You can help. Most accidents occur when you are not aware of the danger and not thinking about the potential. Be cautious and considerate of others. If you see something that has potential to cause an accident or injury, don t be afraid to speak up to the Marshal, meet director or coach. If we are aware of the risks all the time, we can be safer.
Swimming is a very competitive sport.
There will be some injuries as people push themselves to higher levels of performance. We want to avoid the unnecessary, the avoidable injury. When everyone starts to think about safety as part of their responsibility, it will help. The injury rates will drop. The views and opinions published in Safety Quarterly are those of the authors and are not necessarily the opinions of United States Swimming or its members.