Aug 26, 2026 · 36 min · 11 segments
Phil Martin, a former Camp ASCCA staff member and aquatics professional, reflects on his time at ASCCA and the unforgettable summers he spent there. Over the years, Phil has carried with him countless…
Phil MartinGuestMatt RickmanHostEliseHostUm, with, with camp ASCA, uh, I know, like I said, you got to visit the other day and walk around.
Um, You know, you were kind of, you, you know, you're, you're a big reason, you know, again, that's why I've loved doing this history stuff, talking to some of the guys that, that helped get camp going.
And I've, I've done interviews with Tom and Jerry and, you know, camp, camp is what it's today because the people that came before me.
And, and that's always been my goal is that, you know, I'm, I'm going to do my best to keep it going.
And, uh, what, what do you think is in store? You know, we've got 50 years under us.
No, I'd say right now we're just all scratching the surface of everything that we're doing.
And look at where we are now as far as the programs that are available for people with disabilities.
And with technology changing so quick and the adaptive equipment changing so quickly, gosh i just can't even imagine where where we're going to take it um and with the medical field you know that i mean i think it's just it's going to be nothing but positive nothing positive and you know i when i go back and look at um some of the early pictures of us doing our water skiing and we're skiing on these things that look like toboggans you're sitting flat on top of the the ski with no cages and stuff like that and now you know the performance stuff that we've got available so and that's just in one sport and you look across the gamut of sports it's just gonna it's just gonna keep getting better and better and better so
I feel the same way about the future for, for everything we're doing and for, for camp.
And like I said, in any organization that's serving people with disabilities, I only see better things happening, uh, across the board.
Um, with, with camp ASCA, uh, I know, like I said, you got to visit the other day and walk around.
Um, You know, you were kind of, you, you know, you're, you're a big reason, you know, again, that's why I've loved doing this history stuff, talking to some of the guys that, that helped get camp going.
And I've, I've done interviews with Tom and Jerry and, you know, camp, camp is what it's today because the people that came before me.
And, and that's always been my goal is that, you know, I'm, I'm going to do my best to keep it going.
And, uh, what, what do you think is in store? You know, we've got 50 years under us.
No, I'd say right now we're just all scratching the surface of everything that we're doing.
And look at where we are now as far as the programs that are available for people with disabilities.
And with technology changing so quick and the adaptive equipment changing so quickly, gosh i just can't even imagine where where we're going to take it um and with the medical field you know that i mean i think it's just it's going to be nothing but positive nothing positive and you know i when i go back and look at um some of the early pictures of us doing our water skiing and we're skiing on these things that look like toboggans you're sitting flat on top of the the ski with no cages and stuff like that and now you know the performance stuff that we've got available so and that's just in one sport and you look across the gamut of sports it's just gonna it's just gonna keep getting better and better and better so
I feel the same way about the future for, for everything we're doing and for, for camp.
And like I said, in any organization that's serving people with disabilities, I only see better things happening, uh, across the board.
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