Can a swim coach be sued?

I started thinkng about this after swimming this morning at ASU and once again seeing that the 3 guards on duty were not in any of the chairs but instead were in the office texting and playing on duty. So what happens if God forbid a swimmer is injured or dies in workout (I guess even if the guard is on duty)...can they sue the coach? I know USMS has an insurance program for clubs and being to lazy wonder is anyone knows if it covers this? I also wonder how many paidand/or volunteer coaches have any type of contract for this sort of thing?
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  • Sweet - this will mark the annual beginning of "Toss 'Em All" Wolf versus "Kind and Gentle" Geek for Summer League officiating. I bet Wolf already has a few 5-6 year old shrimps crying themselves to sleep after a DQ. Nope, not this year. :blah: :blah: I'm the referee for all our meets. :angel: So it's all up to those evil S&Ts to make the call. I leave it to you to encourage swimmers to think they're swimming butterfly correctly with a flutter kick. :applaud:
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  • Sweet - this will mark the annual beginning of "Toss 'Em All" Wolf versus "Kind and Gentle" Geek for Summer League officiating. I bet Wolf already has a few 5-6 year old shrimps crying themselves to sleep after a DQ. Nope, not this year. :blah: :blah: I'm the referee for all our meets. :angel: So it's all up to those evil S&Ts to make the call. I leave it to you to encourage swimmers to think they're swimming butterfly correctly with a flutter kick. :applaud:
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