Would you make a good lifeguard?

[matchmaker]

Martin_M said:

matchmaker said:

NRS said:

ezi said:

I can barely swim so probably not

Same here!

And here. When I became an RNLI lifeboatman my wife said "but you can't swim!" I pointed out that I fully intended to stay on board the lifeboat and out of the drink...

That's unreal. Weren't you ever worried about the potential for ffalling in? I know you'd have a life vest on but psychologically that must have been hard, no?

I can assure you that swimming whilst wearing full RNLI waterproof gear and Crewsaver lifejacket would be impossible! Zip everything up to preserve body heat, put extra inflation into the lifejacket and wait to be rescued.

[Martin_M]

Every day's a school day!

[Fleckers]

rescued a little girl about 6 years old in Florida a few years back, we were in a wave pool place and she was well out of her depth and went under no one except my misses noticed

I went under the water and pulled her to the surface and my misses shouted to the lift guard who then went all bay watch on us running to the water blowing his whistle and carrying a float thing with him and got to us when I was about waist deep in the water carrying this little kid above the water while other morons were trying to get in to the deep water for the waves and pushing and crashing in to me

Mr bay watch took over and the kid was fine but the parents had to be called on the PA system as they had no idea where she was or what had happened and seems pissed that they had been summoned from their sun bads, the mum said something about I told her not to go in that pool

gee well done mom

I am sure they sued for Millions of $$

[Chrisgr31]

My daughter tripped poolside at a hotel in Dubai, she was 3 at the time. I heard her go down by the time I had turned round the lifeguard was already out of his chair on his way to her. Only damage was a cut chin but hotel reaction was amazing, had the manager, asst manager, head of security, caretaker and 2 nurses all rush over. All she did was trip like any other young child.

Other case I am aware of was much more serious. Friend of mine in her late 60's and was having swimming lessons. Had a brain haemorrhage in the pool, other mutual friends who were then said again the lifeguards were on the move very quickly. Friend sadly died, however the lifeguards could not have done anything different or acted faster. They can do all the training but they really expect to have to put it in to practice in such a way.

[kwaka jack]

matchmaker said:

Martin_M said:

matchmaker said:

NRS said:

ezi said:

I can barely swim so probably not

Same here!

And here. When I became an RNLI lifeboatman my wife said "but you can't swim!" I pointed out that I fully intended to stay on board the lifeboat and out of the drink...

That's unreal. Weren't you ever worried about the potential for ffalling in? I know you'd have a life vest on but psychologically that must have been hard, no?

I can assure you that swimming whilst wearing full RNLI waterproof gear and Crewsaver lifejacket would be impossible! Zip everything up to preserve body heat, put extra inflation into the lifejacket and wait to be rescued.

Not impossible but quite difficult. This is me a few weeks ago.

[matchmaker]

kwaka jack said:

matchmaker said:

Martin_M said:

matchmaker said:

NRS said:

ezi said:

I can barely swim so probably not

Same here!

And here. When I became an RNLI lifeboatman my wife said "but you can't swim!" I pointed out that I fully intended to stay on board the lifeboat and out of the drink...

That's unreal. Weren't you ever worried about the potential for ffalling in? I know you'd have a life vest on but psychologically that must have been hard, no?

I can assure you that swimming whilst wearing full RNLI waterproof gear and Crewsaver lifejacket would be impossible! Zip everything up to preserve body heat, put extra inflation into the lifejacket and wait to be rescued.

Not impossible but quite difficult. This is me a few weeks ago.

That's Atlantic crew gear. I was on an Arun. You guys expected to get wet. We didn't.

[kwaka jack]

matchmaker said:

kwaka jack said:

matchmaker said:

Martin_M said:

matchmaker said:

NRS said:

ezi said:

I can barely swim so probably not

Same here!

And here. When I became an RNLI lifeboatman my wife said "but you can't swim!" I pointed out that I fully intended to stay on board the lifeboat and out of the drink...

That's unreal. Weren't you ever worried about the potential for ffalling in? I know you'd have a life vest on but psychologically that must have been hard, no?

I can assure you that swimming whilst wearing full RNLI waterproof gear and Crewsaver lifejacket would be impossible! Zip everything up to preserve body heat, put extra inflation into the lifejacket and wait to be rescued.

Not impossible but quite difficult. This is me a few weeks ago.

That's Atlantic crew gear. I was on an Arun. You guys expected to get wet. We didn't.

I've only got mildly wet on the Trent