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Scandic Star Hotel
Glimmervägen 5,
224 78 Lund
Sweden
We are happy to welcome you to the 6th World Aquatic Development Conference in Lund, Sweden between 12th-15th January 2023.
To download a invitation with updated speakers please click here: Invitation WADC 2023
Our timeschedule is still changing as we add speakers to the program. We will keep the start and end of the conference the same so you can book your tickets to the conference.
With our app you can always stay on top of what is happening at the conference. You will get updates, schedule and news right in your mobile device.
Meeting new friends at our conference is very easy. In 2020 we had 23 countries attend and more 350 coaches and speakers. With small events like “matchmaking” and “openstage” you can always find interesting cooperations.
Our goal is to bring in thought provocative speakers with the intention to develop swimming. Our WADC 2023 mix of scientists, swimmers and coaches from all over the world has a reputation to think outside the “box” and create their own path to success. We are just starting to look for speakers and if you are interested in speaking at our conference, please send us an abstract or idea of what you would like to talk about.
To download a invitation with updated speakers 2023 use the Flipbook and press download under settings
Our first day is for our competitive coaches. This will set the tone of the conference and we will get some things to think about during the rest of the weekend.
| COMPETITIVE TRACK | |
|---|---|
| 12:00-13:00 | Registration |
| 13:00-13:30 | Welcome and information |
| 13:30-14:20 | Doug Wharam |
| The starting Blocks | |
| 14:30-15:20 | Eva Piatrikova |
| Challences to 3Ps in competitive Swimming | |
| 15:50-16:40 | Tom Rushton |
| My Coaching Journey (so far) | |
| 16:50-17:40 | Adrian Radulescu |
| Behavior and periodization | |
| 17:40-18:00 | Q & A |
| 19:00- | Dinner (need to be pre-booked) |
This is the day when we all meet up, Competitive Coaches and Learn To Swim. What is the culture and the quality that we are trying to achieve or change?
| COMPETITIVE TRACK | LEARN TO SWIM TRACK | ||
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| 08:30-09:30 | Abstract presentation | 08:30-10:00 | Registration |
| Torsten Buhrè, Carl Peterson, Marec Polac, Deniz Hekmaki | |||
| 10:00-10:15 | Opening Ceremony | 10:00-10:15 | Opening Ceremony |
| 10:15-11:00 | Jim Pawelczyk & Milton Nelms | 10:45-11:30 | Jim Pawelczyk & Milton Nelms |
| Bill Boomer and the Evolution of Aquatic Thinking.” |
Bill Boomer and the Evolution of Aquatic Thinking.” |
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| 11:15-12:05 | Torsten Buhrè | 11:15-12:05 | Torsten Buhrè |
| Coach to make a difference | Coach to make a difference | ||
| 13:00-13:50 | Adrian Radulescu |
13:00-13:50 | John Mogensen |
| Could Stoic Philosophers Swim? | What does drowning look like? | ||
| 14:00-14:50 | Craig Lord | 14:00-14:50 | Andrea Andrews |
| FINA reform – how is it going and why should the coach care? | Minding the empathy gap: Reflecting upon the role of curiosity in Learn-To-Swim and Drowning Prevention. | ||
| 15:20-16:10 | Eva Piatrikova | 15:20-15:50 | Abstract Presentations |
| Practical solution to effective 3Ps in competitive swimming | Robert K. Stallman Katarina Scarpin Carlos Santos |
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| 16:20-17:10 | Adrian Radulescu | 16:00-16:50 | Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg |
| Age-Group Coaching – the link between private endeavors and national results | Ocytocin, calmness, tranquility and well-being grom being in the water | ||
| 17:15-17:45 | Panel | 17:00-17:50 | Jo Wilson |
| Aqua Sensory – why now? | |||
| 19:30- | Dinner (Needs to be pre-booked) | ||
After a great day of lectures it is time for our Banquette, last time we had magic and music, what will it be this year?
| COMPETITIVE TRACK | LEARN TO SWIM TRACK | ||
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| 08:30-10:15 | Håkan Larsson & Gunn Nyberg | 08:30-10:15 | Håkan Larsson & Gunn Nyberg |
| Movement Learning as kinesiocultural exploration | Movement Learning as kinesiocultural exploration | ||
| 10:45-11:35 | Eva Piatrikova | 10:45-11:35 | Hilde Elise Hansen/Peter Petterson |
| Case studies and Q&A |
Movement in water – more than swimming. Experiences from Nelms Method |
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| 11:45-12:35 | Jim Pawelczyk | 11:45-12:30 | Andrea Andrews |
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Is Breathing Fashionable or Primal? |
Taking our aquatic curiosity outside: Exploring the hidden role of disgust, trust & the safe development of inner respect. | ||
| 13:30-14:15 | Doug Wharam | 13:30-14:20 | John Mogensen |
| Managing the group | Gribskov Family Swimming – a life full of water. A different way of doing things | ||
| 14:30-15:20 | Craig Lord | 14:30-15:20 | Jo Wilson |
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Men, Women, Open and Inclusive – why swimming needed a new category and how female swimmers had to fight for Fair Play |
Sensory Aware – The benefits for swim professionals |
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| 15:50-16:40 | Tom Rushton | 15:50-16:50 | Abstract Presentations |
| What are the not so obvious differences between age-grop athletes and professionals? |
Torill Hindmarch |
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| 16:50-17:30 | Q & A | 17:00-17:45 | Dagmar Dahl |
| It was cold but beautiful – the fascination and benefits of cold water swimming for young and old. | |||
| 19:30- | Banquet (Needs to be pre-booked) | ||
Our last day and it is time to tie up all the lose ends. As we bid farwell we will have some questions for you to answer when you get back home.
| COMPETITIVE TRACK | LEARN TO SWIM TRACK | ||
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| 09:00-09:50 | Katarina Stending Ehrenborg | 09:00-09:50 | Andrea Andrews |
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Swimmers heart and Athletes heart – is there a difference? |
Are we providing enough 3D experiences in our Learn to Swim approches? | ||
| 10:00-10:50 | Jim Pawelczyk | 10:00-10:50 | Jo Wilson |
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Making the “Q graph” accessible to everyone |
Sensory takeaways. A few of our favorite activities. Parent messages | ||
| 11:20-12:10 | Tom Rushton |
11:20-12:10 | John Mogensen |
| How to make understand what the heck sport scientist are talking about |
Retention time of Water competencies |
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| 13:00-13:45 | Doug Wharam | 13:00-13:45 | Panel |
| The Finish Line | Jo Wilson Andrea Andrews John Mogensen Milton Nelms Hilde Elise Hansen |
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| 14:00-14:30 | TBA | ||
| Summarizing | |||
| 14:30-15:00 | Thank You and Evaluation | ||
| 15:00 | Coffee To Go | ||
“My teammates and I were so glad to attend WADC from 2012 to 2020. In those conferences, many presentations and stories from those great speakers always inspired us with their unique perspective and passion. From then, those new ideas were inputted into my swimming programs. By attending Brainswim training with theory and practice’s sessions , other than skill learning, it really helped us to identify the core value of teaching and to setup a roadmap for future development. Last but not least, we made a good network with those participants from all over the world and we had time to share valuable experience from each other. I highly recommend instructors to attend WADC 2020 and hope to meet you there. Cheers!”
“Lambertseter Swimclub is one of the biggest swimming clubs in Norway with 3200 members. It is a non-profit organization, as most of the swim clubs and swim schools in are in Norway. We are a swim club with high ambitions in sport and organizational. We came to WADC 2018 because we have a focus on education and continuous competence refills. In addition, we look at WADC as a good social arena for us, and also a possibility to extend our network within swimming”.
Lambertseter Swimclub from Oslo, Norway came to WADC 2018 with 7 participants. At the picture you see Kjersti, Anette and Caroline.
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Abstract and Posters
World Aquatic Development Conference (WADC) 2023 is open up for the possibilities to present a scientific research or a presentation of applied practice, like experiences from a project, developing an education, presenting your swim club or swim school.
WADC take place in Lund, Sweden between 12th-15th January 2023. WADC 2023 will consists of two different tracks, Competitive swimming and Learn to Swim. Competitive Swimming will start Thursday the 12th January at 13.00 and end Sunday the 15th January at 15.00. Learn to swim will start Friday the 13th January at 09.00, and end Sunday the 15th at 15.00. At WADC you get a unique possibility to extend your network of swimming, get new knowledge, new ideas and get inspired by speakers and by meeting other participants. We will have interesting speakers, workshops, discussions, exhibitors and lot of possibilities to meet new colleagues of swimming.
WADC was first organized in 2012, and is a biannual conference which is now one of the largest swimming conferences in Europe. The conference is organized by Swedish Center for Aquatic Research, a non-profit organization. The conference has a mix of scientists, coaches and athletes that share their experiences. Past speakers have included David Salo, coach at USC, Jon Rudd, coach of Ruta Meilutyte, Great Britain coach of the year Patrick Miley, swimming legend and Phd. Shane Gould, and head Olympic coach from the USA, Teri McKeever, who has coached swimmers to 17 Olympic medals. Athletes as Dana Vollmer and Allison Wagner has spoken. Dr. Joan Duda, Dr. Gunnar Breivik, Dr John Hoberman, Dr. Marte Berntzen is some of the scientist who has presented during the years.
Abstract
Abstracts must be submitted in English with a maximum of 750 words. The abstract should describe an original scientific work or your own applied practice. The abstract must include the title of your abstract and speak, authors name and e-mail. It must be the author of the abstract who speak at WADC.
We will offer between 10 – 45 minutes presentation.
Registration
The presenting authors who have an abstract or posters accepted will have to register with the conference to confirm their presentation. Presenters will be offered a reduction of 500 SEK for the registration fee (original price, not based on earlybird price). If the authors fail to register the abstract, poster and the presentation will be deleted from the final program.
Applied practice. An applied practice presentation is an opportunity to share findings from applied practice. The presentation could include findings from or reflections on applied work. These sessions should be particularly useful for practitioners and those members on supervised experience and/or seeking re-/accreditation. The aim of such abstracts is to allow practitioners to broadcast evidenced-based practice. Authors are encouraged to explain how the results of the work have contributed to knowledge and practice in the field.
Posters
All posters must be written entirely in English
Deadlines to send in abstract and posters is 1st September 2022. Send in to: office@sweaquatics.com
Read more about WADC at our website: www.wadc.se
WADC can occasionally accept abstracts after the deadline has passed – potential submissions will be judged on a case by case basis. Please contact office@sweaquatics.com for more information.
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Lund is located in Southern part of Sweden, close to Malmö and Copenhagen (Denmark).
The closest international airport to Lund is Copenhagen Airport (also known as Kastrup) in Denmark. The journey time by train from the airport to Lund is about 35 min. Check tickets now, many airlines, like SAS and Norwegian, have campaigns right now – that can give you cheaper tickets.
The closest local airport to Lund is Malmö Sturup. It has some international flights from destination within Europe and flights from other Swedish airport including Stockholm. There is buss connection between Malmö Airport and Lund, or you can get a taxi.
Lund is located on the main railway line from Malmö to several different destinations as Berlin, Oslo, Stockholm and Gothenburg.To book ticket or find more information please visit www.sj.se
There are car and passenger ferry connection to southern Sweden from Germany with Scandlines and TT-lines and from Poland with Polferies. There is also connection via Denmark from Gernamy and UK.
