors Fighting the Fight everyday along side of us. We sometimes forget to say thank you for all your support. Lori is a non-swimmer listen as she explains how and why she never learned how to swim. She also talks about what happens that day on June 15...
EP024 Blood Clots Life Happens Knocked Down but not Out What Inspires You?
October 01, 2018 19:07 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBWhat do you do when life happens? If you live long enough life will happen. If you know my story I don't need to tell you how life really showed up in a BIG way June of 1993. October is here. As we move into the 4th quarter of the year and begin to reflect on the last 9 month of this year. Are you on track to meeting your goals for the year, or are you behind? What do you do when people in your life tell you to give up on your fight, no matter what that is? Ask yourself these two question an...
EP023 Gerry Dworkin, Lifesaving.com Aquatics Training & Consulting Services
September 27, 2018 15:45 - 57 minutes - 35.2 MBGerry Dworkin, Lifesaving.com Aquatics Training & Consulting Services. This should be required information for all Aquatic Professionals and not to mention First Responders. Gerry shares his extensive experience not only as a first responder all around the country in different climates and situations. His vast experience lead him to aquatics as he realized the need for aquatic training in this undeserved area. He has put together a team along with training with his years of first hand experi...
EP022 Swim Strong Foundation Shawn Slevin Talking Water Safety Learn to Swim Skills
September 20, 2018 15:09 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBLearn To Swim Today's episode #22 with Shawn Slevin with the Swim Strong Foundation. She talks about her experience starting as a competitive swimmer and how she had taken her passion to give back to her community in and around the surround NYC area.. Are you looking to Learn To Swim or for a partnership to work with an organization that is focused on the mission and understands the problem and works everyday to make that difference. Just listen to this episode to learn about Shawn and her Sw...
EP021 Hurricane Florence and the Stupid Things we Do and Our Domino’s
September 13, 2018 14:13 - 35 minutes - 28.2 MBHurricane Florence Hurricanes are dangerous. That includes Hurricane Florence. People will die when this is all over. The only question is how many deaths? Remember Hurricane Maria that hit Puerto Rico where 3,000 people lost their lives during and following the storm many of which were swept away do to the amount of rain and rushing water. Hurricane Florence is going to dump a massive amount of rain that will be causing flash floods, high water that people will drive through. Stupid peopl...
EP020 The Two Sides of Water Safety and The Business of Water Safety & Drowning Prevention
September 10, 2018 17:42 - 40 minutes - 32.1 MBWhere do you spend your time? The 2 boxes of Water Safety and Drowning Prevention vs The Business of Water Safety and Drowning Prevention How to bring your time that you spend in one box, more in line with what you should be focused on to move your program and the mission to move your goal forward. You see after 25 years following my daughters drowning I believe to many people spend their time in the first box or the one on the left side. I have found myself spending way to much time in thi...
EP019 Grow a Pair What’s More Dangerous a Gun or a Pool Great Question Let’s Talk
September 03, 2018 16:18 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBWhat's ore dangerous a Gun or a Pool? We're talking to people on the front lines of water safety and drowning prevention. I talked with Nicholas Dionne, the Aquatics Director at Northern Middlesex YMCA, he shared with me what they are doing and how the recent events of drowning has affected their business. They do a great job on the education and working with children teaching swimming lessons as young as 6 months old. Babies in the water. How do we reach the new parents before their chil...
EP018 The Wave System Drowning Detection This Technology is in our Hands Everyday
August 30, 2018 15:54 - 1 hour - 43 MBDrowning Detection Technology. Yes this is a game changer in my opinion. This is why I say this. My daughter drowned 8 feet away from a lifeguard over 25 years ago. If this technology was there as it is here today, my daughter would also be here today. Listen to this episode 018 as we talk about drowning technology as they explain their system and how it works. It is a very simple system in the way it works with the basic technology that we all use and is in our hands everyday. The WAVE Syst...
EP017 Let’s Talk, Somebody From Our Past, Nonfatal Drowning and Life Expectancy of your Nonprofit
August 27, 2018 15:18 - 39 minutes - 33.2 MBYes you read that right, somebody from our past that was there at the pool 25 years ago reached out, following the episode 014 that I did with my daughter Talia. We need to have more talks about how the affect's of the drownings of their siblings will and does affect and shape their future. Good or Bad. Plus those also that may have been there and that are affected too from these types of tragedies. There is a whole other part of drowning out there that many times doesn't get the attention ...
Ep016 Rebecca Wear Robinson with Make The Minute Matter The Epidemic of Drowning
August 23, 2018 21:53 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBDrowning is a global epidemic. In one minute, the process of drowning begins. Five minutes, brain damage. Ten minutes, death. Drowning can be prevented. Ep016 Rebecca Wear Robinson with Make The Minute Matter The Epidemic of Drowning Rebecca's background as an expert in social marketing began with a Master’s degree in Management from the Kellogg School of Management, with concentrations in International Management, Marketing and Economics. She also has a Master’s degree in Organizational and ...
Ep 015 Let’s Talk Layers of Protection and Other Stuff Our Mission Are We Broken?
August 20, 2018 15:59 - 44 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this Episode we talk about layers of protection and we hear from Heather Babcock with Carissa's Caution on her important layer of protection on education. You can reach Heather at [email protected] reach out on Facebook Here's her Website http://www.carissascaution.com/ Send her some love and let her know that you heard her here and how you can help. I also talk about working together, partnerships with others. I always say that there is power in numbers. Connect with others. ...
Ep 014 She was 8 When Her Sister Drowned She’s a Mother of 3 Today Emotional Story
August 16, 2018 15:59 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBToday's Episode 14 listen as she talked about that day on June 1993 when she saw her younger sister drowned. This interview was a hard one for me as it hit really close to home. However it needs to be done and told. She recounts the events of that day. She was only 8 years-old but yet remembers it as if it was just yesterday. For us parents who have lost a child we don't understand or think how what happens affects them into adulthood. She talks about anger, hate and the guilt she feels abo...
Ep 013 Steps You Can Take To Get More Appointments Getting In The Door
August 13, 2018 17:39 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MBHave you ever had the problem getting an appointment or just getting in the door of your prospected leads for your information that you want to get in front of those people to help your cause? Ep 013 Steps You Can Take To Get More Appointments Getting In The Door I'll cover that in this episode 013 Steps you can take to get more appointments and get in the door. Change your mindset to a consultant or a coach. Become an expert in your space. Become the go to person. There are many ways to do...
Ep012 Josh Duffy with DigiQuatics How an App Can Streamline Your Current Pool Management Program
August 09, 2018 16:00 - 57 minutes - 34.4 MBWelcome to this weeks interview with Josh Duffy from DigiQuatics Josh got his start at a young age of 15 as a lifeguard. His passion for water and safety that he was able to provide carried him to follow his dream in the development of technology and to be part of the team at DigiQuatics. DigiQuatics founders, Josh Duffy and Michael Pierce met as lifeguards at the age of 15. Both were energetic and inventive and were quickly promoted to management positions. Michael spent time as a Water Saf...
Ep011 The Business of Drowning Prevention
August 06, 2018 16:00 - 25 minutes - 22.6 MBWelcome it's Monday August 6th and Summer is not over but we are on the downward turn of the summer for many of us. We have 2 new groups, we started, make sure you go and join as this is a community of like-minded people working together. Many with their own expertise and can help with questions and problems. With their own unique skill set based on their area of expertise. The Business of Drowning Facebook Group The Business of Drowning LinkedIn Group In this episode we are going to talk...
Ep010 Asking Questions Bringing Experts and Parents Together Through Q & A
August 02, 2018 16:00 - 27 minutes - 22.5 MBWe hit episode # 10 Double Digits. We have changed up just a bit and will be putting out our show on Thursdays at noon each week also Monday's at noon. This will help with rankings as we our putting out our content every 48 hours. Ranking is important as we need to reach as many people as possible. Get in the hears of parents and professional. These are the people we would never reach any other way. Not only our message, your message also. Todays Ep010 Asking Questions Bringing Experts and ...
EP009 The Definition of Insanity You Know All About This Right
July 30, 2018 16:33 - 42 minutes - 36.7 MBWelcome To this weeks Episode #009 almost to double digits. We all have heard this saying. You know all about this too I'm sure. However how would you answer this question in your business or current mission. Are You getting the results that you want or Could you be doing more and better results. The Definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expect different results, it doesn't happen. My life's story in a nut shell. Listen to this Monday's Podcast where I tal...
Ep 008 Technology and How it Applies to your Swimming Pool and Layers of Protection
July 25, 2018 16:00 - 49 minutes - 32.4 MBToday's episode of our Drowning Warriors Weekly Spotlight is with Jamie Goetch with SentagUSA. Drowning Detection Technology. He's an expert in the area of technology and how to apply this technology to your swimming pool as one of your layers of protection. Welcome to DW Nation make sure you subscribe at DW Nation Jamie will talk about his technology and also share with you the 3 Buckets of technology. Just what this means in today's world and what is on the horizon as far as technology. ...
Ep 007 Your Child Drowns and then you have to deal with Bullying
July 23, 2018 16:14 - 34 minutes - 22.4 MBI have been watching some news feeds that have been put out as parents that have lost children and what they must go through or should I say what people say about them and add their 2 cents to the conversation on a subject that they have no clue what has happened or couldn't even explain how drowning works. I say don't let them take you power and steel your voice. You have a voice that needs to be heard. There is a large community of people who are in your corner. We'll stand together so not...
Ep 006 Adults Fear of Water Learning to Swim Interview with Kathleen Wilson
July 20, 2018 12:45 - 24 minutes - 15.6 MBAs we wrap up water safety week. I wanted to share with you the importance of why you need to learn to swim. We hear and talk a lot about children learning to swim, however we don't hear as much about the adults. Maybe that because adults don't tell us that they don't know how to swim for their own reasons. Many adults who don't know how to swim, the cause may be their fear of the water. Kathleen talks about managing the fear or cure the fear. Get your questions answered. It's never to late...
Ep 005 ISR Instructor Darleen Haskins. The Importance of Learning to Swim Early.
July 19, 2018 12:49 - 24 minutes - 15.3 MBDarlene Haskins, Executive Director - Hand in Hand Water Safety Awarness Foundation This passion really began when I first started working as a lifeguard and swim instructor in high school. I went on to obtain my Early Childhood Education certificate, operated a large in-home preschool, and taught in a variety of facilities including, my favorite, a Montessori school. During this time, I continued to lifeguard and teach swimming at the YMCA. I was asked by several families if there were any ...
How to Implement SKWIM & Water Polo in your Pools & Camps Episode 004
July 18, 2018 16:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBAn interview with Mark Rauterkus Executive Director of SKWIM USA Greater Pittsburgh Area Leading Swim, SKWIM & Water Polo at Camps within the City of Pittsburgh with nearly 200 kids, mainly at the nonprofit, faith-based organization, The Pittsburgh Project. But, we'll travel to your teams and groups too! Played in both shallow and deep water, SKWIM progresses with your ability, from an engaging learn-to-swim game to possibly the most electric, athletic, and entertaining water-sport of all t...
Interview with Jessica Knight Liam Strong Non Fatal Drowning 003
July 17, 2018 12:21 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBListen to Jessica as she tells her story of a family vacation that ended in a Non Fatal drowning of her son Liam. This is water safety week. Let me say that wisdom and knowledge can and does make all the difference. For all the parents that walk in our shoes will tell you if they only knew what they know now. 10 people will drown today, tomorrow and everyday following. This is unexcitable. Know layers of protection, CPR. You can reach Jessica via her Facebook Page You also can support Je...
How To Get Started With Water Safety And Drowning Prevention – An Interview With Emily Wujcik 002
July 11, 2018 18:00 - 58 MBHow To Get Started With Water Safety And Drowning Prevention – An Interview With Emily Wujcik Emily is very passionate about what she does with water safety and drowning prevention. Listen as she shares how she started following her passion with Water Safety and Drowning Prevention, as she learned through mentorship. She was introduced to water before she could walk. She is at home in the pool and around water. Great asset to the community, to the University of Saint Louis and the ...
Drowning Warrior Podcast 001
July 09, 2018 23:38 - 26.1 MBHere in our 1st episode of our Drowning Warrior Podcast. I will outline part of our mission, the content along with our Weekly Spotlight that we'll put out each week. I hope you will join in on the discussion, not to mention share your thoughts, ideas as this is a team effort. Plus it is defiantly a work in progress We will be spotlighting a warrior each week that will come out every Wednesday If you know someone we need to spotlight comment below.