And I swim like an old woman try to keep up shirt to swim with clothes on because they’re more likely to be fully clothed if they do accidentally fall into a pool. Parents with fear of this, please hear me: I was a Firefighter Paramedic many years ago and now I am married to one. Please, don’t be afraid of programs like this! These programs can save your child’s life! I’ve run so many drowning calls. They are all gut-wrenching and the parents always utter the same thing they were only out of my sight for a moment. At that moment, had their child had these skills? Paulette Hanes was our teacher. She later taught us to swim, dive and taught our first lifeguard training.