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Morey161 said:
While I agree, a lot of people are just really bad at swimming or think they are in much better shape than they are. As a flight nurse who has seen everything ever created people always over estimate their ability especially swimming. I use to work as a lifeguard for Palm Beach County Ocrean Rescue part-time when I was going through EMT and Paramedic school. I still remember how many times we would see tourists go out and think oh I can swim I am good and for **** sake these people couldn't make it 20 ****** yards without struggling and coming back in when there was just a little bit of surf or current.
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It is hard for most because they haven’t had the training, or just even minimal instruction, on how to interact with the water. You can technically be a strong swimmer, but if you haven’t learned how to survive in water for more than a few minutes while floating, you could be in trouble.

Anyone is capable of surviving strong currents, choppy or large waves, most of it, if they understand how to interact with the water and control their bodies in a relaxed manner as possible.

When panic sets in it’s all over.

But even a below average swimmer can be taught how to control their bodies and breathe for a really long time while they’re in those conditions. It’s just that most people don’t know how.
 
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OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
It is hard for most because they haven’t had the training, or just even minimal instruction, on how to interact with the water. You can technically be a strong swimmer, but if you haven’t learned how to survive in water for more than a few minutes while floating, you could be in trouble.

Anyone is capable of surviving strong currents, choppy or large waves, most of it, if they understand how to interact with the water and control their bodies in a relaxed manner as possible.

When panic sets in it’s all over.

But even a below average swimmer can be taught how to control their bodies and breathe for a really long time while they’re in those conditions. It’s just that most people don’t know how.
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Agreed and without growing up in that stuff you will never really understand how to deal with it. Panic and it's game over
 
harphong said:
ALL of them. No hyperbole. ALL of them.

no BS - video feed of people literally walking around FRs working code to get right into the water we just pulled a victim out of. **** you not.

I have every guard talk to every person on the beaches - we're talking thousands of contacts, thousands of preventive actions per day.

I lose my voice and have a PA on my truck.

It's draining, but I admonish our peeps that the stretches of days that are moderate - lost kids and minor medicals are paid for with a stretch like we just had.

It's pancakes out here today.

and yeah - too many instances of our people got in damned near assault situations with ETOH/ plain asshats.

My sympatho-meter is seized up.
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You can't fix stupid.

Good on you.
 
harphong said:
Exactly right. Panic is what kills em. Granny flap on your back and light scissor kicks even in huge swells - you'll be fine if you keep your head on.
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Much respect.

When I was in Boy Scouts, I had done all the waterfront merit badges, including Lifesaving. Did the "mile swim" at every summer camp. Eagle Scout, I knew my ****.

Then, when I was 18 when my high school was on Senior Cruise, some friends and I were swimming off of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. Had no idea about the depth and the currents, and we almost died. Only thing that saved us was being patient, backstrokes, and letting some of the waves carry us back in.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Much respect.

When I was in Boy Scouts, I had done all the waterfront merit badges, including Lifesaving. Did the "mile swim" at every summer camp. Eagle Scout, I knew my ****.

Then, when I was 18 when my high school was on Senior Cruise, some friends and I were swimming off of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. Had no idea about the depth and the currents, and we almost died. Only thing that saved us was being patient, backstrokes, and letting some of the waves carry us back in.
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imagine if you had no training or were not accustomed to the water.

those of us who are on the water a lot, respect the water and know that it takes what it wants.
 
rsa coral gables said:
imagine if you had no training or were not accustomed to the water.

those of us who are on the water a lot, respect the water and know that it takes what it wants.
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Been doing frontline LG since 04, good use of my JD, lol, took program over in 15, and EVERY time before I charge into big surf and/or rips for fun or training, I ponder if it's gonna be a last ride. On rescues it goes auto and the A dump happens after, but it always happens.

I respect and fear her, even after I get comfy on each trip back out. Like a lot.
 
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