IT’S NATIONAL. >>VIC MICOLUCCI: EACH DAY YOU KNOW WE LOVE IT, BUT WE ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KEEP
YOUR KIDS AND FAMILIES SAFE
WHEN YOU’RE ON AND OFF
THE WATER, DROWNING DEATHS IN
THE STATE OF FLORIDA ARE UP 70%
COMPARED TO THIS TIME
LAST YEAR FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN
THE AGES OF ONE IN 4 DROWNING
IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.
JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK
ABOUT WAYS
YOU CAN STAY SAFE OUT THERE
WHILE YOU’RE ENJOYING THE
BEACH, THE LAKE THE RIVER
WHATEVER
IT IS AND SOME SWIM LESSONS AT
A YOUNG AGE LOCAL SWIM EXPERT,
ANDY WOODS WITH THE BRITISH
SWIM SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE GOOD
MORNING TO YOU ANDY.
GOOD MORNING, THANKS AND YEAH,
ABSOLUTELY SO LISTEN.
IF YOU LIVE IN FLORIDA OR EVEN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
YOU’RE GONNA BE AROUND THE
WATER WE HAVE SO MANY BODIES OF
WATER CERTAINLY GREAT NATURAL
RESOURCES, BUT WE HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO THE YOUNGER ONES.
>> ABSOLUTELY YOU KNOW
UNFORTUNATELY MANY DROWNINGS
HAPPEN WHEN
THERE ARE ADULTS NEARBY AND
THEY’RE SIMPLY NOT
PAYING ATTENTION. AND A BRITISH
ONE SCHOOL ARE WATER WATCHER
CAMPAIGN IS ALL ABOUT
DESIGNATING A PERSON TO WATCH
OVER CHILDREN WHEN THEY’RE
MIRREN IN THE WATER AND SO WHAT
MAKES A GOOD
WATER WATCHER. THIS IS SOMEBODY
THAT’S 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
PREFERABLY IN AND IT ALL.
THEY KNOW HOW TO SLAM. THEY
HAVE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE’S AN
ISSUE AND BE ABLE TO RESPOND
ACCORDINGLY. THEY IDEALLY KNOW
CPR
IT’S NOT AND ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL THING BUT IF THEY DO
THAT’S A PLUS. BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY IS THERE ALERT.
THEY’RE NOT DISTRACTED BY THEIR
CELL PHONE.
THEY’RE NOT DISTRACTED BY
TEXTING OR ARE SPEAKING WITH
OTHER ADULTS IF YOU’RE THE
DESIGNATED
WATER WATCHER, YOU’RE ALERT AND
READY TO RESPOND IF SOMETHING
WERE
TO HAPPEN. AND AGAIN ALSO
IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU’RE NOT
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
AND TRUCKS. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU NEED TO RESPOND AND BE ALERT.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YEAH AND ANDY
WE HAVE SEEN THIS SO MANY TIMES
I HAVE PERSONALLY
COVERED TRAGEDIES WERE CHILDREN
WHO WERE AROUND BECAUSE THEY
WERE SUPPOSED TO BE A
WATER WATCHER. THEY TOOK A
PHONE CALL THEY WENT TO GO GET
SOMETHING OFF THE GRILL THEY
WENT INSIDE TO GO TO THE
BATHROOM AND THEY JUST DIDN’T
HAND THE BATON OFF TO SOMEONE
ELSE.
>> YEAH AND THAT’S THE MAIN
THING YOU KNOW IT’S VERY
COMMON. IT’S AS SIMPLE LAPS
AND ATTENTION AND IT’S VERY
EASY TO DO SO YOU KNOW HAVING
THE DESIGNATED PERSON MEANING
THAT IS THE PERSON
IF YOU’RE IN A GROUP OF FRIENDS
AND THERE’S
MULTIPLE ADULT. YOU KNOW YOU’RE
NOT TALKING ON THE PHONE YOU’RE
NOT CONVERSING WITH OTHERS
REALLY YOU’RE PAYING ATTENTION
BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY,
AND IT’S NOT SOMETHING
YOU KNOW IT IT’S JUST A SECOND
FOR SOMEBODY TO GET INTO
TROUBLE AND SO BEING ABLE TO
RESPOND QUICKLY IS VERY
CRITICAL AND THOSE TYPES
OF SITUATIONS.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YEAH THAT
REALLY HAPPENED SO FAST AND IF
YOU DISCOVER A CHILD UNDER
WATER FOR A COUPLE MINUTES.
THEY SURVIVE THEY COULD HAVE
PERMANENT DAMAGE BRAIN DAMAGE.
SOME OTHER INJURIES THERE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
LESSONS TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN
TO SWEAT.
>> AND BRITISH WHEN SCHOOL OUR
MISSION IS TO TEACH WATER
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL
SKILLS FROM CHILDREN AS EARLY
AS 3 MONTHS ALL THE WAY UP TO
ADULTS AND SO WE LESSONS THAT
ARE PROVIDED IN POOLS AROUND
JACKSONVILLE. IT’S VERY
IMPORTANT TO GET KIDS INTO THE
LESSONS AND ADULT IF YOU HAVE
NOT LEARNED. LAST YEAR WITH THE
PANDEMIC ACROSS THE NATION
EVENT. THERE A LOT OF LESSONS
THAT DID NOT HAPPEN AND SO NOW.
YOU KNOW THE WHOLE NATION IS
CATCHING UP A BIT IN TERMS OF
GETTING LESSONS. IT’S VERY
CRITICAL THAT PEOPLE AND THE
CHILDREN AND SPECIFICALLY
UNDERSTAND HOW TO SURVIVE IF
THEY WERE TO BE IN THE WATER
INADVERTENTLY. IN MOST
IMPORTANTLY WHEN THEY’RE OUT
THERE HAVING FUN DAY KNOW HOW
AND HAVE THE SKILLS TO BE SAFE.
AND HOW YOUNG ARE SOME OF YOUR
STUDENTS.
AS EARLY AS 3 MONTHS WE HAVE
SOME
VERY VERY SMALL INFANTS IN THE
WATER LEARNING HOW TO TO TO
BACK FOOT AND BE SAFE IN
THE WATER.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YEAH, IT’S
ALWAYS INCREDIBLE TO SEE THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR PEOPLE THAT
WHAT I LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE
FROM LESSONS WHERE THEY GO.
>> YES SURE YOU CAN GO TO OUR
WEBSITE BRITISH SWIM SCHOOL DOT
COM PUT YOUR ZIP CODE AND
YOU’LL BE ABLE TO LINK TO
ONE OF OUR LOCAL POOLS AND WE’D
LOVE TO HELP IT GET YOUR
CHILDREN OR YOUR THE ADULTS
THAT ARE LISTENING AND SAFE.
SO ALL IMPORTANT AND I HOPE
EVERYBODY STAY SAFE
OUT THERE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SO VERY
IMPORTANT IN THE HOPE OF THIS