December 20, 2025
8:30 pm (PH Time)
Open Water Swim Coach Level 1
Rick Walker, USA NATIONAL TEAM COACH
- Coach Southern Illinois University, retired after 32 years
- USA National Team Head Coach-Open Water for 13 years
- Head Egyptian Olympic Coach for London, 2012
- Chair, PanAm Aquatics Open Water Committee, current
- Chair, World Aquatics Referee and Officials Committee- Open Water, current
- Coached Olympic, World Championships, NCAA, National Championships swimmers and open water swimmers.
- Performed Clinics for Swimming and Open Water around the world.
Coach Rick Walker, presenter to the WAFSU.org audience on December 20, 2025
Open Water Swimming Expert
Coach Rick Walker, formerly with SIU and now working with PAN AM Aquatics and USA Swimming's Open Water Coaching Staff, presented to the WAFSU.org audience on December 20, 2025 and on June 29, 2026.
