Pairing swimmers so each monitors the other’s safety, ensuring help is nearby if someone gets into trouble.

Emergency procedure combining chest compressions and rescue breaths to maintain circulation and oxygenation in a drowning victim.

Drowning Prevention: A set of strategies—education, barriers, supervision, and emergency planning—aimed at reducing unintentional submersion incidents.

Written procedures specifying roles, responsibilities, and steps for responding to water-related emergencies.

Standardized hand gestures and whistle codes used by lifeguards to communicate warnings and emergency instructions.

A posted code of conduct (no running, no diving in shallow areas, etc.) designed to minimize injury risks around pools.

Guidelines (checking water depth, using proper form) to prevent head, neck, and spinal injuries.

Water Supervision: Continuous, attentive oversight of swimmers by qualified personnel or an assigned adult to prevent accidents.