What should you pay attention to when swimming?

As the quality of life continues to improve, many people like to go to the swimming pool to swim during their leisure time. Even in some rural areas, people like to swim in wild rivers or lakes when the weather is hot. Swimming is very beneficial to physical and mental health, and through swimming exercise, the body will become stronger and stronger. However, swimming also has risks, so what should you pay attention to when swimming?

1. Swimming equipment, such as swimsuits, goggles, etc., need to be cleaned and disinfected regularly. After each swimming session, you should wash your eyes with clean water and then put a few drops of eye drops. If there is water in the ears, you can tilt your head to the side and jump in place on one leg to let the water flow out.

2. Students are not allowed to swim without the teacher’s consent.

3. Do warm-up exercises before entering the water to avoid discomfort, and only enter the water when a lifeguard is present.

4. People who are sick should not go swimming.

5. Avoid swimming before or after meals. Swimming on an empty stomach will affect appetite and digestive function, and may also cause unexpected situations such as dizziness and fatigue during swimming. Swimming with a full stomach will also affect digestive function, and may cause stomach cramps, and even vomiting and abdominal pain.

6. For safety reasons, beginners should not swim in deep water.

7. No running in the swimming pool area.

8. Obey the teacher's management. Diving is strictly prohibited. Dangerous actions and games are not allowed.

9. Swimming for too long can cause muscle fatigue. Sudden exposure to cold or sudden exertion can cause cramps in water. If this happens, stay calm, relax, massage the cramped muscles, change your swimming posture, and go ashore to rest quickly.

10. After participating in heavy physical labor or strenuous exercise, you cannot jump into the water to swim immediately, especially when you are sweating profusely and have a fever all over your body. Otherwise, it is easy to cause cramps, colds, etc.

11. Don't dive into the shallow side of the swimming pool.

12. Do not bring soda bottles or glassware to the swimming pool to avoid them breaking and hurting your feet.

13. During thunderstorms, leave the swimming pool immediately and seek shelter to avoid being struck by lightning.

14. Prolonged exposure to the sun can cause sun spots or acute dermatitis, also known as sunburn. To prevent sunburn, it is best to use an umbrella to block the sun after going ashore, or rest in the shade of a tree, or use a bath towel to protect your skin, or apply sunscreen to exposed parts of the body.

15. If you encounter someone drowning and you cannot swim, do not go into the water. You can shout for help or throw down life-saving items such as sticks or boards.

16. Do not play or make noises in the water to prevent accidents.

17. Do not dive with a snorkel as it is very dangerous if you choke on water.

18. If you discover a swimming accident, call for help immediately and take action. Call emergency services immediately or hail a car to take you to the hospital.

19. During the swimming activity, students are not allowed to leave the swimming pool area without the teacher’s consent. After the swimming activity, each class must check and verify the number of people before leaving.

20. After swimming, you should wipe off the scale on your body with a soft dry towel, apply chloramphenicol or boric acid eye drops, and blow out nasal secretions. If water gets into your ears, you can use the "same-side jump" technique to drain the water out. Afterwards, do some relaxing gymnastics and body massage or take a 15-20 minute nap in the sun to avoid muscle stiffness and fatigue.

After swimming, you must not eat immediately. This is a very wrong practice, because eating immediately after swimming will further increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, making it easy to suffer from some intestinal diseases. If it is your first time swimming, you must have a physical examination beforehand to see if your body meets the requirements for swimming. Anyone suffering from diarrheal diseases or viral hepatitis is not allowed to swim.