What do you see underneath the water here?
Take a good look.
Anything?
A child?
Yes, there is a child there.
It’s hard to believe, we know!
We want to be completely transparent here (unlike this water!)
When we posted this early last year and it went viral, there were (understandably) some questions about the legitimacy of the image. This photo of the pool was taken after a few hours of use – with a lot of people swimming beforehand. The cloudiness was likely due to sunscreen etc. in the water as this is usually a clear pool. There would be a number of things contributing to the low visibility here – but the image has not been altered in any way. This is why our educator who captured it thought too in the first place as they couldn’t believe how hard it was to see their little one at the bottom. Regardless of the reasons that contributed to the child being hard to spot, the message behind the image is what is so important.
Why?
It really demonstrates the importance of fluoro and bright-coloured swimwear for kids.
The child under the water here was wearing a pale blue swimsuit – the educator who took the picture asked him to swim to the bottom when she noticed how hard it was to see the kids swimming. The result shocked her – as it did everyone in the CPR Kids team!
If you are taking the kids for a swim, make sure you dress them in bright and colourful swimwear so they are easier to see at all times. Avoid blue, dark or dull colours for kid’s swimwear, opting for bright and colourful colours so they are easier to see (in and out of the water!)
Remember; ‘Fluoro so you know’
Also – drowning is silent, and every second counts.
