Aquatic Safety Research Group

1632 Glenwood Circle

State College, PA 16803

USA

Website:

https://www.aquaticsafetygroup.com

Phone:(814) 321-5242

Aquatic Safety Research Group Launches 'Drowning Files' Podcast

After nearly 50 years of investigating drowning deaths, including serving as experts in lawsuits resulting from these tragedies, Tom Griffiths and Rachel Griffiths of Aquatic Safety Research Group LLC are teaming up to discuss the behind-the-scenes...

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How New Technology Is Assisting Lifeguards With Drowning Prevention

Aquatics professionals need no reminder that drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional injury-related deaths, especially among children; they’re on the front lines — and pool decks — every day. They’re also facing a potential fourth consecuti

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New Drowning Simulation App Seeks to Help Lifeguards Hone Skills

May is National Water Safety Month — a joint public awareness effort...

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Maintaining Water Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic

People want to swim — whether that be at public facilities or private gyms, in natural bodies of water or home swimming pools.

Aquatic Climbing Walls Becoming a Popular Pool Amenity

Prairie Athletic Club calls itself the largest health club in Wisconsin, and few casual observers would question that claim. After all, how many clubs in these northern climes can boast their own outdoor water park?

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Extra Vigilance Necessary with 3-Meter Diving Boards

Diving rarely enters the national spotlight, but with a focus on U.S. divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics beginning later this month in London, children may approach 3-meter springboards at local aquatic facilities with added curiosity. Consequently, pool operators must be extra vigilant. Relics from the '60s and '70s, the boards — typically accessed by 10-foot ladders and not always off-limits to recreational swimmers — need to be restricted for swimming and diving team use only, according to one aquatics safety expert who has studied springboard diving safety.

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Time to Rethink How Pool Operators Protect Swimmers?

The pool of excuses for not knowing how to swim shrinks every year. Last month, the third annual World's Largest Swimming Lesson™, held at more than 100 aquatic facilities across the United States, attempted to teach an estimated 20,000 people to swim — for free.

Shallow Water Blackout Nearly Claims Lives of Two Boys

Seven-year-old Thomas Vasquez has been upgraded from critical condition to good, while the condition of his 6-year-old playmate remains unknown, after the pair nearly drowned in a Dallas swimming pool earlier this week. The two boys were on a church field trip Tuesday with 55 other children at Samuell-Grand Park swimming pool and playing a game to see who could hold their breath underwater longer, officials say, which could have led to shallow water blackout.

Second Man Dies in Staten Island Breath-Holding Accident

A second man has died following an underwater training accident at a public pool on Staten Island. The New York Daily News reports that 21-year-old off-duty lifeguard Jonathan Proce died Sunday at New York Presbyterian Hospital following an exercise at Lyons Pool last Wednesday in which he and his friend, Bohdan Vitenko, also 21, were practicing underwater breath-holding.

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New Life for the Concept of Computer-Assisted Drowning Detection

The launch of one company and the re-emergence of another have breathed new life into the concept of computer-assisted drowning detection.

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10 Steps to Managing Critical Incidents at Commercial Pools

Following 10 important steps before, during and after a critical incident can keep swimmers safe and aquatic facility operators out of legal trouble.

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