Have any of you seen or experienced serious pool accidents, such as saves, drowning, collisions with serious consequences...? I haven't seen myself, but I've heard of some scaring collisions due to too crowded lanes. In one case, a swimmer's toe was broken; in another, a swimmer's eyeball was taken out :eek: while backstroking and another swimmer freestyling and didn't see the first swimmer (who didn't wear goggles). In another case, a swimmer drowned (cause unknown) and her body stayed at the bottom of the pool for a long time before being discovered--someone swam above and past her three times and saw her still there. It's said the lifeguards were changing shifts during that time and didn't pay attention.
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In my lifeguard days in the late 1970s the only person I ever "saved" was my younger brother, who attempted an inward dive off the high board and smacked his head on the board as he went by. I was practically airborne before he hit the water. He surfaced dazed but okay. Luckily I never saw or had to handle anything worse.
In my lifeguard days in the late 1970s the only person I ever "saved" was my younger brother, who attempted an inward dive off the high board and smacked his head on the board as he went by. I was practically airborne before he hit the water. He surfaced dazed but okay. Luckily I never saw or had to handle anything worse.
