Character Development & Coach Education
2025 Theme Quote (for team t-shirt): "The good effort of each man benefits all men...as moves the part, so moves the whole." The Urantia Book
The following offers a history of the character pursuit of the team as well as articles and presentations that exemplify the clulture of Orinda Aquatics. It is this culture that has driven the success of the program(s) over the past forty years, and changed countless lives.
30th Anniversary Letter to Team
Virtual Club Championship Historical Performance
Theme Quotes
“Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids.” Aristotle
"Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" Martin Luther King, Jr.
Don Heidary has written a comprehensive coach education manual for The World Swimming Coaches Association, The Professional Swim Coach.
Course Curriculum 
PowerPoint Presentations 
Developing High-Character Athletes and High-Character Teams, ASCA
Merging (Character) Culture & Perfomance (for USA Swimming)
ASCA World Clinic in Dallas - The Art of Team Travel
Athlete Leaderships Summit: Examining Culture & Leadership, ASCA 2020
What Makes a Successful Age-Group Coach, ASCA 2015
The Level 5 Administrative School, ASCA World Clinic
Under Water Development for Age-Group Swimmers (WSCA Presentation)
The Art of Athlete Management (WSCA Presenation)
Selling the Vision, Building the Team, ASCA World Clinic 2007
Articles/Letters (also under Press)
Podcasts/Webinars
ISCA's Podcast: Character First: Building Champions Beyond the Lane Lines with Coach Don Heidary
SwimStrong Dryland (Perfomance & Success)
A2B Podcast (same)
USA Swimming (Character)
Orinda Aquatics Character Camp (on hold)
Outreach
