The aquatics industry is in crisis due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Many aquatic professionals are facing professional, financial, and personal uncertainty. I want to bring together industry leaders to speak on topics of their expertise as a way to make "lemonade out of lemons" during facility closures and physical distancing.
Click on the blue graphic to register for each webinar. All recordings are posted on our YouTube Channel, but don't miss the detailed show notes below!
For information about Continuing Education Units (CEUs), please click here.
All webinars are at 1 pm EST / 11 am MST.
Cross-Country Checkup: Aquatics during COVID-19 (Panel discussion)
Monday, March 23, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Psychological First Aid Empowerment Session
Christian Clavelle, Canadian First Aid Training Ltd.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Planning to Reopen: Pool Operations After an Emergency Closure
Brent Miller, Automated Aquatics Canada Ltd.
Friday, March 27, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Planning for Uncertainty: Aquatic Programming on the Fly
Rishona Hyman, Aqua Essence Swim Academy & Ready, Set, Swim Foundation
Monday, March 30, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Long-Term Inservice Planning for your Pool
Natalie Livingston & Ashley Wolfe, ALIVE Solutions Inc. (aka Aquatics Tribe)
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Better Water Testing Techniques, Lifeguard Edition
Wayne Ivusich, Taylor Technologies
Friday, April 3, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Stop Accommodating, Start Seeking: Accessibility in Aquatics
Adrian Spencer
Monday, April 6, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Promoting Aquatics on Instagram
Paul Macias, Farmers Branch Aquatic Center (@fbh2o)
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Preparing for Summer Startup: Are you Ready?
Tim Auerhahn, Aquatic Council
Friday, April 10, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Fun & Motivating Your Aquatic Team
Joey Rusnak, Lifeguard Authority
Monday, April 13, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Teaching - Not Just at a Pool: Starting your Side Gig
Ben Zimmerman, ABC first aid + aquatics
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Making Aquatic Inservice Realistic: Foam & More
Kelly Martinez, Lifeguards Love YouTube
Friday, April 17, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Adapted Aquatics with Swim Angelfish
Cindy Freedman & Ailene Tisser, Swim Angelfish
Monday, April 20, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Writing Techniques for Aquatic Professionals
Katie Cleasby
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Cross-Country Checkup: Where Are We Going?
Katie Crysdale
Friday, April 24, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Health & Safety, Supplies, Staffing, Etc. Post-COVID
High-Volume Committee Panelists
Monday, April 27, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Engaging Youth: Developing a Junior Lifeguard Club
Claudine Courteau-Godmaire & Adrian Spencer
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Making Aquatics a Winner
Jason Simituk, Quantum Recreation
Friday, May 1, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Mermaid Camp & Lifeguard Games
Dominique MacDonald, Recreation Excellence & Your Better Life
Monday, May 4, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Protect Your Pools From Common Lawsuits in the USA
Trevor Sherwood, Pool Operation Management
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
The Inclusive Aquatics Inventory
Kate Connell & Sydney Stodola, City of Iowa City
Friday, May 8, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Drownings in Pools with Lifeguards - Why Submerged Victims Go Unnoticed
Maria Bella, Aqua Conscience
Monday, May 11, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Workplace Health & Safety: Non-Scary Tips!
Kira Maslak
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Turning a Vision into Reality - How to Implement Aquatic Projects
Lisa Reinders, Quantum Recreation
Friday, May 15, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Virtual Inservice: Now & Beyond
Kristen Hinton & Chelsea Kemp, University of North Texas
Monday, May 18, 2020
Webinar Recording & Show Notes
Coming up!
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Thank you so much for these awesome webinars! I have learned some much from these! A super Job Katie!
Thank-you Katie for all of this! It’s huge undertaking and very much appreciated! I am learning so much and I thought I already knew a lot!
Thank-you again,
Kory
Thank you so much for all of theses amazing webinars. I have learned so much. Carolyn
Hi Courtney, CEUs are available from a few different organizations for qualifying webinars: Texas Recreation & Parks Society (TRAPS); Association of Aquatic Professionals (AOAP); Illinois Parks & Recreation Association (IPRA); Iowa & Kentucky are in the works.
Can you obtain CEU’s for these webinars?