if your a lifeguard and someone just went off the diving board and they couldn't swim then would the lifeguard just jump in and have there eyes open underwater or would they put some goggles on super fast. just wondering. thankx
2007-07-09 06:22:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
actually if you are being a "good" lifeguard...
a) you wouldn't let the non-swimmer off the diving board in the first place.
b) if the non-swimmer did manage to will himself off the board, your first course of action would be to reach or throw something to your victim.
c) last resort would be to enter the water, in which case, no, your "comfort" is inconsequential. you "go" however you are.
Red Cross still teaches "Reach, Throw, Go" and for the last 10 years or so, you "Go" with a flotation device strapped to you. no self respecting lifeguard would go to work with goggles.
2007-07-09 10:09:01 · answer #1 · answered by Wyatt 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lifeguards don't wear goggles.
I took all my lifeguard classes with my contacts in and didn't lose them when I went under water for the rescues. Even if I did, at least a life would be saved.
2007-07-09 06:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by swimbike21 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never met a lifeguard that wore goggles on duty.
2007-07-09 06:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by KMS 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dang it Wyatt stole my answer!!! In which case, I wholeheartedly agree with Wyatt. We also have the same qualifications, we both teach lifeguard cert classes.
2007-07-09 10:12:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kristy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would not wait and put on goggles
there is no way to tell if those two seconds that you took to put your goggles on made the difference between life or death for that drowning victim.
2007-07-09 08:16:50 · answer #5 · answered by swimmerdude313 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No goggles. People would get pissed if they saw you hesitate at all to make a save.
2007-07-10 01:56:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would jump in as a first reaction there is no time for looking for the googles.
2007-07-09 06:29:01 · answer #7 · answered by Im tony 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
have ur eyes open under water, u wanna get them out as quickly as possible
2007-07-09 06:29:16 · answer #8 · answered by kevintam90 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
this should explain::: say your house catches on fire, and you have to save your family. would you grab you valuables before saving you family or just go and save your family?
2007-07-09 06:29:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
have their eyes open.
2007-07-09 10:20:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋