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The Drowning Files

Each week Aquatic Safety Experts Dr. Rachel Griffiths and Dr. Tom Griffiths will discuss an aquatic lawsuit case they've been involved in as experts or news story, with suggestions for parents and caregivers to be safer around the water. There will also be lessons learned for aquatic professionals. Learn from little known aquatic accidents to be safer around the water and save lives!

Episode 88 - Double Drowning

7 mins; February 06, 2026

Episode 87 - Fiances at a Lake

11 mins; January 08, 2026

Episode 86 - Left on the Beach

4 mins; December 02, 2025

Episode 85 - An Attractive Hazard

10 mins; November 07, 2025

Episode 84 - Where's the Chlorine?

9 mins; October 10, 2025

Episode 83 - Water Slide Fail

3 mins; September 26, 2025

Episode 82 - Boat and Snorkeler Collide

5 mins; September 10, 2025

Episode 81 - Above Ground Pool Recalls

4 mins; August 20, 2025

Episode 80 - Beach Umbrella Mishap

5 mins; July 11, 2025

Episode 79 - Why Quick Rescue is Needed

10 mins; July 02, 2025

Episode 78 - Graduation Dangers

6 mins; May 23, 2025

Episode 77 - Behind the Bulkhead

7 mins; May 09, 2025

Episode 76 - Wellness Gone Wrong

11 mins; April 25, 2025

Episode 75 - Not Springing into Action

9 mins; March 31, 2025

Episode 74 - Above Ground Pool Tragedy

6 mins; March 21, 2025

Episode 73 - How did this Waterslide Accident Happen?

10 mins; February 28, 2025

Instructor Accidentally Drowns her Student

8 mins; February 12, 2025

Episode 71 - Private Beach Club

8 mins; January 10, 2025

Episode 70 - A Host of Problems

11 mins; December 23, 2024

Episode 69 - Losing Track

11 mins; December 11, 2024

Episode 68 - Lifeguards need Supervision

9 mins; November 27, 2024

Episode 67 - 10 Feet high

10 mins; November 20, 2024

Episode 66 - Daycare Drowning and More Drownings with Autism

7 mins; November 14, 2024

Episode 65 - A Quick Mistake from an Experienced Swimmer

11 mins; November 06, 2024

Episode 64 - Surface Safety

11 mins; October 22, 2024

Episode 63 - Waterfall and Deeper Dive into Litigation

11 mins; October 10, 2024

Episode 62 - A Missed Struggle and Cloudy Water

6 mins; October 04, 2024

Episode 61 - Watch out for the Quarry

8 mins; September 27, 2024

Episode 60 - Swimming Facility Blunders

5 mins; September 12, 2024

Episode 59 - Lifeguard Shortcomings

9 mins; August 31, 2024

Episode 58 - Look like a Lifeguard, Act like a Lifeguard

9 mins; August 23, 2024

Episode 57 - Obstructions and Attractions

5 mins; August 14, 2024

Episode 56 - Open Water

3 mins; August 08, 2024

Episode 55 - Diving "through" an tube

5 mins; July 23, 2024

Episode 54 - Electrocutions

11 mins; July 12, 2024

Episode 53 - Rip Currents

9 mins; July 02, 2024

Episode 52 - Senior Trip

6 mins; June 18, 2024

Episode 51 - Rescue in the Mediterranean

9 mins; June 08, 2024

Episode 50 - Dunk the Straw

12 mins; May 24, 2024

Episode 49 - Going Back to your Roots

6 mins; May 15, 2024

Episode 48 - Lighting

5 mins; May 12, 2024

Episode 47 - Above Ground Pool Walls

7 mins; May 03, 2024

Episode 46 - Water in the Lungs

5 mins; April 28, 2024

Episode 45 - A Group Gathering

5 mins; April 19, 2024

Episode 44 - Quarries

10 mins; April 10, 2024

Episode 43 - Sand Trapping Updates

5 mins; April 04, 2024

Episode 42 - Phone Distractions

8 mins; March 28, 2024

Episode 41 - Technology Fail

4 mins; March 21, 2024

Episode 40 - One lifeguard on Duty

3 mins; March 15, 2024

Episode 39 - Crab Walking

9 mins; March 07, 2024

Episode 38 - A 21st Birthday Party

8 mins; February 28, 2024

Episode 37 - Single Lifeguard

10 mins; February 22, 2024

Episode 36 - A Band Camp on Labor Day

7 mins; February 14, 2024

Episode 35 - Have you Held Your Breath?

8 mins; February 07, 2024

Episode 34 - Slipping off the Boat

6 mins; January 31, 2024

Episode 33 - Never turn your back on the Sea

7 mins; January 25, 2024

Episode 32 - If you Sue the Government

10 mins; January 18, 2024

Episode 31 - Pool Drain Safety

12 mins; January 10, 2024

Episode 30 - A Pretty, Hidden Hazard

9 mins; January 03, 2024

Episode 29 - Lifeguard Chair Tripping

7 mins; December 27, 2023

Episode 28 - A Lifeguard After

5 mins; December 21, 2023

Episode 27 - Panic Delay

8 mins; December 13, 2023

Episode 26 - Depths can be Deceiving

9 mins; December 07, 2023

Episode 25 - Drowning Person turned Missing Person

11 mins; November 29, 2023

Episode 24 - Bystanders

9 mins; November 22, 2023

Episode 23 - Swim Lesson Slipup

13 mins; November 15, 2023

Episode 22 - Everyone Part of the Safety Team

9 mins; November 08, 2023

Episode 21 - Football Camp

11 mins; November 01, 2023

Episode 20 - Day Camp

9 mins; October 25, 2023

Episode 19 - Heart Attack

14 mins; October 18, 2023

Episode 18 - A "drowning" or not a drowning?

13 mins; October 11, 2023

Episode 17 - How should Water Feel?

10 mins; October 04, 2023

Episode 16 - Pool Toys

11 mins; September 27, 2023

Episode 15 - Rip Current Risks

9 mins; September 20, 2023

Episode 14 - A Mom on the Beach with her Kids

14 mins; September 13, 2023

Episode 13 - A Drowning with a Twist

17 mins; September 06, 2023

Episode 12 - Slip and Fall

9 mins; August 30, 2023

Episode 11 - Labor Day at a Lake

15 mins; August 23, 2023

Episode 10 - The High Dive

12 mins; August 16, 2023

Episode 9 - One breath one time, One length one time

14 mins; August 09, 2023

Episode 8 - Day Camp at the Pool

13 mins; August 02, 2023

Episode 7 - Red Flags at a Waterpark

11 mins; July 26, 2023

Episode 6 - Vacation Dream or Nightmare?

10 mins; July 19, 2023

Episode 5 - Can Good Swimmers Drown?

6 mins; July 12, 2023

Episode 4 - Water in your Neighborhood

7 mins; July 05, 2023

Episode 3 - Sand Digging Dangers

9 mins; June 28, 2023

Episode 2 - 4th of July Pool Party

9 mins; June 21, 2023

Episode 1 - Father's Day at the Pool

13 mins; June 14, 2023

The Drowning Files Trailer

1 min; June 09, 2023

The Drowning Files

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