Memorial Day Safety: Do you really have to wait 30 minutes after eating?

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Wendy Harman

Red Cross Badges

While relief efforts in China and Myanmar are still at the forefront of our minds this week, we’re also gearing up for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer.

Taking your first dip this weekend? Try this water safety quiz first to brush up on the basics of staying safe at the pool, lake, ocean and river.

Do you really have to wait 30 minutes after eating to hop in the water?

Find out the answer to this and other common water questions from our expert mythbuster page of water facts on RCO.

Once you’ve gotten that out of the way, we want to see you in action!

Please let us know how you’re staying safe and having summer fun this weekend.

  • leave comments below – do you still have your certification card, have any unanswered water safety questions for our experts?
  • add your swimming and lifeguarding photos to our Flickr pool (ha)
  • create a video for us to showcase on the YouTube channel.

Ok, I’ll go first. I took every single American Red Cross swimming lesson as a child (you can too), which led to a long competitive swimming career.  Here’s me earning my chops as a little kid (I’m in the maroon):

4 years old10 years old starting my swimming career10 years old, starting my swimming career

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5 Responses to “Memorial Day Safety: Do you really have to wait 30 minutes after eating?”

  1. Water Safety on the teevee, on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm Said:

    [...] ← Memorial Day Safety: Do you really have to wait 30 minutes after eating? [...]

  2. Magi, on May 22nd, 2008 at 11:26 pm Said:

    I teach swimming, so I’m in the pool all the time! The facility I’m with uses the Red Cross skills lists, although I modify to meet the needs of my students.

  3. Laura, on May 23rd, 2008 at 2:40 am Said:

    Thanks for sharing the pictures! They are adorable! I was five years old when I took Red Cross swimming lessons. Even got a special patch to prove it!

  4. Memorial Day Water Safety: Are you ready?, on May 23rd, 2008 at 3:59 pm Said:

    [...] Yesterday we started looking forward to Memorial Day and the rest of summer by asking you to take a quiz and refresh your water safety practices. [...]

  5. Jay, on June 29th, 2009 at 11:15 pm Said:

    I remember getting patches for red cross swimming. Do you know if they still award the patches?

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