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Message # 42610.1 Subject: Re:NZ lifeguards against clothed swims Date: Wed 06/01/10 18:14:28 GMT Name: Anonymous |
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We should be careful not to trivialize dangerous things just because we like doing them (or watch others do them).
Swimming out 300m with your clothes on in water that you aren't supposed to swim in anyway beacuse of dangerous conditions just isn't a good idea (as common sense would suggest), and we shouldn't encourage others to do that (and also be very careful when we try to do such things ourselves). On the other hand: going for a quick dip in the pool or near the shore (if the water isn't too rough) probably won't hurt you (or others). In any case we need to be careful: Such accidents do happen and often could be avoided. |
In reply to Message (42610) NZ lifeguards against clothed swims
By ssiei - Wed 06/01/10 17:06:42 GMT Just read an article where again so-called lifeguards in New Zealand give credit to the old legend that it's extremely dangerous to swim clothed. It turns out that this could even mean wearing as little as jean shorts and T-shirts - I'd call it almost naked... If this old legend was true, we'd find sky-high Asian and Latin America drowning figures and almost no cases in western countries! It is clearly not so. I don't have exact data but there doesn't seem to be any significant difference between world averages. But legends are very little ralated to facts...
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/lifeguards-in-summer-swimming-warning-3318844
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