Navy veteran Walter A. “Pete” Peters, a USA Certified Swim Coach and USA Certified Swimming Stroke and Turn Official, has joined the Weymouth Club as their new Aquatics Director. The Weymouth Club is a family-friendly fitness, wellness and recreation facility catering to residents throughout the South Shore.
Peters, who has more than 20 years of facility management, training and recruitment experience in both corporate and military environments, will oversee operations, staff and activities within the Weymouth Club’s Aquatics Department.
Previous to the Weymouth Club, Peters spent eight years leading the Aquatics Departments of three Life Time Fitness Corporation facilities – as Senior Aquatics Manager in Columbia, MD, and as Aquatics Department Head in North Austin, TX and in Loudoun County, VA. Along with revitalizing the North Austin aquatics program, Peters’ accomplishments range from developing swim activities that were implemented corporate-wide, to leading the Columbia Aquatics Team to winning “Artistry”.
Along with having served in the US Navy as Training Manager, Combat Aircrew and Search and Rescue Swimmer for 14 years, Peters’ vast experience includes that of Recreation Director at Naval Air Station New Orleans, as USSA Swim Coach for Grafton High School and Langley Air Force Base, and as Director/Facilitator of Outdoor Recreation for 48th Services Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, UK.
Peters holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Christopher Newport University in Virginia. He is a Certified Swim Coach (USA and Europe), a Certified USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Official, and a Lifeguard Instructor. He is also CPR, First Aid, and Lifeguard certified.
“Pete is a terrific coach and a seasoned aquatics director who will be able to take our aquatics department to the next level. We’re thrilled to have him as part of our team,” said Jeff Linn, Executive Director of the Weymouth Club.
Weymouth Club’s Aquatics Department offers a wide range of activities for all ages, from WAVES (Weymouth Aquatics Values Every Swimmer) Swim School and WAVES Swim Team, to water fitness, Masters swim program, Red Cross programs, warm water therapy pool and more. To learn more, visit www.weymouthclub.com/aquatics.
About the Weymouth Club
The Weymouth Club is a family-friendly health, fitness, wellness and recreation center, owned and operated by the Goldman family since 1988. Catering to members and guests from across the South Shore, the Weymouth Club provides an environment that accommodates individuals of all ages and fitness levels in common pursuit of living a healthy and energetic life.
With 200,000 square feet of space which includes enclosed pools and tennis courts, the state-of-the-art club boasts a wide variety of programs and services ranging from nutrition, fitness, group exercise, and mind/body (yoga, Barre, Pilates), to aquatics, tennis and more. The Weymouth Club is a member of Genavix Wellness Network, a health and fitness facilities partnership focused on empowering individuals and families to take control of their wellness. The club’s “HealthyCare 90-Day Commit to Get Fit Program” is a network program, and may be partially covered by select health insurance carriers.
The W Spa, the Weymouth Club’s own full-service day spa for both members and non-members is featured on-site, along with Bay State Physical Therapy and Milton Chiropractic satellite locations. The Weymouth Club is located at 75 Finnell Drive in Weymouth MA 02188. For more information, call 781-337-4600 or visit www.weymouthclub.com.
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