But lifeguards somehow find each other, and I knew several who worked at the local waterpark, and their jobs were way, way harder. No deaths during that time, but a lot of close calls. It's quite a thing to be 16-17 and have that pattern recognition stored, and it sticks with you.
Well worth the time to watch these videos. It's not quite the same, but it's close enough.
We have three kids and I struggle to watch videos of stuff like this.
No drownings in the family, thank $deity, but we've had a fairly lengthy string of medical incidents over the years.
Let's just say I could probably find my way to and around both our local hospital, and the big city hospital an hour away, while blindfolded.
Watched a couple of videos. I made the mistake of focusing too much on kids playing with the head underwater and lingering on them. You really have to focus everywhere.
But damn the life guards seem good.
I haven't watched all of them. So far no one has drowned. For a variety of ethical and legal reasons I very much doubt any reputable organisation would put a video of a fatal drowning on their site.
The app seems to be timing your response relative to response of a lifeguard: negative seconds if you noticed before a lifeguard jumps into the water, otherwise positive.