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#WaterSafetyWednesday is a weekly water safety segment that was introduced by the International Water Safety Foundation. These discussions focus on water safety education and water safety tips with aquatic Olympians, aquatic practitioners, researchers, non-profit organizations, and others! "It's important to normalize discussions around water safety and drowning prevention in order to address this public health pandemic" says Marie Fagan Social Media and Outreach Director of the International Water Safety Foundation. Like, Subscribe, and Tune In every Wednesday on our YouTube Channel to join the conversation!
If you are interested in being interviewed by the IWSF Crew, email us today!
If you are interested in being interviewed by the IWSF Crew, email us today!
This week on Water Safety Wednesday we talk about the importance of lifejackets, Personal Floatation Devices (PFDs), and access to water safety resources! Our incredible guests are Dr. Angela Beale-Tawfeeq from the American Red Cross' Scientific Advisory Council and Shelley Dalke from the Canadian Red Cross. You won’t want to miss it!
Fallou and Marie invite Dr. Tiffany Monique Quash, Director of Operations with the International Water Safety Foundation, to discuss: International Water Safety Day on May 15th, International Water Safety Foundation, and Water Safety.
To find out more about International Water Safety Day on May15th, go to: https://www.internationalwatersafetyday.org To find out more about the International Water Safety Foundation, go to: http://drowningawareness.org To register for the World's Largest Tread on May 15th, go to: https://www.treadathon.org/worldslargesttread Jasmine Bryant and Briley Penner are the first two guests.
Bryant, a lifelong Prince George’s County (Va.) resident. She began working in aquatics as a lifeguard while in high school, and in 2014, became a full-time aquatics professional with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Penner is a co-founder of the Piedmont Renewal Network as well as the founder of Swim Smart NC, which he launched in 2020 after recognizing a need for more groups in the Greater Triad, N.C. area to be committed to working to provide equitable access to water safety education and preventing drowning. |
The IWFS staff talks water safety training and aquatics for people with disabilities. Dr. Monica Lepore is this professional voice, bringing Professor Emerita of Kinesiology at Westchester University. On the non-professional side is Warrick Couture, an autistic 13-year-old who learned to swim over the course of two summers and his mother, Brigid O’Leary-Couture, who despite being “less-than-proficient in the water” herself, ensured both her children learned the skills necessary to be safe in the water, and was willing to switch programs until she found one that worked for her son. The trio, moderated by Marie Fagan and Fallou Mbengue discuss the disability community, the importance of water safety for individuals with varying disabilities, and the barriers some people with disabilities face in accessing not only swim lessons but aquatic spaces as a whole.
Leah Stancil arrived at Tulane in August of 2018 and brought a wealth of experience to Uptown campus, having served as an assistant coach for 10 years at the University of Florida, her alma mater. Stancil was a 12-time NCAA All-American, two-time Olympian and a four-time national record holder for her native country, Barbados. She was a member of the 2002 Florida Gators SEC Championship team. In addition, Stancil was named Barbados' Female Sportsperson of the Year three times (1995-97). In the fall of 2016, Stancil was inducted into the Barbados Sports Hall of Fame. Stancil graduated from Florida in 2002 with a B.S. in Psychology, and she earned her M.S. in Sport & Exercise Psychology from UF in 2006.
Janelle Atkinson is a two-time Olympian representing the island country of Jamaica. In the Sydney 2000 Games she ranked, 9th in the 800m freestyle and 4th in the 400m freestyle and competed in the Athens 2004 Games. Dubbed the 2000 US National High School swimmers of the year, Janelle went on to compete for the University of Florida where she became a three-time SEC Champion and a 10-time All-American student-athlete. With a vast knowledge of competitive swimming, she then went on to coach collegiately for 12 years at the division 1 level; 8 years as an Assistant Coach and 4 years as a Head Coach. |