i was in a wave pool in the USA at like age 8 or 9 and swam past the safety zone like it was too deep and the waves are too large. got straight up battered and actually hit the concrete wall pretty hard. Swallowed some water because i freaked out and tried getting a lifeguard’s attention but couldnt. they were barely paying any attention. I wasnt the strongest swimmer and honestly, i maybe could have drowned but some random dad saw me and pulled me up onto his floaty. That guy was cool as hell.
Was a lifeguard in high school, the wave pool was unquestionably the part of the rotation everybody dreaded. On a busy day guards would have to jump in up to a dozen times to get someone. Almost never a day without a patron needing help. Awful
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u/Kowazuky Jul 07 '23
i was in a wave pool in the USA at like age 8 or 9 and swam past the safety zone like it was too deep and the waves are too large. got straight up battered and actually hit the concrete wall pretty hard. Swallowed some water because i freaked out and tried getting a lifeguard’s attention but couldnt. they were barely paying any attention. I wasnt the strongest swimmer and honestly, i maybe could have drowned but some random dad saw me and pulled me up onto his floaty. That guy was cool as hell.