"DSK" wrote in message
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Scout wrote:
During my certification test, after treading water for an hour, I was
instructed to approach the (flailing) instructor and make a rescue, after
assessing the chances of doing so successfully. Unbeknownst to me, the
instructor planned to use me as an example (because I was the biggest
male in the class) of how a panicked swimmer can turn on even the
strongest rescuer. He did teach me a good lesson but he learned one as
well. I broke free of his trap by breaking one of his ribs

OUCH!!

... at which point, I had to actually rescue him. It turned out that
being a wrestler is a lot like being a lifeguard. Who knew?


I bet that'll larn him.

Lifeguard training is a very good idea for sailors. If you hang around the
water long enough, you'll almost certainly be in a position to rescue
somebody sometime.

I've pulled a bunch of people from the water, don't know if any of them
were certain to drown without me though. The
weirdest rescue is when I brought a person out of the surf by crawling
along the bottom.

That's a new one on me!
Scout