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Today i was swimming? and help!!!? |
im 18 and not such a great swimmer, i can back float and swim a bit and today iwas in the deep end with my friend who is way worse a swimmer then me and not too confident. anyway we were being stupid and i challenged her to backfloat accross the pool. she said fine and we started 2 swim. when suddenly she was like help me so i went 2 her and instead of letting me help her she went crzy and started pushing me uner water she ripped my swimsuit and i couldnt get out of the water. occasionally when i got my head up for a sec i screamed help.pple just laughed and thought we were jk and the lifegaurd i after found out was chatting and said we were joking and didnt even come 2 check us. at the end i was about 2 give up. some how someone finally listened and moved her so i was able 2 come up. i now i am terrified of water and i keep thinking about how i was stuck underneath the water and cant get it out of my head whta should i do help me please!!!!! First of all he should have checked on the two of you no matter what!!!!!!! If then he found out yopu were joking then he could have kicked both of you out for playing such a cruel joke. Definitly report him, his job is to protect people not socialize!!! As for being afraid of water you can only over come that now by working slowly back into it. Realize that your friend was just as afraid as you were and was sort of in shock and meant you no harm. Please don't give up on swimming. Try to take some beginner swimmer classes. Let the instructor know what your experiences has been and that you are afraid, but you want to learn. ooo that sounds pretty mean what your friend did. i think it's probably important for you to try to go back in the water and swim around for a while. you need to show yourself that this was one incident that you don't need to worry about every time you swim. READ THIS, DONT BE MAD AT YOUR FRIEND. it is clinically proven that it is a naturally bodily reaction to try to hang on to the nearest thing when your body is actually drowning. your friend was sincerely drowning, so she naturally pushed on your head to try to save herself. she didnt realize she was drowning you. in lifeguard school they teach us to reach, throw, row, go. first reach to them, either with your arm or a pole, then you throw them something like a bouey or swim toy, then you row to them, like in a boat (if your in the ocean or on a lake) and the last measure you ever take is to actually go up next to them. thats the LAST RESORT, and now you know from first hand experience why. naturally you didnt know that. so dont be mad at your friend, she didnt know she was drowning you, she was responding to drowning. o ya, and the lifeguard's a dooshbag. The life guard sure is an idiot for not taking his job seriously. However, the situation wasn't clear. Maybe you guys have been acting like a fool earlier so that made the lifeguard acted like that? Well, what I'm more interested is how you look? :P Swimsuit being ripped off? lol... First of all, when people are drowning or think they are drowning, and someone goes to help, they will, instinctively try to climb up whoever is there to help them. They are trying to, in effect, get out of the water and anyone in their way is going down. It's not a rational decision, it's just what happens. Even very good swimmers, if they aren't prepared for what can happen, can be dragged down by someone they are trying to help. Second of all; I would suggest taking swimming lessons. I know that we are all likely to be embarrassed taking a swimming class with all of the little kids but, it is a good way to become comfortable with being in the water and putting ones head under. If you don't want to go to structured lessons, find a friend who is a good swimmer, go to a quiet spot in a local pool, in the shallow end, and let them teach you. Take it slow and easy, progressing along your comfort level and you will learn to enjoy swimming. Report the lifeguard, s/he should have responded. Chatting isn't an excuse, a lifeguard can't be doing that because s/he has to keep his/her eyes on the lookout for people who need help. Your friend wasn't trying to hurt you, she was scared and trying to climb her way up to the air to breathe. Perhaps you can take some adult swim lessons? The YMCA offers swim lessons for adults. The cost for a single adult membership is $48/month, with an initiation fee of $75. That's not just for the pool, that's for everything. They have weights, raquetball, basketball, swimming, yoga, aerobic dance, sauna, spa, showers, everything. Another thing, until you are a better swimmer, stay in the shallower end of the pool. Once you and your friend become better swimmers, then play in the deep end. First of all when ever you have a friend that is drowning DO NOT try and help them. All they're focused on is grabbing onto something to keep them above water even if it means pushing you under. They don't do it on purpose so don't take it personally. Second of all the lifeguard shouldn't have been talking at all. I'm a lifeguard myself and whenever my boss catched me talking I get into trouble because I'm not paying proper attention to the pool and the lifeguard shouldn't have taken it as a joke and gone in to help the both of you. He/She could be liable for that and fired. I bet you can find different support groups to help you through your trauma. Technically the lifeguard was supposed to help you with the shock right when they got you out of the pool. Just take it step by step even swim with a lifejacket if you have to. Try taking swimming lessons as well. Good luck and I'm so sorry that you had to experience that! I know how tramatizing it can be. |
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