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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Odd that at my summer club the 15 year-old lifeguards have no problem ensuring the safety of the safety of the 8-12 year old kids working on their starts in their own lanes. [/quote]

Are other people allowed to join the lanes at random?  Or are the kids lining up and taking turns?  Are there also coaches managing the process?

You're talking about two totally different things. [/quote]

I’m talking about the exact same thing.  One child in one lane practicing starts alone in the deep end.  No other people joining, no coaches.  [/quote]
Off the blocks or off the edge? Regardless, I bet this isn’t actually allowed outside of practices or club-sanctioned lessons. Our summer pool lifeguards would shut it down immediately. [/quote]

Regularly, a child will go to the lifeguard on duty and ask if s/he can work on starts in the deep end of lane 4/5/6.  Usually lane 6 because they can use the ladder to get out and not swim back to the end of the pool.  The lifeguards say yes.  Nobody gets hurt because it carries no additional risk. [/quote]

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