{"id":643994,"date":"2026-05-28T12:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=643994"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:57:24","slug":"rip-current-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rip-current-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"How Maryland\u2019s Rip Current Sports Caught the Attention of iHeart Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How Maryland\u2019s Rip Current Sports Caught the Attention of iHeart Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Maryland-based <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"15\">Rip Current Sports<\/b> and its founder, Jose-Luis Gallagher, were recently featured on iHeart Media\u2019s <em>Maryland Business Spotlight.<\/em> Gallagher\u2019s interview was also highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/reachforthewall.org\/2024\/04\/02\/rip-current-sports-dual-boards-gaining-momentum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reach for the Wall<\/span><\/a>, a nonprofit swimming news platform that serves the DMV community through coverage of age-group, high school, club, masters, and summer league swimming.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">In the interview, Gallagher discusses the exciting origins of Dual Boards, the coaching experience that inspired the concept, and the impressive growth of a Maryland-born product that is now reaching swimmers and programs far beyond its local roots.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\">The Origins of Rip Current Sports and Dual Boards<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Gallagher, a longtime coach and swim instructor, developed the product concept after working with an adult learn-to-swim student <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and searching for a better way to improve balance and body position in the water.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"644000\" 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