I much prefer swimming when there's a lifeguard on duty to supervise the safety of swimmers.
Definitely.  Pools and Oceans are places where medical attention and rescue efforts have to be given quickly.
Yes and lifeguards are strong swimmers and are trained in CPR.
It's a shame that often they don't get paid enough for what they do.  It seems that we don't really value safety if we don't pay them enough to live.
Yeah it's true. Especially when sometimes they even help with mountain rescues and EMS services.
It's even worse when they get mangled in legal issues.  One lifeguard actually got fired for saving the life of a swimmer who wasn't a customer of the hotel next to the beach.
lead directly to an incident, or contribute to a succession of links. It consists of lack of education about water safety or local conditions, a lack of safety advice (for example, about rip currents at a beach) a lack of protection (like no flotation device for a weak swimmer), lack of safety supervision, or an inability to cope with conditions (strong surf with a weak swimmer).
The drowning chain provides a clear basis for preventing drowning which includes:
- education and information
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Lifeguard
A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, spa, beach or river. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in CPR/AED first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on requirements of their particular venue. In some areas, lifeguards are part of the emergency services system to incidents and in some communities,lifeguards may function as the primary EMS provider.