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‘Watch your kids:' Tips to stay safe at the pool this summer
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — With highs in the 80s this week, it's starting to feel like summer, leaving some excited to hop into their local pool.
With that said, experts are reminding everyone to put their safety first before diving in.
'Read the posted rules at whatever facility you're at,' says Andrew Strozier with the Goldfish Swimming School. 'And this is really important for us Ohioans who are traveling south to beaches for the summer. We may not know the rules of the beach, the different flags for the different weather concerns.'
Strozier says that knowing where a rescue ring or flotation device is also key to being as safe as you can be. Of course, there's also the buddy system, which is important no matter one's swimming proficiency.
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'It goes back to that kind of buddy system of somebody having your back because there's so many different emergencies that could cause, this, drowning event to occur.'
Checking to ensure the surrounding area near the pool is safe is also something to consider before you or your family take a dip. Safety guards and locking gates, for instance, can make trips to the pool safer.
'There's sensors that are available for pools as well that can even detect when the surface of the water has been broken,' Strozier says.
If you're bringing kids to the pool, dress them in bright colored swimsuits so that they're easy to spot in a crowd or the water.
'You just don't want it to be implied that maybe somebody is watching the kids or, 'oh, the lifeguards got it,' or the staff at the facility have it. Nobody's going to protect your kids like you. So watch your kids.'
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