Ice break training - GIF

[Frank S]

The entry will look familiar to any lifeguard. We call it a stride jump - arms extended to the side, one leg forward, one leg back, scissors the leg together and press down with the arms as you enter the water. The idea is to be able to jump into a pool from a lifeguard chair and keep your eyes above water so you can see the victim the whole time. Of course, we're not doing it into freezing water with boots, a backpack and heavy winter clothes. I wonder how much that pack weighs?

probably around 70 lbs but I noticed that it did float, which doesn't mean much as 62 lbs per cuft would be near neutral buoyancy and it was clearly over a couple of cu ft in volume