Today, I was taking a lifeguard certification test. I nearly drowned halfway through. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Today, while at work I tripped and fell in the pool while moving a waste basket. I nearly drowned and had to be saved. I don't know which is worse the fact that I nearly drowned or the fact that I'm a lifeguard. FML
Today, I was at my lifeguarding exam. Everything was going well until I went to 'save' someone and slipped and bellyflopped into the pool. I broke my toe, and the person I was supposed to save ended up saving me instead. FML
*Baywatch music starts*
Today, I nearly drowned. I was at a wave pool for the first time and stupidly swam out to the deep end. When the waves turned on, I discovered I can't swim in rough water. Despite my yelling, "Help!" and flailing around, the lifeguard paid me no attention. My friend had to save me. FML
Today, while taking part in a lifeguarding exercise, I was supposed to "drown" to get another guard to save me. After all was done, my boss called me into his office and screamed at me for "drowning the wrong way," and threatening our reputation. FML
Today, I decided to go swimming. I knew my technique would be off because I haven't swam since high school. It was when I made it only halfway across the pool that the lifeguard decided to jump in and save me. I wasn't drowning or struggling. FML
Today, I was at work as a lifeguard. The temperature was absolutely stifling, but I tried to tough it out. A couple of hours into my shift, I passed out, fell off my stand, and crashed into the water. Or so the medics tell me. FML
Baywatch
Today, I went to the university pool. There was this cute lifeguard there, and every time I got out of the water I saw her looking at me, so I walked up to her and asked if everything was OK. She told me she thought I was going to drown. FML
Today, I was swimming at the water park, when out of nowhere a lifeguard bombed into the pool, grabbed me, and hauled me to the surface, running his hands over my chest in the process. Apparently, the way I swim makes it look like I'm in my drowning death throes. FML
Bad moon rising
Today, I was working my lifeguard job when I had to remind a 17 year-old boy that water is clear and that I could see him pulling his trunks down to moon his friends. Kind of want to drown myself now. FML
Baywatch
Today, in my lifeguarding course, I had to pull a 200-pound boy out of the pool in an exercise to practice using our legs when lifting. I, being only 90 pounds, tried pulling and ended up falling into the pool, landing with my lady parts on his face. FML
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YourEvilHero 12
your not ready bro.
Allwind 0
Forgot to swim??
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Comments (101)
perdix 31
Did you look good in the video of you running on the beach in your swimsuit in slow motion? That's the important part.
j_cat187 20
Rookie school is hard unless you are in swim.
ashguy18 0
It's hard but I did it and I never learned how to float:p
muffinXmonster 12
Good news is you passed the what not to do section. Bad news is you failed the rest.
cierraashlee 5
And when you are one day an awesome lifeguard, people will tell this story about you, and appreciate/look up to your determination more than any of the other lifeguards. The kid who couldn't swim and now swims and saves people like a hero. Congrats on finding one of your most rewarding challenges.
kuges 0
Dumbass!! Lol
laurenmacias 0
It happens bro
Michael_92 20
You might want to try for a different job. If you can't save yourself how can you save others?
PBAstar924 0
Maybe you should learn how to swim before you jump into a pool and try and save people's lives.
docfan91 0
Isn't that ironic.