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Summer Swimming Safety

By: LECOM Fitness Staff

May 25, 2021, 10:00 am - Categories: News, Training

Summer is almost here and swimming is one of the most popular activities for workouts and play. Whether you’re around water at the beach, at the gym, your local pool or any body of water—safety should always be your top priority.

Here are safety tips to keep in mind when you are around water, courtesy of the National Safety Council:

• Please take swim lessons
• Never swim alone
• Learn CPR and rescue techniques
• Make sure the body of water matches your skill level; swimming in a pool is much different than swimming in a lake or river, where more strength is needed to handle currents
• If you do get caught in a current, don’t try to fight it; stay calm and float with it, or swim parallel to the shore until you can swim free
• Swim in areas supervised by a lifeguard
• Don’t push or jump on others
• Don’t dive in unfamiliar areas

Swimming has a lot of benefits for your health and fitness. Have fun and be safe this summer.

Reference:

https://www.nsc.org/home-safety/tools-resources/seasonal-safety/drowning