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Dick Sidner, PhD, Level II, USMS Certified Coach

Dick Sidner, PhD is a Level II Certified, US Masters Swimming (USMS) coach, a certified USA Swimming Coach and is certified by Red Cross in CPR, First Aid and Water Safety. Dick has been swimming competitively in pools and open water his entire life and is a veteran of more than 100 open water swims and triathlons.  A former collegiate swimmer (Miami University) and high school coach, he made the transition to US masters swimming (USMS) in 1989. Dick has been coaching masters for the past 22 years and has hosted three USMS National Championship Open Water swims in the past 4 years; the 2008 Inaugural 25K, the 2010 10K and the 2011 25K.  Dick was Event Director for the first USMS-sponsored Open Water Clinic in 2011 and he was granted another National Championship by USMS for the 2012 5K in Morse Reservoir.

‘As a triathlete or masters swimmer, you are already in great shape, but if you want to swim faster, improving your technique is the first and most important step. Give me three sessions in the pool and open water and you will swim faster.’ Dick Sidner

Please contact me for personalized coaching in open water and pool technique.

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