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By Anonymous - 05/09/2009 07:22 - United States

Today, while I was at the beach I decided to go into the ocean even though the waves looked rough. While I was in the water, I got caught by the riptide and needed to be saved. The reason I was at the beach? I'm a lifeguard. Now all my co-workers won't stop laughing at me. FML

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By Higgs - 02/06/2009 19:10 - United States

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By lifeguard down - 01/08/2010 04:23 - United States

Today, while at work I tripped and fell in the pool while moving a waste basket. I nearly drowned and had to be saved. I don't know which is worse the fact that I nearly drowned or the fact that I'm a lifeguard. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/06/2011 00:14 - United States

Today, I was swimming at the water park, when out of nowhere a lifeguard bombed into the pool, grabbed me, and hauled me to the surface, running his hands over my chest in the process. Apparently, the way I swim makes it look like I'm in my drowning death throes. FML

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By anonymous - 10/06/2009 22:50 - United States

Today, I decided to go swimming. I knew my technique would be off because I haven't swam since high school. It was when I made it only halfway across the pool that the lifeguard decided to jump in and save me. I wasn't drowning or struggling. FML

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By water fail - 28/01/2016 11:42 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, it was an extremely hot day so I hit up the beach for a swim. Just as I entered the water, the first wave approached me. I tried to jump it and lost my footing, managing to dislocate my hip. I had to be dragged from the water by the lifeguards. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/10/2017 19:30 - United States - Stony Brook

Today, I went to the university pool. There was this cute lifeguard there, and every time I got out of the water I saw her looking at me, so I walked up to her and asked if everything was OK. She told me she thought I was going to drown. FML

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Saturday 5 September 2009 20:19

are you sure you're qualified?

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Saturday 5 September 2009 20:14

change of career?

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midwestjerk 0

Sunday 6 September 2009 8:06

Too bad you didn't drown. :)

Nightfallz 0

Sunday 6 September 2009 12:17

fake. I'm not even a lifeguard and I know how to get out of a riptide and swim back to shore. I have even done it a few times. if you are a real lifeguard you would not have needed saving

Nightfallz 0

Sunday 6 September 2009 12:27

And for everyone saying there's no such thing as riptides rip⋅tide [rip-tahyd] –noun a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea. Origin: 1860–65; rip 2 + tide 1 Synonyms: See undertow. -suck it yankees

rockmyworld 0

Sunday 6 September 2009 15:27

Awesome :) at least they saved you..i've been around a few lifeguards who wouldn't come into the water to save me. although it wasn't a riptide; just a current i was too weak to swim through. they walked over the beach and let me kinda struggle to them. maybe the water was too cold..

evolveahimsa 0

Sunday 6 September 2009 16:01

HAHAHA. are you a really new lifegaurd? perhaps you were caught in a rip-current? Next time swim parallel to the shore instead of trying to fight the current. Or you could just be a badass and bodysurf a really big wave back to shore like I do.