Monday, August 18, 2008

Update and upcoming events

New events are taking place, this week and in the near future. Significant life transition is occuring, and has been, for me and the fam. My girls returned to school today, yikes! Laura, 11, began Middle School, double yikes! Rachel, 7, started 2nd grade, can deal w/ that.

For me, I made final plans to participate in the coaches training camp, in order to become a Teaching Professional for Total Immersion Swimming. I will explain more what Total Immersion (TI) is in future posts, but suffice it to say, it is a revolutionary method of swim instruction. TI equips anyone willing to learn to swim like a fish, and enjoy the water more than ever. In short, I'll help others find their inner fish :-) In addition to its benefits in swimming, it is giving me the opportunity to make a vocation of teaching it to others. I am more than excited about this new venture.

So, the second week of September will be spent in New Paltz, NY, for one week of intense training. Upon return, I will start teaching at the Kerr Family YMCA, as well as begin private lessons and assist in swim workshops. Swimming has been one of the greatest gifts following my heart transplant, and the plan is to pursue this passion in the years ahead!

2 comments:

johnny said...

Brian,

I am going to Salt Lake for my annual. No cath though I convinced them the CTA was the way to go. My best friend is a radiologist and trained on that so if he says I am clean I trust him. I am glad you did well at the games. My son was playing state baseball. What is truly important?

Ken Loyd said...

The total immersion swimming sounds revolutionary. With the natural excitement Olympic swimming recently stirred we hope lots of folks in your area will decide to take the plunge with you!

Welcome to heart2swim

Thank you for visiting my blog! You will find the latest on the development of TI in the Triangle area, as well as well as my own personal jouney from a heart transplant to competitive swimming. TI Swimming is more than simply a business, it is my passion! I hope you enjoy the posts and pics, and freely add your comments.

I currently coordinate the Adult Swim programming at Rex Wellness Center in Wakefield, and private and group lessons are available to members and non-members. Easy Freestyle Workshops are co-sponsored by the FS series,
www.fsseries.com, and are offered in Raleigh and Charlotte. You can reach me at bbarndt@gmail.com or 919-757-1230.