Cal Maritime’s Rossi earns honor
Tina Rossi came to the Keelhaulers in 2014
The Bay Area Public Pool Operators Association ( BAPPOA) awarded Cal Maritime’s Tina Rossi with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her dedication and accomplishments in the aquatics field.
Rossi came to Cal Maritime to run the aquatics program when the Physical Education and Aquatics Center opened in 2014.
“It was the first time in my career I was tasked to open a brand new 50-meter pool specifically built to meet Coast Guard training requirements,” Rossi said in a news release. “I revised the swim assessment and swim instruction classes to better prepare the students for their Marine Survival Training courses and hired and trained staff to lifeguard our specialized Marine Survival Training Programs.”
About the honor, Rossi commented: “I was quite surprised to receive this award which is only awarded once per year to true aquatic professionals. This award represents everything aquatic professionals strive to be and I’m honored to join the others who have received this prestigious award.”
The BAPPOA awards program was created for aquatics professionals to recognize their peers and colleagues. The various awards signify exceptional achievement and outstanding contributions to the industry.
Nominations for each award may be made by anyone familiar
in each category based on the nominations submit-ted.
he Lifetime Achievement Award is given to members of BAPPOA who have been an active member of BAPPOA for at least five years, are within five years of retirement, have served on the BAPPOA Steering Committee or CPRS Aquatwith the nominee’s aquatics career. Except in rare cases, the nominee must be an active, contributing member of BAPPOA and/or BAPPOMA. One or more awards may be given ics Section Board for at least two terms collectively, accepted responsibilities and performed services over and above the normal standard within BAPPOA, introduced new ideas or practices with successful and effective results within the association, and have maintained exceptional moral and safety standards.
The Steering Committee was formed in the late 1980s to assist in guiding the operations of the Bay Area Public Pool Operators Association. There are nine board members, all members of BAPPOA. Each board member, except the vice president, serves a term of two years on the board and then rotates off.