{"id":1208,"date":"2012-02-09T12:42:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T18:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcitypools.wordpress.com\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2012-02-09T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T18:42:23","slug":"prepare-now-for-safe-summer-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/prepare-now-for-safe-summer-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare Now for Safe Summer Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Pool Safety Steps\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jerseyholidays.blogs.com\/camping_in_jersey\/kids_in_pool.JPG?resize=328%2C215&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pool Safety\" width=\"328\" height=\"215\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best time to prepare for a safe swimming season is before the season ever\u00a0begins.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Two of the most important pieces in the pool safety plan can be accomplished now &#8212; swim lessons and CPR certification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swim Lessons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Children and adults should not only feel comfortable in the water, they should successfully complete basic\u00a0swimming and water safety training before entering a <a title=\"Above Ground Swimming Pools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pools-Above-Ground-Pools.htm\" target=\"_blank\">swimming pool<\/a>.\u00a0 Even better, swimmers should continue with swimming lessons throughout the season and beyond to increase ability and strength.\u00a0 Your local Y or community center may offer year-round swim lessons.\u00a0 Alternatively, you can contact your local Red Cross\u00a0to find locations\u00a0that offer swim lessons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>CPR Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even the strongest swimmers can experience accidents in water, so becoming certified in CPR and first aid is the second crucial step you can take now to prepare for a safe swimming season.\u00a0\u00a0 Contact your local Red Cross for class offerings.\u00a0 Be sure to take a refresher course every year because you never know when your life-saving skills will be needed.<\/p>\n<p>When swimming season arrives, the swim lessons you and your\u00a0family take\u00a0and the\u00a0CPR certification you achieve will go far in helping prevent accidental injuries and drownings in and around the swimming pool.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget, though, that <strong>responsible adult supervision<\/strong> should\u00a0always be available when children are playing in and near\u00a0the water.\u00a0 No preventative measures ever replace proper supervision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best time to prepare for a safe swimming season is before the season ever\u00a0begins.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Two of the most important pieces in the pool safety plan can be accomplished now &#8212; swim lessons and CPR certification. Swim Lessons Children and adults should not only feel comfortable in the water, they should successfully complete basic\u00a0swimming and water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[26,71,229,346],"class_list":["post-1208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pool-and-spa-safety","tag-above-ground-pools","tag-cpr","tag-pool-safety","tag-swimming-lessons"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2No25-ju","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}