<div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>The month has been busy. Three updates below:</div><div>1. Catherine's stories, <br>2. my new duties as executive director of a nonprofit, and </div><div>3. my presentation to California swim coaches. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>#1) My wife's fourth story was recently part of the national radio show, Moth Radio Hour, and associated podcast. For a bit of humor, tune in. Tip: the full recording of the show is worth the time as the second and third stories are amazing too.</div><div><br></div><div>Full show: <a href="https://themoth.org/radio-hour/live-from-portsmouth" target="_blank">https://themoth.org/radio-<wbr>hour/live-from-portsmouth</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Just Catherine's story: <a href="https://themoth.org/stories/shopping-in-china/" target="_blank">https://themoth.org/stories/<wbr>shopping-in-china/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Link to all of Catherine's online stories: <a href="https://themoth.org/storytellers/catherine-palmer" target="_blank">https://themoth.org/<wbr>storytellers/catherine-palmer</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>#2) I've got a new advocate role with a budding nonprofit to go along with my local swim coaching with Pittsburgh Public Schools, the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, The Pittsburgh Project and The Ellis School. I'm now the executive director of SKWIM USA. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://swim.cloh.org/2018/01/06/new-executive-director-of-skwim-usa-a-501c3/">http://swim.cloh.org/2018/01/06/new-executive-director-of-skwim-usa-a-501c3/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>#3) My presentation with (slides, audio, and links to videos) to last week's Pacific Swim Coaches Clinic about game-play, water polo, SKWIM and our approach in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, is now documented and shared at</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://swim.cloh.org/2018/01/07/thinking-again-about-aquatic-game-play-presentation-to-norcals-pacific-swim-coaches-clinic/">http://swim.cloh.org/2018/01/07/thinking-again-about-aquatic-game-play-presentation-to-norcals-pacific-swim-coaches-clinic/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Planning for summer is in full swing. If you think my efforts with sportsmanship, teamwork, aquatic safety and aquatic fun can help you and yours, email or come to the Saturday Swim School at Oliver High School on the city's Northside. We can visit there and better sustain these wave-making activities. <a href="http://swim.cloh.org/saturdays/">http://swim.cloh.org/saturdays/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div class="gmail-m_-6851631213847915096gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--<br>Ta.<br> <br> <br>Mark Rauterkus <a href="mailto:Mark@Rauterkus.com" target="_blank">Mark@Rauterkus.com</a> <br>PPS Summer Dreamers' Swim & Water Polo Camp Executive Coach</div><div>Varsity Boys Swim Coach, Pittsburgh Obama Academy</div><div>Recent Head Water Polo Coach, Carnegie Mellon University Women's Club Team<br>Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team<br><br><a href="http://CLOH.org" target="_blank">http://CLOH.org</a><br><br><a href="tel:(412)%20298-3432" value="+14122983432" target="_blank">412 298 3432</a> = cell</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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