Have you ever wondered what all the different lifeguard whistles mean at Austin's city pools? mattlargey looked into that ATXplained question for this 2019 story:
I met Fening at Big Stacy Pool in South Austin to ask Gavin Wagers, a supervisor in the Austin Parks and Recreation Department."We want to do it nice and loud – that way everyone in the facility is hearing it," Wagers says."There's not a question as to, 'Oh, did they just say pool break?' It's very clear that everyone needs to get out of the water.
So basically, lifeguards do it because it gets people's attention . There aren't any national lifeguard whistle standards, so while you might hear the oscillating whistle elsewhere in the world, you won't hear it everywhere. You will hear it at all City of Austin pools – with the exception of Barton Springs, where getting everyone out of the pool would be tough."It really just provides the patrons an opportunity to hop out of the pool – kind of give them a reminder like, 'Oh, I can go get some water right now' or 'I can re-apply my sunscreen,'" Wagers says.
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