Local CBS affiliate WRBL in Auburn, Alabama is reporting that two members collided in the pool on Thursday at Auburn’s James E. Martin Aquatic Center. The team had arrived and was preparing for this weekend’s Auburn Invitational, which is due to be Alabama’s last meet of the regular season before travelling to College Station, Texas for the SEC Championship starting on February 14th.
The identities of the swimmers have not been released, but both were injured when one swimmer dove in and hit the other. One was treated locally in Auburn, while the other was flown to Columbus, Georgia. Both swimmers were male, and according to local reporter Marlena Mumma, “their injuries are not serious.”
In a statement, an Alabama spokesperson said “two members of the men’s team practicing in Auburn ahead of this weekend’s Auburn Invitational collided. They have been treated for their injuries.” The spokesperson also said that it’s unknown at this point whether either swimmer will compete this weekend.
So much for feet first entries. Or controlled sprint lanes.
but what about everyone who injures their feet jumping in feet first and finding out the hard way that the pool is shallow. We need more ladders!
Feet first kids.
That is why we require one hand on the deck and feet first entry during warmups!
Feet first entry! Preaching since they were age groupers.
Nothing in the article says it was a head-first dive. Feet-first on someone’s head can still hurt both people, albeit unequally.
“but both were injured when one swimmer dove in and hit the other”
What other kind of dive i there beside head first? Feet first is a jump.
“dove” as it relates to swimming almost assuredly means it was head first
this is a swimming article, not diving. 99% certain this was a head-first dive.
IIRC the original source article said they were practicing relay exchanges. Seems to me like the most likely explanation is miscommunication with teammates that weren’t also doing exchanges.
Columbus is only about 35 miles from Auburn, closer than any Alabama hospital, so most likely nothing to do with insurance
This reminds me of when one of the freshmen on my college team dove in for a sprint 25, flooded his goggles and instead of stopping or slowing up when the wall got close, ran head-first into it. He was out of the water for a week on concussion protocol…
Similar thing happened to one of my swimmers when we practiced swimming without goggles. Swam butterfly with her eyes closed right into the wall. We had her evaluated for concussion, cleared after a couple days.
Yeah… that’s one reason I count my strokes. Just in case.
When you think about it, really, why would you not fly to GA for medical attention… do you really want doctors from Alabama…
Alabama jokes aside… I hope everyone involved is okay. Concussion protocol is rare in swimming but it has been seen before.
Alabama doctors are actually really good.. have you heard of UAB!!??
You have no idea what you’re talking about haha