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.
In college I could swim over 75 yd underwater(75,a push off and maybe a stroke.) When I went over to someone's house who had a back yard pool I'd ask "what is the OLD record for lengths underwater."I now realize how stupid that is.You only have to miscalculate once to be in big trouble,and if you've hyperventilated first you may not know you have to breathe until too late.
In college I could swim over 75 yd underwater(75,a push off and maybe a stroke.) When I went over to someone's house who had a back yard pool I'd ask "what is the OLD record for lengths underwater."I now realize how stupid that is.You only have to miscalculate once to be in big trouble,and if you've hyperventilated first you may not know you have to breathe until too late.
