Britt Jackson
SWBP Partners with the Michael Phelps Foundation

Shallow Water Blackout Prevention has partnered with the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps and the Michael Phelps Foundation to release a PSA

SWBP Partners with the Michael Phelps Foundation
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Proposed Regulation for Pool Signage in NYC

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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has published a draft regulation that would require all swimming pool operators in NYC to post a sign with a specific image alerting swimmers that underwater breath-holding is dangerous and prohibited.

The department is accepting comments on the proposed regulation
until November 24, 2015, and welcomes our input.

Please click on the link below to comment on the proposed
regulation and show YOUR support.
Lives will be saved!

http://rules.cityofnewyork.us/content/posting-regulations-vendors-alcoholic-beverages-chapter-1-requirement-breath-holding-warning

View more details about the proposed regulation here.

Even Leisure Pools Need Signage

This month Shallow Water Blackout Prevention is petitioning several pool clubs in the Greater Atlanta area to post signage on their pool decks to warn patrons about the dangers of prolonged underwater breath-holding.

A great friend sent us this photo of a sign that was recently posted at Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta, Ga.  We applaud the folks at this club for setting the standard in pool safety.  

photo courtesy of Carolyn Wills

photo courtesy of Carolyn Wills

We ask that all of our friends and followers consider petitioning YOUR area pool clubs to do the same.  If you would like an official letter request sent from our organization to a club or group in your area, please email your requests to britt@shallowwaterblackoutprevention.org 

Have you seen a SWB warning sign at your pool?
Snap a photo!
Email to britt@shallowwaterblackoutprevention.org

15 Year Old Boy Lost to SWB Near Boca Raton Inlet

Skyler Hunt 

Skyler Hunt

 

 

On Saturday, September 19, 2014, 15 year old Skyler Hunt blacked out while free diving near Boca Raton Inlet, Florida.

 

“The whole time we were looking for Skyler, the key thought in my mind was, ‘I don’t want this family to go through what the two families in Jupiter went through,’” Fernan said of the two Tequesta teens who disappeared on July 24 and were not found despite a search that lasted two weeks and extended as far as North Carolina. Continue reading

 

 

Crossfit Promotes DEADLY Training Exercise: Hyperventilation and underwater breathe-holding drills can lead to DEATH WITHOUT WARNING

Crossfit Promotes DEADLY Training Exercise: Hyperventilation and underwater breathe-holding drills can lead to DEATH WITHOUT WARNING

This type of training is VERY dangerous and can lead to sudden underwater blackout WITH NO WARNING.  If an athlete participates in this type of training without proper precautions and extreme safety measures in place, they could very easily lose their life.