Head coach of the Badger swim school and Badger Swim teams, John Collins, announced the appointment of Mike Conaton as the Badger parent liaison and advocate.
Mike will serve as a resource to current and prospective Badger parents interested in learning more about competitive swimming more specifically the Badger program. Mike is a former accomplished competitive swimmer, and as a parent of three swimmers at various levels today, he has a unique perspective on a child’s swimming development.
USA Swimming is very interested in the comprehensive care of their swimmers. As a Level 4 US Swimming Club, Badger subscribes to this beneficial approach to developing swimmers. The USA Swimming website includes many articles and references available to help parents and their swimmers. Mike will help navigate and interpret the USA website resources for parents. Frank Busch, USA National Team Director and one of Mike’s former age group coaches, acknowledged his appointment.
“USA Swimming is committed to providing programs and resources to our member network. Swimming parents, and former swimmers, like Mike are perfect ambassadors for our message of long term comprehensive development”.
Mike is very interested in giving back and helping Badger families have the best swimming experience possible. Please contact him directly at mikecbadger@gmail.com to set up a call or visit.
