“Teaching Racing Starts”

With the start of a new season, many new young swimmers will begin competitive swimming.  To help keep these young swimmers safe, new rules have been put in place by USA-Swimming concerning teaching racing starts.  To avoid risk of serious injury, no swimmer who has not been properly trained should attempt to perform a racing start, from either a starting block or the side of the pool, into less than six feet of water.
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 Thank you for serving as a Marshal in an upcoming swim meet.  USA Swimming and Virginia Swimming, Inc., hold the safety of their swimmers as a top priority at any swim meet.  You, as Marshal, are the primary enforcer of safety rules in the swimming pool area.  Learn more about your responsibilities.

This was a popular sign displayed at many pools in the 1970’s and 80’s.  What happened to that message?  It needs to come back, stronger than ever with the advent of municipalities going to chloramination of drinking water rather than chlorination.  To make a very long explanation short, it is not chlorine that makes the pool air smell bad, it is chloramines.  Learn more about this important problem and how you can make the pool air better!

“Take Care of Our Feet - They Are the Only Set We Will Have”

Proper footwear improves health of our feet and decreases the incidence of toe, foot, and lower leg injuries.
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 "Safe Driving – A Forgotten Part of Aquatic Safety"

Swimming safety really starts when the athlete leaves the house and should be in effect until the swimmer arrives home.  Automobile accidents are a major cause of injury and death for teenagers.
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"Staying Hydrated a Must"

With the summer LC season now in full swing, we need to remember several things about dehydration and proper hydration.  Staying properly hydrated is a must at practices or meets.  However, dehydration can occur in the winter as well as in the summer.  It is often associated with very hot, outside heat, but may occur in indoor venues in the middle of winter, as well.  Learn more about dehydration and prevention.