Breath-holding exercises killed one, another critical
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Tragic news link
Lifeguard in critical, swimmer drowned in breath-holding exercise gone wrong at Staten Island pool
Quote:
"Joseph Lyons Pool is closed for the day after two men were found floating face down Wednesday.
One man training to be a Navy SEAL was dead and a city lifeguard was in grave condition yesterday after they tried doing breath-holding exercises in a public pool in Staten Island.
Bohdan Vitenko and Jonathan Proce, both 21, were found facedown in 3 feet of water in the Lyons Pool in Tompkinsville, where they were practicing techniques similar to those used in military training, authorities said."
"the pool is 3 1/2 feet across the entire surface. An adult can easily stand in it with their head above water," " (see this report)
Wonder if it is also dangerous to swim a 25m lap or as long as you can without breathing?
I've seen many videos and articles about the "dangers" of hypoxic training in swimming. From what I've read though, it's really only dangerous if you have certain heart conditions, which you won't know about unless you go get checked specifically for them, or you have an accident. Personally, it's not enough to get me to stop. Hypoxic training is too beneficial.
Too beneficial -v- death? :afraid:
Yes, I'll do hypoxic sets when they're assigned by a coach. But if I have or am getting over a cold, I modify them as I see fit. Having both high blood pressure and asthma, I will gladly use those as excuses.
As to the lifeguards...if they can't see a portion of the pool, they need to move to where they can and possibly let management know if it is a staffing issue.
I lifeguarded at a major waterpark in Allentown, PA over a summer in college. They positioned us around every pool, water feature, and on busy days even at ride entrances and in chairs leading into the wave pool. We rotated every 15-20 min, got 2 x 15 min breaks as well as a 30 min lunch break every day. And yes, I did a couple saves in 3 feet of water...if someone wasn't responsive to my whistle, I jumped in.
I've seen many videos and articles about the "dangers" of hypoxic training in swimming. From what I've read though, it's really only dangerous if you have certain heart conditions, which you won't know about unless you go get checked specifically for them, or you have an accident. Personally, it's not enough to get me to stop. Hypoxic training is too beneficial.
Too beneficial -v- death? :afraid:
Yes, I'll do hypoxic sets when they're assigned by a coach. But if I have or am getting over a cold, I modify them as I see fit. Having both high blood pressure and asthma, I will gladly use those as excuses.
As to the lifeguards...if they can't see a portion of the pool, they need to move to where they can and possibly let management know if it is a staffing issue.
I lifeguarded at a major waterpark in Allentown, PA over a summer in college. They positioned us around every pool, water feature, and on busy days even at ride entrances and in chairs leading into the wave pool. We rotated every 15-20 min, got 2 x 15 min breaks as well as a 30 min lunch break every day. And yes, I did a couple saves in 3 feet of water...if someone wasn't responsive to my whistle, I jumped in.
