General Water Safety Tips

If you decide to take your kids swimming at a public pool, make sure a lifeguard is present keeping a watchful eye on everyone. If you're at a beach, be even more vigilant. Lifeguards cannot obviously keep watch at all times.

In home swimming pools, prudence is even more necessary since you are the lifeguard, so be careful. One suggestion is to install four-sided isolation fencing around the pool with self-closing and self-latching gates to prevent direct access to the pool from a house and yard. Below are some tips for keeping safe.

Learn to swim. The best thing anyone can do to stay safe in and around the water is to learn to swim. Always swim with a buddy; never swim alone. The American Red Cross has swimming courses for people of any age and swimming ability. To enroll in a swim course, contact your local Red Cross chapter.

Swim in supervised areas only.

Obey all rules and posted signs.

Watch out for the "dangerous too's"--too tired, too cold, too far from safety, too much sun, too much strenuous activity.

Don’t mix alcohol and swimming. Alcohol impairs your judgement, balance, and coordination, affects your swimming and diving skills, and reduces your body's ability to stay warm.

Pay attention to local weather conditions and forecasts. Stop swimming at the first indication of bad weather.

Know how to prevent, recognize, and respond to emergencies.

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