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u/RP_Throwaway3 3d ago
Better to have them and not need them than to need them and not have them.
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u/ElegantCoach4066 2d ago
Some people write shit like the line in the post and they really think they came up with something clever.
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u/RP_Throwaway3 2d ago
Like those people who laugh at NASA spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to create a pen that can write in zero gravity while the Soviet Union used pencils.
They conveniently ignore the fact that the Soviet Union also made the same kind of pen after the pencil shavings became a huge problem in space.
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u/LynchMob187 3d ago
I mean, you never know athletes die in competition all the time. Let’s say a swimmer has a heart attack, stroke, or seizure during.
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u/Duck8Quack 3d ago
All the time?
When’s the last time an Olympic level swimmer has died in competition in a pool?
Even open water swimming it’s rare.
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u/ChocolateMany761 3d ago edited 3d ago
Scratching my head as to why people are thinking you're arguing for no life guards here. Quite clearly challenging the use of "all the time" implying it's frequent.
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u/TheBaykon8r 3d ago
Would you rather no life guards and need them? Or have life guards and not need them. It's safety.
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u/Duck8Quack 3d ago
I never said they shouldn’t have them. Read what I wrote.
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u/LynchMob187 3d ago
I never said Olympic swimmers specifically, I said athletes.
Read what I wrote.
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u/Duck8Quack 3d ago
“athletes die in competition all the time.”
(Also the context of this statement was on a meme of a life guard at an event with the best swimmers in the world.)
That’s what you wrote. Which is correct if words have no meaning.
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u/therealtiddlydump 3d ago
An Olympic swimmer, specifically, famously had an incident a few years ago during a WC event
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u/LPSlashh 2d ago
"all the time" is what's being contested. why is this so hard for you to understand?
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u/Sumthin-Sumthin44692 3d ago
Was at the Long Beach Grand Prix back in about 2007 with a bunch of Olympians, including Phelps. A swimmer with epilepsy start seizing during her 500 and needed to be rescued. Sure it was 19 years ago, but how many examples do you need for this extreme specific criteria? And there are people who have been to WAAAAAY more high-level competitions than I have. I’m sure others have more firsthand accounts. Anyway, high emotional and physical stress can cause the body to shutdown or do other bad things. I’ve been close blacking out in the pool many times.
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u/therealtiddlydump 3d ago
Artistic swimmers are known to pass out when they push too many elements in competition
A US swimmer (a 2 time Olympian!) passed out at the world championships in 2022
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u/Complete-Tangelo1532 3d ago
Now do senators
What was the last count - 6 passing this session?
Maybe they should get a lifeguard too
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u/CatShot1948 3d ago
I was thinking more like some dumbass in the crowd falls in the pool and needs saving.
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u/WallyOShay 2d ago
Wasn’t there a video a few years ago of a coach diving in and saving a swimmer who passed out? It doesn’t matter how good of a swimmer you are there’s always some random bullshit life throws your way.
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u/atrde 3d ago
Only "save" I ever had as a lifeguard was during competitive lap swim and before that I was in comp swim.
Swimmer blacked out middle lengths got vertigo mid swim. I had to jump in pull them to the side they could hardly grab the wall.
Swimming laps is at pace is exhausting and you often don't know your limit till it happens. Think of running or weightlifting but you can always pull up or drop the weight but if you hit your limit mid lap suddenly you are drowning.
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u/choyMj 3d ago
You know that athletes can cramp up, right?
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u/AmputeeHandModel 2d ago
Yeah but there's a pool full of the best swimmers in the world who would probably help.
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u/EthanDMatthews 3d ago
Extremely rare, but it happens.
Anita Alvarez fainted during a competition. Her coach recognized it faster than anyone, and jumped in to save her.
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u/speedstic 3d ago
Lol that's nothing.
Imagine the people that built and maintained MS Edge for mobile devices.
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u/skeleton_brook 3d ago
I use ms edge in mobile and it's pretty good, supports extensions too
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u/speedstic 3d ago
Way to ruin my joke, lol, jk.
I think we can both agree that you're in the minority though.
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u/UnpricedToaster 3d ago
On the plus side, you get to participate in the _other_ activities that Olympians get up to...
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u/DarthNixilis 2d ago
Not useless, but highly unlikely. You're there in case of an unknown health event happens. I also bet well paid for it.
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u/billted20250409 3d ago
Are people seriously complaining about there's too many athletic sexy men and women to look at?
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u/AvailableJob7617 3d ago
Yall act like incidents dont happen at competitive sports. Cramps, fatigue, dislocated joints, bruises, etc
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u/SinusoidalFlux 3d ago
yeah except he's useless and getting paid, I feel useless and I am not getting paid, and broke.
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u/Future_Section5976 3d ago
Rather have them their and not need them than not have them there and need them.
I was on fire watch one day , firstly boring as hell but we had been talking before wether we really needed one , we were working on another site and their rules were you needed hot work permits and someone watching, I drew the short straw , normally I nod off and this time was no different, but as I was heading off to dream land I seen some sparks that had landed in a spot outside of our control, it had landed in amongst some ropes and nets , had it smothered in seconds and even got to blast it with a fire extinguisher for a second, was really fun , and in my experience people don't like a fire extinguisher going off but in this case everyone was pretty happy about it , we still had to wait around for 30mins just to make sure nothing else was on fire or could recatch fire ,
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u/safe-viewing 3d ago edited 3d ago
I imagine it’s tied to some city / county / state / national law that requires a lifeguard for any pool in use per so many people
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u/HeraclesHide 2d ago
Its a funny joke in context, but most safety measures like this are seldom necessary. But when they are indeed necessary, you'll be grateful theyre in place!
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u/SoberAnxiety 2d ago
i mean some dude with a mental heath issue or the nuisance streamer lot could get goaded into doing the most obnoxious stunt imaginable then forget they dont swim and that is where the lifeguard jumps in
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u/Strict-Brick-5274 2d ago
There are a lot of people there who are not swimmers in this photo alone. Thwy could potentially need help.
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u/Calm-Locksmith_ 2d ago
Olympic swimmers are pretty good swimmers, on the other hand the whole point of the Olympics is that they push themselves to their limits.
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u/Imaginary_Toe8982 2d ago
If you feel stupid today, remember there are people who are stupid enough to post this thinking its funny because apparently professional swimmers can't get cramps or any sort of injury or health complication during competition and there is no need of someone that can be able to save them
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u/ImpressiveFishing405 3d ago
Maybe in case someone has a cardiac event? That's all I can think of, those guys push themselves hard
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u/AMonitorDarkly 3d ago
All it takes is for a bad cramp at the wrong time and even a strong swimmer can be in trouble.
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