Swim coaches at SR, HA, and NCS/St A’s involved in lifeguarding scandal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Years ago my winter swim coach handed me (and all of my friends on the team) an American Red Cross lifeguard certification card even though we were taught nothing. I got caught when we had a training day at my summer job. I didn’t get fired - they let me stay on doing non-lifeguaring jobs - but I was humiliated and am still haunted by the fact that someone could have died on my watch. Despite being a top swimmer, I had no clue how to save someone. I often think back to the adults involved, the coach and our parents, and wonder what the hell they were thinking.

Thank you for sharing. Some adults are idiots

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they charged a bunch of money and didn’t deliver what they should have. Wondering if there will be consequences beyond what the Red Cross has done.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/07/17/red-cross-certification-revoked/

Could this just be a mistake or something? Is there no room for mistakes anymore? I have no ties to any of this btw.

How could it be a "mistake"? As Red Cross certified instructors, they have a prescribed course that they agree to follow when they train lifeguards. There's no room for personal judgment in what they decide to teach or not teach. How could they cut out the majority of the coursework "by mistake"?

[Anonymous]

It’s odd to me that the SR coach is complaining to the Post she’s being poorly treated and her lifetime ban from teaching lifesaving is unfair. Pardon me, you stole $10K. Isn’t that a felony? When you’re brazen, nobody calls you out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s odd to me that the SR coach is complaining to the Post she’s being poorly treated and her lifetime ban from teaching lifesaving is unfair. Pardon me, you stole $10K. Isn’t that a felony? When you’re brazen, nobody calls you out.

Agreed. The STA/NCS coach commending the permanently banned instructors on the work they do for the community is also strange considering said instructors put community lives at risk with this fraudulent $$$-making scheme.

[Anonymous]

I seem to remember lifeguard certifications also offered at Stone Ridge’s pool by the coach each spring.

[Anonymous]

I’m glad they were caught, but this is a widespread problem across the US:

https://wapo.st/3zPFAEJ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad they were caught, but this is a widespread problem across the US:

https://wapo.st/3zPFAEJ

We have a tendency as humans to accept something as alright if it is popular. Popular is not necessarily right, especially when you are serving children and the greater community. Especially when a person’s life is at stake.

Glad the Red Cross got it together and investigated this group of instructors who were neglecting their responsibility.
The schools should also act.

[Anonymous]

All of these coaches should be fired. No excuse for endangering these kids and the public. And these"lifeguards" would have been at risk jumping into a pool to rescue someone without knowing what to do. That would result in a double drowning.

Fire them all.

[Anonymous]

What I don’t get are the instructors who were just there in a “support” role. Strange. They all are guilty and should be banned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I don’t get are the instructors who were just there in a “support” role. Strange. They all are guilty and should be banned.

+1 any certified lifeguard instructor who knew the training requirements and was there for the four hours should also be banned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stone Ridge should find a new head swim coach and fire or demote Monica Barry to assistant swim coach.

Regardless of her tenure and past success the Red Cross just PERMANENTLY REVOKED this woman’s instructional certification. If they are the school we think they are this censure from Red Cross shows that at this time she cannot responsibly lead a swim program.

This goes for the others involved as well. The schools need to fire or demote these coaches to protect the students and the reputation of the schools.

Stone Ridge has three alums swimming in the Olympics this month, the only high school in the world that can say that. I don’t think they’re worried about the reputation of their school or swim program based on this anonymous message board, this whole story seems blown up by a few people who want their $400 back.

Oh, I agree Stone Ridge won’t care or do anything about this fraud their swim team coach has perpetrated.

The swimmers work hard and then their coaches let them down. For money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stone Ridge should find a new head swim coach and fire or demote Monica Barry to assistant swim coach.

Regardless of her tenure and past success the Red Cross just PERMANENTLY REVOKED this woman’s instructional certification. If they are the school we think they are this censure from Red Cross shows that at this time she cannot responsibly lead a swim program.

This goes for the others involved as well. The schools need to fire or demote these coaches to protect the students and the reputation of the schools.

Stone Ridge has three alums swimming in the Olympics this month, the only high school in the world that can say that. I don’t think they’re worried about the reputation of their school or swim program based on this anonymous message board, this whole story seems blown up by a few people who want their $400 back.

Shouldn't these people get their money back? Is that really difficult to understand? The whole thing was a scam. The Red Cross revoked the certifications. The Washington Post did a story and at least two of these coaches verified their participation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stone Ridge should find a new head swim coach and fire or demote Monica Barry to assistant swim coach.

Regardless of her tenure and past success the Red Cross just PERMANENTLY REVOKED this woman’s instructional certification. If they are the school we think they are this censure from Red Cross shows that at this time she cannot responsibly lead a swim program.

This goes for the others involved as well. The schools need to fire or demote these coaches to protect the students and the reputation of the schools.

Stone Ridge has three alums swimming in the Olympics this month, the only high school in the world that can say that. I don’t think they’re worried about the reputation of their school or swim program based on this anonymous message board, this whole story seems blown up by a few people who want their $400 back.

Having former students make it to the Olympics doesn’t give you a license to lie, cheat, steal, and put lives at risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stone Ridge should find a new head swim coach and fire or demote Monica Barry to assistant swim coach.

Regardless of her tenure and past success the Red Cross just PERMANENTLY REVOKED this woman’s instructional certification. If they are the school we think they are this censure from Red Cross shows that at this time she cannot responsibly lead a swim program.

This goes for the others involved as well. The schools need to fire or demote these coaches to protect the students and the reputation of the schools.

Stone Ridge has three alums swimming in the Olympics this month, the only high school in the world that can say that. I don’t think they’re worried about the reputation of their school or swim program based on this anonymous message board, this whole story seems blown up by a few people who want their $400 back.

Given what we know about the rampant cheating and doping in swimming... I'm not sure this is the slamdunk answer to "they cheated people out of tens of thousands of dollars" that you think it is.

[Anonymous]

You all sound unhinged over a few hundred dollars, or is this one person who can’t stop posting?