Good intentions. I try to keep up with all of my blogs and social media to share information about rowing. It takes away from actually doing the behind the scenes work to make it all happen. This is the latest news from USRowing:

Who could imagine today that before the Civil War, Blacks and Native Americans were universally regarded as the best swimmers in the world, while most Whites could not swim and drowned in appalling numbers? The history of Black swimming is one of the topics explored in detail at the International Aquatic History Symposium and Film Festival, May 9 – 12, at the International Swimming Hall of Fame, in Fort Lauderdale. From the first European encounter…

I want to congrad all the Coaches who was apart of this Great Trip to Purto Rico this spring . I want to thank Coach Eddie From the Madison Dophins in his great leadership on this . i want to thank the rest of the coaches as well Coache Reina , Coach Denise , Coach Eric .

From USRowing.org, by Beth Kohl:

One hundred days out from the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, USRowing is proud to name Anita L. DeFrantz as the Honorary Chair of America Rows, the nationwide diversity and inclusion initiative created by USRowing to increase…

From Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities:

 Water Safety Message Spread through Interactive, Fun Reading of

“Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim” iBook and Game

NORWALK, Conn., April 17, 2012 –…

From USASwimming.org, by Mike Gustafson:

Elliot Ptasnik is a director at Imagine Swimming in New York City, and head age group coach of the Manhattan  Makos swim team. A former swimmer at the University of Iowa, Elliot was recently nominated for…

The DC Parks & Recreation Department is offering a FREE summer swim league at 10 of its outdoor pools this summer.  Swimmers 14 and younger that are interested in taking up competitive swimming are encouraged to sign up at one of the participating aquatic facilities listed on the flyer.

We are also looking for interested volunteer coaches as well.  If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a DC Summer Swim League coach please contact Rob Green at 202.576.9534 or via…

http://imswimming.net/2012/04/21/disjointed-triathlon-part-2/

From the WashingtonPost.com, by Lynn Sherr:

To call swimming a religious experience might sound like sacrilege.

But for many of us, every time we slip into a bikini, or plunge into the ocean, or pound out our laps, we’re actually taking part in a spiritual rite. Swimming is an ancient activity, combining the mystical properties of waters with the pure joy of…

We don’t get no respect.

One of the most common themes I hear from aquatics professionals is, ‘Why don’t people realize this is important?  Why don’t they understand?’.

The next most common theme is ‘should…

From KTAR.com, by Holiday Moore:

This time last year, Arizona was on a record breaking pace with child drowning cases. It is why KTAR and Fulton Homes has launched the "Two Seconds Is Too Long" campaign earlier than usual this year.

We ended 2011 with a total of 16 child fatalities. As macabre as it sounds, Lori Schmidt with Arizona Drowning Prevention Coalition and…

From Aquatics International, by: Kendra Kozen:

Several annual water safety programs are heating up, and there’s at least one new event. Here’s a look at what’s going on.

International Water Safety Day

(internationalwatersafetyday.org)

May 15 will be the first International Water Safety Day. Created by the…

There are as many messages about water safety as there are organizations and individuals working on the issue - which makes it pretty confusing to the general public.  The irony is that all the messages are pretty much the same.  I think we need to make them uniformly consistent -…

I remember driving across town and seeing the bike trails at the side of the road. I imagined the mystery awaiting me at the end of those trails…I couldn’t wait to take my bike out and explore them.

But when I took my bike on the trail? I was just riding my bike. On the street.

After a certain point, all this triathlon stuff is starting to look like a workout. An INTENSE workout, but a workout, nevertheless.

I guess it had to happen sometime, that as I actually worked on…