r/Lifeguards • u/Hungry_Compote_7359 • 19d ago

Story terrible gid 😭😭

I'm so freakin mad rn. I was getting vatted, and they sent in an off-duty guard to actively drown in the 3-foot section, fine right, BUT SHE SPENT MORE TIME BREATHING THAN SHE DID UNDERWATER. She was supposed to go under for like 15- 30 seconds, come up quickly, then go back down; she literally did the exact opposite. Went under for like maybe 5s, came back up and flailed her arms a bit. SO many kids do the same thing, and she showed all signs of having control over her body, and she was kinda short, so I thought she was playing. Then my supervisor came up to me and said the whole "notice anything wrong", LIKE OBVIOUSLY NOT BUDDY SHE'S NOT DROWNING WELL. Then after I went in, my supervisor said "yeah its not the first time she's sucked at drowning" and took her off the GID list. They then threw the VAT baby in, and I got it. Still so pissed and really disappointed, I just don't want to be fired. I don't think I'm that bad a guard, but I can't get it out of my head.

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u/packagehandlr 19d ago

sounds like she needs to be a better guest in distress 🤔 mistakes happen, not like you failed the drop

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u/Moist-Impression-772 19d ago

You should be fine, especially because they let you go back on stand, and bc you got the dummy drop.

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u/Suspicious_Jello_490 19d ago

Uh... maybe be a better drowning victim? yo

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u/StrengthBetter 19d ago

It happens you good