Last Friday night, The Sunday Times observed four lifeguards on duty at the four pools at the Heartbeat @ Bedok ActiveSG Swimming Complex. Earlier that day, five lifeguards were patrolling the six pools at the Tampines Swimming Complex located at Our Tampines Hub. There were more than five lifeguards there yesterday afternoon.
According to SportSG, its public pools receive more than seven million visits annually. In 2017, it recorded 130 interventions where swimmers required the assistance of lifeguards. From 1989 to 2017, there were 39 drowning fatalities.
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