Swim Safely
Australia has laws requiring fences around home swimming pools. America does not. Although there was a giant fence around the pool in an apartment complex when I lived in Rockville, Maryland.
I agree with many others who say that the USA should demand fences around pools. It should be illegal to 1 install a pool without a fence in an inhabited building,
2 to move into a building before the fence has been installed,
3 to rent out a house or flat with access to an unfenced pool,
4 and to sell a house with a pool which has no fence.
Useful Warning Websites
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15926191/jamal-morton-daughter-rose-drowns-georgia-pool.html?dicbo=v2-MpdD1rb
https://www.swimpools.co.uk/uk-pool-regulations-backyard-homeowner-guide/
https://orlandi.com.au/australian-pool-fencing-laws/
https://www.standards.org.au/blog/standards-spotlight-as-1926-1-2024
https://www.amazon.co.uk/WaterWarden-5-Pool-Safety-Fence/
Life Saving
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Pool_Lifeguard_Qualification
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifesaving_(sport)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Life_Saving_Championships
Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lifeguard
Updated with website links July 1st 2026. If you have additional relevant information, please send it to comments on the blog or contact me. I am all over the web.
