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2024-08-01 04:49:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1BB24F54ACF480FE9E7F0DDD60BF6F05C97726F3DD6B76510B8F5ED38583F5A0
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Original Note:
Lifeguards, even in high level competitions such as the Olympics, are not 'useless'. World Aquatics, the governing body for water sports, requires Lifeguards in competitions, as injuries and accidents in the water (even at higher levels) do happen. https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2023/08/30/cf0cc0aa-801c-4488-a51b-e8587cccf4cc/World-Aquatics_Competition-regulations_5th-July-2023_Final_1.0.1.pdf Further reading: https://apnews.com/article/lifeguards-swimming-us-nationals-olympics-f9b76921c7adc4e78688708d73087473 http://web.archive.org/web/20160807062010/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/sports/olympics/olympic-swimming-pool-lifeguards.html https://www.businessinsider.com/lifeguards-for-olympic-swimmers-arent-as-useless-people-think-2021-7
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