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High School P.E. Drownings Emphasize Need for Supervision
By
Michael Popke,
February 2013
Last year in central Connecticut, at high schools located less than 10 miles apart, two students drowned in supervised physical education swimming classes ...
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Time to Rethink How Pool Operators Protect Swimmers?
By
Michael Popke,
July 2012
The pool of excuses for not knowing how to swim shrinks every year. Last month, the third annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™, held at more than 100 aquatic facilities across the United States, attempted to teach an estimated 20,000 people to swim — for free.
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Communities Find Alternatives to Eliminating Learn-to-Swim Programs
By
Michael Popke,
May 2011
Five years ago, KNIK Aquatics, a USA Swimming club based in Anchorage, Alaska, took over the city's learn-to-swim program at Bartlett Pool, the state's only 50-meter facility.
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Model Health Code Making Waves in the Aquatics Industry
By
Nicholas Brown,
February 2011
A former manager of aquatics for the state of Wisconsin's health department, Tracynda Davis has inspected her fair share of recreational pools, and she knows all too well how pool operators respond to notifications of code violations.
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New Life for the Concept of Computer-Assisted Drowning Detection
By
Paul Steinbach,
December 2010
The launch of one company and the re-emergence of another have breathed new life into the concept of computer-assisted drowning detection.
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10 Steps to Managing Critical Incidents at Commercial Pools
By
Michael Popke,
July 2010
Following 10 important steps before, during and after a critical incident can keep swimmers safe and aquatic facility operators out of legal trouble.
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Don't Hold Your Breath
By
Paul Steinbach ,
1/01/2007
Prolonged breath-holding and underwater activities can prove deadly.
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