Rowdy sits down with Stephen Robbins, President of Blue Water Pro, to discuss how water and swimming have shaped his life, both on the business side, and within his family - as his son is a competitive swimmer. He discusses how they overcame difficulties during the pandemic, and how they used their home pool to serve the neighborhood.
Apr 12, 2022
22 min
Maritza McClendon, an Olympic medalist and swim champion sits down with Rowdy and Sabeena, discusses her personal and professional achievements, as well as her efforts in the DEI sphere, and how she's working to enhance drowning prevention.
Mar 15, 2022
24 min
Rowdy and Sabeena welcome Jennifer Lamont, the CEO of the American Swimming Coaches Association. They discuss how to get more people in the water, while also keeping them safe.
Feb 15, 2022
21 min
Rowdy and Lucky Meisenheimer discuss Lucky’s Lake Swim, the history of the Golden Mile charitable event, Lucky’s connection to the Special Olympics, and how to continue making open water swimming safer for all swimmers.
Jan 25, 2022
27 min
Rowdy welcomes Melissa Mishoe to this episode of Step into Swim during which she recounts when she was able to save a friend from drowning. This event affected her throughout her life and as a member of the Champions board, Melissa inspires and advocates for drowning prevention across the country.
Jan 11, 2022
19 min
Rowdy and Sabeena speak with Jillian Wilkins about the increased access people have to water and the importance of knowing how to be water safe – and it’s not just by learning to swim.
Dec 28, 2021
18 min
Rowdy and Sabeena talk to Maurice Bushroe, president of the Florida Swimming Pool Association and president of Blue Ribbon Pools, about his journey from owning a printing company with 500 employees to starting over by buying pool company and being an employee of one.
Dec 14, 2021
25 min
Olympian Cullen Jones shares a story with Rowdy and Sabeena about his near-drowning experience when he was five-years-old and why it is so important to teach children to swim.
Nov 30, 2021
30 min
Lisa Zarda, the executive director of the United States Swim School Association, shared her insights regarding the state of the swim school industry post-COVID.
Nov 16, 2021
22 min
Fluidra’s President of North America Troy Franzen spoke to Step Into Swim about his engagement with the Champions Board and the importance of promoting swimming and safety.
Oct 26, 2021
25 min
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