Many of you know that I work in a swimmingpool as a lifeguard.
at the end of this year I'm already doing it for 3 years.

And today was the change of my life.
For the first time in 2,5 years I had to rescue someone, a little girl.
She was going of the slide without adult supervision and she couldn't swim.
So I jumped into the pool and rescued her from the water.
Colleagues where quickly at the scene and nobody was injured.
She was just scared and I was ok.
Her mother hadn't learned anything from what happened because 5 minutes later we had to ask her to go away as her daughter was still swimming without a lifejacket.

For me it was a special day as I now know more why we are standing there a whole day watching people swim.
It was a good start of my 5 week break as I'm going on holiday next week.
And I'm proud that I had saved her from drowning

good work man, saving a life, must feel very good inside

I worked as a lifeguard at a "camping" here in Sweden some summers ago, didnt happend anything, sat at a chair eating up the candy and icecream from the shop

Well done, quite rightly you should be proud.

@ A-I-T: Good job mate! must have felt great to save someone's live! I guess the woman was very thankfull?
and about your holliday: check my topic and post were you'll be going

Ok, i'll write more:

Our hero!

that's better
ok, your forgiven

well done mr hasselhof

Well.............she was angry that she had to fill in the paperwork while she wanted to swim
And she didn't learn anything from it as she was removed from the pool 10 minutes later as he daughter was again swimming without a lifejacket

And yes, I'm proud of myself that my reaction was good

well i have been a duty manager now for nearly 2 years, and incharge of a team of full time and part time lifeguards, and its good to hear you enjoy your job. Unfortunately we just have a rectangular pool, no slides etc. So lifeguards can get a little distracted.

However i have been around pools all my life, and i guess i will spend a large percentage of the rest of it around them. I just hope i dont have to rescue someone. It shows your a good lifegaurd though, as provention is the key

Man, I lifeguarded for 4 summers and I used to swim in a pool all summer long at camp. I never had to make a rescue. To tell the truth, it was harder recertifying my CPR than it was to lifeguard, but I miss it all just the same. Good show! Enjoy yer vacation. Oh, and while your at it, release another album in Germany during your vacation.

you liar
it was 5 minutes after in your original post.. and now 10?

,, good job man.. have you ever dreamed of saving a blonde chick who is willing to thank you in a "warm" way

good job mate
i don't understand those parents

Glad to hear the little girl is ok. And well done to you sir for a job well done.

hero

yeah but they all can swim........although sometimes they pretend to drown and then when I come in action they laugh

Hm don't know you... But think you've done great work yeah!

i also don't know him..

so you trust in his skills ok

hey hey !! respect for tha man AIT-to-the-rescue

well done!!

it gives you a good feeling when you rescue no doubt! i had to do my rescuer diploma last year so we did alot of simulations and conditional tests with clothes on in the water... it's tough but ....
even when simulation went great it gives you a good feeling... to know whether you're ABLE to save someone in the future... or not

but you were the Dummy right?

actually i had the choice between a dude from 90kg or a good looking blondie (54kg) hum hum damn it's hard to choose sometimes

but CPR was on the dummy

I had the chance to record his saving with came, soo sit back and watch Addict-In-Trance in action
http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/8658/

and you were IN the blonde i'll asume?

we're getting

and arctic beach: that movie is and umm CPR is to blow air in the other ones lungs... not to kiss him! ('her' in my case !)

That is a classic skit with two of the biggest hams in the business. Now, of only the webpage wouldn't have crashed my browser....

Hey, the Resusci-Annie that is used by the American Red Cross can be quite attractive after a few drinks.

Awesome!!!!
You must wake up so proud of being who you are everyday...
I know I would...

I'm proud of you A-I-T, well done ..

Great job !Congratulations saving a life is so great!

Well done!! I bet her parents are grateful! Those fawks should get a severe spanking, and I'm certainly up for the job! grrrrrrrrr!

her mother wasn't
She was just angry that she had to fill in paperwork
Strange people

Congratulations mate, i have children myself so i'm happy that there are people like yourself, respect!

Good job m8

remember when I was a kid and fell in the deep end of a pool and nearly drown

a stranger by the side of the pool saw me fall in and just ran over and pulled

me out.

Never had a chance to thank him

Where I lifeguarded, there were some really dead spots during the day when there would have 4 swimmers or less. Yet, we still had two guards on duty. So, this one guard and I made a deal that one would sit in the chair and the other would sit on a bench against a wall behind the chair (it was an indoor pool). The one on the bench would be allowed to doze. It was a good plan and worked well for both of us ... until one day we were both woken up by the sounds of our snores echoing throughout the room!

Good job mate

well done

You want to thank him............the mother of the girl who I saved was only angry that she couldn't swim for 5 minutes
I really can't stand those parents ......still

A-I-T

Today I received a letter from the management team of my work to thank me personally

bling bling? €€€€€€

well, I don't think so..

but that girl's mother should send an envelope with money and a few nice words

I "remember" something the same happened to me while i was 2 or 3 yrs old in Center Parcs somewhere in Drenthe...

I went alone on the stairs of the slide... luckily my parents could find me coz i had another colour of lifejacket like all other kids (they also lost me on that moment )

Congrats my friend you're a truly hero. Well done !

Dalen