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TV, Media, Talks,
Travel, Adventure, Awards, Events 2009
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United Kingdom,
Oct. 11, 2009 |
Rob and Kathy McKay with WABC
president Steve Graves, honoring 2009 Virginia Hunt Newman award winner,
anthropology professor and baby swimming author/expert, Dr. Francoise Barbira Freedman at Cambridge University. |
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| Kathy and Francoise crossing the old wooden
foot bridge (known as the Mathematical bridge) into the awe-inspiring and
regal 800 year old Queens college, at Cambridge University.
In addition to being a prolific author, Francoise is also the founder of Birthlight, a charity
focusing on the holistic approach to pregnancy, birth and babyhood. |
England
Rob and Kathy McKay presented a one day baby
swimming work-shop during WABC 2009, held at Lauren Heston's
Little Dippers Baby Swim School in Brighton, England on
Oct. 6th.
WABC
2009
World Aquatic Babies Congress
the 10th Biennial
International educational conference for leading learn-to-swim
program directors and teachers.
link:
WABC 2009
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| 25 participants attended Rob and
Kathie's pre-WABC workshop,
from Greece, Israel, Japan, The Philippines, Bermuda and the
United Kingdom. |
The 2009 Virginia Hunt Newman Award winner
Dr. Francoise Barbira Freedman, England/France along with previous
recipients Rob McKay, USA, Terje Stakset, Norway and Prof. Jose
Fontanelli, Brazil. Missing from photo are Steve Graves, USA and
Yoko Yagishita, Japan. |
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| Kathy and Rob presented their talk to the
international WABC audience, entitled "Are you Hands Where Your
Heart Is?" |
South Beach (Miami) to Palm Beach. This WB
network news show featured the babies and parents of the Lifestyle Swim
School on Wednesday, July 8, between 7:00 and 9:00 am. Veteran reporter
Karen Posada covered the segment. This unique news show is simulcast on
both TV and the internet ("simultaneous broadcast",
).
In Boca Raton,
South Florida Live appears on Comcast TV channel 14.
POLAND
Rob McKay conducted two
day work-shop for (PSPN)
The Polish
Association of Baby Swimming Krakow,
March 21-22, 2009
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| Over 90 swim school directors, owners and
teachers participated in Rob McKay's baby swimming workshop for PSPN, in
Krakow, Poland |
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| Dr. Ewa Dybinska of the prestigious
Sports Academy University, in Krakow with PSPN president and founder Iwona Turant. |
Rob conducting a water session viewed
by attendees some who traveled over 12 hours from as far as Gdansk on
the Baltic Sea. Many other cities and towns were represented including a
number of schools from Warsaw. |
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| Rob conducting Sunday
morning lecture |
Poland TV 3 Interviewing Rob |
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| PSPN Vice President and conference
organizer Magdalena Dąbrowska-Gawrysiak left. Rob's
teaching assistant for the week-end Ada from Bema, demonstrating our
team teaching approach. |
Happy baby swim student participating in Rob's
week-end workshop in Krakow. |
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| The Amazing Team Bema, Rob's hosts in
Krakow. Left to right Dr. Grazyna Kosiba, Ada: baby swim teacher, Lena: translator, tour guide, driver
and teacher, Marek Kosiba: Owner of BEMA
sports programs, former college professor, Krakow conference organizer,
and Rob's main host. |
Kasia and Rob at Oskar Schindler's factory made
famous from Steven Spielberg's movie
Schindler's List. |
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| The Tyniec Abbey and Monastery was founded
in the 11th century. It is beautifully located on a
limestone hill in the village of Piekary; over looking Marek's pool,
bringing harmony and prosperity. |
Marek and Rob planning
for the workshop. |
Florida:
Three Newman Award
Winners Meet to discuss positive, non-traumatic swim lesson experiences... April 4th and 5th, 2009
Included was author and teacher Kathy McKay
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Terje Stakset Head of Norwegian
Lifesaving Association and Baby Swimming Oslo, Norway, Kathy McKay,
Rob McKay, Steve Graves President World Aquatic Baby Congress |
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These swimming leaders met to discuss ways to educate
parents on identifying programs that are concerned about the well
being and happiness of children during their swim lessons. Many
programs say they are positive, or non-traumatic but are actually
forcing the children against their will, creating fear of learning,
fear of teachers and fear of the water. The goal of this group is to
provide a loving and warm learning environment for all children
through-out the world. "Do no harm, fear contracts, love expands".
If children are crying or struggling in a swim class something is amiss. The true test is, does you child look forward to attending
swim class. |
Florida: YMCA
National Masters Swimming Championships at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic
Complex,
April 17,18 ,19 2009
Rob met his old Cedar Rapids, Iowa YMCA teammates for their 40 year reunion.
They were
the 1969 runner-up and 1970-1971 National YMCA Champions.
We reunited after 40 years and once again swam as a team, in honor of our devoted coach Jim Gilchrist
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Then 1970 Springfield,
Illinois |
Now 2009 Fort
Lauderdale, Florida |
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Check out back row/middle |
Who's the guy in the blue
Cedar Rapids, sweatshirt |
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200 free relay with the
Krizan boys, Dan, Ken and Tim sons of legendary Washington High
School coach Hal Krizan |
Rob with teammate all around great guy John Kinsella, former
world record holder in the swimming mile and 1970
Sullivan Award winner.
The
Sullivan Award is known as the Oscar
of sports awards. |
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TV, Media, Talks,
Awards, Events 2008
International Swimming Hall of Fame Honoree
Week-end 2008
Professor Jose Fontanelli of Sao Paolo, Brazil, the 2008
Newman award winner, for compassionate and gentle baby swimming, May 10, 2008.
Rob McKay and Professor Jose Fontanelli posing with tribute
to Jacques
Cousteau at the International Swimming Hall of Fame 2008 Award Ceremonies in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
One Step Ahead:
Our book featured in premier infant toddler catalog
One Step Ahead Baby - Beach & Pool Fun
summer 2008
Ebabymagazine
Featured in April 2008 issue
TV,
Media, Talks, Awards, Events 2007
Rob and Kathy in St. Petersburg, Florida, with friend the
forever young Dr. Don Ardell, world age group triathlon champion and global
speaker and author on wellness and health.
Kathy presenting talk at World Aquatic Baby Congress
Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 2007 
St.
Petersburg, Florida
World Aquatic Babies Congress
• World Aquatic Babies & Children
9th International
WABC
educational conference - for leading learn-to-swim teachers and program
directors, October 21, 22, & 23, 2007
Monday 22 October 2007
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4:15-5:00 |
Panel
Presentation
by Newman Award Winners
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Newman Award Winners: Rob McKay, Terje Stakset,
Yoko Yagishita
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Rob McKay - United States
Co-Owner of Lifestyle Swim School
Boca Raton, Fla. USA
Co Author: Learn to Swim (book); Diaper Dolphins I & II
(dvds) and
The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years (book - co-author of chapter
on baby swimming)
Recipient
of the Inaugural Virginia Hunt Newman Award in 2004. His 'gentle
journey' philosophy and methods adopted widely in the US and around the
world for babies and young children in developing aquatic skill and the
joy for the water.
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Terje Stakset - Norway
A Very Gentle Start and Superman
Manager
of the Norwegian Lifesaving Federation in Oslo & Barium, Norway
Author: The Truthful Face of Baby Swim and How
to Teach Young Children to Swim (dvds)
Recipient
of the Virginia Hunt Newman Award 2006. Second
generation swim teacher.
He has been an instructor in swimming and life saving for 27 years, and
a teacher of baby swimming for 16 years. Moreover, he trains instructors
in swimming, baby swimming, lifesaving, CPR and first aid.
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Yoko Yagishita-Japan
Director of Swimming for club
openings for the Tipness clubs
Recipient of the 2007
Virginia Hunt
Newman Award. She has revamped or created baby swim
programs in over five cities and in doing has trained over 500 teachers.
Combined
the best of Western technique with Eastern to make a culture and
community of nurture, joy and fun for mothers, fathers and their
babies. Scheduled to open program in the Tokyo National Gymnasium. |
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Tuesday 23 October 2007
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8:45-9:30 |
Presentation
followed by
discussion
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Kathy McKay- United States
Co-Owner of
Lifestyle Swim School
Boca Raton, Fla. USA
Co Author:
Learn to Swim (book)
Diaper Dolphins I & II (dvd)
The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years - (co-author of the book's
chapter on baby swimming)
Www.BabySwimming.com
- The Gentle Journey is one of the most viewed and linked-to baby swimming
sites on the Internet. In the pool teaching and learning and now sharing her
experience and techniques from the highly renowned Lifestyle Swim School
program.
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Toddler Magazine
Water Smarts
Summer Issue 2007
How to help your toddler to get comfortable in the
water. With Rob and Kathy McKay.
Fitness Magazine,
Mind, Body, Spirit
August 2007 issue
Family fitness make-over page 94. Age
and Activity 3 to 18 months. Rob and Kathy McKay
Rob and Kathy's book
in German
New Zealand
Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association of New
Zealand (NZSCAT) May 24, 25, 26, 2007
Wellington, New Zealand, NZSCAT conference, Rob McKay
international guest speaker. Also conducted baby swimming workshop.
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| Brett Naylor,
President of the New Zealand Swim Coaches and Teachers Association with Rob McKay on Top of the Mountain Reserve several
thousand feet STRAIGHT up over Christchurch, NZ. |
Rob
with Kiwi friend in Queenstown, New Zealand at the wharf. |
Rob McKay conducting an in water
demonstration baby swim class to an audience of teachers and swim school owners, at Swim City in Wellington, New Zealand
Mystical Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu
with the Remarkables mountain range as the backdrop, South Island, New Zealand.
International Swimming Hall of Fame Honoree
Week-end
Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
May 11-12, 2007
Rob, Kathy, Heather and Brianne McKay were honored to
attend the Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday evening. Rob and Steve Graves
(president of the World Aquatic and Babies and Childrens Congress) presented Tokyo's Yoko Yagishita with this years Virginia Hunt Newman award. For
background on the award see the Hall of Fame paragraph below. (May 8th, 2004)
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| Steve Graves
President of WABC, Yoko Yagishita and Rob |
Rob with Jim Ellis who's life is portrayed in the movie Pride |
Olympic Champion Amy Van Dyken, Yoko and
Rob
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