I was saved from drowning in a hotel pool at a very young age before I could swim (in a floating ring I managed to slip out of) because another was noticed me slipping out of it, I basically just sunk and he jumped in while my parents were talking by the poolside. And I&#x27;ve wondered about this before, I always thought it would be very hard to see the difference between playing in the water and drowning, now it&#x27;s even more unclear to me how to distinguish it. (except when an infant just starts &quot;sinking&quot; like I did)
As an older child I loved playing in the water like this.
Even though I could swim and paddle with my feet I just thought it was fun trying to stay afloat in different ways, mostly just like explained here, &quot;pushing&quot; on the water&#x27;s surface.
Are there more tips to distinguish playing from drowning? Because this article suggests it&#x27;s not a &quot;you&#x27;ll know it when you see it&quot; kind of thing.