China News Network, September 9 According to the "Tianjin Swimming Sports Association" WeChat public account news, recently, Tianjin Lion Forest Bridge on some swimming, diving enthusiasts spontaneously carry out diving sports, by all walks of life widely concerned, Tianjin Swimming Sports Association, Tianjin Health Education Association jointly issued a proposal on the 6th, advocating that everyone should choose regular sports venues when diving, do not go to natural waters, especially unfamiliar natural waters "wild jump", to avoid damage caused by water quality, temperature difference, aquatic plants, sand, undercurrents, etc. The full text of the proposal is as follows:
Recently, some swimming and diving enthusiasts on Tianjin Lion Forest Bridge spontaneously carried out diving sports, which attracted widespread attention from all walks of life, and many foreign tourists and foreign friends came to admire and even experience it themselves. In this process, we deeply experienced everyone's love for the city of Tianjin, and we were pleased to see everyone's enthusiasm for swimming and diving. Here, thank you for paying attention to Tianjin, checking in Tianjin, and praising Tianjin.
At the same time, we also found that many participants had no diving experience, could not even swim, and jumped off the bridge without training and preparation. In this regard, sports medicine experts believe that although diving is very ornamental, it is by no means a universal sport, and it is quite professional and dangerous. When diving, due to high-speed impact on the water surface, the impact on the body is huge, taking the seven-meter platform as an example, the impact of the water at the moment of entering the water is about several times the weight of the human body, even professional athletes, muscle strain, cervical spine injury is more common. Recently, some people did jump into the water, resulting in injuries and hospitalization.
Here, we would like to issue an initiative to:
1. Fully understand your own health status, scientifically choose suitable sports projects, and avoid unnecessary physical damage. For example, cerebrovascular disease, diving in patients with hypertension may cause cerebral hemorrhage, and patients with high myopia may experience injuries such as retinal detachment.
2. When diving, choose a regular sports venue, do not go to natural waters, especially unfamiliar natural waters to "wild jump", to avoid damage caused by water quality, temperature difference, aquatic plants, sand, undercurrents, etc.
3. Carefully assess your health status before each exercise. Especially for sports such as diving, which have high requirements for cardiopulmonary function, muscle strength, coordination and balance, such as participation, you should follow the advice of doctors and sports professionals, and avoid blindly following the trend regardless of physical condition.
4. When diving sports, be sure to ensure that there are support personnel and related rescue facilities on site, and in the event of danger, it is convenient for timely rescue.
5. Remember not to swim or dive after drinking alcohol.
Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day are approaching, the weather has become cooler, and the outdoor water temperature is no longer suitable for ordinary people swimming and diving. I hope that everyone will exercise scientifically, be the first responsible person for their own health and safety, and obtain a strong body through scientific exercise!
Tianjin Swimming Association Tianjin Health Education Association
September 2023, 9