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Dr. Tom Griffiths
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., is the Director of Aquatics and Safety Officer for Athletics at Penn State University. He has been involved in all phases of aquatics and water safety for 30 years and has published more than 300 articles.In February 2005 and again in 2006, Tom Griffiths was profiled by Aquatics International as one of "the 25 most powerful people in the world of aquatics - including superstar gold medalist Michael Phelps."
He is repeatedly selected by Aquatics International magazine as one of the Top 100 Leaders in the aquatic profession for his work in improving aquatic safety, researching issues affecting the lifeguarding profession, developing new approaches to scanning and attentiveness, and developing systems to maximize vigilance.
Dr. Griffiths is the author of The Complete Swimming Pool Reference, Second Edition, published by Sagamore Publishing LLC and edited by water safety expert Shawn DeRosa (of DeRosa Aquatic Consulting), The Swimming Pool by Simon and Schuster and Sport SCUBA Diving in Depth published by the Princeton Book Company. His latest book, Better Beaches, released by the National Recreation and Park Association, is a huge success and has led to the development of NRPA's Better Beach Seminars and Aquatic Safety Research Group's Safe Swimming Beaches program which Tom teaches throughout the country. He also teaches the Aquatic Facility Operators Course (AFO) for NRPA.
Dr. Griffiths is the lead investigator who has been conducting the National Lifeguard Survey since 1994 and has developed the Five Minute Scanning Strategy © 2000 and accompanying video for lifeguards and other supervisors. Teaming up with Paragon Aquatics, he developed Griff's Guard StationTM a series of lifeguard stations improve safety and allow lifeguards to incorporate his scanning strategies.
Dr. Griffiths serves as an international water safety consultant and, in his individual capacity, has been retained as an expert witness in a variety of personal injury cases including diving injuries and drownings at both pools and beaches. His lectures are known to be dynamic, informative, educational and inspiring.
Click here to read Town & Gown's feature on Tom Griffiths.
Click here to download Dr. Tom Griffiths' curriculum vitae.