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Wet 'n Wild Water Fun Safety. Swimming Pool Safety Tips. Learn how to swim! Enroll in classes or have a friend or family member teach you. Use the buddy system! Always swim with a friend. Maintain good health and hygiene before swimming. Shower before entering the pool.
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Wet 'n Wild Water Fun Safety
Swimming Pool Safety Tips • Learn how to swim! • Enroll in classes or have a friend or family member teach you. • Use the buddy system! • Always swim with a friend. • Maintain good health • and hygiene before swimming. • Shower before entering the pool.
Obey the pool rules. • Only swim in designated areas. • Don’t dive off the shallow end. • Obey NO DIVING signs.
DO NOT drink the pool water. • DO NOT run around the pool. • No pushing. • No dunking or rough play.
Alcohol and water DO NOT mix. • DO NOT chew gum or eat while swimming. • Watch for changing weather conditions. • Be Sun Smart • ~ Use at least SPF 15+ Sunscreen
Keep an eye on yourself – Watch for the TOOs TOO tired TOO cold TOO much sun TOO far from shore/safety TOO much strenuous activity
Beach Safety Tips • Swim where lifeguards are present. • Learn how to swim! • Enroll in classes or have a friend or family member teach you. • Use the Buddy System • Always swim with a friend.
Some things you might need at the beach: • Cooler • Umbrella • Towel • Blanket or Chair • Snacks • Bottles of water • Sunglasses • Pail and Shovel • ~ To collect seashells • Beach Bag • Sunscreen • ~ use at least SPF 15+
Don’t swim while drinking alcohol or using drugs. • Watch for changing weather conditions. • Be Sun smart. • Use at least SPF 15+ Sunscreen
Waves come in many strengths and sizes. • Be very careful and pay close attention • to warning flags.
Panama City Beach Flag Warning System • A GREEN flag means that the water is calm. • The undertow is slight to non-existent and it is safe to swim using the proper amount of caution! • A YELLOW flag indicates the presence of light surf or currents and additional caution should be used while swimming in the Gulf. • A RED flag indicates the presence of strong surf and currents. • Swimming in these conditions is not recommended as it presents a very high hazard to all swimmers. • A DOUBLE RED flag, however, means that the water is closed to the public! • No one is allowed in the water when a double red flag is posted! • A PURPLE flag indicates the presence of marine pest in the water such as jellyfish, stingrays or dangerous fish.
Rip Currents • Rip currents are powerful currents of water moving away from shore. • You can’t see Rip Currents, but they’re there. • They can sweep even the strongest swimmer out to sea. • If caught in a rip current, don’t fight it! Don’t swim towards the shore. Wait until you don’t feel the rip current pulling you anymore!
Rip Currents • Swim to the side until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. • Most rip currents are narrow, and a short, swim • to the side will bring you to safety. “Swim to the side to stay alive!”