Katie Crysdale

Friends, due to a confluence of factors I won't rehash here, I woke up last week with the sense that I'm now on summer vacation. It's early June, and aside from one week per month blocked with Zoom Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)

Like catching up with an old friend, I endeavor to bring you news from the swimming pool industry and share my thoughts as to why these stories matter. As always, any specific action at your aquatic facility should always be done in compliance with local regulatory requirements and guidelines. Royal

Royal Life Saving Australia and Myrtha Pools Join Forces Myrtha, the membrane swimming pool manufacturer, has a long history of partnering with significant industry organizations such as FINA (now World Aquatics) USA Swimming, Swimming Canada. Still, I was surprised to see a normally non-partisan drowning prevention organization such as the

I've been on the road teaching as we gear up for summer pool season, so it's been difficult to allocate the time to YouTube that it deserves. I don't worry too much about what other people think, but I also know what it'

Wife blames state of Hawaii for her husband’s snorkeling death after autopsy ‘didn’t make sense’ Snorkeling is often marked as accessible to everyone based on the ease with which you can buy gear at your local general retailer like Walmart. However, snorkeling does require a specific level of

Do you ever have one of those weeks where - despite every action you take - you still feel like you're stuck in one place?! If that's you this week too, I feel you. A fitness & nutrition coach I follow on Instagram, Danny Matranga, recently

They say that success on YouTube is predicated on having a predictable video release schedule that your audience can rely on. I don't think ghosting for a year, and then posting five videos in 10 days is exactly what they had in mind. 🫠 It just so happens that

Beach-lovers beware: Umbrellas injure thousands a year Did you know that beach umbrellas injure thousands of people each year?! I truly had no idea. "Data from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicates that more than 31,000 people were treated in hospitals for umbrella-related injuries between 2008

St. Catharines lifeguard training program to be funded through user fees Since the Pandemic, it's been a challenge for swimming pools in Canada and elsewhere to recruit and train lifeguards. The pipeline of kids who want to be lifeguards was disrupted during extensive pool closures, meaning that those

How was your week? Mine went by like a house on fire. Did you watch the solar eclipse? We only had about 20% coverage here in Alberta, so it was a non-event unlike our friends in Northern New York who declared a state of local emergency. I got tremendous value