TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Getting in: safe water entry competencies
JO  - International journal of aquatic research and education
A1  - Moran, Kevin
A1  - Blitvich, Jennifer
A1  - Petrass, Lauren
A1  - McElroy, Keith
SP  - e4
EP  - e4
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - In high income countries, jumping and diving into water are a small but persistent cause of death and serious injury especially among male youth and young adults. Although water entries maintain a high media profile, little is known about what entry competencies and underlying water safety knowledge youth bring to this practice. Undergraduates enrolled in aquatics (N= 76) completed a survey before attempting 7 entry jumping and diving tasks. While safety attitudes and self-reported behaviours were generally good, considerable variation in practical entry competence was evident. Most completed a deep-water compact jump (87%) and PFD jump (88%) with ease. Many completed a crouch dive (57%) and standing dive (53%) into deep water with ease, but only 33% completed a standing dive from a block/bulkhead (height) with ease. Ways of addressing weaknesses in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours are discussed and recommendations made to enhance the teaching of safe water entry.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-9997
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.25035/ijare.13.02.04
ID  - ref1
ER  -