Stewart Miller Scott
| Stewart Miller Scott | |
|---|---|
| File:Coach Stewart kakigori.jpgCoach Stewart kakigori.jpg Eating kakigori in Fukuoka, Japan. | |
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Scottish |
| 🎓 Alma mater | The University of Glasgow |
| 💼 Occupation | Swim and triathlon coach |
| 📆 Years active | 2011 - present |
| Known for | Swimming |
Stewart Scott is a swim and triathlon coach based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Career[edit]
Stewart Scott was a lifeguard at the YWCA and completed the Vancouver Open Water Swim Association (VOWSA) Bay Challenge in 2014 with a relay team of YWCA lifeguards[1].
Sea Hikers[edit]
Sea Hiker Swimming was founded by Peter Scott to teach open water swimming.[2]. Stewart Scott was a Senior Swim Coach for Sea Hiker Swimming from 2011 to 2018.[citation needed]
Open Water[edit]
Open water swimming takes place in oceans, lakes and rivers. Scott founded Swim Smart Coaching, and delivers courses to train swimmers and triathletes on outdoor swimming: Open Water Beginners and Race Skills. Each course has two coaches.[3]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his open water courses sold out in 15 minutes.[4]
The first Marathon Swim Training group] was launched in February 2022. The swimmers completed various long-distance open water races like the 6km Kits Challenge, 7km Across the Lake Rattle Snake Island, 11.8km Skaha Ultra and 18km Big Effort Christina Lake swim.[citation needed]
Coast Swim Team[edit]
In the 2022-2023 season, Coast Swim Team sent a team of six swimmers (two men, four women) to compete at the Speedo Canadian Masters Championships in Calgary, Alberta, May 26-28, 2023.[citation needed]
Six swimmers from the Coast Swim Team represented Canada in the 2023 FINA World Masters Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[citation needed]
The Coast Swim Team has won the Masters Swimming Association of British Columbia (MSABC) League Trophy (Small Team) three years in a row (2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 seasons).[citation needed]
Train Smart Coaching[edit]
Mary Chang, Vancouver writer and open water swimmer, said that Scott's 10-second rule changed the outcome of her race experience at the 2023 Vancouver Triathlon[5] Chang also wrote about her swimming career and her first set of open water swim lessons with Scott.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Trinidad, Al (22 March 2021). "Splash Your Way To Strength In The Health + Fitness Pool". YCMA Metro Vancouver. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ Healy, Louise (March 31, 2016). "Ocean swimming offers a tough but rewarding test for the uninitiated". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Scott, Stewart. "Guidelines For Safe Open Water Swimming". Swim Smart. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ Dhopade, Prajakta (August 12, 2020). "Swimming pools closed? Try the ocean". Maclean's. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ Chang, Mary (21 September 2023). "A Wild Swim, Joy Ride & Rock Star Run". Medium. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ Chang, Mary (30 October 2023). "Why Ignorance is Bliss When You're the Underdog: How Underdogs Chase Progress, Not Perfection". Medium. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- Swim Smart
- Coast Swim Team
- YouTube Channel: Swim Smart
- The Kook Jester: Coach Stewart - Swim with a Smile
- VOWSA webinar on YouTube: Safe ocean swimming and water quality
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