I lifeguarded a beach with quite big waves for a few summers. It&#x27;s really hard to see people swimming in the sea, especially when they go out past the waves. We used to call people back in if they looked like they weren&#x27;t strong sea swimmers. It makes you feel bad stopping people having fun in the sea. But that job used to scare the shit out of me. So easy to lose sight of someone.<p>I don&#x27;t know what happened to you, but I suspect a combination of the effort of swimming in moving water, it&#x27;s much more effort than in a pool. Coupled with the constant slapping of chop in your face meaning you need to really lift your head up high to breathe... yeah... it&#x27;s scary. Glad you got out ok.<p>Worst part of that job was when you count the kids, 4 in that group, 5 in that group ... now there&#x27;s only 3 in that group. Where did that other person go?