Pepefan
01-20-2014, 09:37 PM
Just had to share this observation from today....
We arrived at CBR this afternoon. It's our first time, so we immediately headed to the main pool with the waterslides and play area. Lifeguards were everywhere, of course. Not 10 minutes into our swim, whistles shriek and a lifeguard runs, jumps in and begins rescue. Turns out it was a hat and blanket that blew in, but it looked like a small child had fallen in. It was not even a second before that lifeguard was in!
20 minutes later, whistles shriek and a different lifeguard dives in and swims so fast I couldn't figure out what was happening. A boy went down the slide and was struggling to get to the wall. She was instant, sharp, and so good to the little boy! He was embarrassed, so she played it cool. Amazing work!
Both times, a supervisor was at the edge of the pool waiting when they got back to check on the lifeguard and follow up. In all my years of being a person who swims, I've never even seen one such professional performance by a lifeguard, much less two.
I know some CM's get a bad rap lately, and they likely deserve it. But these guys? They earned their money and my praise today!
We arrived at CBR this afternoon. It's our first time, so we immediately headed to the main pool with the waterslides and play area. Lifeguards were everywhere, of course. Not 10 minutes into our swim, whistles shriek and a lifeguard runs, jumps in and begins rescue. Turns out it was a hat and blanket that blew in, but it looked like a small child had fallen in. It was not even a second before that lifeguard was in!
20 minutes later, whistles shriek and a different lifeguard dives in and swims so fast I couldn't figure out what was happening. A boy went down the slide and was struggling to get to the wall. She was instant, sharp, and so good to the little boy! He was embarrassed, so she played it cool. Amazing work!
Both times, a supervisor was at the edge of the pool waiting when they got back to check on the lifeguard and follow up. In all my years of being a person who swims, I've never even seen one such professional performance by a lifeguard, much less two.
I know some CM's get a bad rap lately, and they likely deserve it. But these guys? They earned their money and my praise today!