{"id":240511,"date":"2017-02-10T14:37:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T21:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=240511"},"modified":"2017-02-10T14:37:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T21:37:08","slug":"american-swimming-coaches-association-launches-knowledge-sharing-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/american-swimming-coaches-association-launches-knowledge-sharing-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"American Swimming Coaches Association Launches Knowledge-Sharing Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Brainsy, Inc. are collaborating to launch the Swimming Coach Expert Calling Network (ECN@)<\/a>, a knowledge sharing platform connecting some of the nation’s top swimming coaches to other coaches, parents, athletes, and others seeking their advice or guidance.<\/p>\n

ASCA Coaches will set up personalized profiles on the Swimming Coach ECN system, which allows information-seekers to find and contact them, exchange knowledge online, or conduct over-the-phone consultations at a rate set by the expert.<\/p>\n

“We’re pleased to launch this first-of-a-kind service to make our member coaches accessible to the general public. This new service will enable club coaches, parents, athletes, and the general public located anywhere in the world to seek advice directly from the world’s best coaching talent here in the US.” – John Leonard, Executive Director of ASCA<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley and the United States has been dominant in the sport. The successful pairing of swimmers with individual subject-matter experts is credited as one reason the sport has achieved such high levels of success in the US.<\/p>\n

Some of the coaches included at launch:<\/p>\n