Collegian | Michael Marquardt
At 5 p.m. March 20, two loud whistle blasts were heard in the Colorado State University Recreation Center pool. Following those two blasts, a lifeguard jumped into the pool to extricate an unconscious individual from the pool.
This mock scenario is one of many examples of training that campus lifeguards undergo during their time as a guard. Every month, the lifeguards meet at the pool to go over policy procedures, safety procedures and in-water training to ensure that all guards are confident in their abilities to react quickly during real life-threatening situations.
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“We have a lifeguard or Rec coworker volunteer to be a victim, and they’ll go into the pool and create a fake drowning scenario.