Sympathy for Guruh Ekis<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
I would like to express my deepest sympathy regarding the
\ndeath of 13-year-old Guruh Ekis, who drowned in a swimming pool,
\nas reported by Kompas on Aug. 24, 1995. I don't know Guruh or his
\nfamily, but I am sorry and hope this will never happen again.<\/p>\n
We tend to regard drownings as accidents. We are too lazy to
\nquestion who is responsible and why it happens so often.<\/p>\n
I have long been concerned about the condition of swimming
\npools in Indonesia. Almost all of them are more than two meters
\nor even three meters deep. This is dangerous, even for adult
\nswimmers since we can suffer a cramp anytime.<\/p>\n
I lived in Japan for seven years and learned how they respect
\nhuman life by implementing high safety standards. I never found a
\nswimming pool more than 1.55 meters deep, except diving pools.<\/p>\n
Japanese swimming pools are deep enough for those who want to
\nswim. The pools are divided in two by a rope. One part is for
\nadults and the other is for children. The kiddie pools are
\nshallow and people put blocks on the bottom of the pools. This is
\nvery practical so pools with different depths for adults and for
\nchildren don't have to be built.<\/p>\n
More importantly, professional lifeguards are always on duty
\nto keep an eye on the swimmers. The water must be clean so the
\nbottom of the pool can be seen. Once and awhile (for example 25
\nminutes), the pool is emptied of swimmers to allow the guards to
\ncheck the bottom.<\/p>\n
The managers of swimming pools in Indonesia should pay
\nattention to the safety of the swimmers. My suggestions might
\nsound theoretical, but we have to start thinking about safety.<\/p>\n
ARIF B.<\/p>\n
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