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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As a lifeguard, had two saves in less than 5 minutes. It was also my first day on the job. Kids who couldn't swim were going down the slide during peak hours. I loved the first kids' excuse... "I was just taking my time!" No other "big saves" or injuries while I was guarding... we never had problems at our pool.
Broke half of my front tooth off on the bottom of a pool. The dental work will continue the rest of my life (new crowns once in a while and will probably have to get an implant some day).
Had someone smack me in the eye during a pull set... paddles vs. sweedes are not a good combination. The eye was black and blue and swollen the rest of the week. She wasn't paying attention and was swimming down the center of the lane - and WHAM! The goggle turned inward and mooshed into my eyeball. I'm a tough girl, but that really hurt.
As a lifeguard, had two saves in less than 5 minutes. It was also my first day on the job. Kids who couldn't swim were going down the slide during peak hours. I loved the first kids' excuse... "I was just taking my time!" No other "big saves" or injuries while I was guarding... we never had problems at our pool.
Broke half of my front tooth off on the bottom of a pool. The dental work will continue the rest of my life (new crowns once in a while and will probably have to get an implant some day).
Had someone smack me in the eye during a pull set... paddles vs. sweedes are not a good combination. The eye was black and blue and swollen the rest of the week. She wasn't paying attention and was swimming down the center of the lane - and WHAM! The goggle turned inward and mooshed into my eyeball. I'm a tough girl, but that really hurt.
