Expert Swimmer Drowns During Underwater Workout
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert In a large 50-meter swimming pool, an expert swimmer in the military drowned while “dolphining” for extended periods of time. He worked out strenuously…
Child Drowns when Church Camp Visits Swimming Beach
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert Near the end of the summer season, a church camp brought a large group of children to a life-guarded lake for a day of…
Child Dies After Swim Lesson
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert This case was highly unusual and tragic on many levels. A well-known swim school with a long history of success and safety was sued…
Hotel Pool Parties Present a Problem
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert Recently, a rash of lawsuits have been filed against hotels because of drownings occurring to paying and non-paying guests. Most of these lawsuits claimed…
The Mindful Lifeguard
Enjoy this free audio file by Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert with DJS Associates, Inc. The short, alternating mindfulness segments assist with mental training to encourage training and development…
“Supervision” v. “Passive Supervision” in Child Drownings
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert An extended family met at a popular resort hotel in a sunbelt state. The hotel had multiple, well maintained pools located throughout their property.…
Cloudy Pools Prevent Drowning Detection
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert Recently, a rash of drownings have occurred in cloudy swimming pools which should have been closed to the public. The most recent settlement involved…
The Water Floatie Fallacy
Floaties, such as water wings, floatation suits, noodles, and inflatable rafts or tubes are not advised for use with children if they cannot swim. Foam and inflatables are typically associated…
Many Fitness Clubs Ill Prepared to Deal with Swimming Pool Drownings
Tom Griffiths, Ed.D., Aquatic Safety Expert :::: Membership Fitness Clubs have become extremely popular in America during the last couple of decades, offering all types of workouts and fitness activities…