Everyone in the gym wears a mask (mandated in our state in the gym) however, one of the guards spent most of the hour I was swimming in the chair (in between breaks) with the mask off, unless she had to speak to the other guard. She's taken short mask breaks in the past, but this was ridiculous. All member have to wear the mask in the gym, while working out, on the deck, etc. and an employee of the fitness center doesn't. I'm surprised the other "main" guard has let this go, since he never removes his mask.
No emotions? You regularly insult people you don't agree with and justify it in your mind by calling them stupid, dangerous, or evil.
As far as your question goes, you may be right, I don't know the answer. Do you? I nearly drowned twice before I was 5 and was rescued by family. In my 47 years of competitive swimming, the only lifeguard save I have ever seen or heard of is Wendy Peffercorn but I suspect 'Squints' was faking it.
I won't even go there except to stay that you DON'T know what I am thinking other than the words I write.
You're personal experience at 5 years old or during your 47 years of competitive swimming is just that--- your personal experience. You could hardly compare that to the entire country.
www.cdc.gov/.../LifeguardReport-a.pdf
From the above report:
Each year, about 4,000 people die from drowning in the United States. Drowning was a leading cause of unintentional injury death among all ages in 1998, and the second leading cause of unintentional injury death among children ages 1-14 that same year.Approximately 50-75% of drownings occur in open water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds. About 60% of drowning deaths among children occur in swimming pools.
Many organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),routinely respond to inquiries regarding the efficacy of lifeguards in preventing drownings. Community and local government officials facing decisions about whether to begin,retain, or discontinue life guarding services typically want to know whether lifeguards are truly effective in preventing drowning and other aquatic mishaps, and whether the value of providing lifeguard protection outweighs the costs. Most drownings are preventable through a variety of strategies, one of which is to provide lifeguards in public areas where people are known to swim and to encourage people to swim in those protected areas.Some estimates indicate that the chance of drowning at a beach protected by lifeguard scan be less than one in 18 million. There is no doubt that trained, professional lifeguards have had a positive effect on drowning prevention in the United States.
No emotions? You regularly insult people you don't agree with and justify it in your mind by calling them stupid, dangerous, or evil.
As far as your question goes, you may be right, I don't know the answer. Do you? I nearly drowned twice before I was 5 and was rescued by family. In my 47 years of competitive swimming, the only lifeguard save I have ever seen or heard of is Wendy Peffercorn but I suspect 'Squints' was faking it.
I won't even go there except to stay that you DON'T know what I am thinking other than the words I write.
You're personal experience at 5 years old or during your 47 years of competitive swimming is just that--- your personal experience. You could hardly compare that to the entire country.
www.cdc.gov/.../LifeguardReport-a.pdf
From the above report:
Each year, about 4,000 people die from drowning in the United States. Drowning was a leading cause of unintentional injury death among all ages in 1998, and the second leading cause of unintentional injury death among children ages 1-14 that same year.Approximately 50-75% of drownings occur in open water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds. About 60% of drowning deaths among children occur in swimming pools.
Many organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),routinely respond to inquiries regarding the efficacy of lifeguards in preventing drownings. Community and local government officials facing decisions about whether to begin,retain, or discontinue life guarding services typically want to know whether lifeguards are truly effective in preventing drowning and other aquatic mishaps, and whether the value of providing lifeguard protection outweighs the costs. Most drownings are preventable through a variety of strategies, one of which is to provide lifeguards in public areas where people are known to swim and to encourage people to swim in those protected areas.Some estimates indicate that the chance of drowning at a beach protected by lifeguard scan be less than one in 18 million. There is no doubt that trained, professional lifeguards have had a positive effect on drowning prevention in the United States.
