Category: Safety
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German Lifeguards Test a Low-Flying Drone to Save Swimmers
For a swimmer struggling to stay above the water’s surface, even a low-flying robot may offer some glimmer of hope. Even better is if that drone carries a self-inflating flotation device, keeping the swimmer afloat in time for lifeguards to drag them back to the shore. That’s the goal behind Microdrones’ demonstration with the German…
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Object of Intrigue: London’s Life-Saving, Publicly Accessible Enema Kits
If you were unfortunate enough to drown in London during the mid- to late 18th century, further indignities likely awaited you. A member of the public may have attempted to revive you by furiously pumping tobacco smoke into your rectum. The tobacco smoke enema was one of the resuscitation techniques recommended by London’s Society for the Recovery…
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Mom Warns Other About Dangers of Swimming In Quarries After Son Died
Thousands of quarries exist across the country but some can be disastrous. Jonathan Baksh, 19, jumped into Martin’s Creek quarry in Pennsylvania in 2015, but he never made it back to land after suffering a cramp in the water. His mom was stunned when she found out her son was the second young man to…
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Rocklin program helps children with special needs learn to swim
An adaptive aquatics program in Rocklin is helping bring joy to children with special needs who were once afraid of getting in the water.
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School Patrol: Toddlers Take Swim Classes
With the summer winding down, most children have already headed back in school, but there’s a younger age group that still has some prime time on their hands.
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Willow Dene School Swimming case study
Willow Dene School in Greenwich have put their successful school swimming programme down to a personalised approach to teaching.
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The transgender swimming group that’s changing lives
The familiar smell of chlorinated water. The feeling of cool air against unclothed skin. The cacophony of laughter, splashes and sharp intakes of breath. And, the nervous feeling in the pit of your stomach as you take the plunge. The swimming pool is usually a place where the water makes you feel free and safe.…
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Confessions of a Teenage Lifeguard
I grew up in Minnesota, where lakes are a dime-a-dozen and summer is punishingly humid. From when I was 16 years old to when I turned 21, I spent those long summer days as a lifeguard—first on a city beach and then at a private tennis club pool. I was a bratty, chronically hungover party…