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Carolyn Lechner-Uribe

Carolyn Lechner-Uribe

Aquatics Supervisor II at the City of Chula Vista's Loma Verde Aquatic Center and water safety expert with 18+ years of experience as a lifeguard, swim instructor, and American Red Cross instructor.

Jul 22, 2026

AngelaHOST
5:32
What tips do you have for when families are having a party when there's a pool there? Like what are the basics that everybody should know? And maybe any extra tips? We all kind of know keep your eyes out, but beyond that, are there anything else we should be considering?
5:48
So my biggest recommendation is to designate somebody who is a water watcher.
5:56
And this is like a specific adult who knows like their job is to watch the water.
6:04
At parties, we often assume that everyone is watching the kids.
6:07
And so the problem is that when everyone is responsible, sometimes no one is actually responsible.
6:14
And so the water watcher needs to be like not on their phone.
6:18
They're not preparing food.

11 MINS LATER

AngelaHOST
17:02
So the other thing is how we're talking a lot about little kids, but what risks do older children and teenagers face around the water?

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