The Swimmer's Guide to Safety Full Color

The Swimmer's Guide to Safety:Tragically, 3,533 individuals die each year from drowning. Even worse, drowning is the leading cause of injury death for children ages 1-4. And for every child who dies, another 10 may be saved, but they often have memory problems, learning disabilities and other complications. The purpose of The Swimmer's Guide to Safety is to stop these terrible deaths and long-term disabilities by helping parents, grandparents, swimmers, pool members and beach goers...
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The Swimmer's Guide to Safety:Tragically, 3,533 individuals die each year from drowning. Even worse, drowning is the leading cause of injury death for children ages 1-4. And for every child who dies, another 10 may be saved, but they often have memory problems, learning disabilities and other complications. The purpose of The Swimmer's Guide to Safety is to stop these terrible deaths and long-term disabilities by helping parents, grandparents, swimmers, pool members and beach goers keep their children and themselves safe in any swim setting. Using easy to read stories, descriptions, photos, and check lists, The Swimmer's Guide to Safety describes:* 22 ways we can keep ourselves safe when we swim. * 29 ways to make sure our lifeguards are keeping us safe and what to do if they are not.* How lifeguards at Ocean City, Maryland save as many as 1,500 swimmers on a busy weekend and what you can learn from them to keep you and your loved ones safe at the beach. * What you must know to ensure the water is not contaminated where you swim. * Specific checklists you can use to make sure you are safe when you swim in your own home, apartment, or community pool and hotel and health club pools.Today, swimming is the third most popular recreational activity in the United States and the most popular recreational activity for children. With your commitment and The Swimmer's Guide to Safety we can keep the joy in swimming and eliminate the tragedy.