Adolph Kiefer and Associates

Adolph Kiefer was the US Backstroke Gold Medal winner in the 1936 Olympics. He and his company continue to supply pools and pool products. I am fortunate enough to have Mr. Kiefer ask me to help choose products for his aquatic fitness and therapy catalog.

AEA

I started the Aquatic Exercise Association in 1985. Many of you probably helped me with that company. Angie Proctor and Julie See took over AEA in 1993 and have done wonderful things with it. Angie, Julie, my sister Anne, and I are close friends and our companies continue to work closely together. Email for more info info@aeawave.com

AquaGear, Inc.

Founded in 1992 this online retailer of aquatic exercise and swimming products is the distributor for most Ruth Sova products.

ATRI

I started the Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute in 1993 with Vicki Chossek who managed it capably until she took a “real” job in 1996. Vicki and I asked my sister, Anne, to run it. Anne sold the company she had and took over management of ATRI. Since Anne lives in Florida, we moved ATRI there.

DSL

I started a company in 1976 that produces all my videos, books, etc. It’s called DSL. It does wholesale sales to catalogs and bookstores.

The Fitness Firm

I started The Fitness Firm in 1976. Phyllis DeCoste, who now owns the company, and I still get together for lunch and still work together.

The Jalkanen Foundation

Before my Dad died, he and Mom set up a charitable foundation. He died before we could get it funded so I’m often available to speak in trade for a donation to the foundation.

National Aquatic Coalition (954-463-9000)

The National Aquatic Coalition is a non-profit organization providing a united front to advance the aquatics industry internationally through the collaborative efforts of its members. Our benefits include:

	Networking
	Collaborative work to achieve goals (these can include education, environmental concerns, research, safety, etc.)
	Promote the aquatic industry on a broad scope
	Face aquatic industry challenges as a united front Work with special interest groups on goals that appeal to a select group. These include (but not be limited to): Building a United Voice for Aquatics Every American a Swimmer for Life National Aquatics Week Developing a United Front Against Drowning Public Visibility Research

Membership is offered to agencies, organizations, associations and business entities only, not individuals. We encourage non-profits, corporations, partnerships, LLC’s, agencies, associations, institutions, consultants, etc. to become members. Members must have an interest in aquatics. That might include construction (swimming pool), manufacture (equipment), teaching (sailing, SCUBA), competition (syncro, surfing), health (therapy, fitness), conservation (Park and Rec, Govt), boating (cruises to rubber tube rafting), Safety (every aspect), publications (books, magazines), pharmaceuticals (waterproof dressings), and many more.

Potentials Unlimited Corporation

Vicki Chossek and I started a company in 1993 called Potential Unlimited Corporation which we lovingly refer to as PUC (pronounced puke). I use PUC for my speaking and consulting.