✅ Remove toys after swimming.

• Children are tempted to reach for them.

✅ Always designate a “Water Watcher.”

• An adult should actively watch the water—no phones!

✅ Stay within arm’s reach of young children.

• This is called “touch supervision.”

✅ Understand that drowning is silent.

• It doesn’t look like splashing —watch for subtle signs.

✅ Teach kids how to swim early.

• Even basic skills can dramatically reduce risk.

✅ Practice floating and treading water.

• These are survival skills, not just swim skills.

✅ Learn CPR and rescue breathing.

• Quick action can save a life before help arrives.

✅ Install proper pool barriers.

• Self-closing, self-latching gates are critical.