08/30/2026
PLEASE READ, IT COULD SAVE A LIFE!
I wonder if provincial parks on the Great Lakes should start having lifeguards.
I strongly feel this is getting out of control.
You can’t force 400 new people at your park a day to have turbulent water swim lessons. But people can also learn about water safety and the difference between turbulent waters and a pool because they ARE NOT the SAME.
People who go to beaches and are uncertain about your swim ability in a pool; you need to learn about buoyancy at different depths, attention to ever changing waters, undertow and rip currents - don’t swim anywhere near a river mouth if you can’t swim endurance swims in a pool - ever.
Keeping water between the belly button and the chest is one way to ensure a little more safety; your buoyancy changes when your at a certain depth, the sand slips from beneath your feet and that not so big waves becomes a threat, over and over.
Test this in a swimming pool:
You’ll find as you get chest deep you start to bob rather than have solid footing this is called- Archimedes' principle: the laws of physics used for buoys.
Now, imagine adding waves over your shoulders pushing your upper body,
and at the same time the water at the bottom pulling from sand from under your feet or forcing additional balance on a slippery rock bottom - it’s trouble for any weak swimmer and on occasion the seasoned one is caught off guard.
Please for the love of your families lives understand that the lake is fun but you need to respect her and be humble about your ability and understanding of moving water.
I could teach these things from 45 years of observing and respecting the water, and being taught very well these very things; while enjoying the craziest of conditions swimming as safely as possible.
If I’m tired today , I shouldn’t go to my hips for core control of the body.
This may be tricky for spine condition folks: you should also really take warning to these conditions, you tire really quickly.
Peace, love and Happy Sunday and please practice smart and safe swimming out there.
