Providing constant supervision over young swimmers is an important responsibility and can help prevent drownings or near drownings. Unfortunately, tragedies often occur in group settings because people assume someone else is supervising the children in the water. Drowning is silent and fast. Active supervision is your child's best protection.

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Designate a Water Watcher, a responsible adult whose sole duty is to supervise children in the pool until the next person takes over. Please join us in taking a pledge towards water safety for children.

Water Watcher Responsibilities and Pledge

To help protect children from drowning, I will pledge to do the following:

• While on water watcher duty, I will maintain constant visual contact with all children who are in or near the water and keep them in arms length.

• I will continue to monitor children and remain by the water until I am relieved by another adult who will serve as the next Water Watcher.

• I will say no to any distractions including socializing, reading a book or looking at my phone while on Watcher Watcher duty.

• I will make sure rescue equipment is easily accessible and keep phone a phone near me.

• I will stop dangerous activity in the water.

• In a drowning emergency, I will:

  • Shout for help

  • Rescue and remove the person using available safety equipment as necessary

  • Call 911 immediately or have another adult call

  • Provide rescue breathing and/or CPR if trained or as instructed by 911

  • Have all other children exit the water until the emergency is over