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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I've seen quite few and made rescues on quite a few, but the one that sticks out in my mind the most is:
As I was guarding the opening shift, the Master's Swim Team came in for their usual practice. No coach was on deck yet and 3 out of the 10 swimmers decided to get a head start on the warm-ups. The lead swimmer in the lane hit the turn, the second hit the turn, and then the third went for the turn...the back of his heels hit the top of the gutter and he snapped both of his achiles tendons (spelling might be off there). Needless to say he was in some serious trouble; jumped in, made the save, and the guy had surgery approx. 3 days later to repair his tendon(s). Pretty freaky stuff, though, to see feet just dangle with no movement!
I've seen quite few and made rescues on quite a few, but the one that sticks out in my mind the most is:
As I was guarding the opening shift, the Master's Swim Team came in for their usual practice. No coach was on deck yet and 3 out of the 10 swimmers decided to get a head start on the warm-ups. The lead swimmer in the lane hit the turn, the second hit the turn, and then the third went for the turn...the back of his heels hit the top of the gutter and he snapped both of his achiles tendons (spelling might be off there). Needless to say he was in some serious trouble; jumped in, made the save, and the guy had surgery approx. 3 days later to repair his tendon(s). Pretty freaky stuff, though, to see feet just dangle with no movement!
