- Collin Hart, Janet Evans, Emma Schlenker, Joe Zemaitis
- Collin Hart, Johnny Johnson, Emma Schlenker
Collin Hart (my teammate) and I went to Orange County, CA with our coach Joe Zemaitis to speak at the National Drowning Prevention Symposium. We had SOO much fun! I got to meet the president of the Swim for Life Foundation, Johnny Johnson. He was really nice and I was really glad I got to meet him. I also got to hear Janet Evans give the Keynote speech. We invited her to watch us speak but she was already busy.
I was nervous before I spoke but then once I started talking I relaxed. It’s a good feeling. You know, to be relaxed when just a moment before you were tight? The people there were super nice and treated me as an adult. I met so many nice people. The Orange County Fire Department was there and they were very nice too. A lot of people watched my speech and congratulated me at the end.
Kristin Goffman, Administrator & Founding Board Member of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, sent a very nice thank you letter. It was really nice to read the feedback that was submitted by the people that attended my presentation. Here are a few of my favorites:
“Wonderful!”, “There needs to be more like you”, “Great Session. Very inspiring!”, “…Kids were charming and a refreshing change in conference presenters.”, “I’m really impressed that these two individuals can get out to communities and help in a way that adults can’t…My hat’s off to both Colin and Emma.”





