Does anyone know where I could find a swim coach who can specifically help a blind athlete. The athlete is a pretty fit triathlete and I would love to be able to help him , but I just don't feel that I have the skill set. Not looking for something "free" and am in the Houston area. 2 days per week 1 on 1 lessons...
You could try contacting the Challenged Athletes Foundation. I volunteered at one of their clinics, and those guys are amazing. www.challengedathletes.org/.../Contact_Us.htm
CAF don't do a lot of work with blind/visually impaired athletes (tho they're definitely worth knowing about for their grants program, and no doubt have a good referral/resource database).
Houston has a Paralympic Sports program. It apparently offers swimming, tho that doesn't seem to be a major focus (I don't know anything about the program other than what's online).
That said, most para-swimmers and paratriathletes I know (a lot) do all or most of their training in mainstream programs. USA Blind Athletes has written comprehensively about sports adaptations for blind and visually impaired swimmers.
You could try contacting the Challenged Athletes Foundation. I volunteered at one of their clinics, and those guys are amazing. www.challengedathletes.org/.../Contact_Us.htm
CAF don't do a lot of work with blind/visually impaired athletes (tho they're definitely worth knowing about for their grants program, and no doubt have a good referral/resource database).
Houston has a Paralympic Sports program. It apparently offers swimming, tho that doesn't seem to be a major focus (I don't know anything about the program other than what's online).
That said, most para-swimmers and paratriathletes I know (a lot) do all or most of their training in mainstream programs. USA Blind Athletes has written comprehensively about sports adaptations for blind and visually impaired swimmers.
