1.) Child, bout 4-6 yrs. old. Went off diving board in 12 ft without parent watching. Way too inexperienced to do that. Level II. Was able to grab her after diving in after her [very Baywatch]. She was a little scared... more of an adrenaline rush for me.
2.) Adolescent annoying pre-pubescent twit, bout 12-13 yrs. old. Also hopped off board without being experienced. Saw his head come up and panic was all over his face. Started thrashing. In this case I dove in after him but used rescue tube to pull him to safety. I'm only 5'0 *about* 130lbs. and there's no way I would be able to stay above water if he would grab on to me. Plus, when people get the panic look, they are going to try to get to the highest place possible-on top of your head...
He had a lot of peer pressure from boys from his soccer team to do it again but I had to pull him aside and explain to him it was cool not to do it if he didn't think he could.. He was visibly shaken and ended up not doing it again-thank god.
Hmm.. any other questions? You'll get a nice tan! ;)
1.) Child, bout 4-6 yrs. old. Went off diving board in 12 ft without parent watching. Way too inexperienced to do that. Level II. Was able to grab her after diving in after her [very Baywatch]. She was a little scared... more of an adrenaline rush for me.
2.) Adolescent annoying pre-pubescent twit, bout 12-13 yrs. old. Also hopped off board without being experienced. Saw his head come up and panic was all over his face. Started thrashing. In this case I dove in after him but used rescue tube to pull him to safety. I'm only 5'0 *about* 130lbs. and there's no way I would be able to stay above water if he would grab on to me. Plus, when people get the panic look, they are going to try to get to the highest place possible-on top of your head...
He had a lot of peer pressure from boys from his soccer team to do it again but I had to pull him aside and explain to him it was cool not to do it if he didn't think he could.. He was visibly shaken and ended up not doing it again-thank god.
Hmm.. any other questions? You'll get a nice tan! ;)
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