You can definitely have some sudden cardiac events where athletes are pushing themselves to the limit. Swimmers aren’t immune to drowning.
That and drowning doesn’t always look like drowning, an experienced life guard is very much needed.
To be fair, what a lot of these athletes do in the pool (for artistic events) don’t really look like swimming, either.
I feel like regardless of the experience of the lifeguard, the earliest definitive assessment that the athlete is in distress would come from thier trainers or coaches. It’s thier job to analyze every movement of the athlete.
The other skills of the lifeguard… physically trained and skilled to retrieve someone quickly and safely, that’s what they’re bringing to the table.
On the off chance a lifeguard is needed, we’ll finally get to see the whole Olympian vs normal person comparison.
Also, drugs.
Yes pls
The funny thing is that when they indeed are needed, the coach ends up diving in to help because no lifeguard reacted Link
Couldn’t that be becausethe coaches know the athletes and their routines quite well and can tell when something is wrong much quicker than a “regular” lifeguard?
Specially in a discipline like solo artistic swimming.
It’s easy to lower your guard when everyone around is a much better swimmer than you.
What a shit job, I wonder what would happen if you jump in in an excess of caution and nothing was wrong.
At the winter Olympics, no less
In Rio, no less.
There’s a looooot of waiting around. But you’re there to fix an issue that is very valuable so the pay is worth it to them.
I like the swiss flag on the cap.
You need someone neutral
