{"podcast":{"title":"Pool Professionals Podcast","slug":"pool-professionals-podcast-6924746","podcast_index_feed_id":6924746,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/505373/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/505373","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/5/f/e/c5feaad4eeb9f37388c4a68c3ddbc4f2/5527_PHTA_Podcast_logo_3000px.png","author":"The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance","episode_count":57,"summary":"The Pool Professionals Podcast is an ongoing series produced by the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, where Pool & Hot Tub Professionals discuss important topics and trends related to their business.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T00:18:48.570660+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pool-professionals-podcast-6924746"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 54: Marina Mentzel on Why Water Safety Starts with Us","slug":"episode-54-marina-mentzel-on-why-water-safety-starts-with-us","published_at":"2026-05-15T10:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pool-professionals-podcast-6924746/episode-54-marina-mentzel-on-why-water-safety-starts-with-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pool-professionals-podcast-6924746","url":"https://95eee694-c0f7-4dd1-a3a0-65c2934faf77.libsyn.com/episode-54-marina-mentzel-on-why-water-safety-starts-with-us","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/95eee694-c0f7-4dd1-a3a0-65c2934faf77/2026042_PHTA_PPP_Marina_Mentzel_S03E54.mp3?dest-id=4330558","summary":"Brian sits down with Marina, CEO of urSwim, to discuss the critical importance of water safety and swim education, especially in recognition of National Water Safety Month. Marina shares how urSwim is scaling its mission to teach over one million people to swim through innovative partnerships with residential and commercial pools, focusing on delivering high-quality aquatic staffing rather than owning facilities. The conversation highlights the industry's responsibility to prioritize safety from the earliest stages of pool ownership, the growing demand for services like at-home lessons and lifeguards, and the life-changing impact of teaching both children and adults essential water competency skills.","meta_description":"Brian sits down with Marina, CEO of urSwim, to discuss the critical importance of water safety and swim education, especially in recognition of National W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2391,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pool-professionals-podcast-6924746/episodes/episode-54-marina-mentzel-on-why-water-safety-starts-with-us/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pool-professionals-podcast-6924746/episode-54-marina-mentzel-on-why-water-safety-starts-with-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}