Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Do It Yourself Parent Guide to Recruiting

You know...my goal is really simple!  I want swimmers to have as many options as possible when deciding which university or college to attend.  They need the right fit both academically and athletically, so if my services provides them with options so they find the right fit, then that swimmer is going to be very happy, as well as the parent and the coach!  A happy swimmer is a fast swimmer after all. 

So why shouldn't you the parent have options as well?  Do you hire a recruiting service, like World Swimming Prospects, or do you pursue the recruiting process on your own, hook, line and sinker!  Do you have any idea how to start and what to do, where to look?  You do now because I want you to have an option as well, you can hire us to do all of the work for you, but if you want to pursue this on your own then I have put together a Do It Yourself Parent Guide to help get you started!!!  Why am I doing this, because I am one of the nicest guys you ever met, or haven't met!  Ok, the real reason is not everyone is in a position to hire a recruiting service to perform all of this work, or maybe you want to do this with your child, a little bonding before they go off to school and you become an empty nester!  Please enjoy the guide and if you need some information please do not hesitate to contact me at Kevin.Anderson@WorldSwimmingProspects.com.  Just so you know, we do offer one of the more affordable rates and we have an awesome track record of success!  All the best in your scholarship search!

Kevin

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Swimming Produces Great People!

I have just returned from attending a former swimmer's wedding.  Adam Sioui swam for me as an age group swimmer, narrowly missing the Olympic Team in 2000.  He then went on to swim for the University of Florida where he won the 200 yard free at NCAA's in his freshman year.  He went on to graduate from UF and make the Olympic Team in 2008.  I attended his wedding in Fort Pierce, Florida this weekend, a spectacular wedding I might add, and met some of my former Canadian swimmers and alumni friends of Adam's from the University of Florida and the University of Calgary Swim Club.

Adam's alumni friends are all extraordinary people.  These swimmers are successful, productive members of society.  They have all come from different areas throughout Canada and the United States, have bonded through our great sport and have gone on to become doctors, surgeons, dentists and successful business men and women.  As I looked around I realized quite clearly that the demands of our sport and the influence of their coaches have helped shape the lives of these young people.  They know how to work hard, how to focus on their goals, maintain motivation and how to strive in a positive manner to insure their success.  Swimming has taught them extraordinary life skills that they now bring to their daily lives and their families.  I was in awe after meeting swimmer after swimmer and finding out what they do now for a living.  There is life after swimming, and if you are like all of these former swimmers at this wedding, it is pretty awesome!