What is your enquiry question about? (WSNZ, 2012) In New Zealand, Drowning which is the submersion of liquid causing respiratory impairment is the third highest cause of unintentional death beaten only by road vehicle crashed and falls (Water Safety New Zealand [WSNZ], 2012). WSNZ (2012) have stated the problem that lies within our society today with drownings on the rise, especially in early childhood (WSNZ, 2012). In 2012, the fatalities due to drowning in the 5-14 age bracket rose by 4 from the 5 year national average of 2 (WSNZ, 2012). Not only is it a problem in this age group but in the past 10 years infancy drowning has been a real issue with 75% of all under 5 drownings were of children 2 and under with 47% occurring at age 1 (WSNZ, 2012). However, this problem extends past early childhood with 66 adults (15-54) drowning in 2012 and 23 older people (55+) drowning in our waters (WSNZ, 2012). Too many drownings occur when confident adolescents increase their exposure to dangerous waters and hazards such as unguarded lakes and are more likely to take risk and consequently drown (WSNZ, 2012). Horrifically, 55% of the boating fatalities in 2012 had lifejackets on board but nobody wore them which is a prime example of populations feeling confident in there swimming ability and therefore don't feel the need to wear lifejackets (WSNZ, 2012). Why is it important to study this specific issue/debate/problem? A successful prevention strategy needs to be put in place in early
The world is full of heroes. The brave men and women who serve in the armed forces protect the United States of America. Local police help ensure safety in cities and towns. Firefighters save lives daily. Doctors perform life-saving surgeries. Heroes are found everywhere. Although some people seem to forget, lifeguards are heroes too. I recently sent in an application to be a lifeguard at the pool on campus. I was discussing hours with a classmate who is currently employed, and he told me that the hours were long, but often a shift would pass without a single swimmer entering the water. Another classmate interjected saying “You can do your homework while you work.” Lifeguarding is not the easy task portrayed in movies. Guards do not suntan and talk to girls for the duration of their shift. Rather, a lifeguard’s duty is in the name: guarding the lives of patrons. The work of these heroes is often gone unpraised. The job is disregarded as an easy way for teenagers to make money, instead of the true challenge it offers to the employees. The process of becoming a lifeguard requires more than blowing a whistle. It is a commitment involving intricate knowledge acquired through training and experience. Lifeguarding is a serious commitment.
Swimming Australia Limited in partnership with Play by the Rules have developed an initiative called the Inclusive Swimming Framework (ISF). This framework provides the aquatic industry a guide to achieve inclusion for individual’s who may be disadvantaged when participating in swimming and aquatic activities (Woods, 2015). For more information, visit: www.swimming.org.au
Honestly ever since I was two years old I have been in water, and learned how to swim at around three. I had not learned anything about swimming in Wheeling High School and I can prove that I did not benefit from the swimming sessions. I had already known survival techniques such as not panicking in water and floating on my back to save energy. I already had common sense of not using drugs because I could drown. I had known that many college students go to Lake Michigan at night and die because they can't see or are drunk. To be honest I knew all of these rules but feel maybe Wheeling high school had re-emphasized all of them. I will try to use these techniques at my pool in Florida and continue to teach others how to swim.
Aero said, “Our main goal and objective is to give children alternatives so that they swim in the pool. We want you to keep cool, but be safe.”
The world of diving has been around since the 1800’s and has been seen at the Olympic games since 1904. It first started off being called “fancy-diving” where the aim was to plunge into the water and see who could achieve the furthest depth underwater. It then progressed and became more complex involving specific skills and dives which first only men were allowed to participate in, and later women came into the society. To this day, diving is one of the most popular events watched at the Olympic games; however this community remains small and structured because of its intricate characteristics (“History of Diving”, 1). Diving has been influenced by the constant updating of technology and is incorporated in this world through high schools, colleges and universities as well as numerous sporting events that occur around the world. A theorist named John Swales analyzes communities in more detail and states that communities continue to develop and change throughout the years and further calls these communities, discourse communities.
Canadians love being near the water. Swimming, boating, water skiing, fishing and various other watersports are common forms of entertainment for Canadians, but not everyone who participates is fully prepared for their water fun. The 2016 Ontario Drowning Report states that 32% of drownings happen while swimming, and 42% of those drownings are caused by the victim not being able to swim. Swimming is an essential skill, and every Canadian should learn how to do it. Learning to swim is easy, can save your life or someone else’s, and can have many health benefits!
Over 1,075 of all the second graders in Citrus County schools took part in the School District’s water safety last year. In addition, from August through October nearly every day high school swim athletes, their families and spectators also took place in FHSAA high school competitive swimming either in practice or by competing or attending one of the near 20 high school swim meets last school year. This means that 1,000s of Citrus county school students visit the Y each year as part of school actives. As we both agree it is our hope that the new Aquatics Director is a proponent and supportive of Citrus County School District’s learn to swim program and High School
The primary goal of this group is to prevent, protect and inform other of drownings. The YMCA-YWCA also works towards helping teach others to swim to allow people it safely enjoy the benefits of swimming. In order to reach these goal the guards go through extensive training. There are three main steps to this process. The first is course training; they must participate and complete ten courses. These range from 30 hours all the way to two weeks long. That is where they get the knowledge involved in this lifesaving practice. Secondly they go through simulation and physical standard testing’s. The simulation the YMCA-YWCA workers go through help them practice their skills under the major pressure of time. Physical standards test cardio, lifting capacity, speed and more. If any of these step are failed of missing the person is UN
Central Idea: Swimming has a long and rich history that dates back way before our generations and is not always as beneficial as we may think.
Why wasn’t the child wearing a life vest, as required by boating regulations? The child wasn’t wearing a vest because according to the parents it was too hot outside, however as a parent one must always look out for their children. In this case it was a little odd that the parents allowed the children to be without the life vest on a moving boat. Why was she standing at the back of the boat, near the engine exhaust? Analyzing the situation and coming to a conclusion it is unclear why the girl was standing at the back of the boat without any supervision, or any other kid around, perhaps she saw something in the water that called her attention, although, I believe this girl was neglected by her parents by the little information that we have about
Thesis/main topic – Learning how to swim is essential for being around water, it will help strengthen a person confidence, improve your physical fitness, and provide an area for stress release.
As requested per week one assignments, I have selected two websites on the same subject to contrast. The subject of both websites is secondary drowning or near drowning, however, both sites aim their focus at different primary audiences as requested. At this point, I would like to include the links for both sites for your perusal. http://www.webmd.com/children/features/secondary-drowning-dry-drowning and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1714551/
Support 2: Open Swimming- Open swimming like at sea, lake or river can increase the chances of drowning because the water currents are not stable like in pools. They are more dynamic and can pull you along with it. Aquatic animals like Jelly fishes, sharks, crabs, crocodiles, alligator, etc. are other threats as they can harm you physically. You can also injure yourself while diving into shallow water. But these effects can be stopped by swimming at a public pool and most have swim equipment such as pull buoys, kick boards, and fins to help increase your performance.
Lifeguard classes were 2 days that consisted of CPR training, swimming laps, and learning rescues. When we first began, there were three of us sitting at a table on the pool deck with an outdated rolling TV. I was handed a 100-page lifeguarding manual my eyes bulged out of my head, the butterflies in my stomach multiplied. Looking through the book, watching rescues and talking through every question I had calmed my nerves. But the statistics of drowning still haunted my mind, 360,000 people died from drowning in 2015 (WHO). All though at the YMCA in Red Oak hasn’t had a drowning,
According to Baker, O'Neill, Ginsburg & Li (1992), drowning rates are reported to be higher in rural areas as compared to urban or sub-urban areas and rural areas suffer more because of the lack of medical care and emergency treatment. It has been reported that 60 to 90% of child drownings of less than 5 year old occurs in residential swimming pool (Baker et.al, 1992). Wintermute & Present (1992) reported that two-third’s of the drownings occurs in children home swimming pool and another’s third’s occur in neighbour’s swimming pool. Moreover, it was also reported the child is supervised by their parents for less than 5 minutes. In order to make