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dustotepp t1_iwew830 wrote

Reply to comment by churninbutter in TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed. by lemontreelemur

Instinctive Drowning Repsonse is a real bitch.

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joey4269 t1_iwgcfrz wrote

They teach you to literally punch someone in the chest if they are doing that when they train lifeguards

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