Nikki Scarnati, a children’s swim instructor, goes viral on TikTok after warning all parents, guardians, and more to stop putting their kids at risk by buying them blue swimsuits.
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Children’s Swim Instructor Goes Viral After Warning Parents To Stop Putting Their Kids At Risk & Buying Blue Swimsuits
Nikki Scarnati, who is a certified swimming instructor and mother herself, posted a video to her TikTok, with nearly 4 million views.
Written over her viral video, Scarnati stated, “Don’t buy blue bathing suits!!” In the video itself, she is seen with her daughter swimming in a backyard pool.
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Prior to her warning, Scarnati gave a brief disclaimer. She said, “This is not a bathing suit that my daughter wears on a regular basis. I bought it on clearance specifically for this example for parents who wanted to learn.”
As she turned the camera to show her daughter swimming underwater, she explained, “This is why you do not put your children in blue bathing suits. Look how difficult it is to see her under the water.”
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Sure enough as Scarnati turned her camera, her daughter, who was clothed in a pale blue swimsuit, was barely visible and absolutely prone to danger if any accidents were to occur.
Scarnati went on to explain, “And this is in calm water, this is not with a whole bunch of other kids playing, and splashing around and having a good time.”
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She also showed her daughter, in her pale blue swimsuit, swimming underwater in the sunlight. Scarnati noted how in comparison to being in the water in the shade, it was still hard to find her daughter under the water in the sunlight.
She said, “Look how difficult it is to see her with that bathing suit on because it’s the same color as our environment.”
Scarnati’s verbal warning and viral video with a visual example is clear proof of how wearing bright colored swimsuits and clothing in the pool can help eliminate risks of drowning, as others inside and outside of the pool can quickly spot someone if they are in danger.
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Several users took the comment section on Scarnati’s video warning parents to stop putting their kids at risk, including a former lifeguard who endorsed her safety protocols. The user said, “I’m a former lifeguard and this is absolutely right! Any shade of blue is difficult to see, and so is any pastel light color in general.”
Another lifeguard added to the conversation and said, “Dark colors for pools, bright or light color for open or murky waters!”
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In a study done by Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio, drowning, which is described as quick and silent, is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 years old and the second-leading cause of injury death for children ages 5 to 9 years.
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