Mark Rauterkus
@rauterkus.bsky.social
Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide podcast producer with the International Swim Coaches Association. Coach, publisher, team-builder living in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
In an ideal world & solution, Sacramento State would be able to join by playing its way in, not by buying a seat at the table. Promotion and Relegation should be a bigger fixture in college sports. Entry @ rookie tier. Merit based. 4rs.org and my rauterkus.substack.com. #NCAA #reformer #football
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
In an ideal world & solution, Sacramento State would be able to join by playing its way in, not by buying a seat at the table. Promotion and Relegation should be a bigger fixture in college sports. Entry @ rookie tier. Merit based. 4rs.org and my rauterkus.substack.com. #NCAA #reformer #football
Last year around this time we were at the equator, swimming with penguins and the blue footed boobies.
February 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Last year around this time we were at the equator, swimming with penguins and the blue footed boobies.
Survey says, 91.9% of coaches say they love what they do… so why are nearly 85% of them facing burnout and ready to quit?
The Coaching Crisis is here, now. Few are talking about it — but Barry Healey of BC Canada is.
The Coaching Crisis is here, now. Few are talking about it — but Barry Healey of BC Canada is.
February 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Survey says, 91.9% of coaches say they love what they do… so why are nearly 85% of them facing burnout and ready to quit?
The Coaching Crisis is here, now. Few are talking about it — but Barry Healey of BC Canada is.
The Coaching Crisis is here, now. Few are talking about it — but Barry Healey of BC Canada is.
Run. Got track. Coach.
February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Run. Got track. Coach.
Part 1 of 3 of episode #85 of the podcast, Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide. This looks at AI in swimming in schools and talks of a grant application for the Remake Learning Network and the creation of the AI Coaching Wizard.
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Part 1 of 3 of episode #85 of the podcast, Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide. This looks at AI in swimming in schools and talks of a grant application for the Remake Learning Network and the creation of the AI Coaching Wizard.
The grant application was submitted. Whew. Nice summary podcast is at lap.red/moonshot-gra...
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The grant application was submitted. Whew. Nice summary podcast is at lap.red/moonshot-gra...
Lifeguard culture. The missing spoke, for me, is "respect."
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Lifeguard culture. The missing spoke, for me, is "respect."
Some fun logos where I hangout.
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Some fun logos where I hangout.
We need to re-structure college football for the sake of fairness.
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 PM
We need to re-structure college football for the sake of fairness.
Championship meets in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Sign-ups coming soon.
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Championship meets in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Sign-ups coming soon.
Sign-ups coming soon.
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Sign-ups coming soon.
New site devoted to Sports Reform. The college football changes are needed to undo the conferences.
January 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
New site devoted to Sports Reform. The college football changes are needed to undo the conferences.
College football needs a reform package -- and this is a great start. More a 4Rs.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
College football needs a reform package -- and this is a great start. More a 4Rs.org
Sports Law -- lots to unpack here for coaches and team organizers.
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Sports Law -- lots to unpack here for coaches and team organizers.
Hear from the leading attorney in Canada about Sports Law in this webinar replay. Thanks Barry and Steve. They talk swimming issues, especially in BC, but this goes into all sports these days. See the replay at the LMS and course, CYA at Read.SwimISCA.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Hear from the leading attorney in Canada about Sports Law in this webinar replay. Thanks Barry and Steve. They talk swimming issues, especially in BC, but this goes into all sports these days. See the replay at the LMS and course, CYA at Read.SwimISCA.org
“College football is collapsing under its own weight — bloated conferences, vanishing rivalries, and a system that favors power over performance. But this proposal? It flips the whole thing.”
See https://HON.LAP.red
See https://HON.LAP.red
January 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
“College football is collapsing under its own weight — bloated conferences, vanishing rivalries, and a system that favors power over performance. But this proposal? It flips the whole thing.”
See https://HON.LAP.red
See https://HON.LAP.red
Seeking reform minded fans, players and staff of college football and athletics with a few moments should peek or listen to Heavy Or Not, episode #81.
January 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Seeking reform minded fans, players and staff of college football and athletics with a few moments should peek or listen to Heavy Or Not, episode #81.
Cal Baptist Cuts Men’s Swim & Dive Team: A Costly Consequence of Division I Ambitions
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Cal Baptist Cuts Men’s Swim & Dive Team: A Costly Consequence of Division I Ambitions
From NAIA Champions to Elimination: The Rise and Fall of CBU Men’s Swimming
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January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Cal Baptist Cuts Men’s Swim & Dive Team: A Costly Consequence of Division I Ambitions
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Another men's swim team was cut from its university's athletic department. California Baptist University is ending the men's varsity swim team.
Sound-off with your stories and carry on the discussion with a set of interactive mini-web events.
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Sound-off with your stories and carry on the discussion with a set of interactive mini-web events.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Another men's swim team was cut from its university's athletic department. California Baptist University is ending the men's varsity swim team.
Sound-off with your stories and carry on the discussion with a set of interactive mini-web events.
Do you have something to say about this news?
Sound-off with your stories and carry on the discussion with a set of interactive mini-web events.
Do you have something to say about this news?
School Sports Saved - Prior position paper
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School Sports Saved - Prior position paper
Flashback. Crushing road blocks to sports participaion often means overcoming powerful people at the top of the organizational charts
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January 5, 2026 at 3:52 AM
School Sports Saved - Prior position paper
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College Football Needs Structure, Not Another TV Deal
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College Football Needs Structure, Not Another TV Deal
Too many wire pullers have messed up our senses and systems
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January 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
College Football Needs Structure, Not Another TV Deal
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