Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Male
AD - Adirondack Swimming
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
In Water
Male
AD - Adirondack Swimming
stood up and hit head
Hallway
Male
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Meet / Pool Side
Deck
Female
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Fell in locker room before
Locker Room
practice started.
Female
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AD - Adirondack Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Swimmer walking on deck to put kick board away when he stubbed his (R)
pinky toe on concrete base of diving board.
Collision in warm up pool
Description of Injury
R-Pinky Toe broken
possible broken nose
Andrew was in the PICU @ Upstate Medical
Shallow water Black out unsupervised as no one knows how long Andrew was
Facility for 7 days. Lungs severly damaged.
at the bottom of the deep end. 13.3 feet deep.
Brain damage.
Timeline of events for incident. 1930 – I
wrapped up practice for the Silvers and Gold’s
and had Brendan Eyestone, Joey Ongkingco
and Andrew Marilley doing underwater 25
meters, then to go to the deep end for starts
and sprints. 1940 – Andrew, Joey and
Brendan all proceeded to the deep end to
challenge themselves to hold their breath.
Brendan did not partake in holding his breath,
but instead was watching and talking to Joey
who was watching Andrew, who at the time
was at the bottom of the pool, holding his
breath. Andrew has been known to hold his
breath for well over two minutes. Keegan
Swimmer was attempting to hold his breath while under water and blacked out Bowman, lifeguard, was in the lifeguard chair,
Coach Chris Scully and myself were on deck, I
while underwater.
was walking to the deep end at this time, while
Coach Chris was walking up the other side
towards the deep end. 1943/1944 – Joey told
me that he had been down past his normal
time and that he was under the water was at
least three to possibly four minutes. I told him
to go down and check on him, when he came
up he had Andrew under his right arm and
Andrew was limp and cyanotic/blue in the face.
When Joey came to the surface he said to me,
“He’s out”, it was at this time that I instructed
Keegan Bowman, Lifeguard, who was in the
lifeguard chair to call 911 and grab the AED
and first aid kit. I pulled Andrew out of the pool
Slipped and fell walking into locker room.
Pain in her wrist after falling
cut open big toe on right foot,, does not know how it happened
cut open right foot big toe
(sibling) Hit head on trophy case when he stood up. Cut open the top of his
Cut on top of head
head.
Bent right big toe on obstacle on pool deck...possible slight
Toe sprain / strain / bruise
sprain/strain/bruise
Jordan slipped in the locker room and hit her head and left elbow before
Slipped and hit her head and left elbow on the
practice.
locker room floor.
Swimmer dove in off blocks under supervision of the coach to do a timed 50
Fly. Swimmer went too deep bumping head on the bottom. Swimmer swam
50 fly then when asked why she had hand on hand she said she hit the bottom no visible bump
when dove in. Because she swam the 50 the coach thought swimmer just
dove deep.
slipped off bleachers and his side on bleachers
scraped and briused side of body
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
AK - Alaska Swimming
cleaning up after practice
Deck
Male
AK - Alaska Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
AK - Alaska Swimming
Team Pictures
Deck
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
Bleachers
walking on bleachers, slipped, smashing foot into concrete step as she fell
broken big toe
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
deep laceration
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Female
Male
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
Deck
In Water
Deck
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Spectator at Practice
Deck
bent over and hit head on hand dryer when stood up
Elena was climbing out of the pool and her hands slipped off the deck. Her
mouth came down onto the side of the deck and her two front teeth were
chipped.
The swimmer alerted the lifeguard that he had cut his big toe but the cause of
the injury was unknown
Swimmers were having time trials & this swimmer moved on her start, causing
her start to be off. The swimmer continued to swim & completed the event.
After the completion of the swim & a comment from her teammate she
mentioned she "hit her head" The coach witnessed the start & it was deep but
it did not appear she actually hit the bottom.
Athlete dove off starting blocks into starting end of the pool and struck his
head on the bottom of the pool.
Boy was kicked in the goggles by another boy swimming breaststroke
Swimmer was about to jump into pool and was pushed by another swimmer.
Swimmer hit her head on the bottom of the shallow end.
existing cut on leg opened up
lacerated left big toe while getting out of the pool on timing equipment
cut toe on touch pad
Scraped toe on fellow swimmer
Swimmer was at a practice session, but was not practicing due to having
staples in head (cause unknown). While he was walking toward the locker
room, he fell and hit his face on the deck. He split two of his teeth and his dad
took him for medical/dental attention.
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
During a warm up drill set, Michael was under water kicking and was
accidentally kicked in the head by another swimmer.
Possible Concussion: Michael displayed
symptoms such as slight dizziness, head ache,
and some confusion.
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
athlete came in contact with another swimmer during warm-ups resulting in a
nose-bleed
Athlete developed a nose bleed from colliding
with another swimmer during warm-ups
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Bump on top of head
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
entering the hotel from
preliminary competition
Hotel entrance
Forgot stroke count on backstroke and hit head off of wall.
The hotel has a rotating door entrance and the athlete put her left hand out to
step in and was caught between the door and the encasement of the door. A
coach was right behind her and was able to assist pulling back the door and
releasing her left forearm from the entrapment.
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Hit head on wall at backstroke finish
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Touch pad on deck fell on her right leg. Scraped right leg on calf.
Sarah was returning kickboards and pull bouy to the storage bins. There was
a bolt or sharp corner on one of the storage bins that cut Sarah's leg below the
knee.
Changing lanelines from yards to short course meters. Multiple lanes began
to come off at the same time and one which came off hit Andrew in the head
with the rachet end of the laneline.
Tiffany came to me with another swimmer saying she thought she was having
an allergic reaction.
Description of Injury
laceration to leg
Cut on the left side of Andrew head just above
and a little behind the ear.
Tiffany felt that her ears and cheek were
swollen.
Athlete has possible fracture. Her hand is
Athlete was doing backstroke and hit her hand on diving board at deep end of swollen and she has needed to seek out
the pool.
medical attention. She is currently wearing a
splint.
Two front teeth were chipped.
The swimmers had an abrasion on the big toe
of his right foot.
After an evaluation at the ER, it was explained
she suffered a mild concussion & neck injury
Back of head, complained of back pain and
headache
black eye (Left)/slight dizziness
No bump or red marks were there
existing cut reopened
lacerated toe
cut toe
scraped toe
Fell on his face and damaged two of his teeth.
No additional injuries are known of.
left forearm was stuck in the rotating door and
casing, causing bruising, scratches, and
swelling.
nimor contusion to the head, no bleeding, no
lacerations
bruised, bleeding
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
On Blocks
Description of Injury
Swimmer was getting out of water in Lane 1. She put her foot into the light
socket to push out of the pool. She cut her right foot under the big toe on the
Dime size cut on her right foot.
outside of the foot. The cut is approximately the size of a dime. She suspects
it was cut in the socket.
There were two small abrasions on the
The Swimmer believes that he cut his toe when he started from the block
swimmers toes.
stubbed toe on concrete deck, blood visiable
contusion/blood
during warmups shallow end lane 6, swimmers cut bottom of right foot while
Laceration to bottom of right foot
walking to the wall resulting in a laceration
While stepping down from bleachers (left hand side start end) bottom step
contusion
"kicked out" resulting in fall and injuring ribs (back/side), contusion of left palm
Pt was disoriented and lightheaded in the warm down pool after race. He had Pt became lightheaded and disoriented after
difficulty recalling basic information.
race
Athlete had acute pain in this left knee and felt it pop. This occurred while he
athlete felt left knee "pop out"
was starting off the block.
Female
AM - Allegheny Mtn Swimming
Male
AR - Arkansas Swimming
Before practice coming
back from the bathroom
Meet / Competition
Male
AR - Arkansas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
slide
Female
Male
AR - Arkansas Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
walking in hallway
after Fridays meet
Hallway
hotel room
Stepped on glass in Locker Room.
Brandon was injured going down a slide with no water at the bottom to slow
him down.
slipped in hallway
heart attack
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
During prelim of 50 free Cole finished into wall with his left hand and broke it
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet Clean Up
Deck
Caught hand between handle and bar of tarp reels while covering the pool
Male
Female
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
other: on way to practice
Meet / Competition
Practice / Dry-Land
other
Outside Venue
Outside Venue
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice/Putting covers on Deck
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Turning into parking lot
Outside Venue
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Team Event
Deck
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
involved in car accident on way to practice
Fell of monkey bars at swim meet.
Emily was running laps around the pool complex and tripped.
We have big metal rollers that we use to roll up and store our pool covers on.
Swimmer was pulling one of the rollers when it went over her toe causing her
to need stitches.
They were turning into the pool and they were t-boned by another car. The
car was sent into a 360 and struck another car. Charlotte is being taken to the
ER or Urgent Care by her mother. She is complaining about shoulder and
foot pain.
A friend accidentally spilled hot water onto victims chest, causing second
degree burns.
(non-member) Swimmer completed practice, went home, and some time
during the night his lung collapsed.
Austin dislocated his right shoulder on the backstroke leg of his medley relay
race at approximately the 25 meters into the race.
Josh was kicked in the face during a game a sharks and minnows as he (a
shark) pursued a minnow. The kick must have been upward in motion as the
foot hit his goggle and slashed the upper padding of his eye. Josh went to
urgent care and received 3 stitches to help the cut heal properly.
Swimmer cut the top of her foot and required eight stitches after kicking the
side of the pool while kicking on her back in a streamline position. There is an
underwater light missing and the swimmer hit her foot inside of the empty hole
in the wall.
Deck
Swimmer fell and scraped both of her knees on concrete
scrapes on both knees
Locker Room
Punctured Wound
sore ankle
death
Broken metacarpal of left hand
Dislocated finger
Caught right hand/wrist between handle and
bar of tarp reels while covering the pool at the
end of the swim meet
sustained injury to rt leg requiring surgery
Broke arm
Possible broken wrist
Toe and toenail split.
Charlotte's shoulder and foot are both hurt.
Second degree burns on chest
lung collapsed during the night after practice.
dislocated right shoulder
Small slash in the padding above the eye.
laceration to top of foot requiring 8 stitches
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
At pool gate
Outside Venue
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Description of Injury
Arrived early for practice and gate was locked. She climbed the fence and fell
Cut leg climbing over fence to get to practice.
causing a cut to her leg.
Goggles came off and hit could not see the wall and hit two front teeth on the hit teeth on pool deck and broke two front
pool deck and broke them off at an angle
teeth off at an angle
Twisted ankle/foot while running for dry-land
Running on grass track for dry-land, she twisted her ankle.
training
Cut foot on gutter while doing a flip turn during practice.
Cut foot on gutter while doing a flip turn.
Abigail and another swimmer collided and hit each other in the head.
headache
When swimming backstroke, he swam into another swimmer hitting the back
Bump to the head
right part of his head
while warming up, during a flip turn, approached wall too closely, hit heels on
cut heel of foot.
gutter edge in pool.
Bumped heads with another swimmer while swimming. Swimmers were
swimming in opposite directions. Injured swimmer stopped immediately and
Bump on her forehead
got ice from the staff on duty. Was dizzy so we wanted to get her checked out
by a medical professional
Bumped head on bleachers
They were turning into the parking lot and were t-boned by another car and
spun a 360 into another car.
Car was turning into the parking lot and was t-boned by another car. Car spun
a 360 and struck another car.
Collided with another swimmer when they pushed off the wall.
Bumped head on bleachers; headache; dizzy.
Seat belt mark across her lap
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Turning into Parking Lot
Outside Venue
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Turning into Parking lot
Outside Venue
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Basketball game before
practice
Outdoor
basketball court
Foot was stepped on during a basketball game.
Top of foot was injured when another player
stepped on his foot during a basketball game.
He iced it for a while, swam about a 200 warm
up and then got out to call his parents.
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
(guest) A cover to a camping chair was laying on the ground and guest's foot
got caught in the strap. Guest fell and broke the fall with one hand and his
nose was cut by his sunglasses when he fell on the deck.
Cut on top bridge of nose
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
During push off from wall at turn end of pull pushed off on a heater opening
and sliced bottom of right big toe/foot
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Dryland in the park
Outside Venue
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bulkhead
As she stood on the bulkhead to swim her 25 yd free her foot slipped through
the missing slates. Both the inside and outside of her leg was scraped.
Both the inside and outside of her leg was
scraped.
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
On deck prior to practice
Deck
Swimmer fell on deck prior to practice injuring his right forearm.
He sustained some scrapes on his knee and
elbow, and also had pain in his right forearm.
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Dove from side into 4 ft and hit top of head on the bottom
Swimmer entering the water, landed on the head/neck of Conner who was
already in the water.
while swimming, Madi reported that her shoulder had dislocated , she was
helped to the edge, and assisted to a seated position, the shoulder fell back
into place, a wrap and ice were applied.
Swimmer dove off the block during warm up and hit fore head on bottom of
the pool. He scraped his nose with his goggles.
She went to sit down in a chair. As she was leaning back the chair was pulled
out from under her and she landed on her tail bone on the deck.
Foot slipped on the starting block
Swimmer was playing capture of flag and was running. She turned her ankle
wrong and hurt herself while running.
She is sore and has a seat belt mark across
her chest.
Headache after collision
During push off from wall at turn end of pull
pushed off on a heater opening and sliced
bottom of right big toe/foot
hit her ankle on starting block
She hurt her left foot, on the left side.
Sore Neck and Head
Conner felt pain on the back of his neck.
dislocated shoulder
Lump on the fore head
Landed on her tail bone on the pool deck
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Appears to be heat stroke or heat exhaustion
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
site visit for World
Championship
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
jetway DIA &
transom of LH
#446
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Cut foot on tile or gutter edge while doing a flip turn off wall.
(parent) Matt felt nauseous and passed out in the men's locker room and hit
his head. Upon awakening, he vomited but walked back to his shade tent on
deck and continued to feel bad. Called 911
I slipped and fell as exiting the plane, brusing my arms and legs and causing
great bleeding. Paramedics were called and they transported me by
ambulance to University Hospital, Denver, CO.
Nina was pushing off the Wall and cut her foot open
Cecilia was under water and came up from the bottom of the pool and another
swimmer jumped in the water far out and did not see her come up and landed
on her shoulder.
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
after practice
Locker Room
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
In Water
In Water
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition,
Arizona
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
The swimmers were changing lanes and they were all on the deck. Leila
Rosin was trying to get a way from a bee and dove into the pool. She did not
realize that Ashley Yancy was jumping into the pool at the same time
Description of Injury
Heat stroke or heat exhaustion, nausea,
vomiting, shaking clammy skin
Cut left foot on 2 small toes.
Passed out in locker room and hit head on tile
floor. Felt nauseous.
brusing and skin tears
Cut on the foot
Someone landed on her shoulder. No Visual
signs of injury, only vocal confirmation of
ache/pain.
Leila's shoulder came in contact with Ashley's
right side of her neck below the ear. I did not
see this happen. She got out of the water and
came over to me to tell me she got hurt. I had
her go immediately with my assistant, Scott
Hotchkiss, to the lifeguard office to be taken
care of and monitored.
Sarah was doing breaststroke and her knee cap "popped out of place"
Upon diving off the blocks, Brittany felt her left knee move. She has had
ongoing dislocated knee issues.
another boy tried to spit at him in the shower and he tried to run away and
slipped and fell and hit his head
He was in the shallow end messing around and hit his head on the bottom of
the pool. This was NOT part of the set!
Swimmer was swimming and a water polo ball hit her in the hand and then
swimmer moved out of the way and hit face on lane line.
Payton was running during dryland and tripped. Ended up with a scratch on
his forehead
finished race head to wall
small cut on side of hand
Knee cap temporarily "popped out of place"
Hit outside heel of right foot on wall at 100 yards of a 200 yard swim.
Hit foot on wall.
Madelyn was swimming and another swimmer accidentally kicked her in the
head.
As a swimmer in the same lane was getting out of the water their knee hit
Marley under the eye as she was holding onto the lane line
Help[ing a child into the pool and scratched and cut her arm
toe was cut by another swimmer's fingernail
slip and fell on wet deck
Possible left knee dislocation
hit his head on the concrete floor
Bump on center of forehead
Swimmer had 3 fingers jammed by the ball and
tip of nose was red.
Scratch/cut on forehead
bump to center of forehead
small cut on hand
Headache
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Female
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
Deck
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
inside pool area
scratched and cut her arm
cut on big toe
Fell and hurt her tail bone
Walked in to mobile scoreboard with both
While walking the side of the pool and watching swimmers in warm-up, walked
shins. 1 inch cut and knot/swelling on right
in to trailer hitch for mobile scoreboard with both shins
shin. Left shin only soreness/tendernss
bitten on finger by scorpion
bitten on finger by scorpion
Male
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
(sibling) Tripped over mobile scoreboard stand
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was swimming and another team was playing sharks and minnows,
Swimmer had a sore stomach and hand just
2 swimmers swam under the lane into the swimmers lane and hit swimmer in
hurt.
the stomach and hand.
Marley received a cut under the right eye.
Caught shins on rail of scoreboard stand and
fell forward catching knees and hands on deck.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
Female
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
In Water
In Water
Bruised knee and scraped foot
bruise on knee and shin
Knee locked up at start
Female
AZ - Arizona Swimming
Alleged sexual misconduct various alleged
2005-08
locations
Male
BD - Border Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Adam Gomez and Hector Gomez were swimming in a two way swimming lane Laceration areas on Adam's left eye located
doing butterfly. Hectors stroke struck Adam in the face snapping his goggles. above and below eye on soft tissue areas.
Female
BD - Border Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Valeria collided head-on with another swimmer while practicing turns in a
swimming lane. Her goggles caused an small laceration on her left eye lid.
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
practice, outside of water
On the pool edge, (USMS member) Swimmer was getting into water for practice, the plastic
draining grate
white draining grate broke as he stepped on it.
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
on grass area at
entrance to pool
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Before her practice while
waiting on-deck
In Water
Female
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Bleachers
Slipped on blocks injured left knee bruised and scraped foot.
Slipped off block on start of race
Knee locked up at start.
Lopus alleges in case no. CV2013-09074, filed in Arizona Superior Court
(Maricopa County), that former SDA coach Greg Winslow engaged in sexual
misconduct with her between 2005-08. She alleges various tort claims
against SDA, Mike Chasson and Greg Winslow (as well as their wives, USA
Swimming and Arizona Swimming). The suit has not yet been served on SDA
or the Chassons.
Swimmer was participating in dryland on pool deck. She tripped over a small
raise in the cement and fell on her left arm.
Athletes were doing dryland and running backwards, athlete tripped and fell
backwards landing on her wrist trying to bracing her fall.
Bumped toe on diving board cement standard when walking from one side of
the pool to the other.
During the practice, the swimmer showed no signs of injury, but was later told
to Riverside Aquatics and me on March 19, Ava had informed her sister her
feet were a little sore during practice. Swimmers were in and out of a water
during a training regime. They had thought it was from jumping into the water,
but I believe it was from crab-walking, as the heel touches the ground first in
that exercise and was hitting the ground. As they left practice, I saw no signs
of injury.
Swimmer hit side of pool with hand during backstroke race. At first the coach
though she had just bruised her wrist; but, after X-ray, it was discovered that
she had broken the third joint of her little finger.
Hit toe on wall during warm-ups; ripped toe nail off and fractured toe
Athlete was running up the bleachers and missed. Athlete hit corner of
bleacher with shin first and caused a huge gash on her shin.
see copy of lawsuit
Small laceration to left eye lid caused by her
goggles.
Second toe on left foot was injured. Looked
broken.
Broken elbow
Broken wrist
Broke her toe
Fracture of the calcania, the heel bone.
Broken third joint of little finger (right hand)
Ripped off toe nail--broke toe
gash to right shin
eye lid and upper cheek suffered abrasion with
minor bleeding. Required sutures. also
recommended follow up for potential retinal
detachment of right eye.
Athlete lost goggles during race and swallowed
a large amount of water. At that time the
athlete exited the pool unable to breathe. A
Athlete lost goggles during race and swallowed a large amount of water. At
nearby official signaled a lifeguard who
that time the athlete exited the pool unable to breathe. A nearby official
signaled a lifeguard who responded to the scene. Lifeguard staff administered responded to the scene. Lifeguard staff
oxygen to the athlete. Paramedics arrived and administered care. The athlete administered oxygen to the athlete.
Paramedics arrived and administered care.
was said to be in good condition and remained at the facility.
The athlete was said to be in good condition
and remained at the facility.
Two swimmers swam in to each other while swimming. One swimmer no
injury. This swimmer got hit on the head near eye/goggle line.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Swimmer exited water during warmup to speak
with coach and suffered a seizure. When the
seizure occurred the swimmer appeared to be
Swimmer exited water during warmup to speak with coach and suffered a
bending over. She then fell, hit her head on the
seizure. When the seizure occurred the swimmer appeared to be bending
diving board support, and continued the
over. She then fell, hit her head on the diving board support, and continued
seizure for an estimated 10 seconds. She then
the seizure for an estimated 10 seconds. She then regained consciousness,
attempted to stand, and was prevented by her coach. The pool lifeguards then regained consciousness, attempted to stand,
and was prevented by her coach. The pool
took over and executed their emergency action plan.
lifeguards then took over and executed their
emergency action plan.
(Guest) was walking on deck tripped/lost balance and grab the pole of life
bloody nose, bump on forehead
guard tower, fell and hit her head on concrete or pole on life guard tower.
Injured slipped and fell outside of venue and hit her head. She was entering
Large Bump on Outside of the head
into the venue to watch practice.
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
walking on deck
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Outside
Outside Venue
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Neck hurt, so lifeguards and facility staff kept
One swimmer was getting out of the pool from the lane Drew was in and he
him immobilized until parameics arrived and
slipped and fell back into the pool onto Drew Baelly who was still in the water.
took him to hospital for further assessment
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
While warming up for event, caught right hand (index finger) in submerged
lane line.
Ligament damage (sprain) or break (possible
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Cut his heel doing back flip turn hitting the bulk head.
Three inch laceration to right heel. Patient
advised to have stitches.
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Power rack slipped off deck and went into pool. Swimmer turned around just
as rack went into water and was hit in the head.
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Stepped on piece of Glass
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
On field during
dryland Ultimate
Frisbee game
Brenden was swimming and suddenly stopped. He started floating in the
water. Two coaches went in the water and assisted him. He was having a lot
of trouble breathing and said he had passed out. 911 was called and Brenden
was taken to the hospital.
Doing step-ups on outdoor bleachers, cut leg on the edge of the bleacher on
the way up.
The swimmer was leaning over a 2 element tent propane heater located in a
tent on the grassy area outside the fenced-in pool deck. His shirt caught on
fire, and he was burned on the stomach area.
During breaststroke set, Molly was kicked in the right eye by the swimmer in
front.
Hit head on wall when going into flip turn.
Athletes were doing squat jumps in the water with 5 pound weight plates and
the victim collided with the weight plate of another athlete. The result was that
the athlete began to bleed from his head.
Corey jumped up to get the frisbee in the air and collided with the elbow of
head coach,, Jeff Julian, who was playing on the other team. Collision
caused a deep bleeding gash in Corey's head. Immediately took him to life
guards for compression, triage and incident report. Then transferred to Mother
(Maureen Lennon) to drive to Emergency room.
Brenden blacked out during a swim set and
floated face down in the water.
Laceration to the left shin, approximately 1.5
inches in length.
Gash in forehead. Never lost consciousness.
Went to hospital in ambulance for evaluation
and stitches.
Cut foot & thumb on piece of glass on ground
Blisters on skin of stomach area
Swollen eye, concussion.
Large Bump on forehead
bleeding from the head
Half inch wide bleeding gash on top right of
head/skull. Width and depth look like it
required stitches.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Walking down the ramp
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Stairs
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Soccer Field
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Female
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
In Water
Deck
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Athlete fainted in the women's locker room at the Tom Sawyer Pool in Rialto.
Athlete's mother caught her before she fell to the floor and immediately
notified Lifeguard 1. Lifeguard 1 then notified Lifeguard 2 who responded to
the women's locker room to assist athlete. Lifeguard 2 found athlete conscious
and responsive. Lifeguard 2 notified Rialto Fire Paramedics who responded
and assessed athlete's vitals 3 times. The Rialto Fire Paramedics then
released athlete to her mother who refused any further assistance from Rialto
Fire Dept. and said that she would provide her own medical doctor for further
treatment for athlete if necessary.
Hit hand on blocks after race (laceration on right index finger).
Swimmer misjudged during her flip turn and hit her nose on the wall of the
pool.
While doing a circuit training set that required the kids to get out of the pool
and do some bungie cord work, athlete grabbed the backstroke flag pole and
tried to lift herself (not what we were doing), she lost her grip and fell to the
ground on her chin and knee.
Swimmer collapsed on deck after a her race.
Swimmer was walking on pool deck, scrape large amount of skin off toe.
Jumped into pool feet first and hit knees on bottom of pool. came up and got
hit in the eye by another swimmer.
Diving lane opened up; accidentally scraped on the bottom.
He was walking down the ramp and he fell on his face; he has a big scrape on
the cheek area
hit head on bottom of pool
Tripped on mat and hit upper right eye brow on the edge of the starting
blocks. Cut to his upper right eye brow.
Swimmer slipped and fell on deck hitting back and lower back.
During dry land, swimmer was running down the stairs and fell. Scrape her
knee
Swimmer was in warm-up pool, lane 7, and hit his left leg/shin in a medal
object as he was climbing out of the pool.
While doing a flip turn in bulk head, scraped the heel of her foot.
Swimming warm-up and struck by other swimmer's hand as they swam past
each other
Description of Injury
Athlete fainted, but was caught by her mother
before she hit the floor. Athlete had no
physical injuries to note. The Rialto Fire
Paramedics said her vitals checked stable.
Laceration at right index finger.
Hit her nose against pool wall
Contusion and abrasion to Left knee and Chin
After race difficulty breathing.
large amount of skin scrape off big toe
bruises on knees and eye
cut on elbow
Scrape
hit head on bottom of pool
cut to upper right eyebrow.
Back pain middle/lower areas
Scrape knees, Left thigh is sore
Gash in left leg/shin.
Scraped the back of her heel/foot.
Bloody nose
Kicked in the head by another swimming. head
injury possible.
Wrist injury-unknown the extent. Swimmer
Swimmer got tangled up with another swimmer while playing soccer and
indicated it was sore and he has limited
landed awkwardly on his left wrist while tracing to brace his fall
mobility
Swimmer's lounge chair collapsed and hurt her back.
lower back pull
Warming up doing flip turns left ankle was hurt. Swelling on outside left foot
Slight swelling on outside of left foot with
(ankle) small scratch on foot.
scratch.
Swimmer was practicing flip turns in the water and turned too close to the wall Side of right heel was hit on side of the pool.
and twisted to the side, her leg came up out of the water and she hit her foot No visual injury or swelling was seen at time of
on the deck.
accident.
Swimmer slipped off block into water, hurt foot.
Hurt foot
Was doing backstroke turn and got kicked on her ring finger
finger was pulled back
fell while running on deck
scraped knees
Athlete dove into water from starting blocks and hit his forehead on the bottom Red forehead; pain in head, numbness in
arms during swim.
of the pool. Continued to swim and completed the event.
Hit here head on another swimmer during warm-up
Hit head above eye on left side
Kicked in the head by another swimmer
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
Female
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
Deck
The group was jumping onto the first row of bleachers for dry-land. Leah
slipped and braced herself with her hand.
SWIMMING BACKSTROKE AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE WALL AT THE
TURN
Just before turn in deep end, swimmer was passed by another swimmer and
he kicked her in the forehead as he went by.
Hit hand on the lane line when swimming butterfly and cut finger on the lane
line
GAGE SWAM INTO WALL, HIT HIS NOSE. GOT A BLOODY NOSE.
(guest) Riley fell of bleachers and hit head on pavement
She was cheering and another swimmer got up on the blocks and the kick
plate came off and hit her on the foot
Jammed her thumb
(Parent) Spectator parent was sitting in a grassy area behind the bleachers,
on an incline. As she rose to stand she lost her balance and sprained left
wrist catching herself on the hill
(non-member/guest) Tripped over chair in admin area and fell striking head on
deck
Walking and tripped, cut toe
Bee Sting on Left foot
Kick plate fell off block and hit his knee.
Walking into venue tripped over curb and fell on ground, rolled into gravel
Swimmer was leaving the competition area and both feet came up from under
her.
During warm up, hit another swimmer's shoulder, two fingers were bent back;
swimmer used ice but as day progressed finger became sore.
Diagnosed - Exercise educed asthma. Faith had her to use inhaler.
Hit in face during warm-up.
Walking on deck bee flew under foot and stepped on it and was stung.
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Behind block went to leave and slipped and fell.
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
In Water
Bleachers
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Grass seating
area
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
Female
Male
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
Deck
On Blocks
Outside Venue
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Elevator
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Walking to her coach
Deck
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
On track
Swimmer was performing "deck pushups" and his hands slipped, causing the
swimmer to bump his mouth on the pool deck. Swimmer chipped his front
right tooth. He was not in pain and continued swim practice. At the end of
practice, the assistant coach discussed the accident with the swimmers
mother.
While warming up Beatric was accidentally hit in the back of the head by
another swimmer doing butterfly. Paramedics were called to evaluate
Beatrice. Mother denied transport to the hospital and Beatrice returned to the
meet.
While warming up Jared said another swimmer kicked him in the face.
Description of Injury
Broken Wrist
SORE HEAD
gash on forehead
Two cuts on finger
BLOODY NOSE
Hit head
Cuts on top of her foot and on ankle; swelling
Jammed her thumb; swollen thumb
Sprained wrist
Hit head on deck
Cut toe
Bee Sting to left foot
Kick plate fell off block and hit his knee.
skin scrapes
Swimmer slipped and fell on back side and hit
back of head.
Finger bent back
Shortness of breath.
Nose bleed.
Bee sting
The side of her head hit the concrete on
ground.
Chipped right front tooth.
Blow hard to the back of the neck.
1/2 inch gash under left eye, 1/4 inch blood
spot inside of left eye.
Swimmer became dizzy getting out of the pool resulting in Sarah loosing
Unconscious
consciousness.
Child had 3rd toe of left foot caught in the elevator and his nail was pulled out.
3rd toe nail was pulled out and hanging
Mom tried to stop the elevator door , but it didn't stop
She tripped over Rose Bowl coaches foot.
She sprained her wrist.
NO VISIBLE INJURY. HE COMPLAINED OF
DOING A FLIP TURN, BUMPED HEAD ON WALL
MINOR PAIN ON TOP OF HEAD.
during dryland exercises, Vishala was starting to go through the lunge
subluxation of the left knee which caused for
sequence of the set when she felt her knee slip in and out of place during a
her knee to swell up excessively almost
lunge.
immediately after her incident.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bathroom
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
soccer field
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
Arriving on deck before
meet
Gym
Female
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Caitlin was in the water and one of her team mates jumped in on top of her
Cut above eye
Deck
Scraped toes (bleeding) when kicked concrete while walking from lockers to
pool.
Scraped two toes (bleeding)
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Description of Injury
Caleigh stepped on glass in the ladies bathroom
Cut on her heel of her left foot
When she dove in the pool to swim her 50 breastroke event she hit the
She hit the bottom of the pool while diving in
bottom of the pool and scraped her nose.
for her event and scraped her nose.
In practice while on the wall, swimmer Nolan was bobbing up and down and hit
small split open of the chin.
his chin on the edge pool gutter.
Finishing race could not catch breath.
Had trouble breathing
While doing dry land, a soccer ball was kicked over the fence and hit Noah in
Head was hurting. A little blood. Probably a
the head. He fell down and then stood and held his head. He continued with
the last couple of sprints. We walked in gave him an icepack and a little tissue scant amount. He said he felt better before he
paper for the small amount of blood on his nose. He said he felt better before left.
leaving.
Swimmer jumped in the pool and hit a water aerobic dumb bell and cut his
Chunk of skin was missing from the back of
ear.
his ear.
Cut finger on block or cord.
Cut finger
Another swimmer was in the water next to Melissa, and jumped out of the
Contusion to the right side of face.
water in a vertical streamline position, hitting Melissa in the jaw.
In area of jellyfish bit there is a 4 by 8 inch
Athlete was stung by a jellyfish while swimming workout in ocean
area of local redness, with a vesicular rash and
pain associated with the bite
Swam heat, finished race, dislocated thumg
Dislocated thumb
DOVE OF BLOCKS AT START OF RACE TOO DEEP HIT NOSE ON POOL Swimmer off block dove too deep, hit nose on
BOTTOM
bottom of pool
Some dizziness. No sign of injury. Pupils
Hit head on wall during backstroke
normal
Grape sized lump on his right forehead with a
Diego was returning to the pool from the restroom, while jumping feet first into
small cut in the center,minimal amount of
the water he struck his forehead on the corned of the sstarting block.
bleeding. Scrape on his right eyebrow.
Rolled right ankle doing step ups
Sprained right ankle
Coach opened her chair to set up before swimmers arrived and pinched her
Right hand finger
finger in opening the chair deep laceration.
Swimmer injured toe at home before meet. Hit lane line with toe and re cut
Right toe laceration
same area
Getting out of the water walking away after an event foot slipped in space
between bulkhead and pool edge. Foot ended up in water and knee got stuck Bruised knee and swelling right away
and banged and pinched between side of pool and bulkhead
Cut toe in the water
Toe cut on lane line
During warm-up, swimmer thought she may have swallowed a piece of plastic May have swallowed piece of plastic float
part of broken lane line float. Piece stuck in throat.
Slipped during two footed jumps to first step of bleachers. Fell back and
Sore wrists from falling back and bracing fall
landed on both hands. Has slight wrist pain but it doesn't seem to be broken
with palms of the hand.
or fractured.
Athlete exited pool and notice cut on big toe of right foot. Did not know where
Cut on big toe of right foot
the injury occurred.
While climbing out of the pool, the athlete noticed his foot was bleeding. Did
Cut on big toe
not know where the injury occurred
Coach raised hand in excitement, and pen in
.Coach raised hand in excitement, and pen in hand caught the palm of right
hand caught the palm of right hand. Jabbed
hand. Jabbed official, caused hand to bleed.
official, caused hand to bleed.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Female
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
On deck
Meet / Competition
In Water
Deck
Locker Room
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Male
Female
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Outside Venue
walking in common area
Practice / Water
Outside Venue
Deck
On Blocks
Swimmer complained of feeling something
Swimmer complained of feeling something snap in her lower back during a
snap in her lower back during a butterfly set.
butterfly set. When it was over, she continued to complain of lower back pain. When it was over, she continued to complain
of lower back pain.
Cut foot getting out of pool.
Cut foot
(spectator) Fainted
Fainted
Swimmer fell in the locker/shower room when changing.
Hurt ankle.
Swimmer had been sick with a cold for 3 days. She felt sick and threw up at
Fainted on deck once she arrived to warm up.
5:00 am that morning. Was feeling better at 7:30 . Checked IN at the pool.
Once on deck she fainted.
bark from palm tree cut finger
cut finger
tripped on a paver
cut elbow and knees
Athlete scraped top of foot on the block.
Scrape on top of foot
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Swimmer was complaining about being dizzy after returning from Dry-land.
He was feeling dizzy.
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
In Water
Deck
In Water
Deck
In Water
jumped from block into pool for backstroke and scraped bent toes
swimmer slipped on deck, behind blocks and fell on his back
Cut foot on edge of touch pad while doing a flip turn
Cut toe, part of toenail missing; swimmer does not know what/when
Finished race, upon exiting water felt dizzy.
Scraped & bent toes
fell backwards onto lower back
Cut toe
injured toe
No injury; only dizziness.
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
He finished his race, got out of the water, legs felt wobbly and he was dizzy.
He was exhausted.
Female
Male
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
In Water
Swam back to back events and was short of breath.
In his last 100 of the 400 IM he appeared to be distressed.
Adam kicked the bottom of the pool
Felt like she couldn't breath.
He hyperventilated.
His foot hit the bottom of the pool
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Swimmer was walking on the deck when she had slipped and fell on her back. Slipped on deck and landed on back. Was
no serious injuries lifeguard gave swimmer ice pack. Was winded but okay
winded from slipping.
Female
Male
Female
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Locker room
Deck
In Water
Locker Room
tripped and fell
had difficulty breathing
Slipped and fell landing on knee
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Walking on deck
Deck
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
CA - So. California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
CC - Central California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
field adjacent to
the pool
Description of Injury
scratches
difficulty breathing
slipped in locker room
Spectator was walking down deck, felt dizzy,
(Spectator) was walking down deck, felt dizzy, started to fall; another spectator started to fall; another spectator caught him
caught him and laid him down on the deck; paramedics were called.
and laid him down on the deck; paramedics
were called.
Bee sting on right pinkie
Beesting on pinkie
Emmanuel was doing lunges on the pool deck, when the pool manager
noticed he was having trouble breathing. She asked him if he has asthma and
he replied yes but that he didn't have his inhaler because he forgot to put his
new inhaler in his bag., since he had ran out of the old inhaler. So pool
manger asked him to sit down in the pool office, so he may be able to catch
his breath. After feeling better and practice was over. Pool manager asked for
asthma attack
his emergency card to see if he was able to be released to a person mom had
sent to pick him up. She wasn't on the emergency card nor did she have his
inhaler so the pool manager called 911 for paramedics to give the last word.
The paramedics checked him out and decided to send him to a neighboring
hospital so a physician can give the last word. Mother was notified of all what
had occurred
Age group swimmers were playing a game for dryland. Allison made contact Rolled ankle...no diagnosis as to the severity,
with another swimmer while trying to jump for a ball and rolled her ankle as
but the attending physician has ruled out a
she landed.
broken bone or torn ligament.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
CC - Central California Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
CC - Central California Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Bacterial infection in the eye from the pool water at Denver University, the
infection has caused him to loose his eye sight in his left eye.
We were doing some dry-land side-stepping. She, accidentally, tripped
herself and fell. Her knee "popped" out and then back in.
One teammate jumped in pool feet first while Miriam was underwater at the
side of the pool. Miriam was struck on the head by what she believes was
Peyton's bottom, but she is unsure.
Description of Injury
Knee was swollen and sore
Miriam was seen by an emergency room
physician who determined her injury to be
muscle strain in the neck muscles.
Bacterial eye infection from the pool water,
infection has caused him to lose his eye sight
in his left eye.
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
Outside Venue
(Guest) Granddaughter of injured approached me inside pool and told me she
needed help because her grandma had fallen (slipped on icy sidewalk). I
rushed outside and found injured sitting on curb and in obvious pain. Upon
her request I tried to help her to her feet and inside. She was unable to put
any weight on right leg and pain was severe. I helped her back to sitting
position rushed inside and returned with lifeguard board and 3 men to assist in
carrying injured indoors (it was about 8 degrees outside so felt it was
important to get her inside building).We helped her onto the board with legs
Possible break; confirmed today via email from
extended and lying back, then secured safety straps across waist and legs.
daughter-in-law. Requires surgery.
The 4 of us then carried injured into closest hallway of building (hall just
outside pool entrance). 911 had already been called while we were getting her
inside and paramedics arrived approx. 10 min. after we were inside. While
waiting for paramedics, injured called her son but was unable to speak so I
relayed what had happened. Paramedics stabilized her, started IV and
administered pain medication. They transported her to the hospital approx.
15 min after they arrived. Family friend came to pool and we released the 2
kids to her custody per the directions of their father (the son of the injured).
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
dryland area
running and fell down and used his hand to brace the fall - broke the wrist.
broke the ulna at the wrist
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Swimmers lined up in a grass area near pool to compete in tug-o-war with a
rope. Rope broke when they all pulled and everyone fell to the grass. Emily fell Fracture of radius or ulna.
on her wrist, resulting in a break.
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer got out of the pool to get in the other lane. When she was getting in
tweaked foot landing awkwardly in the water,
a person went under the lane, and when she saw the other swimmer she tried
resulting in a fracture
to get out of the way and landed on her foot funny at the bottom of the pool.
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Final wall at finish was hard and resulted in a dislocation of the elbow.
While tossing a medicine ball between swimmers, the ball jammed Jay's
finger. Thinking it was broken, he quickly sent the swimmers on there next
set. As he turned away from the pool, he collapsed from a vasavagal syncope.
Getting up, he moved to sitting on the bleachers, where he collapsed again
backwards. When getting up he notified the lifeguards. While descibing the
incident to the lifeguards, Jay fell face first onto the pool deck, suffering
multiple abrasions. 911 was called and Jay was transported to the local
urgent care hospital by ambulance
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
Grass Area away
Cut foot setting up shade
from swimming
pool
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
There was a cracked tile on the lip of the pool gutter. Max cut his foot on a
sharp edge when he climbed out of the pool.
Dislocated elbow
Vasovagal Syncope caused by finger trauma
resulting in: concussion; laceration to forehead
(requiring stiches); abrasions to nose, chin, lip,
and cheek on face; abrasions to arms legs and
feet, bruising to shoulder and hip
Cut foot-4 stitches.
Laceration approximately 1.5 inches in length
on right heel. No stitches required, but surgical
glue was applied at the ER.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
exiting the pool
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
two swimmer collided and knocked heads in the pool Abby returned to the
side of the pool on her own and complained of head pain. she sat on the side
of the pool and appeared disoriented and confused. a coach went to the side
of the pool and escorted her to the lifeguard on duty. she complained of head
pain and nausea. she seemed disoriented and was slow to answer questions.
Hayden was getting ready to dive into the pool, one foot on the gutter and the
other on the deck. One foot slipped and went into the pool and the other foot
stayed on the deck. She hit her pubic bone and was in a lot pain. When she
went into the bathroom she was bleeding.
swimmer cut the top of his foot upon exiting the pool from an event. May
have snagged the end of a frayed lane line cable. Pool staff alerted to the
problem.
doing wall pushups at practice, came down, smacked under her chin on wall
Athlete finished practice, was fully changed, and was walking through the
divider walkway (between the two pools). As she walked through, an older
swimmer bumped into her causing her to lose her balance and fall into the
pool. As she fell into the pool, she incurred a 'straddle injury' to her upper
inner thigh and genitalia as they hit the edge of the pool.
Walking on bleacher deck with hand running rail as she walked, caught pinky
finger of right hand between bars and jammed and pulled finger
Swimmer can not remember what happened, she thinks she may have caught
her leg on the metal on the side of the pool when she was getting out after her
warm-up.
HIt a ledge when doing a flip turn in warmup pool. Cut on bottom of foot
On the flip turn for a backstroke event, the swimmer hit both ankles on the top
of the timing pad/gutter
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
Doorway leading
Opened door, two toes on right foot got stuck under door
from pool to lobby
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Bleachers
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Description of Injury
swimmer complained of head pain, nausea
and seemed disoriented
She hit her pelvic bone, vagina, when she fell.
cut on top of right foot. Swimmer taken by
parents to ER for stitches.
gash, cut chin open
Contusion to inner thigh and external genitalia,
abrasion of labia minora
Bruised, swollen pinky finger
Small tear of the skin on right shin
approximately 1/2 to 3/4 inch long
Cut on Bottom of foot.
Bruised tendons in each heel
Cut on two toes next to big toe
Swimmer was swimming backstroke and stopped at the end of the pool with a
Bloody nose
bloody nose
Fell down bottom steps of bleachers on to butt.
fell off bottom step onto butt
Oleh performed a 25 min dryland program involving core strengthening and
shoulder injury preventative exercises derived from the USA/FINA video prior
to swim practice start. Mid way through swim practice, Oleh complained of
shoulder pain and discomfort while swimming backstroke. I ended his
practice at this point.
Initially, and for about one week afterward,
Oleh reported pain and discomfort in both
shoulders, particularly when rotating them.
Approximately one week after the initial injury,
he reported that the sorenss and discomfort
was gone but that both shoulders "popped"
when he rotated them in a swinging manner.
This has continued to be his condition. Oleh
did not have any shoulder issues, discomfort
or popping prior to Sept 12.
Angela was swimming with a bucket and ran into a bucket of a swimmer
Laceration from hitting a bucket
ahead of her.
Elisa Twisted an ankle running stairs during dryland training. It was initially not
deemed to be very serious. After a couple of weeks w/ little improvement she Sprained ankle-see above
went to see a doctor.
Got kicked in eye by another swimmer.
Got kicked in the eye by another swimmer. Swelled up and had small cut on
Swelled up and had a small cut on inner corner
inner corner of eye.
of eye
collided with another swimmer, head impact
headache.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
collided with another swimmer, head impact
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
bumped heads with another swimmer on deck.
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Fainted and hit her head on the pool deck
Deck
Jenna is a swimmer on the Class 3 group. While we were doing a kicking set,
she came down with a left leg calf cramp. She was having problems getting
the cramp to subside. Coach Gesina and myself were helping her try to get it
to go away. It took about 25-30 minutes before she got it to a point where the
pain was tolerable. Her leg was shaking as well in that time frame. Her mother
was called and to notify her of the situation going on. By the time her mother
arrived, her leg had finally relaxed from the cramp. While talking to her
mother, she started to say she felt like she was going to pass out. I helped her
mother move her away from the side of the pool and get her to her back and Leg Cramp turned into a panic attack
elevate her legs. Once we laid her back, it was a short period of time before
she passed out. We were able to bring her back, but it was only briefly (about
1 minute max) before she passed out again. Before she became
unresponsive to us, her mother was on the phone with the paramedics. While
she was unresponsive, her breathing was heavy, but there was not a
breathing or cardiac emergency. We monitored airway and state of being
while awaiting the paramedic’s arrival. Once they arrived, they did their
evaluation and then transported to the emergency room.
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
Nothern Colorado
Camp/Water
In locker room after
practice
In Water
Locker Room
Pushed into the middle concrete barrier and chipped left front tooth.
Description of Injury
Headache, dizziness, broke goggles. bleeding
gash under eye
Headache, dizziness
Fainted and hit her head hard on the pool
deck.
chipped left front tooth
Breanna slipped on the tile and hit her knee while getting dressed after
Immediate redness apparent around knee.
practice.
Alexandra felt dizzy and complained of a stomach after taking a shower after
completing her 4 event in the inter-squad swim meet. She sat down, and then
her mother led her into the guards office where they attended to her needs. It Felt dizzy and nauseous
was deemed appropriate to call the paramedics because of her racing heart
rate.
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
Deck
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Laceration to foot
Injury to foot while horesplaying in locker room
Male
CO - Colorado Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
One swimmer, Jacob McLeod, was practicing with my 11-12 group and
proceeded to throw a punch at another swimmer, Trevor Holman. They had
some disagreements over passing each other during a set in the workout. At
None really, just a punch to the face that
the opposite end of the pool, Jacob threw a punch and struck Trevor in the
caused eyes to water. No blood, maybe some
face. I pulled Jacob from the water and sat him out in the bleachers for the
bruising later.
remainder of the practice. I had his mom call me once he got home and we
spoke on the phone about it. She says Jacob felt provoked into the punch,
but apologized for his behavior. I emailed a quick report to my head coaches,
Eric Craven and Tom Byorick. They requested I file an occurrence form.
Female
Female
Female
Female
CO - Colorado Swimming
CO - Colorado Swimming
CO - Colorado Swimming
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
In Water
Deck
Deck
complained of headache, dizziness, shakes
bloody nose
volunteering on deck, slipped, landed on buttocks, had been on crutches
Fell while trying to collect and carry her belonging off the pool deck.
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Coach fell on deck.
Headache, dizziness
bloody nose
none, just slipped
Broken Right Wrist
Right Rib, left elbow, neck, wrist, right foot, left
arm, hurts to breath right side
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Description from Swimmer: Athlete was swimming a 500 of different drills, as
she went into the wall for a flip turn (shallow end), a Camelback water bottle hit
swimmer directly on the spine. The swimmer immediately stopped swimming
and asked the coach what just happened. The coach stated that she was not
doing the drill correctly. The swimmer told the coach that my back/spine was
hit by the water bottle and the response was to just continue swimming.
Gradual pain. Pain has increased from time of
Swimmer continued to practice. Description from Coach: The swimmer was
incident until now.
performing the drill incorrectly, the coach was trying to stop the swimmer at
the wall with her hand and while bending over a water bottle fell off the pool
deck and hit her in the back while flip tuning. The swimmer said "ouch", the
coach corrected the swimmer on her stroke and the swimmer proceeded to
continue/finish practice with out complaining about pain. The swimmer did not
complain the remainder of the week to the coach involved or other coaching
staff and proceeded to swim in a meet the following weekend.
Swimmer cut her right leg on the bleachers. She was able to continue swim
small laceration on right leg
the remainder of the meet.
Swimmer cut foot on gutter of pool while performing a backstroke flip turn
during race. Cut was 1" wide. An employee of Chelsea Piers, who is a
Heel of left foot
trained EMT, applied a bandage and recommended to the swimmer's parents
to seek further medical attention.
Splash guard 4x8 sheets of 1/2 thick plexiglass width of 6 lane pool fell for
unknown reason. May have occurred due to force of water during warm-ups
Abrasion to bridge of nose area was red - no
no witnesses observed. Splash guard fell into as swimmer was warming up.
blood and was starting to swell
Swimmer did not see splash guard and proceeded to swim head first as
splash guard was lying across lane lines.
Splash guard ( 4x8 sheets of 1/2 inch thick plexi grass) width of six lane pool fell for unknown reason. may have occurred due to force of water during warmbump to top of head
ups no witnesses observed. Splash guard fell into lane as Swimmer was
warming up in lane and landed on her head. No bleeding noted.
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Official was walking side of pool, and slipped and fell.
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Tile behind the
block
cut foot while warming up (unclear where)
Female
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
After swimming race, swimmer went to warm down and began to have
difficulty breathing. Used an inhaler however, began to feel worse and had
moving her right side. 911 was called.
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Injured eye/eyelid from wooden block holding up diving board
Female
CT - Connecticut Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Swiimer is not sure how it happened
Teammate ran by her and gently pushed her. She lost her balance, fell, and
broke her fall with her right arm.
was doing pull-ups on the pull-up bar and slipped off the bar and landed on
her arm. The impact caused a fracture in her left radial.
left eyelid is scraped + black/blue. Cut open
approx. 3/4 inch
Abrasion on foot
Small fracture to right arm. Fiberglass cast
was applied.
Fractured her left radial head 50% which
required surgery.
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Finger Fracture During Medicine Ball Training
Finger Fracture
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was executing a flip turn when she was too close to the wall, hitting
her heels on the wall causing two lacerations (one on each heel). The life
guard attended to her, quickly cleaning her wounds and providing ice to her.
Her mother was quickly notified and took athlete to the urgent care clinic.
Two lacerations. One on each foot.
Her foot hit the tile behind Lane 1 while stretching
Right hand, bruising, some swelling. Cannot
clap or buckle things.
cut foot while warming up
Hit her foot on the tile behind Lane 1 while
stretching and foot started bleeding.
Asthma attack with stiffening of the body
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Jammed/Dislocated little finger on left hand
Jammed/Dislocated little finger on left hand
catching a med ball during dryland
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Training trip activityfencing lesson
Gym
Catalina was receiving a lesson on fencing during a presentation by US
Pentathlon coaches, at the OTC. While practicing a "fleshe" move- she lunged NEED MRI to confirm, suspected torn ACL
forward and fell hurting her knee, it twisted to the right. She collapsed in pain.
Male
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
While swimming the 50 butterfly event Ali's shoulder made a pop and after
race he could not move his arm. It visably looked unusual as it hung. 911
was called and he was transported by ambulance to the hospital. His father
arrived to agree to the transport.
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Water
Gym
Male
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Walking from Dry-Land to
Hallway
practice
apparent dislocation of shoulder
Athlete dropped a 20lb weight on her left foot
Athlete was doing dryland. She dropped a 20lb
weight on her left foot while exercising on the
bench in the free weight room . The coach
notified the life guard about the injury. The life
guard checked if the foot was broken but then
realized it wasn't. He gave her ice to prevent it
from swelling.
While opening a a door as he looked up he hit his mouth on the door
Chip one of upper incisors
Walking by the north west area of the pool deck, where the shed was
previously. She stepped on a nail that was coming out of the ground.
Brayan tripped over his swim bag and slid on his knees. Abrasions on both
the left and right knee with the worst being the left.
Jammed middle finger on right hand while kicking with kick board ran into the
wall.
Stephanie's ankle started to hurt week of 2/20 due to kicking during swim
practice.
Stepped on a nail that was coming out of the
ground, her left foot was bleeding.
Abrasions on both knees. Left knee is worse
than the right.
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
team hotel
hotel room
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Kicked to right forehead/ eye while swimming.
The athlete had a bruised eye and bump on
the forehead
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Cut her finger on the block during the dive
Cut her finger
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Accidentally ran into the
life guard stand going
Outside Venue
back to get ready to swim.
Tripped and hurt left shin.
Accidentally ran into the life guard stand going back to get ready to swim.
Tripped and hurt left shin.
Developed a large raised bruise on left shin.
Female
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Meet / Competition
bitten by an ant while on deck
reaction to ant bite affected head / neck area
Deck
Male
FG - Florida Gold Coast Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
dryland room
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Stairs
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Meet / Competition
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
On the sidewalk
outside of pool
fence
Jammed middle finger on right hand.
swallon and unable to walk
Fell on gym floor and right shoulder made contact with the floor. Injury to
growth plate.
Athlete was moving to retrieve an off-line bouncing med ball. It bounced and
caught her on her right index finger, bending it backwards and over the other
digits.
Swimmer fell down set of stairs during dryland and fractured her ankle.
Team was swimming a butterfly set and a boy from another lane hit
MacKenzie's hand while swimming and fractured her pointer finger.
One of our swimmers, Paxton Shuppert, fell while running during dryland and
broke her wrist.
Respiratory problem after completion of swim event.
Fractured Ankle
Swimmer was walking from dryland practice to pool deck, wearing sneakers,
and tripped on sidewalk.
Split the bottom of his chin, a little over an inch
cut, a couple centimeters deep.
Injury to growth plate
Right index finger
Mackenzie had a fracture in her pointer finger
Fell during dryland and fractured wrist.
Breathing problem requiring oxygen on deck
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Hallway
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
cut knee at water spigot
recieved stitches
Swimmer was perfoming dryland activities before practice. She had just
begun running, looking at the trees to her left and turned around right into a
pole in the hallway. Eyebrow, knee, and cheek made contact to the pole. She
was brought back to the office and mother was immediately called, we then
administered ice and paper towels to clean up the blood. We also asked
simple questions to her, which she answered quickly and clearly, as a
precaution against concussion.
Went to bathroom because he was feeling sick. While in bathroom he started
to feel dizzy and went to floor. Trainers were called when he was found on
floor. They tried to keep him calm while parents were called. He has short
breaths and fast heart rate. Once his mother arrived 20 mins later they called
the ambulance. He was taken to Wolfson Hospital with his mom.
I was trying to open a window that had been painted shut and my hand/arm
was punctured and cut by broken glass.
seth was warming up in the diving well, pushed off wall and head butted
another swimmer
Justin was hit in the forehead over one eye by the slat of a wooden picnic
bench. The slat came loose when he stood up on it to look over the fence to
see if the baseball team was practicing.
Working on dives from the block Hit hands (thumb) on bottom first and then
head.
Description of Injury
Laceration to eyebrow, bruise on knee, and
cheek is sore
Shortness of breath and high heart rate and
chills
Cut and Punctured wound.
cut to forehead between eyes
Laceration on forehead over one eye.
small bump on head, thumb sore with a small
scrape
Hurt right hand while finishing hard into the wall at the finish of the backstroke. immediate bruising and swelling to right hand.
Outside Venue
Becca was bending forward rinsing her hair, as she was finishing she turned
and bumped her knee on the lower spigot, The threads on the spigot sliced
her leg just below the right knee. there are four cuts, the top one opened up
about 1/4 of an inch the three bottom cuts were not as wide, more like slits. I
had her wash the cuts with water then applied Neosporin and a large band
aid. Betsy Hays Picked her up and took her to Convenience Care. Becca has
received 3 stitches to the top cut. Because the injury is at the knee, She will
revisit the doctor on Sunday for a follow up on the stitches. The county has
been notified and will do an inspection to see what is needed to prevent this
from recurring.
The threads on the spigot sliced her leg just
below the right knee. there are four cuts, the
top one opened up about 1/4 of an inch the
three bottom cuts were not as wide, more like
slits. I had her wash the cuts with water then
applied Neosporin and a large band aid. Betsy
Hays Picked her up and took her to
Convenience Care. Becca has received 3
stitches to the top cut. Because the injury is at
the knee, She will revisit the doctor on Sunday
for a follow up on the stitches. The county has
been notified and will do an inspection to see
what is needed to prevent this from recurring.
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer hit his head on the wall while
Swimmer hit his head on the wall while swimming backstroke. Lifeguards had swimming backstroke and after swimming for
just finished removing the mats for morning practice and were replacing the
a few minutes complained about a headache.
backstroke flags as the swimmer started warmup.
Swimmer was sent home and was later
diagnosed with a mild concussion.
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
The back of the head of another swimmer hit Harley in the mouth. This
possibly damage his teeth . Parents took him to the dentist to have them
checked and xrayed.
Practice / Dry-Land
The Cassidy
We had several athletes laying on their backs, participating in ab exercises.
Aquatics Fitness
One athlete pushed another athlete's legs and those legs hit Kathryn in the
Center (Dry-Land
head. At that time Kathryn was given ice for her head.
room)
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Had xrays done on his teeth. Possible damage
to front teeth.
Kathryn was seen by a doctor on Tuesday,
February 26th. The doctor diagnosed her with
a concussion.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
On Campus
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Meet / Competition
In transition from individual medball routine to partner, Caden tossed her ball
aside. A teammate thought he was helping by passing it back to her. It hit
her in the back of the leg at the same time her partner's toss hit her in the
front of the knee, hyperextending it back.
Grant was standing in a lane when a teammate flipped over a lane rope and
brought his heels hard onto Grant's head creating a gash.
Swimmer was on a 15 minute jog when he tripped on his shoe lace, then
rolled out on a gravel drive.
Before swimmer went up on the diving block she was jumping and slipped and
hit her chin and bitten her tong
Sprained ankle while running on track
Got hit in the head with a medicine ball by exercise partner during a drill.
Swimmer did not tell anyone, even partner who had passed the ball.
(guest) fainted after running 1/4to 1/2 mile and walked 1/2 mile( she talked to
me and the other swimmers and seemed fine.) Did 3 chin ups and L-hang
after 5 minutes fainted and fell face first to the ground after hitting another
swimmer on the way down. Other swimmer was fine and I the head coach
was standing right there and saw the entire incident
Sarah was swimming the 200 m butterfly and had extreme pain in her right
shoulder. She had to stop and was unable to finish the race
Description of Injury
Hyper extended knee. Cannot bare weight.
1 inch gash to the top of the head.
abrasion on the right knee, puncture wound by
a stone on the inside of his right knee, swelling
on the inside of his right knee.
Small cut on her Chin and bit her tongue
Sprained ankle
concussion
hit top of head
pain in the right shoulder
Deck
Swimmer was exiting the pool and slipped behind the blocks where he was cut
by cement podium which stood behind the blocks, this caused the swimmer to
left cuts and damages to thigh muscle
be unable to swim properly, tore suit $200 (Online form information being
completed from hard copy form filled out by the mother of the swimmer.)
During Medicine Ball partner exercises, Joseph was perfroming on of the ab
exercises. In this exercise, a partner threw the ball to Joseph while he was
Back of the head hit the ground. No visable
laying on the ground. Joseph was unable to catch the ball, the ball deflected
marks on the head.
off of his hands and fell onto his head. His head hit the ground and there was
a thud. He was dizzy after, and no recollection of the accident.
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Female
FL - Florida Swimming
Practice / Water
Stairs
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Female
Male
Male
Viktoria hit her head on the wall while swimming backstroke.
Unknown to the coach, Reilly performed a backstroke start at the same time a
teammate dove from the blocks during a controlled forward racing start. The
right hand of the swimmer on the blocks struck Reilly's right eye as they
entered the water.
exited water celebrating his swim, dancing, dislocated his kneecap
During warm down in the warm up/down pool as swimmer jump on the
swimmer while she was doing a flip turn. Incident occurred at 12:00 noon
today.
Shea slipped getting out of the water during practice. She hit her hip on the
way out of the pool.
bump on head
dislocated kneecap
Outside Venue
Fell on asphalt of empty parking lot while playing ultimate frisbee.
radial compression fracture, fracture of
cuneiform
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
While walking into the facility to get ready to get into the pool Allison tripped
and landed on her arm awkwardly. This was during the transition period
between dry-land and the swimming portion of practice.
fractured wrist and elbow
GA - Georgia Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Tripped while running on a sidewalk. Tried to stop herself with her arm and
injured her wrist.
GA - Georgia Swimming
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
Deck
Pulled groin muscle on second length during 100 breast race
Fell and scraped up elbow
Goggle-shaped cut under the right eye where
the goggle meets the cheek bone.
Stiff and tightness in neck, upper and lower
back.
Slipped and hit her hip.
Pain in her wrist, minimal swelling and no
extruding bone. Was a possible strain or
fracture.
Torn groin muscle
abrasion on elbow
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer felt elbow twist as she extended to the wall after completing the 50
free.
Injury to the right elbow, condition unknown.
Male
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer felt a pop in the shoulder approaching the turn
Swimmer felt a pop in shoulder approaching
the turn.
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Male
GA - Georgia Swimming
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Before practice
In Water
Gym
Athlete was getting out of the water, slipped on a plastic water bottle and
landed on toe sideways. Toe started to turn purple and swell slightly
Swimmer dove off the side of the pool during warm-ups and hit the bottom. He
broke off a portion of his front tooth.
Rt leg cramp
Was hanging on tricep pulley weight system and it fell on him.
Child was swimming IM event, turning at the wall from backstroke to
breaststroke, and bumped her head.
Cramping in R leg; DNF
Fell from chair and hit head on deck. 7/3/13 per Meet Supervisor, Kathy was
watching line and suddenly slumped over in chair and fell out and hit her head
on deck. LIfeguards at GA Tech also wrote up facility report documenting
same.
Description of Injury
Toe turned purple, slight swelling
Broke off a portion of front tooth.
Rt leg cramp could not finish race
Hurt shoulder a bit.
Hit her head on wall during turn
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Sharp pain on left side of abdomen. Began
(Non-Member) Sharp pain on left side of abdomen. Began feeling dizzy. Was
feeling dizzy. Was set down on deck to help
set down on deck to help regain her composure. Ambulance called.
regain her composure. Ambulance called.
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
While warming down in the warm down pool, the swimmer misjudged the wall
Small abrasion noted on face under right eye.
and hit her face. An abrasion was noted under her right eye from her goggles.
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Female
Male
GA - Georgia Swimming
GA - Georgia Swimming
GA - Georgia Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
Deck
On Blocks
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Locker Room
Female
GA - Georgia Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Swimmer had a non epileptic seizure and passed out while coach was
explaining set to the group. Swimmer hit her knee on the way down. Came to
a few seconds later and was fine. Swimmer is prone to this.
Got out after 400 M race, was shaky and very red, and then collapsed on the
deck. I do not believe she fainted, her eyes were open and she talked to her
mom most of the time. She was on the deck for about 5 minutes before she
was able to sit up. 30 Minutes later she seemed fine.
One swimmer pushed another swimmer in the water. The swimmer that was
pushed in the water landed on Tyler's shoulder.
Swimmer got hit in the head with a small (5 lb.) weight.
Running, slipped and fell
Fell backwards off starting block
Non-epileptic like seizure symptoms occurred upon getting out of the water.
Maddie remained conscious but was not very alert and took about 15-20
minutes for complete recovery. These symptoms were very similar to other
episodes she had in school earlier that day and in the days prior to the
practice incident. Symptoms are believed to be associated with
Dysautonomia but Maddie continues to see medical professionals trying to
find the correct diagnosis as her most recent symptoms are more severe and
frequent
Walking on deck and slipped
Swimmer was in the warm pool warming up and struck her arm on the
handicap ramp and felt her shoulder pop.
Cramping in R leg; DNF
Fell and landed on head. Experienced severe
neck pain later on in day. Went to ED for
exam.
Bruise on the knee
Almost fainted,
Pain in her shoulder
Bump on the head
Bruised arm
fell on back and elbow
No injury reported, Maddie just had seizurelike symptoms and fatigue and was lying
down for 15 minutes. Her cardiologist has
cleared her to swim and doctors feel confident
that she is not having epileptic seizures.
Scrapped elbow
Shoulder popped during warm ups
Swimmer is prone to these non-epileptic
Swimmer was in locker room changing from dry land clothes to suit. Swimmer
seizures. After the incident she was fine. No
had a non-epileptic seizure. Was caught by another swimmer. Did not hit
sign of hitting her head or hurting herself
head. Lifeguards attended to her. Mother was called and picked her up.
during the seizure.
Asthma Attack
Asthma Attack
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Arrival at practice facility
Outside Venue
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
watching child swim
Stairs
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Removing pool covers
Deck
Swimmer and mother were at pool location, but at park just outside pool
gates. Swimmer had parent permission and was swinging on park swing set
prior to start of practice and jumped off swing while it was going up and
backwards. Broke fall with arms. Mother was there immediately and swimmer
was taken to ER.
Martha stepped on a step that gave way and she fell down the stairs, breaking
her right ankle.
Description of Injury
Compound fracture of right arm near wrist.
Surgery scheduled for 10/15. Simple break on
left arm (between wrist and elbow).
broken ankle
Kristopher tripped and fell while running on the track, landing on his right arm. broken arm
Two middle toes were cut. One was very deep
sliced at an angle into the mid portion of the
Swimmer took off shoes because they were wet, cut open two middle toes on
toe on the bottom. Inspection of the cut
a piece of metal gym equipment. One of the toes was cut very deep needing
showed that it was past the skin level and the
further medical treatment.
athlete was sent for further treatment at a
medical facility.
Swimmer suffered a seizure while in the pool.
swimmer had a seizure while in the water at practice. He had just finished
His condition was disclosed at the time of
swimming a 50 of a 200 freestyle as he approached the wall he began to
registration and all LAP staff was aware of the
seize.
potential for a seizure to occur.
After Swimmer completed a backstroke flip turn (in deep end of pool) she just
stopped. I was watching her to be sure she had executed her turn correctly
when I saw her come to a complete stop after her turn. I called out her name
several times as I was walking down the deck towards her. When I got to her
she appeared dazed and unresponsive and she was experiencing rapid
breathing. She was in lane one and I was able to reach out to her. I pulled her
under the lane line and to the side of the pool where I assisted her out of the
pool. Upon exiting, Swimmer had very rapid breathing, her eyelids were
fluttering rapidly and her eyes were rolling back to where I could only see the
whites of her eyes. I held on to her to talk to her and try to get her to control
No injury, she had a seizure
her breathing. After a few minutes I got her to a bench to sit down. At one
point I could get her to acknowledge who I was but she thought she was at a
different pool and she was unable to recall her address. She then seemed to
slip back into an unresponsive state. By then her mother had come down
from the bleachers. She, too, was trying to get Swimmer to speak but got
nothing. I called for the school's supervisor and trainer (there was a high
school wrestling match going on) and the trainer suggested , as I did, that we
call for an ambulance. The mom hesitated to call an ambulance. Eventually
an ambulance was called. After speaking with the mom later that evening,
she told me that the doctor's in the ER said she had had a focal seizure.
After swimmer hit his head, Coach and I
observed swimmer looking and speaking very
confused. We instructed him to sit upright in a
chair in the shade. He repeatedly got up to get
The group was helping take the pool covers off the pool to start practice.
water from the water fountain. Swimmer gave
Swimmer slipped on one of the covers already off the pool and hit the back of
me a phone number to call his mom. I left a
his head. The cover was between his head and the ground.
message and tried a few more times. After 1520 minutes, swimmer approached me and said
that he gave me the wrong number because
he wasn't thinking clearly.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
looked like she dislocated the shoulder while swimming the fly race
looked like she dislocated the shoulder while
swimming the fly race. Her shoulder looked like
it was hanging down, lower then other shoulder
Deck
While at practice I bent over to pick up some equipment off the deck and my
lower back immediately gave out. I lowered myself to the deck with the
assistance of another coach. We got the groups covered and I left. I went
home iced my back took some non-aspirin and went to bed. I woke up this
morning in severe pain and will be going to the hospital.
Back injury. I fear that I have herniated or torn
a disc in my lower back.
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
Bottom lip was cut on outside, as well as two
punctures from teeth on inside of lip. Bleeding
was stopped after washing out with water and
applying towel. Right front tooth was chipped.
Teeth did not appear to be loose but mouth
was too tender to check thouroughly.
two inch gash located at the back of her heel.
Flip-turned into the bulkhead and caught the
edge of the gutter.
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Group was told to run the stairs up and down on outdoor stadium bleachers.
Athlete was running up the metal bleachers instead of steps and slipped and
fell, his mouth hitting the bleacher in front of him.
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Ellen split her heel open as she was doing a flip-turn at the bulkhead end of
the pool.
(sibling nonmember) Luke went passive in the water, lifeguards at Cinco
Ranch Water Park responded along with Coach Clay Pruitt with Katy Aquatics.
Lifeguard (Megan Ward) stablized in the water using arm splint and rolled
victim (Luke) onto his back while Clay and 2 other adults positioned the
See above
backboard for extraction from water. Victim was properly strapped and head
stablized. Once on the deck continued inline stablization and check pulse in
the Brachial Artery and notice stomach rising and falling confirming
respiration. Continued to monitor until EMS arrived.
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Team Picnic
In Water
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Was pulling Paddles of hand when swimmer dislocated knuckle on hand
Was diving in to the pol during practice without blocks, and hit the bottom of
the pool with mouth in diving well. Depth of 7 ft.
While walking 1 step on a wooden nail, I didn't notice until 2 steps then I took I
tout and it started bleeding
Cut open index finger on lane lines while swimming backstroke
Dove off blocks, failed to get her hands over her head on entry, hit bottom of
pool with head
Swimmer states that while completing a drill he felt a pop in his neck. The
swimmer did not complain or mention his symptom to the coach and
completed the practice without issue.
Slipped and fell and caught self with right hand. Injured right wrist.
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Slipped, rolled ankle and landed on back/side.
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Dislocated knuckle on finger
Front tooth chipped half off.
painful burning sensation, foot shivering, lots
of bleeding
half inch long deep cut
Small scratch on scalp / bump on head
Torn trachea
Appears to be sprained or broken right wrist
Ankle and back is bruised from fall. Swelling of
arch and ankle from sprain.
Deck next to
blocks.
When running on the high school track, athlete stopped abruptly on one foot,
in turn twisting it. She got into the pool, and continued to pull during swim
practice.
Athlete slipped on deck and fell in to pool landing on lane line in water. Hit
arm/shoulder on lane line
Shoulder muscle possibly bruised. Unable to
pull with arm.
Bleachers
Walking on top bleacher located on deck, slipped and fell hitting his forearm.
forearm scraped, redness, tender
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Twisted her ankle while running on the high
school's track.
Wrist was little swollen, He can lift his wrist up
Swimmer false started and slipped, he tried to catch him self by grabbing onto
and down but when he turns it side to side he
the blocks and hurt his right wrist.
hears a pop and it is painful.
Swimmer was swimming backstroke to wall and hit wrist on brick wall while
Redness and fast bruising and painful to touch
turning to breastroke
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Female
Female
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice/after practice
while drying, getting
dressed
Meet / Competition
In Water
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was swimming in a lane with 2 other swimmers. Another swimmer
was passing and Swimmer and her ran into each other head on.
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Athlete was doing bungee cords when if snapped free from the fence and hit
him in the back. It left a red raised whelp.
The girls ran into each other head on. She
continued swimming and after the set
mentioned her head was hurting.
Red raised whelp across the center of his
back.
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Athlete twisted her ankle during a warmup run at the beginning of drylands
twisted ankle
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was swimming fly and hit hands with another swimmer in next lane. Bruised Right Hand
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Scrape to left ankle
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Kicked in the right eye during warm up.
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Doing pull ups on a pull up bar and when she finished, she dropped to the
ground (she was in control) but caught her toe nail on part of the equipment
and ripped it off.
Caught toe nail on something while getting off
pull up bar, and ripped toe nail off.
Jack had just finished practice and started to experience dizziness, lightheadedness and a felt like he was going to "pass out" his toes and feet were
a bluish color indication possible blood flow problem and dehydration.
Jack is known for having low blood pressure.
He reported after the incident that he had
hardly eaten or had anything to drink at school
that day and his last meal was ~6 hrs prior to
time of incident. Probable cause is his low
blood pressure confounded by his lack of
nutrition/hydration and the level of exertion.
Hallway
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
Female
Male
Male
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
GU - Gulf Swimming
GU - Gulf Swimming
GU - Gulf Swimming
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
In Water
In Water
In Water
In Water
Sidewalk near
playground near
pool
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Child began screaming that it hurt. When I determined that he was being bit
by ants I immediately turned on the shower and he rinsed them off.
Head Hit
slipped on the pool deck near warm up pool. Fell on wrist and scrapped upper
thigh
Swimmer was swimming in a lane with 2 other swimmers as she was passing
someone, another swimmer was coming from the other direction. Swimmer
and the other swimmer ran into each other head on.
She hit her head on someone else's head. (Her coaches)
Jammed Fingers on Lane Rope
ran into another swimmer
Collided with another swimmer
Collided with another swimmer
Canyon got bit by a dog on his middle finger of his right hand. The dog
puncture his skin and drew blood. The owner's dog and the swim parent were
witnesses to the event.
Shayma was standing on the pool deck after doing some push-ups and
started stumbling towards the pool fence. She ended up hitting the head with
her fence and then falling back in to the face. After that she fell to the ground,
cutting her knee, and was not completely responsive. She was helped to a
sitting up position even though she wanted to lie down. Shayma was offered
water, but did not want any at the time. She then leaned forward and got sick
on the pool deck, this happened 2 or 3 more times. After a few minutes she
was able to walk over and sit in the shade, and sip on some water. One of the
coaches on deck called her mom, house and uncle to try and get someone to
come and pick her up. Eventually her uncle came and picked her up from the
pool
Ant bites
Head kicked multiple times in warm up
Landed on wrist and and side
She ran head on into another swimmer as she
was trying to pass someone in the lane.
Cut ankle on wall climbing out of the pool
Stroke of an adjacent swimmer his swimmer's
right eye goggle. Created a bruise and small
cut.
Bump on front of head
Jammed/bent back fingers
head was sore
head was a little sore
Headache
Canyon's middle finger was punctured by a
dog bite.
Shayma cut her left knee when she fell to the
ground. There did not appear to be any cuts
on her head from hitting the fence. She did
get sick 3 or 4 times.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
Deck
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Stadium
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Male
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
Deck
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Description of Injury
During the 100m backstroke, Ms. Davies while making the a turn in the pool,
her foot entered the space between the top of the touch pad and the top of the immediate swelling and bruising along with
bulkhead. Upon leaving the wall her right foot sustained bruising, abrasions, some abrasions on the sides and top of foot.
and swelling.
She just twisted her ankle. It was find the day it
Group was playing ultimate frisbee as part of our dryland that day and she fell
happened even swam on it after dry land. The
after running into a hole in the ground. She continued to play as at that time
next day it swelled up and hurt to put weight on
nothing see to be wrong. The next day she complained about her ankle
it. After a day of rest it was a little better and
hurting and swelling up.
was back in the water though only pulling.
Jennifer was running on a paved running trail and stepped on a clump of
grass growing up through the pavement and jarred her knee.
Swimmer jumped in the pool during a set and was struck in the mouth,
accidentally by a swimmer performing a flip turn.
Tenderness to the knee
Bloody lip with some swelling in the upper lip.
Slipped on the deck, hit her lower back and
head. Her cap was on so she did not hit her
head very hard.
Just prior to practice, swimmer was playing
with friends and was kicked in the wrist. The
injury became more and more painful as
Just prior to practice, swimmer was playing with friends and was kicked in the
practice went on. The swimmer was able to
wrist. The injury became more and more painful as practice went on.
put pressure on the wrist and squeeze with his
hand without undue pain, but it got worse as
practice continued.
Kenzie was walking up the stairs and hit her head on on the gate to the
cut on the top of her head.
bleachers. She has a cut in the middle of her head.
Swimmer was in stands and slipped and fell striking head against bleacher
Swimmer sustained blunt force trauma to right
steps
temple
Flip turned too close to wall. Hit the wall and split heel.
Split heel
Matthew and boys were on deck and Matthew tripped and fell.
Chipped tooth
After talking with the Coach she slipped and fell. She hit her lower back and
head.
Luke was coming down the bleachers and cut the back of his foot on the
bleachers.
Luke got a cut on the back of his heel. The cut
was about an inch long and not very deep.
Running races on sidewalk. He tripped and fell.
He kept looking at the water like he was going to get in but he didn't do
anything. So I touched him on his shoulder and asked him if he was going to
get in anytime soon. But by the time I touched him he jumped in and come up
and had this shocked look on his face. He was then complaining about his
back was hurting so my coworker and I helped him out and I sat him down on
a chair. I went to get some ice and i put it on the spot that was hurting him. I
kept on talking to him to see if he was ok, and to keep him alert. A few
minutes later I asked him if he wanted to get back in the water and he said
his back still hurts so I asked him if he wanted to call his mom and he did.
While we were waiting on his mom to come pick him up I had the incident that
had happened on a piece of paper. When his mom got there I let her know
what happened and I had explained what the sheet of paper was and I asked
if she would like to sign it and she did.
(Health issue) Mark suffered an epileptic seizure during practice. He
proceeded to fall and strike his head on the pool deck causing a cut on his
forehead.
Reopened previous cut to toe--occurred on starting block
Multiple abrasions
Just a shocking pain around his back that he
had experienced when he jumped in.
Seizure, cut on head
cut on toe
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Official missed the step by the starting blocks, fell and hit knee on deck
Trauma to right knee as consequence of
contact with deck, no broken skin or blood
present
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Swimmer walking on deck turned too sharp, slipped and fell landing on
backside, continuing to fall and hit posterior aspect of head on deck
Contact of head on deck
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Ivanna was on the block about to dive in, and lost her footing. When coming
down to take her mark she fell/rolled off the block to the right. She initially fell
and landed on the deck (concrete step), but then rolled into the pool. She was
able to climb out of the pool using the ladder.
Her right leg/ankle was the injury location. She
had two minor cuts, one on her right ankle,
and one on her right foot. Her right upper thigh
was also red and starting to bruise.
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
(spectator) slipped on the wet stairs and fell on hip and back
fell on back and hip
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Was walking down stairs. His heal was caught on step. Small cut on left heel. Small Cut on left heel. Abrasion .5 cm X 2 cm
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Jammed/twisted left arm at wall at finish of race
Male
Female
Male
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
GU - Gulf Swimming
GU - Gulf Swimming
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
In Water
Outside Venue
Kicked in the eye/goggle in the warm-up/warm-down area
Kick in the face
scraped toe on wall of pool
Was playing outside and hit the mirror on a truck with his forehead
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
While waiting for event, cut toe on bench behind blocks
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
While practicing relay take offs, Minseo tore open a blister on her left big toe.
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
While using medicine balls during a supervised dryland session, Amanda
missed catching a medicine ball and hit her directly in the nose.
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
GETTING OUT
OF POOL
CUT HER FOOT ON GUTTER ON SIDE OF POOL
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
GU - Gulf Swimming
waiting for practice
pump room
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Meet / Competition
Public restroom
Female
GU - Gulf Swimming
Practice at USOTC
Deck
Swimmer's foot slipped during a start from the side and hit his shin on the
side.
Hit her eye on another swimmer
Parent was finished timing and when walking off the bulkhead, foot got in the
"ditch" and scrapped left shin on bulkhead.
Right foot caught in bulkhead during turn
Left Elbow/Forearm injury. Had pain with
extension.
Small cut near left eye, redness
Redness on face where kicked
Inside of big toe
Bump on forehead
Cut on the bottom of the little toe on the left
foot
Minseo tore open a blister on her left foot.
There was blood from a laceration.
hit shin on the side of the pool while diving.
Foot slipped.
Her eye was brused
Medicine ball was forcefully through in
direction of Amanda and accedentally hit her in
the nose.
CUT TOP OF FOOT
Scrap on front of left shin
Right foot caught in bulkhead during turn
High School NHS Volunteer, briefly fainted,
(Volunteer) High School NHS Volunteer, briefly fainted, was caught, regained
was caught, regained consciousness, and was
consciousness, and was laid down on deck and treated by a KATY ISD
laid down on deck and treated by a KATY ISD
Lifeguard and ISD Facility Manager.
Lifeguard and ISD Facility Manager.
Zachary was waiting for practice and cut his foot by the pump room.
Walking on deck and slipped. Hit her right big toe on the diving board
platform. Bruised on the toe.
(parent) Subject complained of pain in left side while in restroom,
cut on top of foot
Bruised right big toe, scraped and bleeding
Pain in left side
Madison was on deck getting ready to get in the water for practice and started
feeling very ill. She sat down and then laid down because she felt like she was
going to pass out. Her heart rate became very elevated and breathing labored
she started panicking. FCST Coach, OTC Sports Medicine Staff, Trainer from Feeling of passing out, hands and feet tingling
Univeristy of Miami Ohio, and lifeguards gave care and OTC lifeguard called and numb, labored breathing and elevated
911. Her hands and feet were tingling and numb. When EMS came they gave heart rate, and anxiety attack
care and took Madison to the ER when they determined they could not slow
her heart rate down and she needed additional care and observation. She was
accompanied by Markell Marler
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Athlete did a cartwheel in a grassy area next to the venue, she landed ok, but
as she was standing she slipped because the grassy area was muddy and
Dislocated patella bone on left knee.
slippery. She then fell to ground and dislocated her patella on her left knee.
Female
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
event 7 went into the wall took one too many strokes & arm got pinned behind
body. Debated whether to swim in event 17 b/c of injury; stopped at 50 in 200 dislocated left shoulder.
breast. iced before and after. advised to go to hospital ... it was dislocated.
Female
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Aria Dayton swimmer from Kamehameha School approx 8 years old, slipped
on the gutter and chipped a tooth.
Small Chip to front tooth
After dryland Paige went on bleachers. She went on deck, reached for her
bag and then fainted and fell to the deck. Coach Reid didn't see the fall but
saw her on ground right after. He went by her and called her name, tapped
her shoulder and then she came to. She was unconcious for about 7-10
seconds. After she came to, she drank some water and then sat againgt the
wall until she felt good enough to move to a cooler place. Mom was notified.
When asked, Paige said that there was no part
of her body that was sore/injured.
Female
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Meet / Competition
Under Tent on
grass just beside
deck
Female
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
practice after
Deck
Female
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
In Water
In Water
Female
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
Male
HI - Hawaiian Swimming
After Practice going into
locker room
Practice / Water
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Description of Injury
Tai swimming into wall, dove under 2ft, came up with mouth open hit gutter
and chipped tooth (left front center incisor)
Hyperventilation. He had just swum 100 fly, did a little warm-down under
coach supervision. Athlete complained of a little body numbness (hands and
feet cramping).
Approx 30 min into practice swimmer started itching. Within 45 min she was
breaking out in hives.
Cramping/numbness in hands and feet.
Swimmer pushed off the wall sideways causing his toes to scrape the wall.
This caused the toenail on the 2 nd to last nail of his left foot to come off.
His 2nd to last toe nail on left foot came off.
Swimmer was stung by a Honey Bee during warn-up on the right side of his
neck.
while putting away lane lines swimmer accidentally hit the lid to the container
and it fell on her toe.
A Honey Bee stung her on the bottom of her left foot as she was getting ready
to enter the pool for swim practice.
Swimmer going too fast (running) into locker room, slipped and cut her foot on
the door frame.
Dehydration/passed out in water during the end of practice
Alex was swimming backstroke and misjudged the finish and slammed his
hand into the wall. His fingers swelled. His parents took him to urgent care
where the attending physician diagnosed a fracture of a finger.
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Athlete was swimming breast stroke and suddenly felt a pop and painful
sensation in right knee
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer notified coach that arm was feeling numb. No injury or accident
occurred to cause this to happen.
Chipped tooth.
Hives/rash on shoulders, back of legs face &
forehead and back.
Swimmer was stung by a Honey Bee during
warn-up on the right side of his neck.
lost toe nail and cut open
Honey Bee sting on bottom of left foot.
Minor cut.
Dehydration, appeared to be confused,
A fracture of the index finger
Athlete went to a medical clinic / hospital either
by mother either on same date or next.- I
contacted mother on July 27th and was told
the diagnosis was dislocated knee with
possible fracture. Was to seek additional
medical care on July 29th.
Swimmers arm was numb to the touch.
Swimmer could not move fingers or hand or
feel touch up to above her elbow. Swimmers
hand then began turning a light shade of
purple, followed by a darker blue color.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
was in the stands with her parents after swimming 2 events - she started to
feel "light headed, dizzy, can't see" has history of heart condition- child
recently had heart monitor for a week- waiting on results. looked like she was "light headed, dizzy, can't see"
in need of help- Jennifer Van Meter (meet director) was made aware and
asked parents if we needed to call 911 and they said "yes"
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Playing kick-ball, tripped and fell, caught himself, but wrist experienced pain.
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
walking into the facilty
sidewalk outside
Hit front of forehead on wall at race finish.
swimmer fell on uplifted sidewalk/ice walking into facilty. Anna tried to catch
herself as she fell, bending her wrist, fingers in the fall. Hand was very
swollen.
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
walking up stairs
Stairs
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Description of Injury
Emily Collette pushed off the bottom of the deep end and Emily dove in and
Blaire ran into Elimy's head. She split her lip open and needed to go to the
ER to get stitches.
Athlete was assisting coach in putting in lane ropes; pulling on rope w/R arm,
took a stroke w/L afrm and felt a "pop" in L-shoulder. 2 athletes & coach
helped her from the pool b/c she could not do it on her own.
Jaia was climbing out of the pool at the start end and bumped her mouth on
the deck and chipped a very small piece of tooth on the inside of her top right
center tooth.
Athlete tripped while walking up a flight of stairs
Swimmer got out of the water at the end of practice and his ankle was
bleeding heavily. He had no idea how it got cut and didn't feel it get cut.
She split her lip open and needed to go to the
ER to get 2 stitches.
Dislocation of Left shoulder
Soreness. Coaches recommended seeing
doctor.Have not heard back from family.
Bump on forehead, swelling
could not bend fingers, very swollen
Jaia was climbing out of the pool at the start
end and bumped her mouth on the deck and
chipped a very small piece of tooth on the
inside of her top right center tooth.
Bruise/swelling in kneecap
Cut to back of foot/ankle
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Athlete was climbing onto the bleacher from the side and fell back off and hit
his wrist and side. Bumped his head.
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
In Water
Pulled muscle in knee during turn
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / going to locker
room
Athlete hit his side and arm the hardest. He
jammed his wrist during his fall and forearm
was hurting.
Swollen with pain
Stairs
Athlete fell down stairs on way to locker room. Twisted ankle.
Twisted ankle
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Swimmer was warming up and kicked lane line. A cut was made on left foot.
Left outer/bottom part of foot has small cut
from lane line.
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
collided heads with another swimmer during lap swim
mild contusion/bump to right side of forehead
laceration on left knee
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Swimmer cut knee on deck ledge while climbing out of the warm up/warm
down pool
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Hit fingers on the wall when reaching for the touchpad at end of race.
Jammed 3rd and 4th fingers. Dr.Wilkens and
Jill Berg diagnosed jammed fingers. Ice, rest
and wrappy for comfort.
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Warm ups jumped in pool at 3 ft section and scraped foot on bottom of pool.
Scraped on pinky toe (side)
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Hit her head on the handle on the starting blocks when getting out of the pool. bruise
Bus Ride Home
Grace was riding on the bus home from Lincolnshire Illinois and about 3hrs
into the trip she began to convulse strongly. She was coherent and talking but
after talking to other coaches and chaperones it was decided to take her to
the Grinnell hospital to have her checked. It was a previously known issue
she has had but only when she has had headache and were not threatening
and something she had managed before. This time it was worse then usual
and the nature of the situation being away from home and shacking harder
then she had ever it was decided to take her to the hospital just in case.
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
No injuries were incurred because of the
situation but more that we were unsure of what
the shaking was the cause of or going to
elevate to.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
on bulkhead
scraped foot when getting into pool for warm ups
scrape
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Anna was swimming when at 5:05pm when she swallowed/breathed a lot of
water. She immediately Anna felt like she was struggling to breath, Her chest
was tight and felt like she was going to throw up. Anna went to the bathroom
for 2-3min and came back and told me (Mike Peterson) that she felt dizzy so I Inability to breath properly.
called Mom (Katie) to come and get her and take her to the hospital at
5:10pm. At 6:50pm Dad (Ryan) called me to inform me they did x-rays and
they released her for the night that they are to watch her for 24hr's.
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Luke was approaching the north end start area when the rubber mat covering
BAck Strain
the floor slipped causing right foot to slide--back injury was result
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Spectator
Bleachers
Walking into stand area in the speactator seating area and fell on the edge of
the corner resulting in a burise on teh right shin. Ice pack was given.
Shin contusion.
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
During warmup, jammed finger on swimmer in front of her.
finger bent back, according to the BLAZE
coach did not appear broken.
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Chase was practicing turns and when he pushed off, he hit another swimmer
who was standing in the water. There was a cut where Chase's goggles
attached to his face
A cut under the left eye, which traces the
shape of a goggle.
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
After practice in locker
room
Locker Room
Athlete was showering after practice, slipped and fell.
Laceration to chin, cuts on mouth due to
braces, bruised cheek
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
While Lily was at practice she was swimming in the deep end of the pool. On
one of her trips across the pool she stopped half way and started to Panic,
slapping the water and not moving forward. After I realized she was not going N/A
to make it to the side of the pool (witch was only a matter of seconds) I
jumped in an assisted her to the Side. Lily was vary scared but not injured.
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
toenail loose- became looser during warm-ups and was bothering swimmer
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
IA - Iowa Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
IA - Iowa Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
IE - Inland Empire Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Male
IE - Inland Empire Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
IE - Inland Empire Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Swimmers was attempting to get out of the pool during warm ups when his
foot slipped on the starting pad and he struck his anterior chest (sternum
area) on the corner of the starting block.
Swimmer was walking from the warm up pool to the starting blocks when her
foot was stepped on by a parent wearing high heel boots.
Slipped on pool deck during stretch-cord / chest press Dry-Land exercise. Fell
forward and struck head above left eyebrow. Also bruised right elbow due to
the fall.
Swimmer slipped on ice when going to outside pool, fell & hit his head.
Competition was occurring in indoor facility, outdoor pool being used as
warmup/cooldown area.
Cut leg on upstairs bleachers
other swimmer jumped into pool on top of Lauren, hitting her in head; has
braces and rec'd cuts to mouth and nose
loose toenail
Contusion to sternum and a scratch without
bleeding.
Foot stepped on.
LT. side - Forehead laceration / bruise on
forehead. RT. side - Elbow (bruise)
Hit head, arm, and foot when fell.
cut leg on bleacher
small cuts to mouth and nose
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Indoor track
The injured swimmer was running laps on the indoor track when another
swimmer passed him. The injured swimmer tripped/ran into the other
The doctors at the hospital diagnosed the
swimmer, which caused the injured swimmer to fall to the ground. The injured
injury as a broken hand.
swimmer was sent to see his mother to discuss a course of action. The
mother obtained ice from the facility and took the swimmer to the hospital.
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Gym
Turned while walking in the fieldhouse and rolled off the side of her left foot
Probable break of the 4th metatarsal
On Blocks
Swimmer was getting on the blocks to do a start and kicked the back of the
block
Kicked block while getting on and broke
second toe
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet Set Up
Outside Venue
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Zone Open Water Clinic
In Water
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
End of Season Banquet
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Outside Venue
Slipped backwards and hit back of head
Diagnosed with a concussion
In Water
Cut back of both heels
Swollen nose and small laceration under right
eye.
upper teeth bleeding
Cut on nose/ swollen nose/ Hurt neck
Description of Injury
Swimmer stated that he was running in the locker room with friends at the
swim meet. He fell on the concrete floor. He has a major slit on his chin and is
Cut on chin from fall
being sent to the hospital with his parents. This is verbatim from the school
incident report.
During Set Up for the Endless Summer Time Trial Coach Munz was helping
a deep cut going down the palm of his right
move a set of bleachers when it slipped and cut his hand open.
hand stopping just short of wrist.
Hit right temple, upper jaw/cheekbone as he
During stretching Jack wound up in a mock pitching position and as he
slipped.
During Open Water Clinic cut foot on a rock as exiting the water
Cut on the bottom of the toe
Lucy was exiting Lane 5 in the pool using the bulkhead. She cut the front of
Front of the right leg below the knee, requiring
her leg below the right knee
5 stiches.
Marcel said his cousin jumped out and scared him in the locker room, causing His right arm looked swollen and bruised and
him to jump and hit his right arm on the bathroom stall door lock.
he claimed he could not move or bend it.
Oliver hit bottom of the pool with his tooth
Oliver chipped his front tooth
Ethan was participating in a recreational game of basketball using the facilities
portable basketball hoops. Upon contacting the hoop, the portable unit
Cut to the top of the head.
became top heavy and fell over into the pool. The rim of the basketball hoop
impacted the swimmer's head and produced a gash.
Swimmer hit left hand on start end wall during warmups before am session
Affected area was pinky finger on left hand.
while swimming backstroke.
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Walking on sidewalk into
venue
Meet / Competition
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Warm-up
On Blocks
In Water
Cuts on both heels when performing fip turn hit gutter
Swimmer was kicked in face during warm-ups. Caused broken goggles
resulting in bruised nose bridge and small cut below right eye.
dove off block, hit Syzmon in head with top teeth
Looking back on backstroke and hitting head in to wall
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Alex fell on the deck and hit his head and right shoulder on the a starting block Sore head
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Hallway
Goggles fell off during dive, hit the bulkhead with his head during the turn,
went on to finish the race
We were doing diving drills, and she bumped her head on the bottom of ten
foot depth
A group of boys playing keep-away with a water dumb-bell and another boy
attempted to swing at the water dumb-bell with a plastic squeegee and hit Ty
in the head, cutting his head.
Hit toe on touchpad underwater
Fell and cut her left thigh
cut between toes
deep cut
In Water
Dove too deep when practicing starts, scraped face, and small cut on eyelid.
Small Scrape on eye and face, some bleeding
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Post swim practice
lockerroom
Locker Room
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice/locker-room
Locker Room
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Gym
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Bumped head
Bumped head/possible concussion
A cut to the scalp, requiring a few stitches.
she was changing in the locker room after practice. she stood up to pull on her
hit her head and has caused a concussion
pants and hit her head on the hand dryer vents. we administered ice. she
went to the doctor. a severe headache kept on.
Swimmer was found lying on the floor crying with large bump on right side of
Large bump on upper right side of head.
his head. He said he slipped and fell in the locker room.
Athlete was walking to the bullpen and slipped on water. She fell on her back
Had wind knocked out of her from fall
Jammed arm swimming into the wall/finish. Felt 'pop' in elbow. Experiencing
''Pop'in elbow. Numbness and pain.
numbness and pain.
Hit in nose during warm-ups. He had stopped in the lane and another
Bruised/swollen nose
swimmer, swimming butterfly, passed him and hit him in the nose.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Her foot came down very hard on the lane line.
Very bad sprain or possible hair-line fracture.
Abrasion on the top of the knee and a few
minor cuts on the top of the foot as well as
above the ankle.
s scrapes on shin with bruising
Visible bump in middle of forehead.
He had a bump on his head and I checked him
for a concussion. Mom later said the bump
was bleeding and they then took him to the
hospital.
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bulkhead
Female
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Locker Room
Stairs
Locker Room
Swimmer tripped and fell on the bulk head. Feel on her knees resulting in an
abrasion and had minor cuts above the ankle as well as on the top of the foot.
The Swimmer continued with the remainder of the competition.
Slipped on stairs and hit her shin area on the cement barrier
Bending down to put bag on floor and hit forehead on corner of wall.
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Slipped on a mat and hit his head on the ground.
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
team retreat
bike
Female
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
In Water
Locker Room
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Spectator
Bleachers
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
In Water
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Parking Lot
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Swimmer was swimming dring practice when she climbed out of the water
and walked over to her mother. I approached her and asked if she was ok.
Swimmer said no she felt dizzy. I preformed an initail assesment and a
secondary assesment. Swimmer had no physical injury, when questioned she
said, she had not suffered any type of head, neck, or back injury. Swimmer's
condition began to get worse, she said she felt more dizzy. An ambulance was
called at her mother's request.
braked too hard on front bike brakes and "wiped" out due to abrupt stop.
Landed on left arm.
Was accidentally kicked in her neck during a kick set
Was walking in locker room and slipped, falling on her left hip.
Collision with another swimmer after a flipturn and pushing off on wrong side
of lane
(Guest) Injured party was descending from the bleachers on the stairs and
tripped. She fell to the floor of the balcony.
During warm-up in backstroke drill, swimmer collided with another swimmer
and bumped his forehead. Swimmer denies lost of consciousness, confusion.
He feels fine.
Swimmer slipped while trying to exit the pool and hit chin on the gutter.
Swimmer hit top of foot on wall.
After the meet (around 9pm) Larissa walked out of the pool area and slipped
in the hallway. She fell backwards and landed on her left elbow
During the run hit a sign
A conversion van was parked in a West/East park stall before practice- driven
by Faith Slater dropping off her son. Gracen arrived in her mother, Jamie
Harmon's suv, and Jamie pulled it up North/South behind the Slater van- not
in a parking stall to let her kids out. The Slater van started to back up in which
time Gracen jumped to try to get out of the way to avoid being pinned between
vehicles. In the process of escaping the accident her head was hit by the
conversion van, the van stopped and neither vehicle was hit in the incident.
Injury to Gracen includes bump, bruise, and scratch. Her mother of course
was on scene and attended to her- took her home, applied ice, and brought
her back for practice as she was feeling fine.
At approx., 10:45 am, Coach Scott Lazoff stated swimmer was running across
the pool deck while wearing flip flops. He slid and fell backwards contacting
his elbows, back of head, and upper back on tiled deck.
(non-member) Hit in head with med-ball. Looked away when ball was passed
to him.
Head on collision of swimmers
No physical injury, dizzyness.
Landed on left arm. Emergency room
determined mild sprain.
sharp pain in neck
landed on left hip. acute pain
top of head at crown
Injured party reported soreness in the shoulder
and upper arm. She had a cut on her forearm
and knee.
redness of 2cm x 2cm area at forehead.
Neurological exam was unremarkable.
1/2" laceration
Top of foot is swollen and bruising
She had some swelling and bruising on her
elbow.
Scrapes and cut
Swelling, bruise, minor laceration (scrape)
Bump on back of head, redness on upper back
and both elbows.
Possible concussion from being hit in the head
with a med-ball
Head on collision - bloody nose
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
The athlete did not relay to us he was hurt, but the father came to us with the
story weeks later. He indicated that the swimmer pulled something in his
shoulder during the workout.
Father described the injury as a pull of the
shoulder area.
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Bumped right knee climbing out of pool.
Right knee tender. No swelling or erythema
noted. Able to walk and swim without problem
after a few minutes.
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Slipped and fell on wet deck.
Erythema to Left Shoulder and Left Hip.
Denied any head injury. No bruising or
swelling. Able to stand and walk to bleachers.
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Dryland Warm-up
Gym
While running tripped and fell landing on right hand while breaking fall
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
pool gutter
As Kate was exiting the pool her leg became stuck in the gutter.
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
hit lane line with top of hand.
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Paulina was trying to get out of the water at the side of the pool when
someone was pushed in on top of her. His knee hit her right cheek bone. She
has a large bruise and a small cut just below her right eye.
Sydney dove in and hit the bottom of the pool , scraping her nose and hitting
her hand.
Joseph came around a corner in the hallway and ran into the head of another
swimmer resulting in a bloody nose.
Description of Injury
Breaking fall, landed on right hand .
Some light swelling around knee and
surrounding thigh area.
Hit hand. Bump then appeared. Unknown if it
is a bone or vein.
Large bruise and swelling on right cheek bone
and small cut under eye.
Cut nose, bruises on left arm, hand, head, lip,
right shouder chin and left elbow.
Bloody nose
lower right hip, right wrist and right rib cage. All
three areas are soar with significant pain in the
back when walking.
Mr. O'Bryan slipped on deck at the turn end of 50 M pool and landed on his
back right hip and right wrist.
Boy has Cerebral Palsy and he went under water and seemed like he vomited
and couldn't expunge the vomit and swallowed water. Lifeguard standing over
him grabbed him out of the water and our supervising coach performed CPR.
He was underwater for about 10-15 seconds. CPR was performed for about
10 seconds and he revived and vomited. We cleared his airway put him on his
side and he responded quickly. He was responsive and a little agitated but we
kept him on his side. Paramedics arrived in about 2 minutes they were on
their way back to the firehouse. They stabilized him and took him to Evanston
Hospital. Time of occurrence was about 7:02 and he left for the hospital at
7:08
Swimmers were to close to each other, so that one kicked other in face while
kicking, which caused injury
He was underwater for 10-15 seconds
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Knelt down on pool deck to release lane line. Felt pain and knee swelled up
Swollen knee red and hot
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Kicked in mouth by another swimmer while exiting the pool
Two front teeth with small chip.
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Tripped on doorstep to go outside and fell head first into a brick wall.
Hit head on brick wall along right temple area
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Slipped on deck. Hit back of head.
Large bump on back of head
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
swimming to wall in deep end, swimmer dove off, hit him in head with teeth
bump on forehead, bruised, teeth marks
see above
He was swimming in lane 2 of the north pool,
hit his nose and it began to bleed.
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Meghan was standing by the side of the pool when she slipped and fell. She
hit her upper back and then the back of her head. She was not running or
moving dramatically, she just slipped.
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Swimming in Lane 2 of North pool, hit his nose and it began to bleed.
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
after practice
Locker Room
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Another swimmer threw a water bottle at Sam, hitting him in the face. Sam
had a cut and swelling of his upper lip.
Was hit in the face while swimming breaststroke by another swimmers arm
swimming fly in the other direction.
Cut above and below eye from goggles. No
stitches. Should be fine.
Cut on upper lip and swelling.
bruised left eye with a small cut from his
goggles
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Cut the bottom of his left foot on something in the pool
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Swimmer caught lane line with hand during warmups. Cut index finger.
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Aly was hit in the face by an oncoming swimmer. Suffered a black eye.
Male
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Parker slipped and fell in the hallway and hurt his elbow. Ice was administered.
When Parker slipped and fell, his elbow hurt
An ambulance or doctor was not called. Coach looked at injury
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Jammed left hand thumb and index finger into wall on finish of butterfly
Male
Female
Female
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
IL - Illinois Swimming
IL - Illinois Swimming
IL - Illinois Swimming
Locker Room
Hallway
Deck
Hallway
Scratched his toe on right foot on a chair in the locker room
Swimmer slipped on a puddle in the hallway and fell.
Fell on pool deck during warm-up. Bruise to left wrist.
Jaw locked and swimmer was not able to close mouth
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
After practice...going to
lock room to change
Jammed left hand thumb and index finger into
wall on finish of butterfly
Scratch on middle toe on right foot
Bruised elbow and tailbone.
bruise to left wrist
Lock Jaw
Stairs
Lindsay went to change after practice and fell down the stairs.
Lots of scratches and bruises on her legs.
Swimmer was performing dynamic warm up when her shoulder popped. Ice
was applied.
Was holding onto unfixed brass ring on wall while standing on bleachers and
fell when ring came loose
walking, slipped on wet deck
Swimmer has a recurring shoulder injury which
became aggravated.
Cut beneath left eye. Injury required stitches
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
IL - Illinois Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Break between sessions
Hallway
Gym
Description of Injury
Cut on the bottom of the left foot.
Swimmer caught lane line with hand during
warmups. Cut index finger.
Black eye.
left shin bruise
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
abrasion to knee
Scraped outside of big toe, right foot, on lane
Scraped outside of big toe on lane line during warm-ups. Abrasion with slight
line during warm-ups. Abrasion with slight
bleeding
bleeding
Slipped on floor
Fractured ankle
While jumping over Jump Box Swimmer was swinging her hands for
Small break in the metacarpal bone in right
momentum and smacked the metal jump box.
hand.
Riley fell on her hand while running. She
Riley was running as part of a dryland exercise and fell, landing on her wrist.
immediately began crying and clutching her
She had fallen on a trampoline the day before the incident at practice, landing
wrist. Upon her mother taking her for x-rays,
on the same wrist. It was sore when she came to practice before her fall
we were informed that she has a fracture in
during dryland.
her radius.
Kidked door leaving rec pool lobby with foot
Possible broken toe
Swimmer fell during a dryland exercise. She hit her face and chipped her
Multiple teeth broken and cracked.
teeth.
Cut foot on broken floor tile.
Deep cut on the bottom of foot.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
Swimmer was under water and another boy jumped on her
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Before Practice
Hallway
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Before Practice Jackson and to other boys were horsing around in the back
hallway, out of site and off deck. When, according to those involved, Jackson
had turned out the lights in the hallway, he then shut the door to a room off the Lacerated lip and possible broken nose.
hallway, shutting another athlete inside, he then turned around and ran in the
other direction and ran face first into the wall.
Adrian exited the pool and was having trouble controlling his breathing. He
shallow breath, flush/pale skin/ trouble
indicated he was feeling tingling in his fingers and head. He showed signs of
breathing and speaking.
tension and anxiety. His skin was very flush and pale.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Bleachers
(Guest) Sandra was coming to watch her great-granddaughter at swim
practice when she fell down the bleachers/steps from the top of the seating
area. When she landed at the bottom, she also hit the concrete/tiled wall by
the glass/railing at the bottom of the seating area.
Fell down four sets of bleacher risers/steps
and hit concrete/tile retaining wall by
glass/railing at the bottom of the bleachers.
Complaining of shoulder, neck, hand, and arm
pain on the left side. Cut on left hand. **Will
get more details on extent of injuries tomorrow
and submit update/addendum to report.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
sidewalk by
camping area for
swimmers
sidewalk is unevern coming out of grassy area. He tripped on concrete and
fell face first into concrete retaining wall.
cut on bridge of nose; swelling and bruising;
some bleeding; possible broken nose
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
While playing Ultimate Frisbee, Rebecca leaned down to catch the frisbee and
was struck in the R side of her head by another player in a glancing blow. It
Brief syncope of less than 10 seconds with
appeared that she was struck with the players knee or ankle as he was
head, neck and back pain.
running past her.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside - entering When being dropped off at the pool for a swim meet, slammed right hand into Middle finger was badly bruised, cut and
pool facility
car door. Notified a swim coach when entering the building.
bleeding.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Kyle was walking on deck and turned to talk to someone and he caught his big His knuckle on his big toe swelled and started
toe on the deck and dragged it on the deck.
turning black.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Swimmer was in locker room changing after practice. She slipped on the floor Swimmer had a cut on the back of her head,
and hit the back of her head on the floor.
under the hair. The cut required four staples.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Locker Room
Abi was in the Women's Locker Room in dry-land attire preparing to change
into her suit when she slipped on the wet floor. She caught herself with her
right wrist only.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
weight room
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Concession stand Pt slipped at concession stand and fell and hit wrist and hip
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Just before practice on
deck
Deck
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Fell off the back of the bleachers hitting the lower bleacher behind scraping
back
Swimmers was moving a large pool mirror (out of water) and walking to
storage location on the pool deck. The mirror corner was dropped on his left
toe.
Lyam is a member of the Purdue Men's Swim Team. He came to practice with
one of his college teammates (who swims for SSC) before flying home to
Montreal later today. As practice began, he chose to go to the side of the pool
and go down the pool to a shallow area where he dove in and hit his forehead
on the bottomof the pool. He has a large gash on his forehead but does not
have any complaints of neck or back pain. He is alert and responsive.
Natalie was doing pull-ups (with rings) on a pull up bar, as she was coming
down she fell and landed wrong, she hit her left knee and popped her knee
out.
Athlete cut the bottom of his big toe while climbing out of the pool at the
bulkhead.
Genevive was kneeling down to get her cap wet at the shallow end of lane 5.
When she stood up, she slipped and fell on her side and her elbow hit the tile
and cut her elbow.
Hit his nose on the wall
Scraped back on lower bleacher but hurt arm
trying to catch himself
Left toe was cut with a deep cut from a pool
mirror
Large gash - approximately 1 inch long on
forehead. Small scrapes on fingers and arm.
Abi states her wrist hurt after landing on it
when she slipped. She was able to move her
fingers, but stated both the interior and
exterior of her wrist were in pain.
left knee was popped out of socket, did not go
back into place. Has had knee problems in the
past.
cut on bottom of big toe
Pt's father stated daughter fell and injured her
wrist. Myself as the lifeguard on duty did not
witness fall or have a chance to evaluate the
injured party.
about a 1" cut on her elbow and and some
swelling
Hit in the nose
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Spectator
Stairs in the
spectator stand
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Hallway
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Description of Injury
Hit forehead on wall. No loss of
Amaryah was playing "Sharks and Minnows" in the gym. In an attempt to not
consciousness, but did complain of dizziness
be caught, she ran into the wall and hit her head.
and headache.
Swimmer received a knot on the top of his
Swimmer swam into wall and struck top of his head.
head and complained of nausea.
It was the end of practice and Zane was out of the pool. One of the other
swimmers threw his pullbouy up on deck and Zane moved out of the path of
Zane broke his tooth and the gums r all
the pullbouy and slipped on the wet pool deck. he hit his face on the floor. He swollen.
had a bloody mouth when he came up.
(spectator) Judy fell backwards down the stairs in the stands, hitting the back
of her head on the concrete ground. EMS was called and she was transported Bump on the back of her head.
to Lutheran Hospital.
Pain in ankle and unable to walk without
Athlete was doing a flip turn and struck her foot against the edge of the wall.
favoring injured foot.
Alayna bumped heads with another swimmer.
Experienced some dizziness initially.
Fell on deck and hurt her left wrist. Morgan
notified her coach during dryland that her wrist
walking from the locker room to go outside for a dryland workout, slipped on
was hurting. The coach recommended that
the pool deck and landed on her wrist.
she go inside and get ice from the lifeguard.
The guard gave her ice and monitored her
signs.
The club group was using the Varisty Gym and entering the gym the door
Jacob's left foot was brusied, scraped and very
divider was moving. As Jacob came into the Varsity Gym the door divider fell
swollen.
out of the door and landed on Jacob's left foot.
Hit right side of head
Hit head on floor
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
After Practice
Deck
Athlete was done with practice and was putting on his coat. After he got on his
first sleeve he notice that he was about to have a seizure and got done on the
ground (he has had seizures before). During this time, he did not hit or injure no injury's happened because of the seizure.
any part of his body. The seizure lasted less than 5 minutes. He then was able
to remember where he was. His mother then arrived and took athlete home.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
During a game of Ultimate Frisbee, athlete took an elbow above his right eye
accidentally from a teammate. A bump formed. Was taken to the trainers
room immediately where he was check out and given ICE.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
exiting shower area after
pre-practice shower
Locker Room
Athlete appears to have hit his right elbow
Athlete stated that he slipped after exiting the shower and fell, striking his right near the area commonly know as the "funny
bone" which produced swelling and pain. He
elbow. This was prior to practice.
was able to move the elbow.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Athlete was entering the water-Backstroke, Got on Block, Realized and
stumbled fell off block into the water. Hurt upper Left Thigh, did not hit head,
evaluated with Coach and Parent. Athlete continued to swim the next event.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm-up
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Male
Female
Bump above his right eye with a bruise.
Hit upper left thigh, applied Ice pack to site.
Deck
In Water
Athlete reported feeling dizzy and hot, eyes reportedly started "rolling back",
skin and lips became pale, as per coach.
Fall
Kicked in the nose during warmups. No witness.
Cut and swelling
Bloody Nose
Practice / Water
In Water
While swimming backstroke swimmer bumped heads with another swimmer.
Pain on the back of head; no protrusion
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
While swimming backstroke swimmer bumped heads with another swimmer
Pain on the back of the head; no protrusion
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer bumped her head on the wall while swimming in the pool.
Swollen and red protrusion on forehead
Athlete reported that she felt ill, and weak.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
Deck
Athlete slipped on deck and fell next to the diving well. She hit the posterior
aspect of her head.
Athlete c/o HA, but no other s/s of concussion.
C-spine cleared, monitored for 10 minutes with
HA decreasing in intensity.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
DRESSING IN LOCKER
ROOM
Locker Room
Athlete slipped, fell forward, and land on his face chipping his two front teeth.
Chipped both front teeth
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Male
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Athlete struck by an opening door while walking on deck. Swimmer was
walking along the deck when a meet worker opened a door striking the athlete
in the Left Eye Brow.
Child came rushing out of bathroom on deck, fell on bottom, hit left elbow, and
then left side of back head. Gooseegg appeared, ice applied, Mom was near
by and tended to her child.
Swimmer was crawling out of pool during warmups and cut her knee on touch
pad holder.
Outside on sports
Collided with another athlete.
field
Opened a locker room door and the door scrapped over her right foot. It
Hallway
bruised her little toe and left a deep cut between the little toe and the one
adjacent
Deck
stepped on something never found
Deck
was pushed in the pool and some how got cut
Despite many warnings to do the dryland exercises correctly so as not to get
hurt, Solomon pushed off the wall in a weird way at the end of a wall sit. His
feet went out from under him and he ended up hitting the wall with his head.
The swimmer next to him, Matthew Pearson (yes, the one who got hurt last
week), told both Jennifer Morlok, who was overseeing this group while doing
Deck
their dryland) and me (the head coach for this group) that he immediately
thought, "oh no, she (the coach, Jennifer Morlok) kept telling you to stop
messing around or you might get hurt and you just did." So, even the other
swimmers were aware that he was not following instructions nor doing the
exercises correctly
After warm up, Matthew got out of the water. Before the first set started, he
went to jump back into his lane into an open spot. However, at the same time,
another swimmer decided to also head for that open spot by putting his head
In Water
down into the water and taking a butterfly stroke (he had been out at the "T" in
the lane). So, they ended up bumping heads. It did not faze the other
swimmer, but Matthew said the right side of his head (up in his hair...not near
his temple) hurt.
Description of Injury
1/8 inch laceration vertically on the left orbital
in the eyebrow.
Fell on bottom, hit left elbow, and left side of
back of head
Pealed skin back on knee.
Ankle popped and is painful to walk.
Deep cut between smallest toe on right foot
and adjacent toe
cut
cut
Solomon hit the back of his head when falling
while trying to stand up after a "wall sit"
exercise. After being taken over to his parents
who were at the workout, he complained of
nausea and dizziness. We had him lay down
and his dad went to get ice. He laid with his
head on the ice for well over 30 minutes. He
then got up at some point and was able to
leave, as well as eat dinner when he got home.
Matthew complained of pain and a bump on
his head. I felt his head countless times and
did not feel any raised area, nor did I see any
red spot or bruising. He then complained of
dizziness.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
pool bulkhead
slipped on pool bulkhead. bulkhead was split apart and fell between the two.
scraped her right knee and contusion on left
knee and left thigh.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
has reoccurring fainting. Felt very faint and sick. Was only semi-responsive
and almost fell over standing out of the water. She could not move without
help
feeling light headed, has frequent fainting
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
waiting for practice to start
Deck
(arriving before practice)
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
swimmer tripped coming from pool lobby into pool area (was skipping) and hit
Split open chin
her chin on the pool deck floor.
Knee hit edge of broken tile as swimmer was rising after doing push-ups on
deck.
Pulled muscle. Arm hurting. We sent Jackson to the trainer.
Jarrett had just changed in the locker room and was walking out to practice
when he slipped. Upon doing so he hit his head. Jarrett walked out of the
locker room and informed myself (Brad Grieshop, Nancy Cuppy (coach). At
that point we sat him down and contacted our trainer (Alycia Lysciuk)
immediately.
While kicking underwater with monofin, Emily hit her head on the wall.
Gash on left knee.
Inconclusive.
After our trainer had looked at and inspected
Jarrett, it was determined he had a
concussion.
Mild concussion
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Climbing out of
pool after a race
"Swimmer was climbing out of water when she slipped" and hit part of body
against the side of the pool.
Redness over the affected area secondary to
contact with the touch pad after slipping.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Team function
Stairs
Jake was climbing up steps and slipped and fell and cut the back of his head. Small cut on the back of the head
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was getting out of water and hit head on diving block and cut head
open.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
In outdoor park
Samantha was climbing a 8ft rock climbing wall and as she was getting off the Sam had an half inch cut on the bottom of her
wall she hit her chin on one of the steps and cut the bottom of her chin.
chin
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Outside Venue
Rebecca was running for dryland and fell during the run. Her knee was
injured-skinning it and bleeding.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Upstairs
bathroom
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
cut head open
During a run, Rebecca tripped and fell skinning
her knee. Her knee skinned deeply and was
bleeding, and cut up pretty badly. She had
gravel and dirt in her knee from the fall.
Warren was participating in dryland warm ups on the tennis courts outside the
pool. He was doing backwards running, tripped, and hit his head on the pole Cut on the back of the head.
that holds up tennis nets.
At the start of the meet upon entry her goggles filled with water swimming the
Bloody nose
50 Butterfly and ran into wall and hit nose.
Thristan's complained that his wrist was
While running backwards Thristan fell at least twice and landed with his hands hurting. He had full mobility but with pain. A
first.
break was not considered. He continued with
swim practice that day.
Slipped stepping onto bulkhead and hit right thigh
pain to right thigh
As Lauren was getting out of the pool, she fell back and hit hip on the side of
Bruise.
the pool.
(sibling) Julia got toe caught opening bathroom door. Toe bled and
Scrape on toe
Natatorium staff was called.
Bailey fell on the wet deck and fell. She
Bailey fell on the wet deck and fell. She braced her fall with her wrist.
braced her fall with her wrist.
Hannah started convulsing while waiting for
Hannah had a Tonic-clonic seizure. This was the first seizure of this type. She
her next send off. She was pulled from the
has a seizure diorder, howerev they have been abscence seizures. She is
pool and made safe. 911 was called and EMS
under the care of a pediatric nuerologist.
dispatched.
Two boys swimming straight in a lane at a time. The faster swimmer forgot
and started circle swimming. They were both doing backstroke and as the
faster swimmer came off the turn/wall, he ran right into Rishi. They both hit
each other on the head. Rishi's head hurt and he felt nauseated for about 10
Headache
minutes. His father came to pick him up. I told him to take him to a 24 hour
clinic if his headache got worse, pupils uneven or he became nauseated
again. Neither coach nor any of the parents present actually witnessed the
accident
in gym doing a game of pacman, two kids truned quicklyand turned heads
cut lip
swimmer bent finger nail back as he was reaching for touch pad. Tore nail
from finger at end, approximately 1/4" of nail bent back.
Swimmer was exiting the pool and hit her nose on the side of the pool. Nose
was bleeding, bruised and swelling.
Axel was kicking on his back. Another swimmer swimming in the opposite
direction of Axel hit Axel on the nose while swimming butterfly.
as above: finger nail on right hand 3rd finger
torn off.
Nose was bleeding, bruised and swelling.
Axel was struck on the nose and upper lip by
another swimmer's hand while swimming. His
nose began to bleed after he was struck and
his upper lip began to swell.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Coming to practice
Opening the
doors to the high
school
She cut her foot opening the door to the building at the high school. She
caught her toe on the bottom of the door while opening it.
cut on the side and top of her little toe
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Coralie went under the water, and inhaled water. She came up to the surface
and began coughing. She was picked up out of the water by her instructor at
which that point she vomited.
Coralie inhaled water forcing her to cough and
eventually vomit. She was picked up out of the
water by her instructor. Her father commented
that she ate too much before her swim lesson.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Prysma was kicked by another swimmer on the left side of her head while
under water.
Prysma was kicked by another swimmer on
the left side of head. Swimmer complained of
pain on the right side of head and felt dizzy
while visually tracking someone's finger.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Description of Injury
Edmund bumped his head on the wall of the
Edmund was swimming backstroke and bumped his head against the wall. He
pool while kicking on his back. I immediately
did not approach the wall by taking strokes with his arms, instead his arms
pulled him from the water, sat him down and
were both at his sides and he was kicking on his back.
gave him ice.
Slipped an fell climbing out of the pool, busted the back of his jaw on the
Area is red where he fell and a little of blood.
block.
Child was running back and forth in the gym and when she changed
directions, she fell to the ground and hurt her ankle.
Ath was swimming in warm up pool, was hit by another swimmer & as a result
hit her elbow against the side wall. Ath painful over medial epicondyle & ulnar
nerver; c/o pain tingling in ulnar distribution; ath given ice and instructed to
follow up with ATC as needed for tx.
Asthma attack after 200 Free
Athlete was swimming in warm up pool when struck by another swimmer and
hit her elbow against the side of the pool as a result.
Swimmer slipped and fell backwards on deck, hit the back of her head.
Athlete presented with initial complaint of dizziness, but resolved in < 5
minutes. All Neuro/Cognitive tests normal; symptoms did not return with
activity. Ice applied to head and Athlete and Athlete's Mother instructed to
return to guard room/Trainer if symptoms return.
He was swimming in warm ups and collided with another swimmer which
caused his arm to be pulled backward forcefully.
Hurt ankle, no signs of injury. Was able to walk
LT elbow - contusion of medial epicondyle with
resultant irritation of ulnar nerve
Asthma
Athlete was warming up, struck by another
swimmer and as a result, bumped her elbow
against the side of the pool. Athlete painful
over medial epicondyle ulnar nerve; pain,
tingling in ulnar distribution. Athlete given ice
and instructed to follow up with ATC as
needed.
See above -
Posible dislocation. Athlete had no strength in
arm after incident.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Athlete was in warm down pool and was clearing water from ears/swim cap
when she hit her head against the pool wall. Athlete had initial headache &
dizziness, but all symptoms resolved within 5 minutes. Palpable nodule on
posterior aspect/L side of head. No current signs/symptoms of concussion.
Athlete given instruction & ice with parent present.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Fell on bleachers on the west side near south competition pool and hit left shin One in wide cut on left shin
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer cut top of right foot on lane line climbing out of pool.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
James jammed his thumb on the wall at the finish.
See above
Swimmer cut top of right foot on lane line
climbing out of pool. Trainer on site cleaned,
gauzed and bandaged wound.
Jammed thumb at finish
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
While swimming freestyle, the athlete was scratched on his R big toe, by a
sharp pool liner screw head. The protective cover over fell into the water
during the race, exposing the 1/16 inch sharp screw head.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet - Going into locker
room
Locker Room
going into locker room. Hit 2nd right toe, under the nail on the door. Minimal
bleeding - controlled and bandaged. No nail breakage. Full ROM to toes
Male
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
kicked in nose by other swimmer
kicked in nose in water by other swimmer
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
He was attempting to enter locker room and several other boys were exiting
and the door caught his toe and ripped off a toenail.
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Patient was kicked in the back of the neck.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Ashleigh was struck in the face by a swimmer that was completing a flip turn.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Cut toe-foot on side of pool while getting out.
While walking on the deck, athlete slipped on the floor and fell hitting his head
and buttocks.
Walking to deck and slipped on floor.
Swimmer was warming up in the south competition pool and when she dove
into the water her nose started bleeding.
Athlete was poked in the eye during an ultimate frisbee game.
Swimmer stated that someone stepped on her big right toe, causing it to
bleed.
Isaac was doing bench jumps. He jumped over the bench and when he landed
he reported feeling his knee move to the side.
(spectator) She was stepping down from the top step of seating area when
she lost her balance and fell onto the bleacher seat below.
Description of Injury
1/8 inch scratch on base of R big toe, that
created a very thin avulsion that resembled a
blister type injury.
2nd right toe, under the nail on the door.
Minimal bleeding - controlled and bandaged.
No nail breakage. Full ROM to toes
bloody nose
bloody nose
He was attempting to enter locker room and
several other boys were exiting and the door
caught his toe and ripped off a toenail.
pt had pain rated at 4/10, pt denied LOC pt
had no nuero deficits Pt had PMSx4 in all
extriemities.
Ashleigh received an approximate 3/4" cut on
her eyelid with bleeding.
cut across toe
Nothing visible
Scraped elbow and back on door jam.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Weight Room
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
spectator walking to
bleacher seating area
Bleachers
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Bleachers
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Fell backwards on bleachers on the east side by the diving well and landed on
Bruised lt hip and wrist
her left hip and wrist.
Jennifer got kicked in the back of the right foot.
5 small abrasions on her right heel.
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
child slipped while getting out of the water
The child slipped while getting out of the water
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Swimmer cut her toe.
Swimmer cut her toe on deck with minimal
bleeding
Female
IN - Indiana Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Elizabeth fainted on pool deck in front of coaches office. Victim had a pulse
and was breathing. She was unconscious for eight minutes.
There was no additional injury - just fainted.
KY - Kentucky Swimming
(guest/sibling) slipped on
stairs while walking
stairway at Devil's
slipped on stairs
Fork State Park
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Group activity following
practice
Female
Male
Outside Venue
After swimming 1650 swimmer was "out of " breathe, having trouble
breathing. She is getting over bronchitis, not feeling 100% and thinks this
caused her to feel bad. She recovered and swam rest of events.
Our team was playing Frisbee after practice as a reward for a good practice.
Luke landed funny and broke his little toe.
nose bleed
injured eye
Bleeding toe
Knee pain
Broken humerus, dislocated and fractured
humeral ball.
After swimming 1650 swimmer was "out of "
breathe, having trouble breathing. She is
getting over bronchitis, not feeling 100% and
thinks this caused her to feel bad. She
recovered and swam rest of events.
Broken foot presumed
He broke his little toe on its growth plate.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE GOT OUT OF
THE POOL SHE BROKE OUT IN RASHES
IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE GOT OUT OF THE POOL SHE BROKE OUT IN ON CHEST, ARMS, UPPER AND LOWER
RASHES ON CHEST, ARMS, UPPER AND LOWER BODY.
BODY. LATER THAT NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING, BEGAN TO HAVE DIFFICULTY
BREATHING.
She was doing lateral jumping over a box. She landed on the corner of the
She sprang her ankle. She went to
box and tripped.
Convenient Care and they put a brace on it.
Doing his flip turn and in the flip turn his heel hit the edge of gutter and corner Heel was cut open and bleeding. It was clearly
pool. This cut his heel open. This was during his practice.
in need of stitches.
Swimmer kicked in throat by another swimmer
Swimmer kicked in throat by another swimmer during open water event
during open water event
arm jammed into the wall in a position that
Swimmer jammed his arm into the wall at the finish of a 25 sprint backstroke. may have hyper-extended the elbow. No
audible pops or cracks were heard.
Female
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
While getting out of water scraped knee on touchpad or the edge of the pool
Slight cut
Female
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Athlete complained of shoulder soreness during a scheduled water practice
soreness in shoulders
Female
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
slipped on tiles near blocks and fell hard on the tile on her tailbone
Female
Female
KY - Kentucky Swimming
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Control Room
Deck
Swollen lymph nodes causing pain in neck
Vomited after swimming the 200 fly.
just sore, declined additional first aid and
declined ice
Swollen lymph node causing pain
Unset stomach
Female
KY - Kentucky Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
While cooling down, Julie was kicked by another swimmer in her left hand
bruise
Running on track, shoe possibly loose and came off during run. Caused her to
trip, twist ankle and land on wrist.
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorine equipment released a chlorine gas bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorine equipment released a chlorine bubble which caused the athlete
to be overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorine equipment released chlorine gas bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing atlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Scrapped knee Sprained ankle
Fractured/Broken wrists
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Upstairs Track
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Chlorine inhalation
Chlorine inhalation
Chlorine inhalation
Chlorine inhalation
Chlorine inhalation
Chlorine Inhalation
Chlorine Inhalation
Chlorine Inhalation
chlorine inhalation
Chlorine Inhalation
chlorine inhalation
Chlorine inhalation
Chlorine Inhalation
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Pool chlorine equipment released chlorine gas bubble which caused the
athlete to be overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorine equipment released chlorine gas bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the fumes.
Pool chlorine equipment released a gas bubble which caused the athlete to be
overcome by fumes.
Pool chlorine equipment released a chlorine bubble causing athlete to be
overcome by the funes.
Pool chlorine equipment released a chlorine bubble which caused the athlete
to be overcome by the chlorine fumes.
Pool chlorination equipment released a chlorine gas bubble which caused
athlete to be overcome by the chlorine fumes.
Pool chlorination equipment released chlorine bubble which caused athlete to
be overcome by the chlorine
Athlete overcome by chlorine fumes
Pool chlorination equipment released excessive chlorine causing swimmer to
be overcome by the chlorine.
Description of Injury
chlorine inhalation
Chlorine inhalation
Chlorine Inhalation
Chlorine inhalation
Chlorine inhalation
chlorine inhalation
chlorine inhalation
Chlorine inhalation.
inhalation of chlorine gas.
Internal caused by inhalation of chlorine
Inhalation of chlorine fumes.
inhalation of chlorine fumes
Swimmer B hit the top of his head with
Swimmer A's face. There was no blood nor a
knot forming at the time. I asked Swimmer B
Swimmer B was warming up swimming "sides" in a lane with Swimmer A
the typical concussion questions and he did
where Swimmer A was circle swimming. The boys swam into each other
where the top of Swimmer B's head collided with the right side of Swimmer A's say he had a little blurred vision. I immediately
told him he needed to get out and sit on the
face. After the collision the two boys swam to the side of the pool and
side of the pool. After about 5 minutes the
stopped.
blurred vision continued so we proceeded to
call his mother.
Swimmer was swimming a freestyle set in lane 8 where he hit his hand on a
Swimmer hit the "meaty" part of his hand
diving platform that hangs over the gutter of that lane. I immediately asked if
between his index finger and thumb. There
he was ok, he said he was fine it just hurt. After doing 2 more 50s he said it
was a knot and a little bruising started when he
still hurt so I moved him out of the lane into the space between the bulkheads
left for home that night.
to do a vertical kick set.
Swimmer A got into a lane with his teammate Swimmer B. Swimmer B was
swimming sides and Swimmer A started circle swimming. The 2 boys collided The right side of Swimmer A's face was a little
and Swimmer A hit the right side of his face on the top of Swimmerb B's head. red but no cuts, bruises or knots.
Both boys then swam to the side of the pool and stopped.
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was coming off a flip turn on the wall, and another swimmer jumped Not sure of extent of injury. XR on 8/29 and
in on her wrist as she was in the streamline position coming off the wall.
MRI on 10/25.
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Another Teammate kicked child in the mouth during warm up.
Bloody Lip
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
Deck
Upon exiting swimming pool, after warm down, swimmer reports cuts to his
right foot after coming into contact of gutter lip Poot. at side of pool.
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Doing sprints in the gym, swimmer ran into the wall with both hands
outstretched.
Female
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Warming up and was kicked in goggles.
Male
LA - Louisiana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Swimmer scraped back on bleachers when standing up to pack swim bag.
Cross training in area ajacent to the pool area. Swimmer tripped, fell, and
broke forearm.
Cut bottom of heal on touchpad
Gloria had slipped and hit her elbow in the locker room on Friday night after
practice. On Saturday, she collided head on with another swimmer while
swimming.
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
athlete collided with another during warmups, sustaining a blow to the left
upper part of her head
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
athlete collided with another athlete during warmups, sustaining an open
wound under the right side of her chin
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer said she felt her right knee crack and couldn't bend her leg.
Happened while swimming freestyle, in the middle of a lap.
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
"Stoved hand/wrist on the wall on the finish of his freestyle event
Female
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
In Water
Hit her mouth on the side of the pool and chipped her left front tooth.
Jammed index finger with lane line during warm-up
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer experienced a sudden sharp pain in the left shoulder that extended
into his neck.
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Swim-A-Thon
Smith Lobby at
Hawken School
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
(Parent) was helping to put away chairs and cut her middle finger on left hand
on a piece of metal on bottom of chair.
Swimmers were held at start, Julia tried to stay in staring position, however
was leaning, fell into water and bumped head on bottom of pool. Pool staff
exercised utmost caution and followed protocol. Julia removed herself from
pool and sat in chair behind blocks for examination, at that time paramedics
arrived and back-boarded Julia to Hillcrest hospital.
He slipped on deck behind the blocks before his race.
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer jammed based of his thumb at the finish.
Bottom of foot/heel cut while doing flip turn
got hit in mouth by another swimmer's hand and started to bleed, and started
to feel nauseous.
Another swimmer was swimming over swimmer and swimmer was scratched
and pulled on her ankle. Small abrasion remained.
Description of Injury
pt c/o injury to Rt foot. upon PE, 2 Small
superficial actively bleeding lacerations were
noted to pt Rt Large toe and Plantar aspect of
Rt foot. Pt was ambulating with no difficulty,
was CAO x3, and showed no signs of
extraordinary pain or distress. No discoloration
of foot was noted. Motor & sensory to Injured
foot intact
Cannot bend arms very far or straighten fully.
It also hurst to rotat the forarm.
Was kicked in goggles. Small abrasion under
eye with partial skin tear. No other cut to eye.
Swelling to bottom and top of eye. No blood in
actual socket.
Abrasion to back.
Both bone forearm fracture.
Deep cut on bottom of heal
developed a concussion from the combination
of the two incidents
blow to the head after colliding with another
athlete with subsequent headache and
dizziness
open circular, jagged wound to right underside
of chin, exposing deep soft tissues. Also
possible mental confusion
Swimmer could not bend her right knee after
feeling it crack. Was in a fair amount of pain,
rated as an 8 out of 10.
Cut on heel
small abrasion right lower incisor. no signs or
symptoms of head injury.
Abrasion
Hit wall hard with his hand/wrist on the finish of
his freestyle event
Chipped left front tooth
Index finger red and swollen
Swimmer experienced a sudden sharp
pain in the left shoulder that extended
into his neck.
A cut on the left hand middle finger across the
top.
72 hour non compete / rest concussion
protocol. Release to begin practice provided
by primary care physician.
scratched and swollen knee
erythema and swelling at base of 1st
phalangee
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
in shower after practice
Locker Room
Became sob swimming 100 fly removed for water by lifeguard. History of
asthma. Labored breathing continued despite 02 and albuterol inhaler.
Evaluated by EMS.
hit head in shower, after getting soap in eyes.
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Colleen was doing jumps at dryland and slipped and fell on her knee.
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
another swimmer thought they were pushing off the wall during warmups but
pushed off athlete's face, smashing her nose with their foot resulting in a
bloody nose of the athlete
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Kicked in the hand/ finger during warm-up
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
stepped on object on pool deck and cut ball of left foot
Female
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
In Water
bloody nose while swimming
She scraped her knee when exiting the the pool
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Swimmer was approaching door, leadint to pool. When the door open, it cut
his foot
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Finger was bent back while he was playing (5th finger on the right)
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
LE - Lake Erie Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Hallway
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
clean up
wrestling room
another swimmer ran into Maggie right after she pushed off the wall from a
turn during warmups
Athletes foot got caught in the wall while she was doing a flip turn. She said it
was bruised.
Shortnesss of breath after race
athlete was dizzy during race and after exiting pool. She sat down and
hydrated, rested and gradually felt better
Cut Foot on flip turn.
Was doing some agility exercises and Grace's foot buckled. She ended up
having a small fracture.
The teams was playing ultimate Frisbee as a dryland excersise. One athlete
collided with another, resulting in Ogden falling and breaking his wrist.
Description of Injury
cut directly below the eye leaving a loosely
attached flap of skin and a scrape on the
eyelid as well
Became sob while swimming 100 fly
small bump on front of forehead
Bruised, hurt, "felt funny" when she walked on
it
bloody nose
Middle finger on hand was bent back when
kicked during warm-up
cut ball of left foot. 2mm superficial laceration
at first digit.
bloody nose
scrape/cut
Swimmer's toe had superficial laceration
around nail bed. After thorough cleaning,
bleeding stop with pressure. Antibiotic
ointment apply with bandage.
5th finger was bent back while playing. Athlete
described pain and was tearful. He was able
to move his finger and there was no swelling.
Bruising of the foot
Shortness of breath after race
see above
small cut on bottom of left foot.
Slight fracture of her left foot
Athlete's radial bone was fractured
Athlete got out of pool after her race and complained of shortness of breath,
Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing,
difficulty breathing and burning in her throat
burning sensation in throat
On April 24th 2013, while cleaning up from dry land practice, Julia McCarthy
attempted to kick a yoga ball to clean up area. Swimmer missed the yoga ball
and accidentally hit the ground with her foot. Swimmer complained of pain.
Swimmer was instructed to apply ice at home. After she went home she put
ice on it, as was instructed to her by her coach. She was in a lot of pain. This
morning her foot was very swollen, she had greater pain and had trouble
Broken second toe.
walking on it. After making it to school, the pain persisted so she went to the
nurse. She instructed her to see her doctor and get an x-ray. The x-ray
indicated a possible fracture under the second toe. They recommended going
to an orthopedic sports doctor as soon as possible. They are treating it as a
break. She will be in a boot for 2-3 weeks. She was instructed to stay out of
the water for at least a week and then to try and keep pressure off it for
another 1-2 weeks. She will be re-evaluated in 2 weeks.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice/Locker Room
Locker Room
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
Colin slipped and fell in the shower at a practice facility. He broke his two
front teeth.
Bumped heads with another swimmer and suffered a cut below her eye.
She cut her foot on deep end at wall - lane 4. big toe sliced half off skin and
deep cut on the foot.
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Female
Female
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Pre meet cheer
getting dressed
Practice / Water
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
slid foot on jets
The pole holding center backstroke line above pool on deck, rusted from the
bottom, cracked off and fell onto her foot. The rusted edge landed on her foot.
Deck
She went to the ER and got X-rays, nova caine shots, 4 stitches and tetanus
shot the next day.
Harris felt dizzy, lost consciencness, and fell back. On the fall, he hit his on the
pool deck, leaving him in pain, with dizzyness, and some disorientation, and a
contustion on the back of this head. Harris's coach helped him up, and sat
him on chair. The staff at the University of Delaware was notified and provided
Deck
intial care. EMT was called. EMT examined Harris, noted that there was not
obvious or immediate care that needed be provided. They reccomended he
be checked out by a docotre. He was taken out of the faciity on a stretcher,
and transported to Christiana Hospital for tests.
(nonmember volunteer) The elevated platform provided by facility for the
colorado/compute
computer/colorado operator separated and the chair that volunteer was sitting
r system platform
on fell through the platform. Volunteer twisted and fell backward hitting his
on deck
head and back. His foot was caught under the table.
Swimmer slipped off of the block and hit her knee. Per her coach, Colleen,
On Blocks
Abby's mother said Abby was Ok and took her home.
In Water
Bumped head on wall in backstroke. Was helped out of the pool.
(Guest) There was water from condensation on the cement bleachers. Guest
Bleachers
was climbing bleachers, slipped and scraped leg, hurting her left knee and
shin
Presssing out of the water and slipped, which caused her to hit her chin on the
In Water
pool deck
Deck
Swimmer began to hyperventilate after team cheer
Locker Room
slipped and fell on tailbone
In Water
Slammed his heels on the wall doing a flip turn
Athlete's foot slipped during physioball crunches. Back of athlete's head hit
the lower part of the hallway wall. Small bump formed. Athlete mentioned that
he had a small headache, didn't know if it was becasue he had been sick.
Hallway
During warm-up, felt slightly nauseous while doing flip turns. Athlete was
removed from practice immediately, sent home with instructions to make
appointment to see a medical professional.
Outside Venue
Running outdoors twisted her ankle.
Gillian was swimming a set in the pool and hit her elbow. She got out of the
pool and notified Ralph Clayton. Ralph grabbed Laura Braun who cleaned and
In Water
bandaged the wound. She wasn't upset and wanted to get back in the pool so
she finished the practice. Her father was notified about the incident and
further treatment by the coaches was declined.
In Water
athlete hit bridge of nose on a turn
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Athlete hit right hand on wall at finish of backstroke event
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
in between events
Bleachers
Cameron was walking on bottom bleacher and slipped while stepping off and
hit his back on edge of bleacher
Description of Injury
Two front teeth broken
Cut under eye
She cut her foot on deep end at wall - lane 4.
big toe sliced half off skin and deep cut on the
foot.
sliced toe on bottom
Laceration to pinky toe and toe next to it and
top of foot on right side.
Hit is head on deck. Let him with
bump/contusion onthe back of this head, as
well as some dizzyness.
pain to all above areas
bruised knee
Bumped head on wall in backstroke.
swollen and scraped portions of shin and knee
Cut chin
hyperventilated
slipped in locker room and bruised tailbone
swollen heel
Back of head hit wall. Slight bump formed.
Sprained Ankle
Quarter inch shallow cut.
bump on nose, slight swelling
Hand was red and swollen; athlete described
it as very painful
Cameron had a decent bruise in middle of
lower back as well as minor brush like burn up
back
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Patrick and another boy collided head on in their lane during a set.
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
James collided head first with another boy in the middle of a set in their lane.
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Male
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Practice / Water
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Male
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Competition
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Female
MA - Middle Atlantic Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Male
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Competition
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Male
Female
Male
MD - Maryland Swimming
MD - Maryland Swimming
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Competition
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Competition
Description of Injury
Patrick had a sore lower lip.
James had soreness on top of the head and
his left wrist.
Two athletes flipped turns into each other during IM swim. Left hand of
swimmer entering wall caught the left side of Tyler's face. Small cut under left
Small cut, and scratches sustained to left eye.
eye. Two small scratches two left of face caused by left hand of other
swimmer.
Swimmer can't describe accident - doesn't
know what happened. She doesn't know if it
Swimmer can't describe accident - doesn't know what happened. She doesn't
happened in or out of the water. The cut could
doesn't know if it know if it happened in or out of the water. The cut could have occurred on a
have occurred on a lane line or a jet or block
occurred in water lane line or a jet or block or cement. Just doesn't know. We felt all around
or cement. Just doesn't know. We felt all
or out of water
and could not find anything sharp that would have cut her second toe on the
around and could not find anything sharp that
right foot.
would have cut her second toe on the right
foot
Kate was sitting on a physioball waiting for stretching to begin. She was
bouncing up and down a bit. While she was bouncing upward, a team mate
Impact injury and rug burn
Gym
near by hit the ball with her hand causing Kate to land abruptly on the
carpeting.
Deck
cut toe
cut on toe
Deck
(lifeguard) Stepped on rusted metal while trying to fix broken pole that fell.
stepped on rusted metal with right foot.
Hurt Shoulder. Happened just before practice.
In Water
Slipped and fell in locker room.
She did not swim last night.
Slightly swollen. She was able to get up and
Locker Room
Jada slipped and fell in the locker room and hurt her knee.
walk afterwards. Complained of pain.
Deck
official slipped on deck, pulled left hamstring,
pulled lleft hamstring muscle, no brusining
Non-USA Swimming event--YMCA team members involved with taking photos
No Physical injuryLocker Room
of unsuspecting female swimmers in locker area
Swimmer kicked in nose. No bleeding or
In Water
Swimmer kicked in face during warmups.
swelling.
Minor blow to the nose, no bleeding or swelling. Coach and staff attended.
Minor blow tothe nose. No bleeding or
In Water
Ice was given to swimmer.
swelling.
Justin was walking the he slipped on covering on the gym floor. Right ankle
twisted and fell on flexed ankle/foot. Pain and swelling immediately. Not
Gym
swelling over lateral aspect foot
witnessed by parent who notified safety marshall. Another parent brought
Justin to his parent.
Mrs. Davies sliped on the floor on the front doorway to the gym. She hit her
head and left wrist on the floor, She didn't lose conscious. She went to get
ice and went to the pool deck with her team. She took ibuprofen. Has a
headache but does not want to seek further treatment. Mrs. Davies changed both the left side of her head and wrist hurt.
No immediate obvious sign of lesions or
her mind and 911 was called, she was complaining of a headache, stomach
Hallway
swelling at first contact. She later requested
ache and left wrist. 911 came. Her vital s were good,blood pressure high,
she had neck pain ( previous broken neck). EMS recommended that she be that 911 be called.
transported to the hospital. She was placed in a neck brace and had
tenderness in her left wrist. She was transported to Howard County General
Hospital
In Water
Right hand hit the wall at the finish, very hard.
possible sprain (fingers/arm/hand)
Locker Room
cut foot on metal grate in showers in locker room
deep cut that needed stitches
In Water
Cut foot on bottom of pool
cut foot
swimmer at end of race, knee popped out, had been to physician last week,
In Water
knee popped out
due to have surgery
woman dropped ipad from bleachers/viewing area on me as I was sitting in
bump on head
Deck
coaching area
In Water
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MD - Maryland Swimming
After lesson: discharged
with parent
Hallway
Female
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
MD - Maryland Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Practice / Water
Gym
On Blocks
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
MD - Maryland Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
(sibling) Swimmer was in water with the instructor with a 1:1 ratio; she raised
up over the edge of the gutter, her hands slipped and she hit her chin/ lip on
the gutter causing her teeth to cut her inner lip (lower) and slight cut outer
lower lip, some crying and child was in pain
(non-member) child stopped before getting to the wall. Another Swimmer
pushed off the wall, and the back of his head hit the forehead of hers
(Guest/sibling) Apparently the child was going up the steps of the pool deck
area and fell. His towel was wrapped around his arms and he came down on
his mouth/ teeth. He cried and his mother had to hold him and check his teeth
for looseness and there were none. There was no bleeding we gave ice and
the child stopped crying.
Was running, tripped and hyper-extended her right ankle.
Saniya was diving off the blocks and hit her ankle on the blocks
Julia was paying a game during dry land and rolled her ankle while playing the
game
Playing Speedball, went to the ground and jammed finger on the ground
Swimmer had previously thrown up after warm-ups. Sadi she was fine prior to
competition. After swim she was very pale (coach noticed) and said she was
having trouble breathing.
Description of Injury
lip cut and swollen, ~ 4 mm long, outer lip
slight cut ~2 mm long
Head to Head Contact. Bump on forehead,
also a cut. Not a lot of blood
child hit upper/ lower teeth on pool deck steps
Hyper-extension of right ankle
hit ankle on blocks. Ankle was sore.
sprained ankle
jammed finger
Difficulty breathing and pale-looking.
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Claire turned too late and hit the top of her head on the end of the pool wall.
Male
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet/ Waiting for events
Deck
Male
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet prep/ waiting for
events
Outside Venue
Swimmer cut his middle finger on the bulkhead while swimming butterfly
Laceration to finger
Swimmer was hit on the side of the head by another swimmer while sitting on
Bruising around right eye
deck
Swimmer caused large/ deep abrasion to shin
Swimmer caused large/ deep abrasion to shin while shaving legs, resulting in
while shaving legs, resulting in considerable
considerable bleeding
bleeding
apparent allergic-style reaction or burn from
Apparent skin irritation/ reaction from pool disinfectant
combination of pool disinfectant/ face cream
Cut toe on lane line
Laceration to toe
Over-extended thumb against lane lines during warmup
Bruising/ possible subluxation
bumped heads with other swimmer; got a little cut above her eye
small cut above eye
Top of head injured.
Male
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Female
Male
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
MD - Maryland Swimming
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
In Water
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Pushed off wall after flip turn, felt a click and pain afterward. Finished the race. Knee pain
Female
Male
Female
MD - Maryland Swimming
MD - Maryland Swimming
MD - Maryland Swimming
in locker room
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
In Water
In Water
swimmer scratched right toe when exiting locker room
swimmer struck left forearm on wall when completing backstroke race
swimmer struck left hand on wall when completing backstroke event
Female
ME - Maine Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
(Guest) slipped and fell when moving from one row of bleachers to another.
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet prior to warm-up's
Hallway
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Locker room after practice Locker Room
Stadiums. Missed a step and fell.
Swimmer bumped accidently by another person and hit his head against the
defibulator box
Two swimmers bumped in passing in the corridor between the shower room
and the locker room. Swimmer A slipped and hit his head on the front edge of
the urinal.
Swimmer felt faint in in the pool. The coach and another swimmer pulled her
out and she passed out on deck. Ambulance was called to take the swimmer
to the hospital.
Sam crawled into a locker and another boy slammed it shut, catching his foot
in the locker door.
minor cut
left forearm abrasion
abrasion
She hurt three toes and where the ankle bends
when she slipped and fell.
Broke a bone in her foot.
Deep cut on forehead, bleeding
deep cut above left eye, required 12 stiches.
Swimmer felt faint and passed out
Deep wound, 2 stitches
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
At approximately 7:10 p.m. EST, Lakeyta Veasey said she was having a hard
time breathing, so she sat on the side of the pool deck. At 7:15, she was told
to go take a shower, change into her clothes, and come back out. When she
came back out (or so), she told me she wanted to call her mother. She told
me that she thought she was having an anxiety attack with the stress of finale
exams starting. She was told that was fine, and that she could get changed as
practice was about over, time was about 7:20. Shortly after (7:35ish), her
mom came in very shaken, said she was on the phone with Lakeyta, who was
in the locker room breathing very shallow. Mom and I went into the locker
room, and Lakeyta sitting up on the bench, and stated she had a hard time
breathing and her legs were weak and numb. While in the locker room, the
mother told me to call 911, so I did. Coach Bob Sala and i went into the locker
room and we helped her into the hall way for some fresh air. About 7:45 pm.,
Beverly Hills PD came, administered O 2 and took Blood pressure. After about
10-15 mins., she began to breath easier, O2 was removed. At thqt time, EMS
came, took control, and checked her out further. The mother told BH PD that
Lakeyta used an inhaler that was not hers. EMS took Lakeyta to the hospital
for further observation.
Eduardo states that one of his teammates pushed him out of the shower, and
he in turn, slipped and bumped his chin on the tile, resulting in some damage
to his teeth and a cut on his chin.
Swimmer popped a blood vessel in her eye while playing water polo. Ball hit
her in the eye.
Athlete was second swimmer on 800 Freestyle Relay. Coach reported "she
went out fine, but then at about 125 yards, she slowed down and started lifting
her head up to look at the coaches. She might have swallowed a lot of water.
She came to the wall and then hung on the gutter. She was unable to get out
of the pool." Athlete was assisted from the swimming pool and laid supine on
the deck with a towel under her head. Athlete was covered with several
towels. Athlete reported "I can't breathe", but never gasped for breath.
NOTE: Photographer from Huron Valley Ambulance came on deck and
photographed the facility and the athlete on deck. This photographer was not
specifically authorized by anyone associated with the swim meet, and was
immediately challenged. Paramedics responded "he's with us".
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Locker Room following
practice
Locker Room
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Gym
Kids were playing in the gyn. They were jumping off the bleachers and Josh
came down on his foot and his forhead made contact with his knee.
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Injured heal on backstroke turn.
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
James was knocked into the water while moving backstroke flags back into
place after practice, hitting his head on a metal diving board support in the
process. He sustained a laceration to the top of his head.
Athlete was bobbing in the warm up pool and came too close to the wall and
bumped his head.
Athlete bumped her head against the wall while swimming backstroke.
Description of Injury
Breathing difficulty; anxiety attack
Cut on chin, upper teeth appear to have some
damage.
Eye bleeding. Broken blood vessel.
Athlete reported shortness of breath.
R foot and anke swollen and bruised for top of
foot back towards heal. R outer canthus of
eye and forhead injury- reddened.
When doing a backstroke turn she fliped and
injured one of her heals on the gutter.
Less than 1 inch laceration to the scalp.
Forehead
Athlete hit her head on the wall while
swimming backstroke. She continued to swim
for about 5-6 minutes. Then she got out of the
water and reported to a coach that she had
bumped her head, and it hurt. She was
instructed to sit out.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Team Pictures
Deck
Athlete was standing on a bench with the rest of the team for team pictures
and was feeling hot so she went to and got a drink of water. She got back in
her spot then 5 minutes later felt like she was going to faint and then she
fainted and hit her head on the bench she was standing on.
Hit head on bench
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Kicked in the head by a teammate
Bump on the head and slightly swollen on the
right side of his body. Felt light headed after
injury.
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was in midst of a turn and pull-out off the wall when the swimmer
ahead of her had stopped. She was still in the pull out when the swimmer
ahead of her began swimming and accidently kicked her in the head.
The kick to her head radiated through her
neck, shoulders, and down her back
Male
Female
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
MI Michigan Swimming
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
Deck
Bleachers
Slipped and fell on the pool deck. Left lower leg is badly bruised.
Stubbed toe on warm-up pool gutter
Tripped on bleachers hitting right thigh on the corner of the step
Description of Injury
Lower left leg is badly bruised.
Cut on left toe
Scrape on leg with bleeding
Pain in knuckle. Could not extend right pinky
Swimmer kicked in hand by another swimmer
finger.
Slipped and fell on deck.
Abrasion, contusion
Kicked in the face by the girl swimming in front of her
Loose tooth
Concussion. Swimmer did not realize she was
hurt until the following day and informed her
Swimmer was swimming backstroke and did a flip turn too close to the wall
parents. The coach and safety officer were
causing her to hit her head. Injury occurred at the end of practice and was not
informed the next day. Swimmer has since
reported to the coach at that time.
returned with a doctors note clearing her to
practice.
Flags not moved for backstroke. Lost track of where he was. He hit his head
Cuts on nose. Cut on head.
against the wall. His goggles cut his nose and his teeth were hit. His
forehead hurt a little afterward.
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
Deck
In Water
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer was competing and hit head at the wall while initiating a turn
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Slipped on the pool deck while walking to her lane.
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Athlete dove off blocks and hit face on the bottom.
Injured swimmer was in the warm down pool swimming and was elbowed in
Severe Bloody Nose.
the nose by another swimmer in the nose. Injured swimmer claims that this
action may have been intentional.
Nicole pushed off the bottom of the pool and hit her head on the underside of
Cut Forehead
the pool bulkhead.
Reached down to touch water and one foot slipped into pool other foot stayed
viaginal tear
on deck, swimmer's pubis area hit edge of pool.
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Another swim was swimming in the opposite direction and bumped her nose
Sore nose
In Water
Just before the start of warm-up a less experienced swimmer jumped in on
Mary and bumped her head.
Head Aches, Dizziness, Head Throbbing/Pain
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Swimmer hit head against wall. Ice was given
to swimmer and further care was refused.
Bump on the back of her head, and tailbone
hurts.
Bruised nose and sore face.
Athlete reports that he was kicked in the head
by another swimmer in his lane. Athlete
Athlete reports that he was kicked in the head by another swimmer in the lane. identifies front right temple area as site of
Athlete reports he sensed a "little bit of a blackout" and had a headache.
contact. Athlete reports he sensed a "little bit
of a blackout" and had a headache initially
after the incident.
Scratched surface of foot on wall getting out of pool.
Scratched surface of foot.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside practice
field (dryland
training)
During dryland training, swimmer was running for a soccer ball and tripped
over another swimmer, who then fell on top of him. He rolled his wrist causing Swollen wrist
swelling.
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Accidently kicked in the head by another swimmer in the lane
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
MI Michigan Swimming
Going down slide for fun
Friday after practice
In Water
Bent knees as he was coming off the slide.
Skinned both knees and small cuts on foot.
Right pointer finger hurt when moved
Swimmer's toenail fell off when taking off her
shoe. Possibly snagged on shoe. Bleading.
Male
Description of Injury
No visible injury initially. Swimmer had
headache the following day. Coach followed
up with parents who said they would take her
to the doctor to make sure everything was ok.
While passing another swimmer, he ran in to the wall and bumped his head on
Bump on head
the wall.
Swimmer took in some water during practice. While in the locker room he had
Panic attack and hyper ventilating
a panic attack and was hyper ventilating.
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Did a 50 fly in level 3. Hit his hand 4 times on the lane lins. Didn't realize the
pain untilafter 50 free.
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Swimmer's toenail fell off when taking off her shoe. Possibly snagged on
shoe. Bleading.
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
Female
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
MI Michigan Swimming
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Deck
Deck
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
Athlete was ready to swim race, then felt lightheaded and dizzy. She lay down
Temporary loss of consciousness
and then passed out. Woke up somewhat shaky. Length of loss of
consciousness unknown.
Athlete exiting pool hit, following her relay leg, hit her right eye. No witnesses. Bruise and scrap on right eye. Swelling of
The athlete and coach were not sure what she hit her eye on.
right eye.
Athlete hit arm on side of pool at finish of
Hit arm at backstroke finish. Broke skin open, little blood
backstroke breaking the skin.
Scraped hand on block
Scrape
Slipped on shoe and fell
Scrape on knee
Swimmer fell on the deck
Scrape and some bleeding
Grabbed the block wrong on start and hands slipped. Scrapped the inside of
Scrapes on both forearms.
her forearms (both) on the way in to the water, but completed the race. No
bleeding.
While exiting the pool, swimmer slipped and fell back in hitting hip and arm on
Scratch on side of arm
the wall
Relay exchange, swimmer on block dove in and struck completing swimmer
bumped in head by second swimmer's foot at
on head with his foot
relay exchange
Srapped her wrist wile getting in the pool
Small scrap
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Bumped in to another swimmer during a flip turn and hit his ankle onthe wall.
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MI Michigan Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Athlete slipped on starting block and scrapped right thigh.
Scrape on thigh
Bloody nose at end of race due to dry nose (no impact). Spontaneous bloody
nose due to nose being dry. Bleeding stopped. Swimmer continued meet per Bloody nose
parent request.
Athlete had an asthma attack which became
severe. Her prescribed inhaler was empty.
Paramedics were called. Her attack begin after
Severe asthma attack
she had completed a fast swim. She was on
deck at the time and managed to first sit, then
lay down when the attack began.
Male
MI Michigan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Scraped left knee climbing out of pool
Bruise
Scraped knee
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
She was pulling the lane line off the reel to put it in the pool when the spiral
hook end swung loose around the reel and hit her thumb bruising and
fracturing it.
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Locker Room Prior to
Practice
Locker Room
Athlete slipped as she reached to open the locker room door that leads to the
pool deck. She landed hard on her left knee and dislocated the kneecap. 911
Dislocated kneecap when she fell to the floor.
was called. Ambulance arrived, administered morphine for pain, moved her
onto stretcher and took her to the care clinic of her mother's choice.
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer had what appeard to be a seizure approximately 10 feet from
shallow end wall. Head stayed above water, brought to side of pool and
removed from pool. Pulse was checked and there was no pulse,
compressions were begun. Swimmer had a Pacemaker, and while AED was
being prepared, pacemaker shocked and revived normal heart rhythm.
Athlete began to show signs of possible seizure in the water and while exiting
the pool following a race. Exited pool on her own, but immediately required
help. Parent (mother) attended to the athlete, disclosing that the athlete had a
history of "Partial-Complex" seizures. Nearby volunteer parent, who turned out
to be an EMT, also assisted with care.
(Guest) woman fell back right onto tile flooring. not sure if she tripped or
passed out prior to the fall.
During practice on Flip Turns Ryan hit his heel on the gutter of the pool. He
ended up going to the ER and getting 10 stiches.
Ron dove off the block without a streamline position and went down to the
bottom and hit the bottom with his head.
Around the 1400m mark of the FINA 10k World Cup in Eilat, Israel, Ms.
George reportedly got kicked in the head. Ms. George continued the swim
after the incident and was able to complete the race. After the race, she
experienced dizziness and looked to have a slight disorientation. Race
medical officials recommend that she go to the hospital to seek further
treatment. She was accompanied by her coach (Barton Wells) and was
cleared from the hospital shortly after her admittance. Further treatment was
sought when she was back in the US and she was told by a US doctor that
she had ruptured her eardrum. *Please note that this description is not
entirely a first hand account of what happened as i did not witness the
accident happening nor did i accompany Ms. George to the hospital or any
further medical treatment
During a game swimmer swan too deep and banged tooth on bottom of pool
(spectator)As I was looking at text message from daughters while walking
down main steps - thought I was on the bottom step but was on second to the
bottom - landed on right ankle wrong and "crunch" very loud - per person that
fell
When swimmer exited the water she noticed blood around her left foot. She
has no idea when it happened but that it happened in the water. There is a
1/2" long and 1/4' wide gash in her 5th toe (pinkie toe).
Description of Injury
Bruised and Fractured Thumb
Swimmer suffered heart stopping while
swimming at practice.
Athlete displayed symptoms of a seizure,
confirmed by attendant parent (mother)
laceration to back of head. bleeding occurred
Peeled skin off of heel from hitting it on gutter
Showed possible signs of a concussion.
Dizziness and headache and discomfort.
Possible ruptured eardrum. Possible
concussion.
chipped front tooth top
right ankle twisted, swelling, bruising, painful
when moved or touched
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Spectator at Swim Meet
Bleachers
(spectator) Fell down step in bleachers when her foot got caught in a blanket. Hit head on guard rail, twisted knee/ankle.
After falling one step, twisted ankle and fell into guard glass guard rail.
Ankle was swollen, possibly broken.
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Slipped on deck and hit head
Hit head
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Dry-Land,
Minnesota
Deck
Male
Stairs
Tripped up stairs & landed on left knee
Laceration on Left knee
There is a 1/2" long and 1/4' wide gash in her
5th toe (pinkie toe) on her left foot.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice/Locker Room
Locker Room
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Female
Male
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
MN - Minnesota Swimming
MN - Minnesota Swimming
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
Waiting for her session
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
In Water
Deck
Locker Room
Deck
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Athlete was not exactly sure how she hurt her foot, but we suspect she hurt it
stepping down off of the bleachers to the deck.
Description of Injury
She scraped up her left foot enough that we
had to clean, stop the bleeding and then
bandage.
Horseplay in the girls locker room - conflicting stories from athletes (under age
12) about bear hugs, lifting, wrestling, etc. (no team staff or other adults were
Strained clavicle
present). Injured athlete claims another athlete bear-hugged/squeezed her so
tightly as to cause shoulder strain
Turned to avoid swimmers getting up on block,
Turned to avoid swimmers getting up on block, lipped on deck, hit head on
lipped on deck, hit head on wall as she fell, hit
wall as she fell, hit hip and elbow on deck.
hip and elbow on deck.
Slipped off the block and injured right shin
Slipped off the block and injured right shin
Slipped and fell on deck, hit head, lost
Slipped and fell on deck, hit head, lost conciousness
conciousness
Swimmer collided with another swimmer (see
separate accident report) and sustained
Swimmer was sprinting and collided with another swimmer sprinting the wrong
scratches to his chest and was complaining of
way down the lane.
headache and dizziness about 20 minutes
after the incident.
Swimmer had dove into the water and was sprinting a 50. Another swimmer
Swimmer hit another swimmer in the shoulder
from our team who I am filing a separate report on, started 10 seconds after
hard enough to break her goggles. She
her sprinting as well. Swimmer flipped her turn and ran into second swimmer
complained of being dizzy and a headache
head on at roughly the 15M mark at the far end of the pool. They glanced
after the impact.
heads but did not collide head on.
Pushed off bottom of pool and cut toe
Cut toe
Fell down hurt her knee
Hit/Twisted Knee
smashed his thumb in a locker
smashed his thumb in a locker
cut her hand open in the center of her palm
Small cut in the center of her palm
No lacerations or bruising. He was not able to
during his flip turn he hit his heel on the wall.
walk on it for the remainder of the session as it
was sore.
Swimmer was accidentally kicked in his left eye by another swimmer in his
Swimmer was accidentally kicked in his left
lane.
eye
Tripped over drain on pool deck - cut big toe
Cut big toe
Charles hit the back of his head on the bottom of the pool, while in a
streamline position, after performing a push off. No coach witnessed the
accident. Charles completed the 50 got out of the pool and sat on the edge.
Coach Ryan Clausman asked what was wrong and Chales said "nothing" and Charles hit the back of his head on the bottom
of the pool, while in a streamline position, after
got back in the pool and swam a 25. After the 25 he told Coach Lex Tripps,
"he felt like things were spinning." Charles got out of the pool with help from performing a push off. He complained only of
coach Lex. Coach Ryan accompanied Charles into the locker room. Coach dizziness. Coach Ryan asked him if there
Ryan and Charles were in conversation the entire time. This is when Charles where other symptoms and he said no.
explained to Ryan how the accident happened. After gathering up Charles'
belongings, Charles and Ryan returned to the pool deck, called Charles' mom,
she came and got Charles after approximately 3 minutes and took him home.
coming down the bleachers clipped calf on the corner of the bleacher turning
contusion on calf
the corner
While doing some press outs, Ben hit his chin on the gutter and got a cut
Cut on chin and lip. Chipped tooth.
inside and outside of his lip and chipped part of his tooth.
Was swimming backstroke and ran into corner of pool with top of head.
1 inch slice on top of head.
Slipped on Grass outside hurt back of knee,
(Guest) Slipped on Grass outside hurt back of knee, pain, brusing, able to
pain, brusing, able to walk with a slight limp,
walk with a slight limp, full range of motion, Toes pink
full range of motion, Toes pink
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Athlete cut left ring finger when practicing a finish. Believes he caught the
edge of the metal bracket used to hold touchpads in place on pool gutter.
Laceration on tip of left ring finger
Condition that Jennie Novak has experienced
multiple times in the past in which she feints
after substantial exertion. Medical
documentation is available for recognizing and
addressing the situation.
Description of Injury
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Jennie completed the event, climbed onto the deck and feinted. Her heart rate
dropped from the rapidly from the accelerated rate during the event to a lower
rate. She regained consciousness in less than a minute. Her heart rate
returned to normal. She has experienced this condition in the past and
received medical attention. She has provided medical directions from the
doctor to the club and meet management for responding.
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
On the turn, it felt like shoulder came out.. Back in place after race.
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Aggravated a groin/inner leg muscle issue while swimming at the meet...been
Groin/ leg muscle pull
dealing with this about a week or so prior during practice as well.
Madi had left practice as walked herself into
the locker room. She was coughing and the
coaches decided it best that she not swim
anymore. Another athlete went into the locker
room and found Madi hyper-ventilating on the
Madi had left practice as walked herself into the locker room. She was
floor of the locker room. That athlete came out
coughing and the coaches decided it best that she not swim anymore.
and contacted the head guard/pool manager of
Another athlete went into the locker room and found Madi hyper-ventilating on
the facility. The head guard/pool manager
the floor of the locker room. That athlete came out and contacted the head
went into the locker room to check on the
guard/pool manager of the facility. The head guard/pool manager went into
athlete. She (Gina) came out asking
the locker room to check on the athlete. She (Gina) came out asking
assistance of one of the coaches on deck.
assistance of one of the coaches on deck. Head Coach, Alex Lindstrom,
Head Coach, Alex Lindstrom, contacted the
contacted the athletes parents and notified them of the scenario while the
athletes parents and notified them of the
head guard stayed with the athlete. Madi continued to hyper-ventilate well
scenario while the head guard stayed with the
after 5 minutes. She was covered with warm towels to keep her warm. It
athlete. Madi continued to hyper-ventilate well
was decided best to call EMS. EMS arrived and took over the scenario with
after 5 minutes. She was covered with warm
Madi. EMS decided, after another 10 minutes, to take Madi to the hospital,
towels to keep her warm. It was decided best
while communicating this with her parents who were both now at the pool.
to call EMS. EMS arrived and took over the
scenario with Madi. EMS decided, after
another 10 minutes, to take Madi to the
hospital, while communicating this with her
parents who were both now at the pool
Fell onto outstretched left hand after slipping on wet floor.
Pain with flexion/extension. Probable sprain.
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Pranav fell on slippery concrete deck, hitting the back of his head on the floor
Fell on slippery deck and hit head on concrete
floor
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
after shower in locker
room
Locker Room
slipped on water after coming out of the shower and fell on her back
sore and painful upper back
Novice swimmers were doing breaststroke drill with the guard rail, Quinn bit
his lip on the guard rail.
Cut on pointer finger.
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Nico smacked his head on the tile deck while doing sit-ups. He promptly
turned so that his head was also over the mat he was laying on.
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Individual slipped backwards and hit head (upper left side of head).
On the turn, it felt like shoulder came out.
Pain on anterior shoulder.
Bit his lip/gums, little bit of blood otherwise just
a really bad pinch
Cut on pointer finger.
Nico smacked his head on the tile deck while
doing sit-ups. He promptly turned so that his
head was also over the mat he was laying on.
He kept doing situps but often rubbed his head
as he was coming up.
No visible cuts.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Another swimmer came in to do flip turn and did not see this swimmer
standing at the wall. His head hit this swimmer in the face, causing bloody
nose, small cut inside mouth and then swollen lip
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
(spectator) Subject was sitting in a stairwell when another spectator's
bag/backpack hit her in the face, striking her right eye as he walked around
her.
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Athlete cut her left knee on the edge of the bleachers.
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
While being passed by another swimmer, swimmer's leg was pulled by the
other swimmer during the pass. Swimmer stopped when she had returned to
the side wall, explained what happened to a coach, and indicated that her
knee was sore. The coach asked swimmer if she was able to finish practice
w/ a modified kick. Swimmer finished practice using both legs, and did not
speak of any more pain. At the end of practice, swimmer returned to the
locker room walking normally.
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Slipped and fell in locker room, hit right elbow on deck.
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Bloody nose. Not caused by impact.
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Deck
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
Bleachers
Female
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Hallway
During a dry land game, swimmer was running towards the north wall of the
upper gym and failed to stop in time. This resulted in a cut on his chin which
could have needed 1 or 2 stitches.
Scraped left arm while exiting pool after finsihing event.
Athlete Stubbed Toe on Cement Deck
Libby began feeling short of breath and complained of pain and numbness in
hands and feet. Breathing was fast and shallow. Breathing normalized after
time and pain and numbness subsided.
Cut toe on lane line
(Spectator) Was stepping down metal bleachers, slipped and fell, and scraped
the side of my shin down the edge of the bleachers as I fell, and injured my
shin. Not broken, big bruise.
The door to the pool opened and scraped 3 of her toes.
Description of Injury
Bloody nose, very slight abrasion inside upper
lip, swollen upper lip.
Subject was sitting in a designated nonseating area (in the stairwell leading from the
spectator stands down to the pool deck),
talking with another person, when another
spectator's bag accidentally hit her in the right
eye as he walked around her. She thinks she
may have also hit the back of her head on the
wall behind her from the force of the blow. A
small scratch was noted on the back of her
head with no bleeding and no swelling
associated with it. Denied lightheadedness,
denied loss of consciousness, denied
headache. A small, non-bleeding abrasion
was noted under her right eye and slight
swelling was present in the right eyebrow area.
She also described the feeling of "something in
my (right) eye". No foreign body was noted in
right eye. She was able to keep her eye open
at all times but described the vision from her
right eye as "blurry". Right eye was slightly
watery. Right sclera was slightly reddened, but
no different in color from her left sclera. Pupils
equal round
Athlete cut her knee on the edge of the
bleachers.
knee soreness
Slipped and fell in locker room, hit right elbow
on deck.
Spontaneous Bloody nose. Not induced by
impact.
Split on the lower chin, see description above.
Scrape
Stubbed Big Toe, Skin Scraped Off
Libby began feeling short of breath and
complained of pain and numbness in hands
and feet. Breathing was fast and shallow.
Right toe was cut
Large bruise on side of shin.
scrapes on top of 3 toes on left foot
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Grant got his left pinky finger stuck in an outflow water jet at the pool. It was
stuck for about an hour and a half. The fire department came to help.
swimmer slipped while climbing out of the pool and scraped his chest against
the side of the starting block.
fell on pool deck
Ryan Daly was walking in the locker room and slipped and landed on his
backside and put his wrist under his body to catch his fall. We later found out
that his wrist is broken when he was taken for an X Ray.
Swimmer hit the laneline during a swim and dislocated her finger.
Male
MN - Minnesota Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Hip "popped" during breaststroke and her hip and leg locked up while
swimming.
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
After practice Evan was walking to the locker room where he stumped and
broke his toe on a pink dumbell used by the lifeguard staff to prop a door
open.
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Description of Injury
minor lacerations on his left pinky finger
Adam received an anterior chest abrasion.
injured his leg....fractured/broke bone
Slipped and fell and landed on his wrist. After
taken for an X Ray it was determined that he
broke his wrist.
Dislocated finger
Hip "popped" during breaststroke and her hip
and leg locked up while swimming. She had
pain running through her inner thigh, through
her hip, up into her lower back.
Suffered a broken toe after walking to locker
room and stumped toe on dumbell.
He kicked a loose tile on the pool wall and
sliced the skin off the top of his right pinky toe.
Left eye and area under were covered in
blood. Skin under left was broken (1.5'). Leo
was taken to Emergency room of Staten Island
University Hospital where he was treated with
Leo Simkin was swimming with goggles on and another kid jumped in the pool
facial contusion. The skin, muscles and other
hitting Leo into the face/head.
soft tissues became swollen and painful. Per
doctor report Leo Simkin may have cuts and
scrapes. The bones under his face might be
bruised
several scratches to left knee and possibly
Tripped over scoreboard wire near starting block one
fracture to right arm (unable to move it)
Anton was walking on the pool deck, looked down and saw that his toe was
bleeding. He did not see what caused it. An inspection of the pool deck in the
area where he was bleeding did not detect any obvious cause such as a sharp Cut on big toe of right foot. Anton complained
of shooting pain in his big toe.
edge or jagged metal. (Note that the heat sheet lists the swimmer as last
name "Kalinin, Anton S" but the Asphalt Green report refers to the injured as
"Kalinina").
Ryan was running on deck after being repeatedly told to walk, he tripped and
deep laceration
got a cut under his chin on the right side
Athlete cut her great left toe on the side of the pool. She was able to continue
small laceration on toe
swimming the remainder of the meet. CSD-MR Team nurse took care of the
injury.
SWIMMER SLIPPED BEHIND THE BLOCKS FALLING AND HITTING THE
SIDE OF HER FACE AND FORARM. SWIMMER REMAINED DOWNA ND
SEEMED STUNNED. ICE WAS APPLIED TO THE SWIMMER AND SHE
SLAMMED ON GROUND
WAS SEATED AND CHECKED BY COACH. IT WAS DETERMINED SHE
SHOULD NOT COMPETE AND SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT BY
PHYSICIAN
Swimmer was running and slipped on deck. Hit the back of his head
Swimmer hit the back of his head
walking/skipping through locker room and twisted ankle falling on side of right
contusion on side of foot
foot.
Athlete was walking towards the bulkhead and slipped on the deck, he
bumped the right side of his forehead and the
bumped the right side of his forehead and the right side of his torso just above right side of his torso just above his hip. He
his hip. He had a visible bump on his forehead and a small horizontal scrape had a visible bump on his forehead and a
on his right side.
small horizontal scrape on his right side.
After kicking the wall, AJ sliced skin off the top of his pinky toe.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Exiting the pool
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Scorers Table
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Track
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Outside Venue
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer was exiting the pool and his finger got stuck in the grate; finger got
bent awkwardly
Slip and fell on the locker room floor.
Swimmer was walking and slipped and fell on his hand and left side of his
head.
Swimmer was her 3rd flip turn during her race and hit her head on the wall.
The result was a gash on her forehead
Hands hit team mate during practice doing Butterfly. Swimmer got out, and we
applied Ice, contacted parent due to swelling.
Daniel was swimming in the first few minutes of practice when he explained
his goggles fogged up and made it difficult for him to see the wall at the far
end of the pool. He lost sight of the wall and crashed head first into the wall.
He told me (Mark Salzillo - RAC Swim Coach) afterward and I provided him
with a Ice Pack. He then complained that he had a headache. I told him to call
his parents and have them pick him up.
Swimmer had trouble exiting pool after 100 back stroke race. grabbed chest
once on bulkhead and complained of tightness in his check. Life guards
treated the swimmer with water and ice pack to cool him. There has been
extreme heat in the NY area and the air temperature in the pool at the time of
the incident was 90 degrees F.
She was running and tripped on her own feet while doing dry-land on the
school track.
Description of Injury
Finger tender to the touch; swollen
Banged head and hand on the floor
Small bump on his head
GAsh on forehead
Initial was hand soreness, bruise. Hand tender
to the touch
Headache which lead to a noticeable bump on
forehead. Later that night Daniel's doctors told
him he suffered a concussion.
Tightness in chest and trouble breathing. no
known asthma.
Scraped right forearm, neck pain
fell behindon stairs leading to the scorers table, hurt middle finger on left hand banger head, right knee, cut on middle finger
Nicole cut her foot on a pool tile getting out of
the pool but didn't realize she cut her foot until
she walked towards and then into the locker
room.
Swimmers were beginning a run on the track and Emily tripped on someone's Scrap on left knee, some minor bleeding,
foot and scraped her knee and hand on the track.
scrap on right hand
banged head with another swimmer
banged head with another swimmer
Above swimmer was preparing for start of 100 Back Stroke. Upon the start of
the race her left foot slipped off the the touch paid twisting her left ankle.
Swimmer was able to complete race. Upon leaving the pool Ice was applied to pain to left ankle
the left ankle by Coach and parent. No further complaints or complications
noted.
Swimmer swam underwater, holding his breadth for the entire length of pool.
When reaching the end he started to convulse and lips turned blue. The coach no specific injury besides compaint of stomach
immediately pulled him out of the water. Paramedics were called as
pains
precautionary measure and because of complaints of stomach pain
Nicole cut her foot on a pool tile getting out of the pool but didn't realize she
cut her foot until she walked towards and then into the locker room.
While swimming an event the swimmers shoulder "popped" while swimming in "Popped" shoulder was description of injury
the water. The swimmer finished the swim and came to coach immediately.
given
Vincent slipped and fell in the locker room. The back of his head struck the
floor.
(spectator) slipped on ice exiting car in parking lot; said she already had back
problems
Cut Finger on Touchpad
Injured Party is an official, who slipped on deck while trying to avoid tripping
on a swimmers legs.
After completion of 200 Breast, Sabrina began hyperventilating and exhibited
shortness of breath while still in the pool. She was assisted out of the pool by
a timer and lifeguard Joe Cara.
Slight contusion on the back of the head.
sore elbow, tailbone
Cut Finger on Touchpad
Top of Left Foot and Knee
hyperventilating/ shortness of breath
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
Male
MR - Metropolitan Swimming
MS - Mississippi Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
Locker Room
Cut on small toe of left foot during flip turn on Bulkhead
Slipped a fell. Stitches in back of head.
Female
MS - Mississippi Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was performing underwater swimming and lost consciousness and
stopped breathing.
Male
Female
MS - Mississippi Swimming
MS - Mississippi Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
Deck
In Water
Female
MS - Mississippi Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MS - Mississippi Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
MS - Mississippi Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
MS - Mississippi Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
MS - Mississippi Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MT - Montana Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Description of Injury
Cut on left pinky toe
Cut, needed stitches
Athete lost consciousness doing underwaters.
She was pulled up and to the side of the pool
by another swimmer. A parent pulled her out
of water before pool staff made it to athlete.
Parent began chest compressions. Pool staff
made it to athlete and backed parent away and
checked for breathing and a pulse. Staff
determined she was not breathing but still had
a pulse. Very shortly after she began
coughing up water and she began breathing
on her own. EMS arrived soon after and took
over care
swelling, stiffness, pain in elbow
Eye swollen, bruised and eyelid cuts.
slipped, fell on deck hitting right elbow
Collison in the lane during practice, black eye from goggles.
Swimmer got out of pool following warm-ups. She informed her coach that
she felt dizzy. She fell face forward and began seizing. The seizure lasted no
Abrasion to face (under right eye)
more than one minute. The deck area was cleared and EMT's were called
and responded.
Slipped dwon going to block
fell on wrist and arm/scraped buttock
I treaked my lower back after I slipped on the
I slipped on the pool deck while walking to the team area
deck. I didn't fall down, but my leg did go to
far.
Backstroke flip turn. Athlete was too close to the wall and slammed his heal
bruised heal
onto the deck on the 75 yard turn of a 100 yard backstroke.
Lane collision, swimmer accidently ran into someone while swimming and
Back molar cracked and broke off.
piece of his tooth broke off.
Wade's pinky finger was swollen and painful to
the touch. When checked by a doctor on site
When finishing the race (a backstroke race), Wade hit his hand on the
(a parent at the swim meet), it was suggested
backstroke bar attached to the starting blocks.
that the finger be splinted and upon returning
home the next day or so be x-rayed for a
possible fracture or break.
wrenched toe sideways and underneath foot.
She ultimately dislocated and broke her big toe
Slipped on a puddle of water in the locker room.
on her left foot in two places. There is the
potential for tendon damage but the swelling is
too great at this time to determine for sure.
A teammate was standing on and rolling a wooden dolly. It came out from
The medial aspect of both her ankles have
under his feet and hit Hannah, who was a few feet away. She tried to jump to
abrasions and cuts and her right ankle is
avoid it. The medial aspect of both her ankles have abrasions and cuts and
tender to touch over her tendon.
her right ankle is tender to touch over her tendon.
Complained of head aches and dizzines.
Ran in to wall of pool head first on a kicking set in diving well
Possible concussion
Epileptic Seizure behind the blocks prior to her race at about 6:10pm, lasting
approximately 20 seconds. It was preceded by an aura. McKinley reported
Seizure
that she was having aura's throughout the day which is normal for her. She
was seated on the ground when it occurred.
Emily aggravated her previous toe injury (injured on 3-1-13) on the wall during Hit toe on the wall, caused pain from previous
warm-ups.
injury of dislocated/broken toe.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
MT - Montana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MT - Montana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MT - Montana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Female
MT - Montana Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
McKinley experienced 2 Seizures during the finals portion of the competition.
She is an epileptic.
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Doing a wall sit, she slipped and fell and landed on her tail bone
While biking to practice, the bike hit a bump and malfunctioned, causing
Athlete to lose control and crash.
during a team dryland practice, Lauren fell and twisted her ankle while
running.
Male
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
Roadway to
practice
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Practice Field for
dryland
Aiden's 3rd and 4th toes on his right foot caused him pain after a kid set.
Another swimmer fell onto Vitalik as he was swimming. Their heads made
contact with each other.
Cameron decided to fall into the water backwards on the opposite end of the
pool from coaches and landed on another swimmer, making contact between
his head and the other swimmer's. He laid at the bottom of the pool for 10-15
seconds holding the back of his head.
While pushing off the wall after a flip turn, Amilla collided with another
swimmers hip, which cases her pain in the face due to impact with the nose
piece of her goggles.
Evelyn fell in a pool of water located in the hallway outside the womens locker
room.
slamed finger in metal fire door
Description of Injury
His toes had dislocated and were pointing to
the side. He gently pulled them and they
returned to the correct place.
Vitalik reported that he was fine after the
incident.
Hit head on another swimmer's head.
Pain around eyes and on face.
Bruised left arm above wrist
cut in finger possibly lost nail
McKinley experienced an epileptic seizure
prior to the 50 Backstroke race at about 5pm.
Coaches were alerted when her mother was
paged to behind the starting blocks over the
PA system. When Coach Shelly Sobek
arrived to McKinley, she was not activley
seizuring, and when asked if it was a full
seizure or Aura she experienced, a complete
answer was not given. McKinley requested to
swim the 50 Back. Coach Shelly agreed with
the belief that it had been an Aura. Coach
Shelly stationed herself at the shallow end of
the pool for the race as a precaution.
McKinley swam well and Coach Shelly
checked in with her at the conclusion of the
race. The same precautions were taken for
her following swim, the 200 FR. McKinley was
supervised by Barracuda Coaching Staff
during cool down in the separate pool. At the
conclusion of the meet McKinley was asked
how she was feeling by Coach Shelly and
McKinley explained that she had experienced
a 2nd seizure about 10 minutes prior to the
relays, but Coaches were not notified of the
seizure prior to the relay swim. No detials
were given other than that the seizure had
occured
Bruised/possibly cracked tailbone
The doctor initially suspected a broken arm
and ordered x-ray, diagnosis was ultimately
severe sprain and bruising.
twisted ankle and possible fracture.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
Female
LSC
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Activity
Meet / Competition
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
In Water
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Description of Injury
Josephine Payne was swimming for warmups and was doing backstroke. She
flipped on her stomach for the turn and hit her head on the underwater gutter.
Coach Erin Bolling grabbed her out of the pool and took her to the bathroom.
Deep gash in middle of forehead. No
Jaci Blinzler was with her to clean the wound on her forehead while Erin found
concussion, but stitches were needed.
Josephine's mother, Kate Payne. Amy Dominguez-Heitoff was asked to look
at her head, who works as a registered nurse. Amy recommended stitches, so
Josephine and her mother, Kate, went to the hospital.
While cleaning up water bottles on deck between am session and pm session
I bent down to pick up bottle and continued to walk forward and when I stood Abrasion to bridge of nose and black right eye
up, I walked into and struck face with 3meter diving board railing. Hit nose,
and bruise to forehead and headache, nausea
right cheek, right eye, right forehead with railing. Did not lose consciousness. and dizziness.
sat and rested in shade and Iced face and head immediately.
Sarah was swimming with some of our athletes. She was following one of the
swimmers, Daniel. Daniel completed a flip-turn, as he came out of the flip-turn
he failed to miss Sarah, colliding with her. Sarah left the pool area with a nose- A small fracture of the nasal bone. Doctors
bleed to go to the locker room. The bleeding stopped after a few minutes. She indicated it would have to heal on its own.
resumed coaching. After going home, she sought medical attention at an
urgent care facility.
Was hit in the nose by a teammates hand. It was an accident while playing
Swelling and small bump on the bridge of her
water polo.
nose.
Deck
Walking on painted bulkhead for relay - wet surface. slipped and fell on back
and hit back of head on concrete bulkhead. two lifeguards and team coach
immediately rushed to help. He sat up. personnel examined head, no
swelling, no cuts, applied ice pack, verbalizing ok.
slipped and fell on back and hit back of head
on concrete bulkhead. two lifeguards and
team coach immediately rushed to help. He
sat up. personnel examined head, no swelling,
no cuts, applied ice pack, verbalizing ok.
Male
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Drew complained of head and neck pain.
Parents took him to the hospital where doctors
Drew dove into the pool from the side of the deep end. He hit his head on the performed a CT scan. The CT scan was clear,
bottom of the pool where it gradually slopes upward to the shallow end.
but it revealed a compression injury of the soft
tissue. (Injury around spinal column, but not
impinging on the cord.)
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Tried passing swimmer. They kicked her in eye when trying to pass.
Male
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer hit lane line with forearm and lacerated skin.
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Shoulder injury while racing
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Pulled/strain lat or rhomboid muscle in back during a race
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Gym
Male
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
HIt head at the bottom of the pool.
walking quickly in gym-slipped and fell - hit head and scraped arm on trash
can
(Guest/spectator) Marvin had been spectating and stepped outside for a walk
(outside temp approx. 92F). When he returned to the pool area/bleachers, he
was sitting down with head in his hand. Shortly thereafter, he passed out and
collapsed to the floor.
CHELSEA SCRAPED HER PINKY ON THE CONCRETE POOL EDGE
WHILE COMPLETING THE BACKSTROKE EVENT. THE ABRASION WAS
CLEANSED AND A BAND AID APPLIED.
Eye red and swollen from being kicked by
passing swimmer during warmup.
Swimmer hit lane line with forearm and
lacerated skin
Shoulder or collar bone popped while racing
Pulled/strained lat or rhomboid muscle during
a race
headache / bruise
scrape to r arm/hand
No apparent injury
SMA.LL ABRASION TO SWIMMER'S RIGHT
PINKY FINGER
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Claire was helping with taking lane lines out of water at conclusion of practice.
She reported to coaches that she tripped over the lane line and fell in the pool,
bumping her head, arm, and hip on something as she fell into pool. She stood
up on her own and reported what happened. Lifeguards on duty took over,
Claire reported that she bumped her head,
placing her on backboard, removing her from pool, and calling emergency
arm, and hip on something as she fell in pool.
personnel, who then took her to local hospital. Claire's mother Anne Marie
was called right away and met Claire at hospital. Claire's mother later
reported to coach that Claire was checked over by medical personnel at
hospital and released
on playground and fell injuring her nose and forehead and upper lip
abrasion to her forehead and nasal area-mild
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
developed shortness of breath while racing
developed shortness of breath in race and could not finish was moved to
bleachers and regained normal breathing
Collided with another swimmer while running on the track
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
While swimming backstroke, she swam into the wall head first.
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Violation Safety
Rules #9
Female
Male
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
After warm-up, got out of the pool complaining that she couldn't breathe.
(showed signs of truly struggling to breathe) assessment was made by pool
staff and she was taken home by parent.
Female
MV - Missouri Valley Swimming
spectator/waiting
Bleachers
(Spectator) According to Ms. Lee-Lai's attorney "she apparently fell because
there was a gap in the bleachers."
Unknown
Female
MW - Midwestern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Hit hand against wall of pool while swimming.
Severe contusion to back of hand, also slight
abrasions. Little or no bleeding, severe pain.
No fracture.
Male
MW - Midwestern Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Parent stepped off of the bleachers and slipped fell and hit head on corner of
cement step. Laceration and severe bleeding. Squad was called. Pressure
was applied until the ambulance arrived.
laceration to back of head, heavy bleeding,
pressure applied
(sibling) lost balance on bleachers, fell from bleacher to pool deck, striking
head
Swimmer was pushing off the wall and got hit in the face by another swimmer
swimming butterfly.
Athlete walking into zero entery handicap entrance to pool, and left leg slipped
on pool bottom surface. She bumped the handicap left railing with left leg and
left knee. She complained of pain to left knee with movement. Large bruise
noted at knee cap. No break in skin noted. Ice applied by safety marshall.
Coach and parents were notifed.
It was mid afternoon and the meet was going very well. I noticed that
swimmers and parents for the High Blue Waves were present but there were
no coaches on deck for a substantial amount of time. The coaches with the
team that day were Jeff Stevens and Robert Brusick and this was the High
Blue Waves team's first USA meet. I walked out of the swimming pool area to
use the restroom and noticed that both Jeff Stevens and Robert Brusick were
in the lounge area watching the Kansas City Chiefs game. The score was 20
to 17, Chiefs were up and there was just over 3 minutes of regulation play
remaining. The coaches remained in the lobby watching the game until it was
over and then returned to the pool deck area. During the period they were
away, swimmers were continuing to compete.
Cut little toe climbing out of pool
cut finger
no injury sustained--had shortness of breath
no injury sustained
Fell and caught herself awkwardly with arm
Katherine made severe contact with the wall
head first.
no sign of injury
Two small cuts above and below eye
Large bruise to left knee cap. No break in skin.
Pain with walking and flexing leg. No bleeding
noted.
None
Cut on little toe
cut finger
After warm-up, got out of the pool complaining
that she couldn't breathe. (showed signs of
truly struggling to breathe) assessment was
made by pool staff and she was taken home
by parent.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
MW - Midwestern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
MW - Midwestern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Male
Female
Female
MW - Midwestern Swimming
MW - Midwestern Swimming
MW - Midwestern Swimming
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm-up
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
In Water
In Water
Outside Venue
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Cody stopped at the deep end of our practice facility (west end), opposite of
Coach Erik Wiken (myself). I called to him, with no response. As I made my
way to him I continued to call his name, with no response. As I reached him,
he was holding on to the gutter and lane rope. His breathing was very rapid,
shallow and he was very pale. He was awake, but not responsive. I pulled him
from the pool and sat him up against the wall. He was very slow to respond
with his eyes and would not speak. Assistant Coach Aaron Henry went to the
schools athletic training room to get their head athletic trainer while I
monitored Cody. (He was sitting up on his own, but his breathing was still
shallow and fast.) When the athletic trainer came down, I called 911. By the
time 911 had arrived (10 minutes post incident, 5 minutes prior to EMT
arrival) he had responded to the athletic trainer, controlled his breathing and
was talking. He stayed seated as the EMTs arrived and they took him to the
hospital for observation. ER doctors found nothing out of the ordinary and he
was released.
Paige was doing a backstroke flip turn, and was too close to the wall. She hit
her head on the wall and her goggles cut her eye lid. I was talking to another
swimmer then turned and saw her bleeding. i then proceeded to get her out of
the water, and another coach, Carolyn Nelson, took over and cleaned the cut,
took care of her and contacted her parents.
left great toe cut on vent in warm down area
Jumped in on backstroke and scraped heel.
Swimmer caught top of foot on side of timing pad when exiting the pool
Tripped and fell. Scraped her knees and fractured wrist
Kailey stepped on an uneven surface resulting in her foot rolling and injuring
the outside of her left foot.
Victim suffered an epileptic seizure while swimming, went unconscious and
had to be rescued from the pool.
Asthma, breathing problem during race
Another swimmer was going over a lane line at the end of practice and did not
see swimmer under the water. When he came up, her teeth hit his head and
caused a laceration. He was wearing a cap so this prevented the injury from
being worse.
While picking relays for our annual Halloween Relays, Swimmer and one of
her friends were placed on the same relay team. In their excitement of being
on the same relay, they jumped up and "chest bumped" each other. During
the jump, Swimmer lost her balance while in mid-air and landed on her knees,
hitting her chin on the pool deck. The fall caused her to lose both her two front
teeth, and to have lacerations both on her chin and the inside and outside of
her bottom lip. The incident was an isolated incident, as no other horse play
occurred. The incident also occurred behind the lifeguard stand; however,
there were two USA Swimming Certified coaches on deck along with
approximately 49 other swimmers and approximately 20-25 parents sitting in
the bleachers
Carson was participating in dry land training, running hills, when her foot
landed awkardly, twisitng her knee. This resulted in her kneecap popping out
and back in (dislocating). She tore cartlidge behind her knee cap. As a result,
she required arthoscopic knee surgery to remove the piece of cartlidge (1cm
by 2cm) on May 22, 2013.
Swimmers were doing dry land and collided with another athlete while running
in opposite directions.
Description of Injury
Swimmer had no control over breathing, an
elevated heart rate and unresponsive to verbal
commands.
Paige had a cut on the top her eyelid that
followed the right around her orbital bone
cut
Scraped heel.
Cut on top of foot
scraped knees and fractured wrist
swelling and redness on outside of foot. (bone
is broken)
Swimmer suffered epileptic seizure (had a
previous history).
Acute Respiratory Attack
After another swimmer's teeth collided with his
head, he had about an inch long laceration to
his head.
Swimmer knocked both of her two, upper front
teeth out. She also had lacerations on her chin
and the outside and inside of her lower lip.
Right knee patella dislocation with chondral
loose body. Required right knee scope,
extensive debridement. Patella microfracture
was not necessary.
Dislocated right kneecap
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
Bleachers
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice getting into water Deck
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Competition
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Athlete complained of loss of feeling in hands and feet so was directed to sit
out on a pool chair. Several minutes later the athlete experienced a grand mal
seizure. I supported his head during the seizure and had one swimmer call
911 while another came to help me if needed. Athlete stopped breathing but
had a pulse, so he was transferred to the deck into a rescue position where a
mouth sweep was performed to clear the airway. Breathing resumed and the
athlete regained consciousness prior to the arrival of paramedics and was
transported to a nearby hospital
Swimmer Hit nose and forehead on wall doing a flip turn. Was fine after it
happen slight bruising but no other issues. Showed sign's of Concussion two
days later. Is now out of water until 5 days of symptom free.
During a dryland activity Anabelle's partner dropped a medicine ball that struck
Anabelle in the head.
Kayla slipped as she was getting into pool resulting in a large cut across her
foot from an unknown source.
(spectator) Walking to car, slipped and hurt ankle
SWIMMERS EYE'S BURNED AND WAS CLASSIFIED AS A CHLORINE
BURN AND SCRATCH
Description of Injury
Grand mal seizure, loss of breathing,
unconsciousness
Concussion
Following day experienced head ache and was
later diagnosed with mild concussion
Cut
Dislocated or broken ankle
SWIMMERS EYE BURNED AND WAS RED
AND SWOLLEN
During a flip turn, Stephanie hit heals on metal gutter and skin broke open on
Skin on her right heel was broken open and
right heel. The lifeguard attended her care and covered the wound with gauze.
was bleeding moderately. Could need stitches.
We advised her to seek further care at an urgent care or emergency room.
In Water
Bleachers
walking and slipped, put hand out to stop fall, landed on her arm
Swimmer was walking forward and another swimmer was walking backwards.
The 2 collided and the victim slipped and fell.
Swimmer lost concisiouness while swimming - Shallow water blackout
slipped off bleacher, cut foot on one of the bolts
discomfort in rt forearm, lump below elbow
Cut above the left eye with a possible
concussion
Loss of consciousness
cut on foot
In Water
On her flip turn during warmups, hit the wall with her foot and got a deep cut.
Deep cut on back of foot
During IMX Camp Practice swimmer was climbing out of the pool and chipped
off the lower part of his right upper front tooth
Athlete fell on the stairs. She was not in the pool at the time. She fell down
about 7 or 8 stairs. She landed on her face.
Swimmer hit the wall head-first on a turn. Felt dizzy, light-headed, and
nauseous. Swimmer did not seek assistance from lifeguard or coaching staff
before mother took her home and then to the doctor. Doctor stated that the
swimmer had received a minor concussion.
Swimmer was pushing off the way from his turn as another athlete in the
group, was entering the flags. Other athlete was wearing paddles and as
swimmer surfaced other athlete's overwater stroke resulted in the edge of his
paddle hitting swimmer's head
Swimmer was swimming backstroke in a lane with no backstroke flags and
swam into the wall on accident hitting his head.
Broke off lower part of his upper right front
tooth
Athlete landed on her face and also bruised
her left leg
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Walking into practice
Stairs in the
hallway of facility
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Swimmer was swimming backstroke and hit his head on the wall.
Minor concussion.
No physically marks or cuts visible. Main issue
was that it hurt.
A small lump on the right side of the head
Swimmer hit his head and says his lower right
neck hurts.
Swimmer caught and twisted finger in lane line
during warm-ups.
Caught finger in between the lane line pieces. The mother was notified and
she and the lifeguard iced the finger.
She was play with a boy and she slipped and hit her head. She stated that she
Small red bump on left fore head
saw black for a second after the fall. She was active and talking soon after
the incident.
Athlete was running across the floor on all fours (hands and feet). Landed on
his hand the wrong way. We tried to swim with a bandage but parent decided Left thumb was swallon
to take him to the local clinic
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
Deck
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Description of Injury
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Slipped on edge of pool deck while entering the pool and struck leg on the
side/edge of pool deck and gutter.
Girl slipped on deck and hit head
Doing streamline jumps off the block, swimmer bent legs and scraped his left
foot on the side of the pool, underwater. There is an inch long scrap on the
top of his foot.
Swimmer fell while exiting the pool after her race. Hit her hip on deck.
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Injured swimmer collided with another swimmer pushing off the wall.
Swimmer was warming in pool in practice and said she was kicked in the head
by another swimmer. She got out of pool and sat out for approximately 5
No visible wounds but swimmer stated she
minutes. She walked to her Coach and told him she did not feel well and then
was kicked in head during warm ups.
passed out. Care was given by Coach and by Life Guard and parents were
Swimmer passed out after exiting the pool.
located in facility. Parents stated that swimmer was treated for concussions
twice outside of our facility after injuries in other activities over the past year.
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
locker room
Locker Room
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Classroom #1
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Female
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
Hit knee on the edge of the bench in the men's locker room.
Athlete was doing a flipturn and cut the bottom of her right big toe on the
touch pad in lane 6
Swimmer was getting out of pool during warm-up in Lane 7 and cut foot on
touch pad.
Another swimmer jumped into the water and landed on Zoe as Zoe was
swimming underwater to get her fins. Zoe was complaining of a headache
after practice.
contusion/bruise
Head hurt
Inch long scrap of the skin on the top side of
his left foot.
Bruised hip
Injured complained of dizziness. No other
outward symptoms.
Large cut on the upper knee of his left leg.
Cut to botton of right big toe
Cut on right foot above big toe joint
Headache
Fell and landed on hip and elbow. Low left side
She slipped and fell while walking, not running, on deck. Landed on hip and
of back was very sore, and elbow was scraped
elbow. Was able to walk, but was scared. So she did not participate in practice and bruised. No breaks or fractures, and she
that day - her parents took her home.
returned to practice the following week and is
recovered.
Coming out of the bathroom, tripped on power cord. Fell on knees then
Bruised Knee, jolted shoulders
wrists.
Hit his head swimming backstroke during warm ups. There were no 10 yd
Headache and dizziness
flags in program pool
Mr. Rebello was walking to the locker room and slipped, hitting his face on the
Lost two front teeth.
floor and losing 2 front teeth.
Maly was about to sit down, but missed the edge of the chair. She fell
Maly had a welt on the back of her head from
backwards and hit her head on cement pavement.
hitting the pavement.
The swimmer reported mild dizziness and
slight nausea, displaying mild concussion-like
During general warm ups, another swimmer's hand hit Sydney on the right
symptoms. She was oriented to date, time,
side of her head.
location, and situation. She had a concussion
in October of 2012.
Swimmer tripped and fell over yellow foam padding that is part of water slide
structure near the competition pool. Fell and hit right hand on the ground.
ADDTL INFO REPORTED 6/24/13 after visiting urgent care, he found out his
injury from tripping over a water slide structure was more serious. Ross
Apparent dislocation of the right middle finger.
actually broke the knuckle of his right middle finger and required surgery to
place two pins in his hand. He is recovering well, but will be out of the water
for a feweeks.
Finishing backstroke - hit wall with forehead.
Swollen forehead and upper bridge of nose.
Swimming butterfly athletes hand hit another athletes head.
Bruising to the R. Hand of the athlete.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Swim lesson
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Fell down in hallway trying to sit down
Fell on her shoulder - looked like she may
have dislocated it
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
restroom
While exiting the restroom, another individual was entering and while pulling,
the other individual pushed the door pinching the left middle finger at the nail.
Pinch on left middle finger
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
After practice, on deck
On Blocks
Swimmer cut his knee on the metal backstroke bars on the blocks.
1/2 inch wide 1/4 inch deep cut to right knee.
(non member)Emme had placed her finger into one of the return jets for the
pool. These are small and are recessed into the wall under a small lip that is
not simply on the surface of the pool wall. Another swimmer pulled her finger
out of the jet at which time she sustained the laceration.
Ella had a seizure in the water during practice and went under and had to be
rescued by lifeguards. She was diagnosed with a seizure disorder in March,
and had not had any seizures during activity up until this time. The
paramedics came; however, the mother declined transport and she took her to
the pediatrician's office to be checked out.
Swimmer lost balance while stepping up onto the blocks. Swimmer fell to her
right side and hit her leg and torso on the deck while entering the water. She
did not completely submerge, but caught herself with her arm on the edge of
the deck.
Swimmer was turning at the wall and her ankle got caught in the gutter and
then struck the pad as it became unstuck
DURING WARM-UP, SWIMMER DOVE IN ON TOP OF ANOTHER
SWIMMER WHEN PRACTICING RELAY STARTS
Description of Injury
Laceration to left index finger
She was unconscious for several minutes, and
very confused when she initially came around.
The paramedics could hear some
congestion/fluid in her lungs.
Bruising to the leg and muscle soreness in
ribs, torso, and armpit.
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
DURING WARM UP WAS FINISHING INTO THE WALL AND ANOTHER
KNOT ON FOREHEAD AND STIFF NECK
SWIMMER DOVE IN AND LANDED ON HIM WHEN DOING RELAY STARTS
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
cut foot in water; unsure of how it happened, eventually taken to hospital
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Sustained a mouth injury during dryland activities
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
As Annie was swimming into the wall for a turn she collided head-on with
another athlete (Emma Sacco) who was pushing off the wall.
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
When pushing off the wall after a flip turn Emma collided head first with a
teammate (Annie Huang) resulting in a cut above her right eye.
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
REN (Robert) was walking to his swim bag at the end of practice with the rest REN lost his front bottom tooth. There was
of his swim group and two boys quickly turned around and bumped heads.
minimum blood. Mom was present at the time
REN lost his tooth. The other boy felt no pain and was not injured.
of the accident.
Male
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Female
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Cut on foot
Swimmer cut her foot on the pad during the 50 freestyle event
Kicked in the eye while wearing goggles. Gauze used to cleanup blood and
ice used to reduce swelling.
Swimmer cut her foot on an underwater camera that was positioned at a
depth of 10 feet, after swimming under another swimmer
Random Nose Bleed
Had an asthma attack while swimming 400 IM. Got out of the pool at the
bulkhead end and did not finish the race
2 contusions to left ankle with swelling
STIFF NECK FROM CONTACT
laceration on bottom of foot
Christopher was hit in the mouth while
participating in dryland activities. He was
bleeding from his mouth so I instructed him to
go and wash it out to attempt to control the
bleeding. He called his mother and she
instructed him to go home immediately.
Annie hit Emma with the top of her head
resulting in a head ache and muscle/neck
soreness.
A small gash above her right eye and a small
cut below her right eye from where her goggles
were.
Cut foot when leaving pool after event.
Cut on foot
Abrasion on eye
Superficial cut to skin
Nose Bleed
Asthma attack
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Gender
LSC
Activity
Male
NC - North Carolina Swimming
Locker room after practice Locker Room
Female
ND - North Dakota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
ND - North Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Slipped and fell on deck.
Male
ND - North Dakota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
slipped on locker room floor and hit front of head on right side.
Male
ND - North Dakota Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Locker Room
Luke state he 'passed out' in the locker room and struck his chin on the sink
with a laceration. Then seated in a chair on deck with a lifeguard attending
him, he had a second episode and lost consciousness. Luke was laid on the
floor and he regained mental status, EMS arrived and took care of Luke.
Small laceration on bottom of the chin.
Female
ND - North Dakota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Slipped and fell, landing on left elbow.
Bruised left elbow, and scrapped lower back.
No open wound.
Male
ND - North Dakota Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Unknown
Scraped top of foot. Unknown as to when during warm-up, entrance, or exit of Individual scrapped top of right foot. Between
pool.
ankle and toes. approx. 1/2 inch scrape.
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Field
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Male
Female
Female
Male
NE - New England Swimming
NE - New England Swimming
NE - New England Swimming
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Dry-Land
parkng lot
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Outside Venue
Outside Venue
In Water
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
Female
NE - New England Swimming
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NE - New England Swimming
before practice
Locker Room
slipped while walking down stairs, fell approximately 4-5 stairs on back
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Sustained injury to head near eye during warmup
Goggles displaced on the child's face during the dive flipped up while doing
the flip turn at the far end of the pool, pushinging into the inner aspect of his
right eye. The child was in pain and could not tolerate light, could no pull his
hand away from covering his eye.
Miscounted backstroke finish and hit gutter with wrist/hand.
Swimmer was climbing up on Block for starts, she slipped and fell in between
the block. She sustained abrasions with bleeding on the front and back of her
legs.
Jumped into pool and hit bottom of her right foot on step up ledge
One boy closed the door to the lockerroom and it scratch Alex's side of his
face.
Interaction with another swimmer resulting in athlete hitting her head against
wall.
Playing capture the flag. Two athletes were running and collided.
Due to a pre-existing condition athlete Passed out and slumped over in the
bleachers
cut index left hand, required stitches
Twisted Ankle while running
Team mate kicked knee and she fell to the ground
Jammed wrist at the finish of the race on the pool gutter.
Abi was doing pushups. She had done some in the regular position prone and
then did a couple pushing against the wall during which she felt a painful
popping sensation in her left wrist. She stopped workout, ice was applied, the
wrist was taped and a sling was fashioned. Her parent was called and came
to pick her up.
Turned to the right and felt a "pop" and pain in my left knee on the outside
right side.
Cut Foot
2 athletes bumped heads
Walking around the corner by the warm-up pool, stubbed her toe on a broken
tile.
Abrasion on side of face.
Bump on head.
Bruised right leg below knee, and bruised right
side of forehead.
Bump on forehead just above hairline on right
side.
Fractured collar bone.
Passed Out - unresponsive, full pulse and
breathing normal
Cut on left index finger, requires stitches
Twisted Ankle
knee hyper extended, swelled slightly
Hyperextenson of right wrist
Suspected wrist sprain.
pain,
Split foot
possible mild concussion
Toe was bleeding - small cut
slipped down stairs, landed on back. soreness
and redness on spot where she landed
Swelling and laceration
Question of corneal abrassion
hairline fracture
abrasion to front and back of leg with bleeding
Pain on top, lateral foot (right)
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Madelyn slipped on "Take your marks," withher foot skating out to the side of
teh blocks. She tumbled off onto the edge of the deck, and then into the pool.
She was holding her torso/rib region after the fall, initially gasping for breath.
She regained her composure and was accompanied by a family
friend/swimmer into the locker to get changed. She reported that she did not
hit the edge of the pool directly, but instead her fall was broken by a plastic
water bottle that was on the edge of the pool.
Female
NE - New England Swimming
After practice
Deck
Swimmer stubbed toe on the way to locker room after practice.
Male
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Description of Injury
blunt impact to torso/rib region
Swimmer's 4th toe on Right foot is bruised and
swollen.
Slipped on deck. Fell from gutter's edge onto main deck (about 8"). Sprained
Sprain
foot.
She slipped doing pushups, fell bit her lip and
Slipped doing a push-up on pool deck
thinks she broke her tooth on the ground. It's
the left front tooth.
Diving off block, dove too high, hit right eye on bottom of pool, goggle cut eye Bruised right eye, cuts underneath
Trouble breathing while competing but was able to move to team area on own
Trouble breathing
after race. But symptoms persisted.
Bumped head/ swelling on bump. Was given
Swimmer was hit while swimmîng in a two per lane distance event.
ice and returned to swim.
Nicholas slipped walking downstairs hit right shoulder and ribs. Treated with
bump to shoulder and ribs
ice on shoulder. Felt better cleared by mom and coach to continue.
stubbed toe with another athlete while kicking soccer ball.
stubbed toe
Hit in the face while swimming, got a bloody
Hit in the face while swimming, got a bloody nose
nose
Deck
caught toes on the pool deck and lost a toenail
Kate caught her toes on the pool deck and lost a toenail on her right foot
on right foot (second toe) and damaged her
(second toe) and damaged her third toenail. this happened in front of exit door third toenail. was given bandaids, as well as
near shallow end of pool.
additional gauze to help stop bleeding and was
taped after bleeding had stopped.
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer was pulled from pool by another swimmer and guard while having
an epileptic siezure. Swimmer was in and out of conciousness during siezure.
Epileptic siezure
Her breathing was shallow at times, and pulse was consistently 110. 911 was
called and swimmer was transported to local hospital.
Male
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Racing 50 freestyle - injured R hand/Wrist while he finished the race as he
touched the wall.
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
Hurt shoulder during practice
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Severe respiratory distress, asthma attack
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Swimmer was on the blocks and passed out and fell into the pool.
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
While walking on top of bleachers, she stepped into a hole and injured her
right shin. THis occurance was at a Swim Meet sponsored by New Wave
Swim Club.
R hand and wrist are swollen and painful with
movement.
Sharp pain in right shoulder, "clicking" sound
when doing strokes, weakness, pain on doing
turns, inability to straighten right arm during
backstroke
difficulty breathing
fell into the pool and was pulled out by a Meet
Marshall and Coach. Took a few minutes to
regain consciousness. She was breathing.
Rescue was called and she declined help once
they arrived. She did not leave with rescue
when they left.
Cut right Shin
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
NE - New England Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
NI - Niagara Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Competition
Gym
Deck
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Description of Injury
Reed was in the warm-up lane preparing for his 200 freestyle and was
bruising and skin abrasion under left eye.
accidentally jumped on by another swimmer. His goggles dug into the upper
portion of his cheek area under his left eye.
Caught Right reare upper leg on edge of bleacher resulting in a 3 inch scratch 3 inch abrasion
no bleeding
injured shoulder while swimming freestyle
shoulder injury
Athlete was competing in the 50 free and hit her hand and knuckles on the
Back of left hand has large bruise and some
wall.
swelling
ATHLETE WAS SHORT OF BREATH AND LOST FEELING IN LEGS. GOT
LEGS HURT AND OUT OF BREATH
OUT AT 600 YARDS.
during the turn, somone kicked Sophia and gave her a nosebleed
Bloody Nose
Coach tried to use a bobby-pin to turn on the lights. The switch is behind a
plate on the wall. There are thin metal keys that are used to turn on the lights Sparks caused burns in the hand. Mostly 1st
but now everyone has one. Bobby pins are often used. When inserting the
degree but she had one second degree burn.
pin a lot of sparks came out and burned her hand.
Rolled his foot and fractured his 5th metatarsal.
Fractured 5th metatarsal on right foot.
fell on pool deck
hurt elbow
While working as an official on deck during the meet/competition, slipped on
Slipped on wet deck surface. Left leg twisted
wet pool deck surface,twisted leg, falling onto back/ buttocks. Immediate pain
during fall. Landed on back, buttock
after fall.
Male
NI - Niagara Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
The swimmer's head collided with the
The swimmer's head collided with the bulkhead during the 50 yard backstroke bulkhead during the 50 yard backstroke event
event at the TTSC Halloween Meet.
at the TTSC Halloween Meet. Swimmer
reported to coach he was fine and refused ice.
Male
NI - Niagara Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Stairs
Jake was running in the hallways during the warm-up period for our drylands.
He was running down the stairs during a running loop and rolled his ankle,
suffering an inversion sprain.
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Athlete hit head during backstroke finish during set.
Male
NI - Niagara Swimming
prior to meet warm-up
Deck
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Female
Male
Male
NI - Niagara Swimming
NI - Niagara Swimming
NI - Niagara Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Deck
In Water
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Male
NI - Niagara Swimming
NI - Niagara Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Deck
getting out of the
pool
Right ankle inversion sprain, presented with
pain, redness, and swelling following the
inversion.
Collision with end of pool during finish while
swimming a set
Athlete was walking along deck and scraped his right foot on a rubber
covering for an access hole.
Swimming was trying to exit the water in a sprint lane before another athlete
finished. Her foot slipped and her right side ribs and torso hit the side of the
bulkhead, causing some pain, bruising, and swelling.
cut knee on floor of shower
fell and hit head
chocked on water during race and hyperventilated
Emelina was entering the pool deck area when another swimmer pushed
opened the door - hitting Emelina's right foot.
Collision warm up pool
During a flip turn- a child ahead of my daughter accidentally kicked her in the
mouth, causing her tooth to protrude through her bottom lip.
cut toe on wall during flip turn
slipped and fell, hit back of head and back area
Cut on left knee
slipped on deck ,fell and hit back of head
hyperventilation
scrape/cut and bruising to the top of the right
outer foot
scratch to face below left eye and on nose
getting out of pool slipped and banged left side
bruise to left side
Right foot, 4th toe nail was broken and torn off
Swelling and some bruising on her right side
ribs. Ice is helping.
Tooth on bottom protruded through bottom lip
cut toe
bruise/sore back and back of head
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
Locker Room -Changing
into Bathing Suit
Locker Room
Male
Female
Female
Female
NI - Niagara Swimming
NI - Niagara Swimming
NI - Niagara Swimming
NI - Niagara Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
In Water
In Water
In Water
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
Gym
Description of Injury
Athlete states she noticed a very small scab
that came off left leg (middle of calf muscle
area) from a previous injury when she was
Scab came off Left leg
changing for practice. There was a little
bleeding and she applied direct pressure with
paper towel. Bleeding stopped. She reported
the injury to coach..
backboard was nocked off wall and hit him in the head
backboard hit head, caused bump
nose bleed/no contact
nose bleed no contact
entering water for backstroke, bumped both her knees on bottom of pool
scraped knees, bruised and soreness
jumped in (7ft) scraped bruised toes
bruised scraped toes
Athlete complained of pain in her fourth toe on
Athlete was walking on deck behind a friend and kicked her toe into the heel of
her right foot. She said she heard a crack and
her friend's foot.
believed it to be broken.
Athlete came to coaches after swimming a backstroke event and requested a
bandage because she was bleeding from her head. Upon lifting the front of
her cap it was noticed that the athlete had a gash in the center of her forehead
gash and bump to center of forehead.
with a lump. Athlete described that she had flipped into the end opposite of the
start on the flip, Athlete had finished the race and climed out of the pool. Life
guard was asked for assistance and parent pulled from timing assignment.
Max was jumping rope, and his knee gave in on one of the jumps.
Dislocated knee cap, chipped knee cap
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
(guest/volunteer/nonmember) timed a kid on our team for the 1st heat in the
500 in lane 7. When the heat was over, the official was starting the 2nd heat.
I need to get down to lane 1 to time my kid. I put up my arms and waived the
officials to hold off because I needed to get the lane 7 time written down and
move over to lane 1. I know she saw me but blew the whistle anyway. I
Sore, stiff
quickly moved down the pool in order to time my kid, and fell on the floor.
When I got over to lane 1 I told the official down there what happened, and
that I was really pissed. He said “What do you want me to do”? I told him the
timer should have waited because I know she saw me. He said that the meet
must move along. He never asked me if I was OK.
During swimmer's race she cut her left big toe.
Swimer had a small cut on her left big toe.
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Julien was running up some steps when she tripped and fell.
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Dryland at Field
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
When circle swimming Sofia was kicked in the nose by another swimmer.
Profuse nose bleed.
Putting foot in and slipped and hit spine on edge of pool when about to enter
for backstroke start.
On April 16,2013 at Dry Land PM Practice, held at Secaucus HS Football
Field, the group was running up and down the bleachers. Adam Copolla,
tripped running up and down the bleachers and fell on his thumb and pointer
finger. An Ice Bag was immediately administered by Coach Juan Medina and
the incident was brought to the attention of Head Coach Ruben Sembrano.
After a ittle time passed, Adam decided that he wanted to go home and rest
his hand.
nose bleed
Scrapes on her lower cheek, knee, and hand.
Bloody nose.
Slipped when entering pool before a
backstroke start and hit spine.
Thumb and pointer fingers injured
nose bleed
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
No visable injury or bump. Swimmer felt
soreness when she got out of warm-up. She
sat with ice for a while. Mother had not yet
arrived. Coach had her come back to sit with
team. She swam an additional event and
coach decided to pull her from relays. Mother
supported coaches decision. She returned to
swim the next two days of competition without
issue. Spoke to coach both days.
No visable injury. Swimmer described
tenderness around eye.
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Hit head on wall during backstroke during warm-up.
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer was kicked in face during warm-up.
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Practice / On Deck
Deck
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Swimmer believes the touchpad may have moved slightly during her turn while
swimming her 100 Free (Lane 4). She tore her toenail back to a painful point. Toe nail tore to a painful point.
4th toe on right foot.
Lauren hit her forearm on a stanchion in the bleachers. The metal top was
Fairly deep 1/2 inch cut on left forearm. The
exposed - no cap.
cut was bleeding.
Left foot 5th phalanges no noticeable bruising.
Member described pain level as 8.5 on a 1 to
Member was walking on pool deck towards meeting area when she stubbed
10 scale where 10 being worst pain and 1
her foot onto the leg of a bench.
being no pain. Member was able to walk and
participate with activity.
HVAC system collapsed onto the pool deck during warm-ups and rolled into
the pool. All swimmers were in the pool at the time of collapse. No injuries
none reported
reported at the time. Fire and police were called to the pool. All swimmers
were accounted for. Building was evacuated and meet postponed. Session
was for 10 and unders
Boy was stretching behind blocks and reached back and got poked by a
Small mark caused by point of pencil.
pencil.
Swimmer slipped on step.
Bruised and scraped right knee.
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer hit hand/wrist on gutter on turn during backstroke race.
No visable injury. The swimmer had soreness.
Male
NJ - New Jersey Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
doing a standing dive from the right side of the block at dive end of pool.
Athlete did not five in straight and right leg and foot hit the side of the pool.
Right ankle and foot appear to be scraped and
red
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
swimming breaststroke, went to pass other swimmer, pinkie toe kicked shin of
other swimmer, broke toe
Swimmer was waiting for a group of swimmers, who were diving for medicine
balls. He took a step closer to peek over and slipped on the wet deck. He
landed on his arm.
Swimmer fell and hit her head, went into a short seizure. Hurt her wrist in the
fall
Corner of pool juts out about 6" and lane lines leads swimmer into the edge,
Swimmer hit her left shoulder on that corner
No backstroke flags at one end of pool and swimmer hit his head, Other end
only had a piece of rope for flag that was not contrasting to ceiling
A swimmer fell into the pool landing on a lane-line and in part on injured
swimmer's shoulder. Swimmer that fell into pool was not injured.
Swimmer slipped while performing a dive from a bulk-head into five feet of
water. Swimmer bumped head on bottom of the pool.
broken pinkie toe
Swimmer had a protrusion not piercing the
skin.
Minor concussion and sprain of wrist
Large contusion and swelling on shoulder
Knot on top of head
Accident resulted in a bruised shoulder.
Hit top of head on pool bottom. No physical
swelling/ bump visible or able to feel by touch.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Lydia was in the shower after practice when she experienced sudden
cramping in her abdomen. The pain was so intense, that she dropped to the
floor gripping her sides. Two of her teammates came out and notified the
coaches, who went in to assess the situation. The coaches moved her out of
the shower, wrapped her in a towel, and elevated her feet. Lydia complained
of the inability to breathe and losing feeling in her legs. Lifeguard staff was
notified and 911 was called. The lifeguard staff backboarded Lydia to move
her out of the ladies' locker room and oxygen was administered until EMS
arrived. EMS along with Lydia's mom took her to the hospital for evaluation.
After a brief observation by hospital staff, Lydia was released to her mother.
The child was running on deck, slipped, fell on back, hit Tailbone. Don't know
the birth date, just estimated it.
The swim team was passing a medicine ball around in a circle while treading
water in the deep end. One of the boys tossed the ball to Sydney, she missed
the "catch," and the ball ended up hitting her in the face right below her right
eye.
She dove into the lane, went too deep, hit the bottom of the pool with her hand
and jammed her finger while pushing off the bottom of the pool.
The swimmers were practicing with a 4-pound medicine ball in the deep end
of the pool. Another swimmer accidently hit Maria in the head with the ball
when he tossed it away from himself. Maria continued to practice, but after 10
minutes complained of a headache. Maria was checked by the lifeguards for
signs of concussion, given an ice pack for her head and monitored for anther
10 minutes before returning to practice.
No Backstroke flags on one end of pool, the other end had only a rope across
which blended in with the ceiling
Radhika was swimming down the right side of the lane when another swimmer
who was sprinting from the other side of the pool, crossed over the center line
of the lane midway down, hitting her head-on. Radhika's goggles broke during
the incident, leaving a red mark on the bridge of her nose. She got out of the
water and was checked for injuries by the coach and lifeguard. The lifeguard
offered Radhika an ice pack to put on her nose, and after completing the
incident report, she got back into the water to complete practice.
The swimmer left the wall in a full out sprint, but crossed over the center line
of the lane midway down the pool hitting another swimmer head-on. The
swimmer got out, checked for injuries on the head (none were noted), was
offered a bag of ice (which the swimmer refused). The swimmer returned to
the water and resumed the rest of practice.
During the start of a race the starter stood the swimmers up because of
movement at the start. Swimmer lost her balance, fell in the water, striking her
wrist on the side of the pool as she went in.
She broke her toe getting off the bleachers.
Possible broken toe. Was doing kick set, went to kick breaststroke and kicked
another swimmer
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Changing in locker room
after practice had ended.
Locker Room
Male
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
NM - New Mexico Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was kicked while training
Male
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
Practice / Dry-Land
Locker Room
Outside Venue
Slipped and jammed 4th toe on right foot into the underside of the bench.
Other swimmer, accidently, stepped on Trevor's pinky finger and broke it.
Description of Injury
Cramping then hyperventilation due to
fear/anxiety.
scratch on back
Bruise under the right eye.
Jammed her ring finger on her left hand
Bruise on head.
Bump on head
Small bump and red mark and bridge of nose
where the goggles were pushed into her face
upon impact with the other swimmer.
Head collided with another swimmer's head
when he crossed over the center line of the
lane. No bruises, bumps or cuts were seen on
the place of impact for this swimmer.
possible fracture of the left wrist / arm.
Toe was broken.
Possible broken toe
jammed knuckle and possible broken finger
per the Dr.
4th toe on right foot appears to be broken
Pinky is broke
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Aneka (athlete) reported to me ,Julia St. Andre (coach), that she was not
feeling well and was feeling very dizzy. I asked her if she had eaten that day,
which she had replied "no". As I proceeded to ask if she needed to sit down,
she told me that she felt like she was going to faint. I placed my arm around
her and she then said that the room was getting dark. She started to collapse,
still conscious, so I called for the lifeguard, and gently laid her onto the ground.
I asked her to follow my finger, which she was not able to do.She said the
room was dark and she had a blank stare but remained conscious The
lifeguard came over and activated the EAP after she claimed to be having
trouble breathing and informed us that she suffers from asthma and did not
have her inhaler with her. As soon as another guard was present I contacted
her father and EMS personnel arrived a few minutes later.
Swimmer complained of feeling "under the weather" before training session
started, specifically a headache. After short dryland activity and swimming for
about 30 minutes, swimmer said headache was getting worse. Coach had
swimmer rest on the wall for a few minutes. Then coach had swimmer exit the
pool and sit in a chair and sip water. Coach suggested relaxing under the
shower for a few minutes. After shower swimmer came back saying his pain
was worse and spreading to eyes and upper-body (tingling, stiffness, and
pain). At that point swimmer started to panic (breathing became short and
quick). Swimmer was helped into a supine position on the deck. Paramedics
were called and arrived withing a few minutes. Swimmer was laying down and
an oxygen mask was applied. Swimmer had severe cramping in arms and
hands. Paramedics were able to calm him and he was able to stand and get
into stretcher. He was taken to area hospital.
Injured swimmer slipped and struck his head on wall in locker room prior to
practice. He suffered a seizure and a small scalp laceration.
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
In warm down after distance events, swimmer did flip turn and cut both heels
on wall or edge of gutter system. Both heels cut open seriously. View of
wounds shows may need stitches or further treatment. He and his family were
encouraged to go to medical facility to seek further treatment. Cleaned and
bandaged at the scene. Lifeguards provided treatment and took him to car
riding on a cart. Parents appeared to be present and were encouraged to
seek further treatment. This claim may involve more than nominal medical
expenses. Athlete did not appear to be in significant pain. Lifeguards and
facility have copy of ROC form completed on site.
Got out of the water from event and slipped on deck while trying to avoid
cable.
Getting out of the pool after race and slipped and fell back into the water
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
After practice
Hallway
Slipped and fell and hit left side of face on bottom stair
Description of Injury
Dizzy and very weak. Athlete collapsed but
remained conscious.
Severe headache. Extreme pain in eyes and
arms/hands. Severe cramping leading to
panic and hyperventilation.
swimmer suffered a seizure after striking his
head on wall. Seizure lasted approximately 1015s. Swimmer also suffered small head
laceration.
Lacerations on the back curvature of both
heels. May appear to require stitches to a
layperson. Coach of team has picture of the
injury sites. (Feb 21st...coach confirmed
athlete had 4 stitches in each heel)
Twisted Right Knee
bruised and slightly swollen right knee
Slipped and fell hitting cheek on bottom step.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Stephanie Ernst and her teammate, Mercedes Freiheit, were playing around
as they were getting into the pool for practice. Mercedes, who was already in
the water, pulled Stephanie into the water with her hands. Stephanie hit her
chin on the top of Merecedes' head and chipped her top, left tooth (the cuspid
canine). She had a headache during practice. I, Laura Ring the coach on
deck, was not aware of this incident until she was leaving at the end of
practice. Because the swimmer was in a rush to leave at the end of practice,
a follow-up call was made to Stephanie and her mother Angela. During the
follow-up call, Stephanie informed us that her headache was gone and she
was feeling better. They are going to the dentist to get the tooth checked.
Stephanie was 1 of 3 swimmers in her lane. Besides Stephanie and her
teammate Mercedes, no one else was involved in the incident or saw it occur.
Laura Ring was the only coach present. There were 9 swimmers total in a 6
lane pool at the start of practice.
When moving from judging turns to start, Elizabeth slipped on metal portion of
bulkhead. Two timers helper stabilize her from falling harder.
Kicked in the face(nose) by another swimmer doing breastroke
Victoria was trying to pass another swimmer during breastroke and that
swimmer kicked her finger bending it back the wrong way. Victoria got out and
said she felt a 'snap' and it was swollen. After visiting a care now facility and
getting x-rays, it was concluded it is only bruised.
Running before practice as a part of dryland training and she twisted her
ankle.
walking on deck at moderate pace slipped, feet went out from underneath him
and he fell backwards hitting back then head
Description of Injury
Stephanie chipped the tip of her top, left tooth the cuspid canine. She had a headache
during practice.
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
Bleachers
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Stairs
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
Supervised time on diving
In Water
boards
Zachary was going off the 3m diving board when his knee hit his mouth. He
has braces on back teeth on both the top and bottom teeth. When his knee
hit his mouth it caused his braces to cut his gums on the top right. It cut about
an inch in length and half an inch wide. The cut was fairly deep.
When his knee hit his mouth it caused his
braces to cut his gums on the top right. It cut
about an inch in length and half an inch wide.
The cut was fairly deep.
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
After swimmers were called to step onto the blocks they were asked to step
back down. As swimmer stepped down, he slipped and scraped his lower
back on the step of the block..
Swimmer sustained two noticeable scratches
on his lower back. The scratches did not
appear to be deep enough to have bled.
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
other
other
(spectator) arrived at facility exhibiting symptoms of a stroke
slurred speech, drooping lips and arm
Feels like pulled muscles on right back down
the right leg.
Bruised nose
contusion of the 3rd and 4th fingers
Twisted/sprained ankle
hit head
As stated above. Fainting - hypoglycemica.
Heather thought she was having an asthma attack, so she took her inhaler Condition that parent said is still under testing.
after getting dizzy and nearly fainting,, her mom came on deck and informed Second occurance (first for her on deck)
Coach Erin of her hypoglycemia. Heather was given a small amount of a
Situation so new she didn't give staff the
cookie and small sips of water. EMS was called. Parent from the lobby came information. Heather went to ER and they took
on deck (Garland Police officer) and assisted until EMS arrival. EMS
blood and other tests. Sending her home and
suggested Heather go to the hospital. Her mother took her to the hospital.
she has more tests to find out her complete
Blood counts were normal. She is going to be tested for cardio and
condition on 4-19-2013. Doctors have asked
hypoglycemia. Heather is home and resting last night.
that she not swim until her diagnosis is
complete
Abi and another boy in the group were sitting in the bleachers. Words were
Eye scratched by shirt. Pain and redness in
being had back and forth. She called him a name. He swim back with a shirt
eye
that hit her in the eye.
Kick to face - sore gums, bruising/redness to
The swimmers were running stairs for dry-land exercises. Brooke was kicked
lower right jaw and chin; swelling of affected
in the face by another swimmer in front of her
areas
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
Female
LSC
NT - North Texas Swimming
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Practice / Water
In Water
Sophia was swimming fly down the lane and Emma Taylor was swimming fly
down in the opposite direction. When the two were passing each other Emma
hit Sophia in the nose with her hand and then Sophia's nose started to bleed. Bloody nose and head ache
April Gallagher, Jason Walter and Michael Beaver took Sophia out of the
water and assessed her for a concussion and any other injuries.
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Flip turn into touch pad. Small cut on surface of right heel.
Male
NT - North Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Got hit in the face and got a cut above and below left eye.
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Kyra was doing a flip turn and cut the bottom of her foot on the touch-pad.
Small cut on bottom of foot
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Female
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Deck
Female
NT - North Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
caught foot when folding up deck chair
(spectator) Ms. Delisle turned her right ankle while going down the stairs
exiting the meet, along with her son. She was attended to by the facility
lifeguard and the DM safety marshall. She was given ice for ankle, and she
declined any further treatment.
slipped getting out of the pool.
Medicine Ball bounced back up from deck and hit her on the jaw bone
Shortly after the start of the second session of the swim meet (Saturday
morning), Ms. Golightly experienced weakness & tingling in her right arm and
leg and temporarily lost vision in her right eye. Her episode did not result from
an accident which occurred during the swim meet.
Athlete was performing a step up exercise onto the bleacher when she missed
the bleacher and hit her nose on the bleacher.
Will fell while running on the sidewalk and fractured his elbow and wrist.
Molly was getting out of the warm-up pool when swimmer following her turned
at the wall and pushed off Molly's foot.
She was running, tripped on a sidewalk drain and fell. Used her hands and
wrist to break the fall.
Running out to the track and tripped on sidewalk. Tried to catch himself and
fell on left wrist.
Playing soccer, jumped over player to avoid collision and landed on arm, wrist
and hand.
scraped foot
Turned ankle while descending stairs at Barr
Pool. Able to walk away after applying ice to
ankle and resting a few minutes. Declined any
further treatment.
scraped left shin and knee
Bruised Jaw
Ms. Golightly described her symptoms as
weakness & tingling in her right arm & leg.
She also experienced temporary vision loss in
her right eye.
Olivia bent over to do something, stood quickly while turning to one side and
hit her head extremely hard on a hair dryer permanently mounted on the wall
possible concussion later confirmed by doctor
to be just that.
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
at practice in locker room
Locker Room
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Gym
Male
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Warm-up
On Blocks
In Water
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Female
Male
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
OH - Ohio Swimming
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
In Water
Deck
In Water
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet/ Dry-Land
In Water
Bleachers
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Vincent slipped on the tile floor, fell back and hit his head on a wall heater
giving himself a cut.
Scraped his left knee on the block getting out of Lane 2.
Scratched her hip during warm-ups.
When swimmer climbed out of the dive well he cut the bottom of his left foot
on the blue gutter.
She was getting out of 50 west and scraped her foot on the side.
He looked down at his foot and it was bleeding
Swimmer jumped in lane 5 and cut her left big toe.
Small Cut on surface of right heel.
Small cut above and below eye from a hit to
the goggles.
Broken nose
Fractured elbow and wrist
Fractured growth plate in little toe.
Fractured Growth Plate
Fractured left wrist
Nicholas has a buckle fracture on his left wrist.
Found this out after x-ray.
Cut to head
Scraped left knee
Scratched right hip
Bottom of Left foot
Scraped top of left foot
Left foot-big toe
Cut left big toe
Stepped up onto block 8 by the scoreboard. She went to do a start but put her
Scraped both shins
foot too far back and slipped off the back of the block and cut her legs.
Swimmer finished her race in the 50 meter east then noticed the blood.
Athlete hopped down from the bleacher then fell and hit her left knee
She was swimming in the meet warm-ups and when she got out her nose
started bleeding.
Cut Right Foot-Second Toe
Bruised Left Knee
Bloody Nose
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Getting off of the
bleachers
Bleachers
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Warming up in the warm-down pool hit hands with another swimmer noticed
bruising immediately
Rolled my ankle playing soccer.
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
While swimming, Allie ran into another swimmer during warm ups
Possible concussion as she ran directly into
another swimmer and then bumped heads
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
While walking backwards towards the locker room, Amanda fell against the
wall and hit her head.
Possible concussion
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
athlete slipped on bleachers, fell, injuring her nose, and scraped left leg. Also small cut under nose, bridge of nose is sore,
athlete has sore upper gum
upper gum is sore, scrape upper left leg
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Ben was performing a freestyle sprint, and his head struck the wall on his
finish.
Laceration to the forehead, possible
concussion.
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Jonathan was performing a 'running dive' into the diving well when he misstepped and injured his toe. At first he said he just badly stubbed it, but later
he said he thought he may have got it stuck on the edge of the gutter.
Possible Sprain/Fracture
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
A swimmer passing by accidently hit her with his arm in the goggles. the
goggles broke on impact and scratched on the eyerbrow and below the eye.
Slight bleeding with a black eye
Slight cut above the eye and on the
underneath part of eye. Black eye from impact.
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
During Warmup starts he dove in from the blocks and hit his head on the pool
bottom. He exited the pool unassisted and coaches sat him down and got an
bump on forehead.
official. Parent notified. As a precaution was asked not to compete. Parent
decided to wait to determine if he was ok to continue. Scratched Meet.
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Nose bleed
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
breathing emergency due to vocal cord dysfunction
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
During practice another swimmer ran into her and her goggles cut her eyelid
in 2 places. Coach sent swimmer to lifeguard to look at cut on eyelid
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
After warm-up
Locker Room
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Swimmer was walking on the deck near the 50 meter east pool. He slipped
and fell and hit his head on the pool deck.
Back foot slipped during start, fell and cut knee on block
just exited pool after event. Walking back to team and saw blood on left shin.
No pain. Not sure how it happened.
Was doing pull-ups on pull deck and her hands slipped and she fell on her
front
Stepping off of bleachers, cut side of foot on corner of the bleachers.
Description of Injury
Hit the back of his head.
Cut Knee
2mm abrasion left shin
Abrasions to Knee, Leg, Foot and ELbow
Minor cut to the back/side of foot near the
ankle.
Bruising to top of hand
possible tear of ligaments in left foot
Nose bleed
severe shortness of breath. This was the
second time that this occured today. We could
not get her breathing slowed down and
therefore EMS was called. Patient mother
refused transport to local hospital.
Eyelid was cut and bleeding
Stepped up on blocks, realized not her heat & was told by timers to step down.
Hit left upper back/shoulder on block steps, fell
She turned around and tried to go down steps backwards. Slipped from block
to deck floor
steps.
cut on right ankle from ladies restroom
coming out of ladies bathroom/locker room and caught ankle on door air vent
entrance door air vent
Griffin jammed his finger into the wall at the end of his race.
stoved finger
scrape and slight swelling on top of foot and
scraped foot and arm during fall on lifeguard chair
arm
She scraped her pinkie toe on the block before she swam her race 50 free.
Scraped right pinkie toe
She doesn't know her time.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
OH - Ohio Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Competition
Deck
On Blocks
Athlete was putting the lap counter on the pool deck and hit her left toe with
the lap counter.
During Warm-ups, Quinn was acidently kicked in the left eye by another
swimmer.
Jessica hit her knees on the deck while performing a dryland activity.
slipped while quickly getting on the blocks
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Recurring knee injury. Right knee injury was aggrivated during swim meet.
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Female
OH - Ohio Swimming
OH - Ohio Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Deck
During a race, Julia did a flipturn and hit the lane line. This pulled off her cap.
She got temporarily stuck until the lane line and tried to come up for air. She
swallowed some water, and started to panick. She was coughing and
breathing quickly.
Trouble Breathing feeling faint
athlete got out of water , vomited, passed out
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
after practice
Deck
locker room door opened and gashed athlete's foot (left)
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
10 minutes prior to
practice
outside building
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Coming to practice from
locker room
Locker Room
Description of Injury
Cut on toe
Black and blue eye
Knees hurt when she kicks
Left and right shins had abrasions on them.
Existing right knee injury aggevated during
normal activities at swim meet.
Swallowed water after hitting her head on the
lane line.
Had trouble breathing
above
locker room door opened and gashed athlete's
foot (left)
Jessica was hit in the back of head by another
Jessica was hit in the back of head by another swimmer's hand while other
swimmer's hand while other swimmer finished
swimmer finished swimming into the wall. This was a very hard hit in the back swimming into the wall. This was a very hard
of the head which (according to Parents) lead to a concussion.
hit in the back of the head which (according to
Parents) lead to a concussion.
Kylie reported pain in her nose and jaw.. No
apparent bleeding. Nose in good alignment.
No LOC, A&O x 4. Kylie chose to stop her
Time approx:1800 hrs. 30 minutes left in practice. 4 swimmers per lane. Circle workout. Mrs. May picked up swimmer. Coach
swimming .Kylie May got hit accidently in the face by Nate Trotter.
spoke to Mrs. May. Coach adviced rest and
ice to her nose. watch for change in mental
status and increased pain. Follow up with
regular physician PRN
Fell hit head
Fell hit head
She was playing outside of the building. She went to jump over a barrier pole
and caught the pole. She fell and hit her face on the ground chipping her front Chipped tooth
tooth.
Was kicked in the nose during practice by another swimmer.
Bloody Nose
No serious injury; dazed on impact and
Other swimmers jumped on swimmer as she was in the water
became anxious with questions
The swimmer was accidentally kicked by another swimmer in her left eye. Her
Black eye just under the left eye lid.
eye started to bruise immediately.
Accidently hit in forehead by another swimmer
bump on forehead
Swimmer hit his head at the finish end of the
Swimmer hit his head at the finish end of the pool during backstroke.
pool during backstroke.
twisted ankle
twisted ankle
Swimmer hit in nose by foot of another
Swimmer hit on nose by foot off another swimmer entering the water ffet first. swimmer entering water feet first. No blood,
not dizzy, head hurt.
Hope was coming out to practice & scraped
the top of her left big toe, near her toe nail, on
Hope was coming out to practice & scraped the top of her left big toe, near her the ground in the locker room. She scraped off
toe nail, on the ground in the locker room. She scraped off a layer of skin &
a layer of skin & her toe began to bleed. She
her toe began to bleed.
was given gauze to stop the bleeding & a
bandaid was applied. Hope went to practice
after the incident.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Nate hit K. May's face with L Hand. Coach was
not made aware of accident until Nate had left
Time approx:1800hrs. 30 minutes left in practice. 4 swimmers per lane. Circle
the building.. Coach looked at Nate's L Hand
swimming. Nate Trotter accidently hit Kylie May in the face with his L hand.
on 4-16-13. swimmer had full use of his hand.
No bruising or swelling noted
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Dove into water and injured testicle area
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Grace stated that during the 100 yd freestyle event, as she was swimming,
she felt her airway constrict.
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
dryland area
Male
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
In Water
Locker Room
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
Lobby
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
OK - Oklahoma Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Severe pain to/in the testicle area
Swimmer complained that she experienced
constriction of her airway during the 100 free.
Declined any additional treatment. Coach
stated she would be taken home by another
swimmer.
One child was doing jumping jacks when athlete walked by and was hit by the
nose bleed
other boys hand in the face.
Hit Pool Wall causing a laceration ~1cm long. On right ring finger tip.
Laceration ~1cm Long.
Door opened up cutting right big toe
Cut under toe nail
Bumped heads with another swimmer while
Bumped heads with another swimmer while swimming backstroke
swimming backstroke
Swimmer sliped and scraped his back on stairs with grip tape.
Scrape on the back
Right foot cut on bottom of foot. Coach and
meet director cleaned foot with anitseptic from
Swimmerrunning bare foot in grass and right foot stepped in hole and cut
first aid kit and bandaged right foot with gauze.
bottom of foot. Did not fall. Denied other injuries.
No active bleeding noted. Antibiotic ointment
applied to gauze.
(parent) The swimmer's mother was walking through the lobby to enter the
pool and fell (in the lobby). The floor was wet because of a church group that
slipped on a wet floor hurting her right leg
was renting the pool, and those swimmers were walking through the lobby
while being wet.
Swimmer pushed off wall and ankle hurt.
Swimmer pushed off wall and ankle hurt
kicked in the mouth by another
kicked in the mouth by another swimmer...accident
swimmer...accident
Swimmer states she has an old injury and
Swimmer states she reactivated an old injury while swimming.
dislocated her sternum.She stated this
happens 'all the time' to her.
Blake states he got hit near the eyebrow by another swimmer during warm
Scratch observed above the left eye/eyebrow
ups by accident.
Broke her 4th toe when it caught on cement drainage on deck.
Broken toe
Practicing wall walkups, Hit top of her right foot on metal bar when coming
Cut on the top of the foot, hit hard enough to
down, Shoes were on during activity,
cause a possible fracture.
Suffer a gash on his forehead which required 6
Swimmer was jumping around in the water and hit his forehead on the gutter.
stiches
We had just finished a set of 10 50's off the blocks. I told my swimmers to float
back to the other end of the pool. Kari went under water as if she was going to Pass out went underwater and inhaled water.
push off the wall but she never pushed off her team mate notice she had not started breathing right away spit up some
water
push off yet and nudge her to go. Kari just rolled to her side her team mate
then grab her and pulled her up.
Hit heal on flip turn.
Cut ....needed stitches.
Climbing out of pool hit his left front tooth and chipped it.
Chipped Left front tooth
SAMANTHA WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE POOL NEXT TO THE
CUT ON LEFT LEG THAT REQUIRED 4
BULKHEAD AND CUT HER LEFT LEG ON THE TILE EDGE.
STITCHES
Gash over right eye from a elbow to it by
Swimming in water was accidentally elbowed in the eye by another swimmer
another swimmer
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
In Water
On Blocks
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Parade float for team
Parade route
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Field
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Field
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
edge of pool
swimmer was climbing out of pool and cut finger on sharp edge of broken tile
cut on finger
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmers collided head to head doing backstroke
possible concussion
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmers doing backstroke in practice, collided with each other head to head possible concussion
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Before practice
Deck
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
A girl tripped me while i was giving a piggy back ride to another swimmer.
Cut/scraped both knees
Caitlyn and another girl collided during a game in dry land. When they fell,
Caitlyn's foot got caught in the other girls legs. Caitlyn's ankle was twisted
when they hit the ground. She could not put weight on that foot. I had the rest
Twisted ankle during dry land activity outside
of the group go inside and had one girl go get Caitlyn's father to help and
on a grass field
another girl to stay to help me assist Caitlyn. With our support we were able to
move her off the field. He father help me to move her to their car at which
point I turned over care to him.
Was dehydrated and fainted. Fell off of the
Getting up on the blocks to start her race and fell backwards(fainted)
blocks. Did not hit her head on the ground.
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Another swimmer collided with Andres while both were swimming backstroke
in opposite directions. The other swimmer's right arm hit Andres' right arm.
Complained of elbow pain after collision.
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimming butterfly, hit his Right wrist against the wall/gutter and injured his
Right wrist.
Right wrist injury. Swollen in mid wrist.
Description of Injury
Tyler's thumb was caught in the lane line while he was pulling with a pull buoy. sprained ligament in right thumb
Swimmer was accidentally bumped from behind and hit her tooth on the edge
of the pool resulting in a chipped tooth.
During warm up, flip turn, lane 8, cut small toe on wall tile
Turned ankle during start, Felt ankle "pop" during flip turns.
Upon coming into the wall for a turn, the swimmer misjudged the distance to
the wall and hit head on the bulkhead.
Chipped Tooth
small skin flap cut on wall tile
Turned ankle
Contusion to forehead with dizziness and
nausea as a result .
Sore back with bruising & minor cut on shin of
Swimmer lost balance on diving block and fell to pool deck landing on his side.
leg.
Swimmers were doing a combination of water and land training. Swimmer
exited water and in attempt to move into dryland activity was hit in face with a Cut to fore -head from broken goggles.
medicine ball already being thrown by another swimmer.
Walking in the Dress-up parade for PSA float. Was knocked down and foot
Sprain to top of bridge of left foot
ran over by wheel of float.
Swimmer was playing ultimate frisbee for dryland. He went to catch the frisbee Had an abrasion on the right side of his head
and bumped heads with another swimmer.
in his hair by his temple.
Swimmer was playing ultimate frisbee for dryland. He went to catch the frisbee Gums above front, left tooth was irritated and
and bumped heads with another swimmer.
bleeding.
Six swimmers were standing at the end of the lane, splashing each other. One
swimmer threw his head back and knocked Luke, square in the face, centered Nose injured and bleeding, with some swelling.
on the nose.
Swimmer jumped in to pool, started heading out and then changed direction
and headed back in to wall. Another swimmer was jumping in and landed on Sore neck/ head ache
Grace's head.
At the finish of butterfly race, touched high on the deck and wounded the
Left wrist was swollen and hurt to touch.
wrist.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Timer
Deck
Kai, age 17, was timing in Lane 5 with her friend, Emma Brazell; they were at
the meet to get volunteer hours. Emma notified meet personnel that Kai
needed to go outside for some fresh air. Morning McCreary, Clerk of Course
volunteer, went to take Kai's spot. She noticed Kai's hands were shaking
when she tried to hand off some paperwork. Emma, who had also rejoined her
friend, said that all of a sudden Kai couldn't think or speak clearly and was
shaking. At this point, Emma helped Kai to stand up and took her shoulder
to guide her outside (per Morning). At this point, Kai "crumpled" and was able
to lay herself down. She did not hit her head, and she did not lose
consciousness (confirmed by all witnesses on scene). Other adults were
coming to the scene, and Morning notified them, "We need a lifeguard and 91-1." Morning turned to finish timing the race with Rhonda Soule', Head Clerk
of Course, who then went immediately to the Announcer's stand to call for a
lifeguard. These things were all happening simultaneously. At this point, Bill
Cockrell, an EMT-trained parent in the crowd, came to the area when he saw
Kai on the ground and stayed on scene until head guard, Brandon Lemke,
arrived.Bill Cockrell, an EMT-trained dad from Tualatin Tigard Swim Club,
arrived on the scene quickly and reported the following. From his seat on
deck he saw Kai in distress but "reaching out for help. She was gently
lowered towards the ground so that she didn't strike her head." When Mr.
Cockrell arrived, Kai was hyperventilating and said that her head, lips, and
fingers felt tingly and numb. He helped her to take slow, deep breaths. She
said, "I'm really dizzy and I feel a little nauseous." He said that the lifeguards
then showed up and took control of the scene and cleared the area. He also
backed away but did not leave. Kai was given oxygen and they elevated her
feet.Lifeguards immediately cleared the area of all but essential personnel and
911 was called at approx. 10:10am and arrived by 10:15am. Brandon gave
her oxygen and elevated her feet by putting them on a lifeguard pad. He
maintained eye contact and conversation with Kai until paramedics arrived
(per Christine Horning).Rhonda Soule', meet staff with Corvallis Aquatic
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Slipped on bleachers. Hit top of right foot on edge of bleacher.
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
We were doing a set that involved dryland and kids had to get out of the water
Nate's head got bruised and swollen around
to do exercises. Although coaches advised kids to get back in the water with
the eye.
feet first, one kid forgot and dove on top of Nate Blackwell-Mitchell.
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Lead off for free relay and slipped on blocks scraping left shin on block.
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
road run
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet Director
pre-existing
condition
Kai was transported to the ER for further
assessment with her father present. Shane
Grant was one of the paramedics with the
Corvallis Medical Unit.
Contusion of dorsal rt. foot area above the
talus.
Scrape, bruising, swelling
Could not catch breath when the run was
Ran a distance run for dryland practice. Could not catch breath when the run finished. Had trouble breathing. Face and
was finished. Face and fingers started tingling and then started losing
fingers started tingling and then started losing
function in lower limbs.
function in lower limbs. Could not stand or
walk.
She scraped her right foot on the pad during a racing start. Pads were brand
new for this meet. The bottom of her foot was bleeding when she finished her Peeled back a flap of skin that bled
race.
Sliced under side of left big toe on the bottom of the pad when flipturning
cut on underside of big toe
While walking into position at turn end, stepped on metal strip between grate
Blunt force impact trauma to both knees.
and deck. Fell to both knees. Major force impact to L patella/knee
bulging disk between two upper vertebrae. He
(volunteer) Jerry lost feeling in his arm while standing on deck watching
developed severe pain in neck and inability to
competition. Went out to his car to try to rest it and the condition
move his left arm. Any neck motion produced
progressively worsened.
severe pain.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
During her race, she had a hard hand finish to wall.
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
On Blocks
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
While entering the water, she hooked her toe on the diving block.
During step-ups at dryland, Madeline fell backwards, landed on her bottom
and put her hands down. Both coaches witnessed the incident, and one coach
immediately came over to her. At that point, Madeline said her bottom and her
wrists hurt. She was checked for range of motion in both wrists in addition to
swelling, bruising, redness or any indication of injury. Her range of motion was
good on both wrists, and there was no sign of swelling, bruising, or redness.
Her coach walked her around to calm her down, got her some Gatorade which
She said they hurt. No visible injury, wound,
she drank. They sat together for the remainder of dryland. After dryland,
Madeline changed into her suit and came out of the bathroom. She was visibly discoloration, bruising, etc.
upset and talked to her coach about not enjoying swimming anymore and not
wanting to get in today, which is a common conversation before practice. At
that point she was encouraged to either call her parents and go home if she
was either in pain and too injured to swim of too disinterested, or to get in and
warm up with the group. After about ten minutes of conversation related to
goals and desire to swim, Madeline chose to swim, and completed the rest of
practice.
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Turned and while head was still close to the water banged top of head on wall. Head Bonk.
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
OR - Oregon Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
OR - Oregon Swimming
abrasion to top of foot
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Coming out of locker room
Locker Room
before practice
flip turn, shallow end of pool, lane 4, great toe was cut
Parent states swimmer was injured while doing a flip turn. Swimmer
complained after practice that her knee hurt, after coaches had left for the
day. Notes from parent: First Thursday night June 6th Sierra flip turned and
twisted or yanked something in her knee. We saw the doctor and she rested
for a few days and went to camp, all good. But whatever she did came back
on the second to last thing they were doing - racing 50's.
Ashley was swimming and had got out of the pool stating that another
swimmer was coming off the wall after a flip turn and hit her left arm which
radiated with pain. Her mother thought that her elbow might be out of socket.
No one was the witness of this occurence, even the other swimmer that was
involved.
scraped foot on bottom of pool while warming up
Slipped coming out of locker room. Foot kicked wall while falling.
broken 5th metatarsal (toe and foot) right foot.
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
In Water
Swimmer was swimming backstroke near the wall and kicked the side of the
pool where the steps to the ladder are embedded in the wall, resulting in a
deep laceration.
Laceration
Deck
He was competing in the 200m free and upon completing the race and exiting
the pool, collapsed on the pool deck and had an asthma attack. He
maintained consciousness throughout the attack. Immediate care was given
by Jennifer Lang, RN. Alec's inhaler was brought to him and utilized until he
regained control of his breathing.
Asthma attack was induced after swimming
the 200m freestyle event. Swimmer climbed
out of the pool and laid down on pool deck until
his inhaler was administered. The lifeguard,
HIllary Hubbs and Jennifer Lang provided care
of the situation. Controlled breathing resumed
and swimmer left the area on his own.
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Competition
Description of Injury
left elbow--lateral epicondyl injury, ulner nerve
stunned
jammed right 5th toe
great toe, bottom, cut about 1 inch
Parent states flipturn affected ligament causing
pain. Later injured it while at a swim camp
approximately a week later at Kenyon in Ohio.
Ashley did not want anyone to touch her left
arm, refused ice and continued to cry, she did
state that the pain radiated up her arm and
across her chest.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
While doing bleacher jumps, Drew missed the bleacher and hit his shin on the
bleacher. Another athlete saw it happen and immediately called for the
attention of the assistant coach monitoring dryland. She grabbed a clean towel
and applied pressure to the wound. A second assistant coach was notified
and he called 911. I was notified and called Drew's mother. She arrived shortly
after the paramedics. They wrapped his leg to stop the bleeding. Another
parent who is an orthopedic surgeon viewed the wound and tested the limb for
fractures. She determined it was not broken, but that he would need stitches.
His mother decided to take Drew to St. John's Mercy hospital where is
grandfather is employed as a surgeon for additional medical care.
Fell diwnstairs and twisted ankle and scraped arm and leg
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Paden scraped big toe on right foot across the decking and created a gash.
Gash
At the finish of the backstroke portion of the 200IM, Payton hit her left elbow
on the lip of the gutter. She experienced pain and temporary loss of use/
movement. She was able to swim additional events that evening.
Payton hit her elbow on lip of gutter and
experienced temporary loss of use/movement
of her left arm.
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
OZ - Ozark Swimming
while in bathroom
in the bathroom of
Opened the stall door of bathroom and the door fell onto her foot.
Central Junior
High
Female
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Meet / Competition
CONCESSION
ROOM
Female
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
In Water
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Practice / Water
Leaving locker room to
pool deck after using rest
room
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Practicing starts off the
block
In Water
Male
OZ - Ozark Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Other
Outside Venue
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
A gaping wound 3/4 inch wide, more than 1/4
inch deep and 4 inches long between his knee
and ankle.
Twisted ankle and scrape
Scratch across top of left foot.
Athlete's trip resulted in pain on the upper foot
and a small knick of skin on the right big toe.
Athlete was walking up bleacher stairs and tripped. The top of her foot caught The athlete was treated with first aid to clean
skin and bandage and ice was also applied.
the edge of the stairs as she tripped and it resulted in pain on the upper foot
and a small knick of skin on the right big toe. There was no hazard found on She was able to swim her remaining two
steps. There were no witnesses to the accident. The athlete was able to swim events. Her bandage was checked between
events and ice remained on the foot in
her remaining two events.
between. Prior to leaving event, her wound
was cleaned and bandaged again.
CUT HAND WHERE THUMB MEETS PALM ON TIN CAN WHILE OPENING CUT HAND WHERE THUMB MEETS PALM
IT
ON TIN CAN WHILE OPENING IT
Jennie (athlete) was swimming in cool up /cool down pool. A swimmer was
playing around with a friend at edge of pool and fell on top of Jennie when she
was making a flip turn at the wall. Her right shoulder was injured when the
Shoulder swollen and painful (right side)
other swimmer fell on her. There were no witnesses. The lifeguard on duty
didn't see it occur, nor did the safety marshall. The injured athlete couldn't
identify the swimmers who fell on her.
Swam into wall and scratched chin and chipped tooth.
Scratch on chin and chipped tooth.
On deck, stairs to
Slipped and fell on stairs. He had an abrasion on his hip.
locker room
Abrasion
Had some bruising on his upper back, top of
Rami did a start and the block came out of the pool deck and fell in the water. his foot and thigh. Doesn't appear to be
anything other than bruising.
Alex was close to the edge of the pool shortly (3 minutes) before practice
started and stepped backward/slipped into the pool. He partially caught
Injury was covered by jammer so I didn't see
himself with his arms on the wall and his upper leg/buttocks caught on the
the injury.
lane rope.
Victim fell from play structure outside pool bldg. 11/26/13 meet ref spoke with
mother and she said that athlete did have a broken arm and was cared for at broken forearm
the hospital. Is now home recovering.
swimmer injured left hand index finger when finishing back stroke count ( 100
L index finger, possible fracture
back )
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Broken nose
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Deck
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Stairs
Walking down stairs to pool deck triped and fell. Broken arm.
Both bones broken in his arm.
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Walking down stairs to
pool deck for pracitce
Meet Set up
Kicked in nose during warm-up
We have a fence between our pools and athlete was climbing over the fence
and missed his foot on the bleacher and fell on his left wrist on the cement
deck.
Demonstrating a burpee - jumped up and landed with foot sideways.
Colorado Set up
Cut his hand removing a zip tie with pocket knife .
cut right hand
Swimmer appeared to lose consciousness near the wall during swim practice.
Coaches were on deck. They removed swimmer from the pool. Additional
coaches came to the deck and called 911. Swimmer had a pulse and was
breathing, and regained consciousness. She laid on the deck until paramedics
arrived. Her parents were called. She was taken to the hospital. Coaching
staff shared her medical history and allergies with the paramedics.
She lost consciousness while in the water, and
was pulled out. She regained consciousness
while on deck and was conscious when leaving
for the hospital.
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Sitting on bench and fell off. Her feet slipped off the bench and she fell on her
face. Her nose was bleeding and bruised.
Pulled from water unresponsive. Had pulse with foam coming from his mouth.
After placing him on side, I hit him between shoulder blades and he projected
water. Each time he spewed water, his breathing although raspy seemed to
improve. He continued to cough water and became responsive. Vitals at
EMT's arrival 126/80. He was taken by ambulance to Tracy Emergency and
assessed then transported to Oakland Chidrens Hospital ICU for observation.
He has now been moved to medical ward and while vitals are good he is still
vomiting
(Guest) The woman fell over while walking. No one witnessed the fall, so we
are not certain if she passed out from the heat or if she tripped. She did not
catch herself, fell on head forward.
Fell into water and hit head on side of pool
following training set, swimmer felt dizzy and had blurred vision. showied
signs of losing consciousness. racing heart rate
(Non-Member Volunteer) While I was shadowing one of the officials at the turn
end of the pool, in lanes 1-3, the official had disqualified someone and we
were going to walk it down to the trailer. He stepped out from the turn end of
the pool and I started to follow him out from behind the tape and wires. As I
started to step out over the wires, I stepped over with my right foot and when I
went to step over with my left foot it caught on the wires. I hopped twice on my
right foot twice trying to catch myself as I was starting to fall forward. I was
unable to catch myself and fell on my right knee and continued to fall forward
and went to catch myself with my hands. At that time when I caught myself I
jammed my ring finger, middle finger, and pointer finger.
Sam Greenlee notified me that there was a swimmer that hit the bottom of the
pool during warm ups. Lauren Denman entered the office and seated Emma,
provided her with gauce and instructed to put pressure on face. Guiselle
Morrone proceeded to activate an ice pack and her father walked in the office
to check on his daughter. Emma's face was examined, there appeared to be
three lesions on the nose and upper lip. Emma was checked or vitals and her
breathing was normal and her pulse was normal. She did not show any
simptoms of head and neck injury or back injury. Danica Garside assisted
Emma with cleaning her face and hands. Lauren Denman stayed with Emma
until EMS arrived
Possible break from falling - recommend to go
get an xray
broken ankle
Nose Bleed, Scrape and Bruising
respiratory distress/ unresponsive
Fell face first on concrete. She his her head,
nose, mouth, shoulder, knee and arm.
Cut to left side of head resulting in two stitches
dizziness, blurred vision, racing pulse
I believe I have jammed both my pointer finger
and my ring finger, as well as broken my
middle finger. I also have an abrasion on my
right knee and my knee is numb to the touch
on skin but hurts when its touched or bumped.
Lesions to the nose, and mouth.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Stroke (according to EMT personnel). Mr. Suchomel has had a stroke
previously. Patient was witnessed to have brief tonic/clonic movements 5
minutes before the paramedics came. Report from hospital later in the day:
not a stroke but rather a reaction to a new medication Frank was started on
last Thursday - 6/20/13.
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Eden hit right front tooth on wall. Eden was swimming into wall and hit wall.
Fracture of right front top tooth.
Max was riding his bike to practice when a car door opened. He had to stop
abruptly causing him to crash his bike.
Swimmer passed out after finishing 50 free with no breath. Swimmers around
her helped her when they saw that her head was half under water with mouth
in the water. I tried to get her out and then she started to kick/jerk and her
face was pale and her lips were black. I was able to get her out and had her sit
down to make sure she was ok.
jumped in the water fell backwards and hit back of head on wall
Shane was unconscious in the pool. Matt Nauman (coach), Nate Cassorla
(lifeguard), and parent Brian Winterhalder (firefighter/paramedic), pulled the
patient from the pool. Brian and Matt started CPR while Nate readied the O2
and A.E.D. A second lifeguard was sent to call 911. Brian and Matt used a
high flow O2 via bag mask and the A.E.D. device. The patient came around
after 3-4 rounds of CPR showing signs of respiration and wheezing. At this
time the paramedics arrived and took over. The patient was transported to the
hospital
Puncture wound and scrape to upper right
arm. Left lower leg scraped.
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
On way to practice
Outside Venue
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Outside Venue
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer dove into the pool at the start of her race, and felt a snap on the
back of her leg near her ankle.
she attempted to do a handstand, fell on top of her head
this is a re aggravation injury. She originally tore her rotator cuff on 3/3/11
while swimming for SEA. She has been seeking medical treatment and the
shoulder improved with physical therapy, medications and office visits with
provider. Shoulder became bothersome again and therefore sought treatment.
She no longer swims for SEA. We changed teams and she swam for BAMP
with Conrad. Conrad team merged with MBSC and she is now swimming for
Mark Temple
Amelia was swimming backstroke and struck her head very hard against the
south wall.
Swimmer jumped on her
getting out of pool after practice and stepped on a rock that sliced bottom of
foot pretty bad
Climbing out of the pool after warm-up, Emma slipped and chipped a tooth.
Swimming 200 back, finishing her race , come to the wall to close and hurt her
wrist , did not realize her stroke count after the flags.
Swam into teammates breaststroke kick. Received bloody nose.
Hyperventalation during 500
At the event, she had started on block. She slipped and smacked her foot on
it and got a bruise
Backstroke drills. Swimmer moved out of circle swim position (too far to the
left) and top of head collided with upper back of oncoming swimmer pushing
off from wall.
Swimmer was kicked in the face by accident during practice.
See above.
Passed out or seized in pool at the end of
practice.
Cut on the back of her head
The patient was unconscious in the pool and
after being taken out of the pool had no signs
of pulse or respiration.
Pulled or torn tendon at the base of her calf
muscle. She could not put any pressure on her
foot, nor point her toes. She had to be carried
off the pool deck.
bruise on top of head, tight neck muscle
She was swimming practice and her shoulder
became sore and tender to swim. She saw Dr
Ravalin for the re aggravation from injury in
the past.
Bump on top of her head. Her neck was sore.
concussion
slice on foot requiring 10 stitches
Chipped tooth
wrist , hurting and red
Bloody nose
Hyperventalation
Bruise
Struck top of head on oncoming swimmer, as
described above. No obvious injury.
Black eye caused by his goggles.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Clinic
Deck
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
taking a starting block out on deck
lifted a starting block out of and hit his shin with the block.
Large bump on Shin
Male
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
while walking
Swimmer dove into shallow end and hit hand on bottom of pool
sister trew a metal clip and hit in the head
Swimmer was leaving blocks and felt a "crack" in ankle. Upon leaving pool,
swimmer was unable to put weight on affected leg.
Toe nail started bleeding
Wrist injury
Hit in head with metal clip from lane line
Swelling and warm on medial ankle and
radiating to underside of foot.
Bloody toe nail
Swimmer was about to backstroke flip turn, when another swimmer accidently
collided with her.
Swimmer stepped on a sliver of glass.
At 7:22pm swimmer was practicing back to breast IM turns and took 1 too
many strokes going into the wall on his back and hit his head on the tiles on
the wall in the pool.
Brett was doing a flip turn on the west side of the pool in the 5th lane from the
south end of the pool when he felt his foot sting. When looking down he saw
blood coming from his foot. Food was cut on broken tile and lane was closed
after he saw foot was cut.
Description of Injury
Head Frontal area.
Cut on bottom of foot (heel)
Bump on head
Dime-sized abrasion on right insole of foot,
above arch.
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
meet snack bar
snack on deck
(volunteer) Maria was boiling water to make coffee in the snack bar. She lost
her grip on the heavy pot and about a gallon of boiling water fell on her jeans
and tennis shoes on her left leg, up to the knee. it also splashed to lower right burn on the leg and hand
arm. We immediate sprayed cold water on the area and she left to remove
items. Shannon Dmoski (coach) spoke with Maria on the phone at 11:20 a.m.
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
While practicing flip turns against the bulkhead wall Jose's pinky toe got
caught in the grate on the wall. His toe was cut.
Pinky toe was cut and the toe nail fell off while
first aid was being administered by the
lifeguard staff.
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
after practice in the
Locker Room
lockeroom while changing
Swimmer fell on lockeroom floor, hit his head. Swimmer has two cuts on the
right side of his head next to his ear where the scalp and ear are attached.
fell and hit head. has cuts on side of head
next to ear.
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Before Practice
Outside Venue
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Getting out of pool after
practice
Deck
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Swimmer was picking up an item and hit his head on water polo net.
While playing water polo swimmer was attempting to get the ball when arm got
bent. Swimmer reports feeling a grinding pop.
Swimmer was climbing out of the pool when her foot slipped and she dragged
her shin on the edge of the pool deck. There was a pretty deep 1 inch long
gouge in her shin.
Cut on heel by lane line
Andie's head hit the heel of a swimmer coming to wall while practicing relay
starts
Swimmer hit head on water polo net
Male
In Water
diving in off of
blocks
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer reports pain oin right shoulder.
inch long deep gouge on front of right shin
Cut on heel
head hit the heel on top back of head
Mateo seemed disoriented for a couple of
Practice group was playing sharks and minnows, Mateo was under water for a
seconds, then he was aware of everything,
few seconds, seemd to have some sort of spasm and was trunign blue. Coach
though a little shaken. He could not remember
reached for Mateo, life guards assisted Mateo out of water.
what exactly happend.
Swimmer was swimming under lane line and was accidentally kicked in the
Swimmer was kicked on the top of the nose by
nose by a teammate.
a teammate.
athlete was doing a bob when he bumped his chin and lip on the edge of the
cut on bottom lip on inside of mouth. Sore
pool. This led to him cutting the inside of his lip and complain about neck and
neck and shoulders.
shoulders being sore.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Fell and scraped up leg. No other problems
were evident when athlete was interviewed by
facility staff. Facility staff provided on site care
for leg scrape and small abrasions.
Subsequently meet director was notified that
athlete went to emergency room for vomiting
and head pain.
Small cut 2 inch.
Swimming backstroke, pushed off lane line
and cut bottom of left foot in the arch area.
1/4-1/2" cut in crease of finger
Left side of mid back
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Fell while "jumping rope" with towel
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Pre-workout
In Water
Deck
Slight collision during warm down in pool.
Swimming backstroke, pushed off lane line and cut bottom of left foot in the
arch area.
cut middle finger on lane line
Fell and hit back on deck
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
The swimmer received a contusion to the left
The swimmer was swimming in the warm down lane on the right side of the
eye. There appeared to be some slight
lane. Another swimmer was swimming too far over and ran into her, his head
swelling which was controlled with ice. There
hitting her goggle on the left eye.
was no bruising and no cut to the skin.
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
waiting for scheduled
warm ups
outside of venue
in parking area
waiting for scheduled warm up time and was engaged in horeplay with other
boys- toy was thrown and struck him in the face, cutting his inside lower lip
small laceration on inside of lower lip
Female
Female
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
PC - Pacific Swimming
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
In Water
In Water
kicked in neck by other swimmer
hit lane line and cut finger
hit in face by other swimmer
felt like whiplash, pinched nerve
cut thumb
hit in face
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
knee cap came out of place while doing a lunge warming up before dryland
knee cap came out of place
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Locker room after lessons Locker Room
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Male
Female
Female
Female
In Water
Swimmer swam into the lane line and jammed her finger into the lane line
which caused a small lesion and swelling.
Head to head collision off turn
Head to head collision off turn
In Water
Head to head collision off turn with teammate
Head to head collision off turn with teammate
Before Practice
Deck
Slipped and fell on bottom.
No injury was described by swimmer, accident
report was filed because it was a "slip and fall".
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
PC - Pacific Swimming
PC - Pacific Swimming
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
Deck
Deck
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Stairs
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Changing/After Practice
Locker Room
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
Male
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet/showers
Locker Room
showers on pool
deck
Male
(instructor) Was looking in the mirror and turned into the wall and hit her head. large bump and small cut.
PC - Pacific Swimming
Family Recreation Swim
Hallway
Small cut and swelling.
Got kicked in the knee while doing breaststroke drill and opened the scab on
his knee.
Swimmer stung by a bee on her back
Stung by insect
Scraped toe on pool floor, toe started to bleed
Swimmers were practicing swims without goggles and the swimmer hit her lip
on the wall.
Scraped right leg on stairs
She stubbed her toe on the steps
Swimmer was changing in locker room after practice, sock caught on toe and
ripped off a portion of his toenail.
Slipped in shower part of locker room
Scraped right leg on the stairs
Scraped the skin on right big toe
Swimmer ripped off a portion of his toenail
while he was changing.
Scratched scraped
Was taking a shower and went to get his towel and slipped.
Scrap and redness on inside of the right knee
reopened scab, was bleeding again.
Bee sting
Stung by insect
Toe cut
Small cut to inner bottom lip
(sibling) child slipped and fell in lobby after rec swim in front of family changing bump on back of head. No blood or cut
present after giving care.
room and hit the back of his head on the floor.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
PC - Pacific Swimming
spectator
Outside Venue
Description of Injury
Mary was running on deck and before lifeguard could blow the whistle, she fell
on her hands and knees. Lifeguard asked if she was ok and she responded
None appeared but we are required to report
that she was fine. Lifeguard asked if she needed a bandaid or firstaid and she falls.
said no, got up and walked back into locker room.
Difficulty breathing-- athlete described the
Difficulty breathing-- athlete described the incident as asthma attack
incident as an asthma attack
(parent) stung by an insect
swelling and redness
At time of injury was a cut and swelling of
hand. Member went to and urgent care center
on 12/8/13. After a visit to urgent care was
Slipped on the wet deck and fell landing on hand.
diagnosed as a fracture of the hand. Then a
CT scan was performed and it was diagnosed
as a compound fracture requiring surgery.
Jessica suffered severe epitaxis immediately
Jessica was pushing off the bottom of the 12' deep pool while at the surface, removed herself from the water to seek care
another girl was oblivious to her presence and did a back dive. Jessica hit her from the facility staff. Later in the evening at
face on the back of the other girls head. The other girl was uninjured.
hospital, it was confirmed that her nose had a
closed fracture.
Jack was following a friend out of the locker room when the automatic door
Finger was fractured
shut on his hand.His right middle finger caught in the door.
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
At practice, coming out of
Hallway
locker room
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
After practice and changing, Ben was leaving the locker room. He slipped on
Fractures in thumb/wrist bone and elbow
the wet tile floor and fell. He tried to brake his fall with his arm/hand.
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer statement, "I was coming up from the bottom of the pool and
nobody was coming at me, then I got kicked in the left side of my neck and
shoved under the bulk head and slammed into it and cracked my head."
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Lynn Nguyen dove from the blocks as Lily Nguyen(sister) was crossing the
lane to access the ladder. There was contact as the girls hit head to head.
In Water
Swimmer was swimming backstroke and ran into another swimmer swimming
freestyle in the same lane during warm ups. Both swimmers are from the
same team and the other swimmer was fine. Swimmer was given ice and had Small bump on the top of her head
a small bump on the top of her head. Coach said she was fine and was
checked with no signs of any concussion.
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Swimmer was performing butterfly and while swimming took goggles down
3 inch horizontal laceration at hairline on
around neck due to leaking, was intending to finish set without goggles without
forehead.
stopping in the set. Swimmer did not see wall and ran face first into wall.
Back hurt a little, went to restroom & while washing hands, back and feet went
numb.
While swimming into the wall Grace collided with another swimmer who was
pushing off the wall.
Alyssa and another swimmer collided during practice. The other athlete was
unharmed, but Alyssa was hit in the forehead and quickly stood up and walked
to the edge of the pool and climbed out.
During dryland activities Caleb and another swimmer ran into each other. Both
were nocked to the ground. Caleb had a cut on his head with some bleeding
which was treated by paramedics.
Lynn Nugyen was diving from the blocks as Lily Nugyen was crossing the lane
to access the ladder. The sister hit head to head.
Back and legs went numb
Concussion- Parent took her to a physician
and was diagnosed with a concussion.
Forehead was hit, causing trauma and pain,
concussive symptoms after an hour.
Swimmer statement, "Split head open, needed
stitches, and jammed my neck/back."
Caleb had a cut on his forehead. He also
commplained about his (left?) leg hurting.
The girls hit head to head. No visible injuries at
the time of accident.
There was no visible injury. The girls cried,
remaining coherant. A referal to see a
medical professional has been requested to
rule out any unseen injury.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Slipped on block at the start of the race and hit her foot against the block.
bruised lower part of foot
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Was kicked in the head by another swimmer.
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Owen hit his heal on the side of the pool while doing a flip turn
When the heat he was swimming in was called to step down off blocks,
swimmer lost footing. He hit the left side of his head on the ground.
While practicing kick outs off the wall in the warm up section of the pool,
another swimmer who was practicing breaststroke kicked him in the base of
his neck/shoulder area.
tripped while running
Moving quickly around corner of pool to talk to swimmer, slipped, fell back
landed on upper left buttock/pelvic region.
Swimmer was kicking into the wall and collided with another swimmer as they
were pushing off the wall.
SWIMMER COLLISION DURING WARMUP. ANOTHER SWIMMER'S HEAD
CONTACTED WITH swimmer's NOSE.
Swimmer had jumped in and was quite deep and was coming towards the
surface when another swimmer entered not seeing him There were no
witnesses but swimmer's goggles broke and his eye became swollen and had
bruising - a black eye quite quickly. No skin was broken.
Goggles fell off during a sprint. Jonah continued to swim butterfly and hit his
head on the wall as he couldn't see when to finish
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
grass area
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Pushed off too close to the swimmer in front of
her and the other swimmer did a breaststroke
kick striking her in the forehead above her left
eye.
Cut on heal
hit left side of head when he fell
base of neck was sore
tripped and possible light ankle sprain
Swollen lump on back of pelvis.
Swelling/tenderness in surrounding region.
Concussion
BLEEDING NOSE, SMALL AMOUNT OF
SWELLING AND DISCOLORATION.
Black eye
Scraped scalp and a tiny bump
Coach was reading from clip board, when two South Kitsap Girls High School
Lower back, tweaked
team managers ran into her while pushing a container with touch pads.
Swimmer had accelerated heart rate while racing 1500m free.
Brother accidentally kicked her in the head while practicing backstroke flip
turns in the middle of the pool
While in the grass area, the athlete experienced a fainting episode and
collapsed on the grass.
Kick in the head
WALKING TO GET FLIP-FLOPS ON SIDE OF POOL HAD HER LEFT
SMALL TOE STEPPED ON BY OFFICIAL.
During 200 butterfly swimmer experienced pain during stroke. Had limited
motion in the arm/shoulder(right) and required assistance to get out of the
pool.
Swiiming during warm up, was kicked in face. His goggles pressed in and
bruised left eye top and bottom, mainly inside part.
When she went to do a flip turn, she hit her head on the wall and scratched
her right hand's knuckels.
While playing a game in the pool, another swimmer accidentally kicked
Apolinaria in the nose.
Naomi slipped on her relay exchange.
During dryland activities Hanna and another swimmer ran into each other.
Both were nocked to the ground. Hanna had a mouth injury and complained
about teeth hurting There was some bleeding which was treated by
paramedics.
Athlete was entering deck from a hallway through a set of double doors when
another athlete leaving deck area opened the door onto her foot.
heart condition
Top of head was a little sore
fainting episode
Concussion
MINOR BLEEDING AND MINOR PAIN
Experienced shoulder pain during the 200
butterfly. Needed assistance getting out of the
pool.
Swiiming during warm up, was kicked in face.
His goggles pressed in and bruised left eye top
and bottom, mainly inside part.
Bumped head and scratched knuckles
Apolinaria suffered a bruised and swollen
nose, as well as bruising under the eyes.
Toe nail lifted off the nail bed.
Hanna had bleeding from the mouth and
complained about teeth hurting. No teeth were
missing.
3/4" - 1" long cut to outside of foot.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Scraped toe on grate
Choked/swallowed water bottle cap
Description of Injury
Scraped top of big toe climbing out of pool.
Swallowed/choked on Kirkland Brand Bottle
Cap by popping the bottle with cap on and it
lodged in his throat
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
Resting in chair
on deck
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Swimmer inhaled water coming off the 150 meter turn in the 200 butterfly.
Inhaled water into respiratory system while
Swimmer started to hyperventilate, but was able to finish the race and exit the
under water
pool unattended.
Daniel's eyes were rolling back in his head,
Daniel's eyes were rolling back in his head, and he was losing focus while
and he was losing focus while standing on his
standing on his feet; at one point, he gasped; he was incoherent and almost
feet; at one point, he gasped; he was
unresponsive.
incoherent and almost unresponsive.
He slipped while walking on the wet pool deck; a drain popped out of the floor Mildly hurt shoulder (he was already
where his foot slipped.
recovering from surgery- it was in a sling)
slipped, fell on deck and hit left back/shoulder blade
hurt back of shoulder blade
Female
PN - Pacific Northwest Swimming
Meet / Competition
deck/touchpad
swimmer scratched thigh while scooting out of the pool over the touchpad.
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Official's Clinic
in classroom
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Female
Male
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
no accident
In Water
In Water
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
scratch, very little bleeding
Putting away table after clinic and backed up into table. I fell backwords and
Fractured left wrist
broke my fall with my left wrist (which is now broken!)....
Two NCAP boys were playing around behind the blocks before their event.
The boy that got hurt, Andy Luong, had his feet taken out from under him
resulting in him landing on his face. Due to his face landing first he lost a
Lost tooth, chipped teeth, scrapped knee
tooth, and I believe he chipped a few others. The lifeguards administered
care and after talking with the Dad, he decided to call the EMT's to give him a
ride to the hospital for further evaluation.
cut on lip. scrapped elbows and knees.
slipped on deck and fell face first on ground
Chipped tooth.
Athlete secured stretch cord around lifeguard chair and commenced
repetitions. It came loose and struck him in the right eye with great force.
Athlete was in pain for several hours later that
evening. He said he could not see clearly from
that eye. On the morning of 1/30 he said his
right eye top field of vision was still obstructed
and he was seeing flashing lights.
Evan was climbing out of the pool at the end of practice and hit his head on
Bump on head.
the backstroke bar.
Hayes was swimming practice when he was kicked in the face by the another
Chipped lower tooth
swimmer.
Back is sore / bruised, left hand is bruised,
Slipped on wet deck and fell backwards
minor abrasion on right elbow
While warming up,jammed finger
swollen left ring finger
Swimming in practice and hit his head on the lane line while breathing for
Bruise and cut on Nose
freestyle.
Bumped head on wall while doing backstroke
Bumped head on wall
suffers from Hypoglycemia
no injury - suffers from above
Jammed finger on bulkhead
Jammed finger
Swimmer ran into another swimmer during warm-up
Bump on head
Swimmer jumped into water in preparation to swim backstroke and jammed
Right big toe sprained
toe on bottom of pool.
When climbing out of the water hit head on the backstroke bar.
Raised contusion on head
During practice, while attempting to pass another swimmer, athlete was kicked
Nose bleed.
in the nose.
Swimmer ran into another swimmer which hit her goggles, and gave her a
Small bruise
small bruise on her brow.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Swimmer went to press the hand dryer button and pinched the skin between
the button and the face of the hair dryer.
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer hit heels of feet on wall during the 200 IM at the back and free turns. Bruising/swelling of both heels.
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Slipped and fell on pool deck, landed on right side.
A swimmer stepped on her foot, tear in big toe area and swelling
Andy stepped in the water to do a backstroke start, turned during the jump,
and hit his chin on the edge of the pool.
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Another swimmer accidentally kicked him in the nose during warm-ups
Dove off block and heard knee pop
The staff forgot to put the extra flags up in the deep end where we swim, and
the swimmer hit his head on the wall while swimming backstroke.
The staff forgot to put the extra flags up in the deep end where we swim, and
the swimmer hit his head on the wall while swimming backstroke.
The staff forgot to put the extra flags up in the deep end where we swim, and
the swimmer hit his head on the wall while swimming backstroke.
Swimmer was swimming across the end of the lane. A second swimmer did
not see her and jumped in and landed on top of her.
James began to have trouble breathing, experienced tight joints,tingling in
fingers on the way to compete in an event.
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Post-race
Hallway
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Description of Injury
Nickel size area on palm of hand with small cut
and bruising.
Bruises to right elbow, wrist and hip. Pain in
right arm.
Tear to tissue near nail on big toe
Front top left tooth chipped, left side of lower
lip cut through
Another swimmer accidentally kicked him in
the nose during warm-ups
Dove off block and heard left knee pop
No visible signs of injury, but the swimmer's
head hurt and he was dizzy.
No Visible signs of injury. Swimmers head
and neck hurt.
No visible injury. Swimmer complained of a
headache.
Back was sore
Heavy breathing, light headed, felt faint, tight
chest and tingling fingers.
Left 2nd knuckle it against the wall during
During backstroke finish his left hand on wall... Injured left second knuckle...
backstrokek finish. Swollen, painful but can
swollen and painful...
move it.
Lauren was upstairs in seating area after race
Lauren was upstairs in seating area after race and started to feel light headed,
and started to feel light headed, dizzy and
dizzy and complained of shortness of breath and stomach pain (lower left
complained of shortness of breath and
quadrant)
stomach pain (lower left quadrant)
Swimmer was practicing dives. Emerged from water feeling dizzy, high heart Dizziness, high heart rate and difficulty seeing
rate and having trouble seeing. Fell on deck and bumped/bruised knee and
which led to fall and slight cuts and bruises to
received small cut on toe.
knee and foot.
Swimmer said he reached for the wall at the turn and felt his shoulder
see above
separate and then go back into place.
Kory was in the deep end of the pool warming down and a swimmer came up
Cut Lip
from the bottom and hit Kory in the lip with their head.
Berret had an allergic reaction, most likely from something she ate before
practice. After showing some shortness of breath, and becoming upset, it was
a decided by myself to give her the epi pen she had in her swim bag. Epi pen
was given, EMS was then called by another coach at my command. As he
took care of making calls, watching other swimmers and making sure EMS
Allergic reaction
knew where we were, I took care of little girl going through Red Cross
SAMPLE protocol laying her down on a towel on a bench and letting her use
my leg as a pillow. Berret then threw up a large amount on pool deck. Very
quickly EMS arrived an care was given over to them. Child is now fine and
really wants to swim in meet this weekend. Mother is very thankful and was
told by EMS that the epi pen most likely saved child's life.
Cut finger on wall
middle finger of left hand had a small cut
Officiating long course meet and walking the sides.... the pool had an uneven
edge. Official was walking and mentoring and did not see the drop off. Fell
left knee bruise
into the pool. Did not interfere with swim and did not injure self other than
bruised left knee
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Swimmer competed in a 100 free race and developed abdominal pain about
10 minutes after competing. Experienced pain and vomiting in the locker
Felt Ill after a race
room. She could not bend over forward. EMT called and she was transported Apparent ruptured abdominal cyst
as follows
to the hospital. Meet management later received a call from the hospital
indicating she had experienced a ruptured abdominal cyst
(Guest) Gentleman had lost all of his color, sweating profusely, blurred vision,
& trouble breathing. He was in the spectator seating area & was given
Bleachers
emergency oxygen until EMS arrived. He was relocated to the Aquatic Office Trouble breathing
to rest on the sofa. EMS checked vitals & encouraged victim to be transported
to hospital. Victim was transported w/ the University EMS to the hospital.
Female
PV - Potomac Valley Swimming
Meet / Competition
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Female
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Collided with bother swimmer and was kicked and goggles cut eye.
Abrasion to eye, bruising and swelling
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Collided with another swimmer
Appeared to be only a scratch on the arm but
later swimmer complained of minor head pain
Swimmer had an elevated heart rate,
shortness of breath and a headache. She
found it very difficult to calm down. NMBAFC
employees took no chances and called EMT.
Employees were Caroline Freese and Brian
Genorelli
Female
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer had an anxiety attack while swimming a freestyle event. She
stopped at the North End of the pool, and was assisted out of the pool by the
lifeguards on duty. She had an elevated heartrate, shortness of breath and a
headache. EMS was called and she was determined to be stabilized. She was
put into the ambulance, but decided to remain at the meet with her dad.
Female
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Jessie's left elbow popped out of socket on her dive into the race. This has
occurred before.
popped out of the socket
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
sitting area
Outside Venue
started raining, ran outside to get bag - slipped feel - hit head
headache - from falling on hard surface and
hitting head
Female
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Sun deck, Blatt
PE Center pool
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
Deck
Male
SC - South Carolina Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
On finish of 100 Free, swimmer jammed arm into the wall and felt a sharp pain
left elbow
She was sitting in a bag/lawn chair and her finger became caught in the wiring
of the chair.
Swimmer was walking & cut his right foot on a broken tile on deck. The tile
had just been broken shortly before the incident.
Swimmer was practicing with swim fin. As he pushed off the wall on his flip
turn he felt something pop in his foot and it started hurting.
Madison was doing a box jump and missed her footing and fell back. Her
hands-wrists took the weight of the fall
Kicked a bleacher during range of motion leg swings
At finish swimmer discovered a nose bleed, ambulated independently to First
Aid tent.
laceration on foot
Nose Bleed, possible bumped by other
swimmer
Ran into swimmer during warmup Pain increase after race.
Sprain finger, limited mobility, fully responsive
Sharp pain in elbow
A wire caught in the index finger of her right
hand
Small cut on ball of right foot
right foot fracture
Jammed both wrists-swelling and painful
Swimmer was walking beside the diving well (which we use for warm up and
The skin between Swimmer's pinkie toe and
warm down) and stubbed his toe on the frame of hte lifeguard stand. The skin
next toe was cut and bled.
between his pinkie toe and next toe was cut and bled.
While exiting water at conclusion of race, Justin slipped on gutter and scraped
Abrasions, slight blood
right chest and arm on corner of starting block.
I walked on deck after completing dry-land with the group that I was coaching.
As I put down my items on the bench to prepare for practice in the water, I
Broken index finger on left hand
spilled a drink that was on the bench. I grabbed some paper towels from the
girl's locker room and when I came back on deck, I slipped and fell.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Outside Venue
(nonmember bystander) Carl tipped his bike in the park next to the pool,
landing on his arm. He screamed for help and I responded to give him care.
Description of Injury
Fractured radius and ulna. Splinted it with a
pool supply catalogue and an ace wrap. No
ice was available. We were able to reach his
grandfather, who came and transported him to
the hospital. He had surgery to place pins for
both bones.
Possible sprain/fracture of 5th finger left hand.
(Pinky)
Right thumb injured
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Riding bike near the pool
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Was kick in the hand during a freestyle set
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Finishing the race and hit his hand on the wall during the finish
Swimmer Was Sitting On Awards Stand, Stand Fell Over, swimmer Hit His
Head As It Fell.
Female
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Pulled a Hamstring while swimming a 200 IM
Pulled a Hamstring while swimming a 200 IM
In Water
Took a quick breath and irritated old whiplash injury. Irritation on back of
neck.
Irritation of old whiplash injury. Occurred 2
years ago
Swimmer had a large contusion on his head.
He has difficulty remembering his age,
birthday and phone number.
Minor cut
Bloody nosr
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
After practice locker room Locker Room
Male
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Female
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Meet / Competition
Female
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Female
Female
Male
Female
SD - South Dakota Swimming
SD - South Dakota Swimming
SD - South Dakota Swimming
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
Outside Venue
In Water
Climbing out of
water
Bleachers
Bleachers
In Water
Outside Venue
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
Swimmer was running and sliding in the locker room and hit his head on the
floor.
Cut index finger on lane rope
Bloody nose
Walking up to warm ups. Broken stick on the ground entered left foot at large
joint of big toe. Drove in an inch. Pulled stick out immediately.
Walked into bar on diving board
Athlete was swimming a 25 freestyle and had a hard time makig it to the end
of the pool. Athlete said that er foot hurt when it hit the water.
Swimmer stubbed toe on deck. Led to cut and bleeding
Bumped Head
Puncture Wound
Hit his Head
Top/side of right. very tender
swimmer was kicked in the mouth during warm ups
Cut foot toe nail looked loose
Injury just below left eye. Small abrasion from
goggle, redness, bruising and swelling to left
cheek just below eye. No report of dizziness
or vision problems.
little cut on bottom lip, tooth knocked out
Cut toe getting out of water
cut on big toe
Tripped on backpack
Scrap to lower outside left leg.
Scraped left arm on pool side. FA administered by LG
Cut finger on Cardboard similar to a paper cut
(guest) Tripped over a backpack and fell
Scrap to lower left leg.
Scrape/abrasion o. Left arm
cut on forefinger
Deck
Athlete tripped and fell into the pool. During the fall he hit shin/ankle on deck.
Scrap on leg and swollen ankle on left leg.
Colin felt his pectoral muscle "cramp" as he
reached forward while swimming freestyle.
Swimmer was kicked in face by swimmer in front of them who was doing
breaststroke.
Male
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Colin felt his pectoral muscle "cramp" as he reached forward while swimming
freestyle during Warmups.
Female
SD - South Dakota Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Stepped toward the edge of the pool foot slipped into gutter (all concrete).
The bottom portion of big toe hyperextended and scraped the edge causing
scraping and bruising.
Stepped toward the edge of the pool foot
slipped into gutter (all concrete). The bottom
portion of big toe hyperextended and scraped
the edge causing scraping and bruising.
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Hallway
Stella tripped on a mesh bag at practice and landed on her wrist.
Stella fell and injured the scaphoid carpel
bones in the wrist.
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Team was doing a dryland circuit of running and exercises in the gym. Derek
turned his ankle after doing some jumps.
A bad sprain with possible hairline fracture
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Jumped in pool turned hit chin on side of pool
and teeth went through lip. two to three
parents took care of her in bathroom. went to
emergency room had 6 stitches
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
after practice
deck and locker
room
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
Female
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
SE - Southeastern Swimming
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
Practice / Dry-Land
Practice / Water
Deck
Bleachers
In Water
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
In Water
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Playing in gym before
practice
Gym
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
jumped in outdoor pool and hit chin on side and teeth went through lip
Athlete felt faint in locker room. She came out to the pool deck where
conditioned worsened. Hyperventilation and possible seizure. 911 called and
taken to hospital
after warm ups Rachel passed out and hit her head on the pool deck. the
meet coordinator insisted she be taken to the Childrens hospital at Vanderbilt
hospital by ambulance.
Sam said he was tired, got out of the water and sat in a chair. He fell onto the
floor and was breathing heavily, but unresponsive. Coach Jan Mittemeyer
was first on the scene and directed lifegurad to call EMS. Dr, Aaron Morgan
was second on the scene and took command of the scene. Coach
Mittemeyer left the scene to talk on the phone with EMS. Sam then went into
cardiac arrest and Dr. Morgan began performing CPR and AED procedure.
EMS arrived and took command of the scene. Sam was transported to the
ambulance where he was revived and taken to Thomas Hospital, in Fairhope,
AL. He was immediately sent to USA Chirldren's and Women's Hospital in
Mobile, AL and finally sent to Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in
Birmingham AL
The athletes were playing tag in an open field. Caroline was chasing another
swimmer and ran into a 4x4 post that was at the edge of the field.
Swimmer did flip turn, and top of foot hit the wall where there was a sharp
edge. Has deep puncture and two cuts.
During the 50 Freestlye, on the first length, while approaching the wall for her
turn, her goggles were half way full of water and the rest fogged up. She kept
swimming and did not see the wall. resulting in her swimming right into the
wall.
See above
Concussion, head injury
Cardiac Arrest
Split chin
Cut top of foot on broken tile at wall.
A quarter size bump, about a 1/4 inch above
her eyebrows, centered in the middle of her
forehead.
Swimmer complained that her head hurt after
Swimmer and another swimmer were swimming backstroke and collided midthe accident. There was no visible sign of
pool.
injury.
The elbow was scraped on the block and
Swimmer was getting out of the pool and bumped his elbow on the block. His started to bleed. After applying pressure for
elbow began to bleed.
less than 10 minutes the wound stopped
bleeding.
While working as starter official tripped over the microphone cord and fell
injured lower left back area - sore and possibly
backward, hitting her lower back against the edge of riser.
bruised
cut left ankle on deck
Cut left ankle on pool deck
Slipped going up the stairs and scraped lower leg
Bruised and scraped lower leg on shin
Ryan Dove into water and scrapped his elbow on bottom of pool.
Cut on right elbow
Rolled left ankle in front yard of the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center Rolled left ankle while running during drywhile running
lands.
Minor dog bite. Witness says the dog was unprovoked.
Slight scratches with one shallow puncture.
kicked in throat open water race
kicked in throat difficult breathing
swam in to another swimmer and hit her head. The other swimmer was doing Complained that her head hurt after the
the wrong stroke.
incident.
Allison was playing in the gym prior to practice and was jumping on the
scraped and bruised her shin
aerobics stage when she slipped and hit her shin on the aerobics stage.
Athlete was coming into the wall and ran into a teammate and ran her head
Head - left top - hit her head
into the wall.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Female
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
SE - Southeastern Swimming
After practice waiting to go
Bleachers
home
Practice / Dry-Land
on the track
Practice / Dry-Land
on the track
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Field
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer was walking on deck. Swimmer slipped and landed hard on his
back The fall caused the back of head to hit the deck very hard.
Description of Injury
Back of the head was hit hard during the fall.
The swimmer had a lump from the fall that
swelled up.
Lindsey cut her toe on some metal.
Cut toe.
Christina hit her shin while doing box jumps.
While jumping up onto plyometric blocks she slipped and hit her shin.
Chase was doing sit ups for time and struck his head on a cement curb after
sliding off of a mat.
Molly went a little too deep on a dive and accidentally bumped her head on the
bottom of the pool. She is a certified diver with plenty of experience, but
unfortunately had a one time unusually deep dive in a 5.5 foot deep pool,
resulting in her injury. It was non-life threatening, but her parents took her to
the emergency room just to be safe as a follow up. X-Rays came back
negative, so she is fine but has a bump and headache.
Was preparing for 50 free. Goggles snapped, in hurry ran to warm up pool to
borrow teammates goggles. In process was hit in face by another girl
stretching
Swimmer Fatigued & c/o sore R shoulder and R knee. Pulled out of the water
& brought to First Aide tent. Ambulatory independently. Checked VS and
provided (BP=130/70 HR=80) Ice for shoulder and knee.
Mis-stepped off bleachers, twisted/sprained ankle
The swimmer stepped on the corner of one of the deck bleachers and cut his
foot. The paramedics on site responded and treated him.
Swimmer misjudged distance on turn and struck forehead on pool gutter.
The swimmer was climbing out of the pool to get equipment when his hand
slipped on the side. His upper torso fell onto the pool deck and he hit his chin
on the deck.
Cut foot on block during a practice start. Lane 6 deep end. Block is broken
and duct-taped.
Fainted and hit head on tile floor. Tingling in fingers and toes. Alert. Called
Nashville Fire Department and transported to Vanderbilt Pediatrics
Shin bruise, possible contusion
Shin bruise, possible contusion
Concussion
Slight bruise on the top of her forehead.
hit in nose by someone swinging arms, initially
nose was bleeding.
Pain in R Shoulder & R Knee
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Bleachers
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
On Blocks
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Two swimmers collided head on at full speed. Resulting in right eye injury.
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Male
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet/Walking on pool
deck
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
In Water
In Water
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
SE - Southeastern Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
Male
SE - Southeastern Swimming
SI - San Diego-Imperial Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
In Water
Cut toe climbing out of the pool
Swimmer slipped and fell and injuried his right knee. Father looked at it up the
the stands and he returned to swim.
Nose bleed - no trauma
Cut finger on tile
Lane Line Reel rolled over big toe as she stood close to it. Someone pushed it
out of turn.
While jumping to touch the wall during drylands sand/debris fell in to the
swimmers eye.
While jumping up to touch the wall outside of the pool sand/debris fell in to the
swimmer's eye
Fell on bleachers, injured ankle and elbow
hit crown of head on wall
Male
SI - San Diego-Imperial Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Swimmer slipped on deck and fell into the pool. He injured the left hamstring. Injury to left hamstring
Deck
Twisted/sprained ankle
The swimmer sustained a one half inch cut to
his foot.
None Visible
Small cut on his chin.
semi-circle cut on toe
Fainted and hit head
Slight bleeding and large immediate bruise
under her right eye.
Cut toe climbing out of the pool
Slipped and fell forward on his right knee.
Nose Bleed
Cut finger on tile on wall
Bottom of toe scraped up (abrasion) and big
toe nail came off.
Irritation of the eye
Irritation of the eye
Abrasions and pain
hit head
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
SI - San Diego-Imperial Swimming
Meet / Competition
unknown
Madison Pinko DOB 5/5/1997 competed in the winter mother states
"championships in December of 2012 and hurt her finger. Her mom filled out
the correct paperwork and gave it to the lifeguard. I am wondering if that
paperwork has been turned in. She is now needing surgery for her injury and
would like help. Let me know what to do next. I have c'cd her on this email."
Male
SI - San Diego-Imperial Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
slipped when getting on block
Male
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
spectator in stands
Bleachers
Male
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
after practice
by locker room
entrance
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Team Picture
Deck
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Meet / Competition
Wading Pool
Description of Injury
mother states "Madison Pinko DOB 5/5/1997
competed in the winter championships in
December of 2012 and hurt her finger. Her
mom filled out the correct paperwork and gave
it to the lifeguard. I am wondering if that
paperwork has been turned in. She is now
needing surgery for her injury and would like
help. Let me know what to do next. I have c'cd
her on this email."
scrapes on chest, arm and leg
(Guest) collapsed in the stands. Paramedics
were called and they arrived within ten
minutes. He was given oxygen and
transported to Sutter General Hospital. I talked
(guest) I was advised at approximately 11:00 am that a spectator had
to injured party on 12/17/2013 by phone at his
collapsed in the stands. Upon arriving at the scene it was apparent that
residence and he stated he was fine. He was
injured party had collapsed and was suffering from some sort of medical
emergency. 911 was called and Sacramento City Fire and Paramedics arrived held overnight at Sutter and was evaluated for
within ten minutes, provided oxygen to him and he was transported to Sutter heart, stroke and any other abnormalities. His
tests all came back fine. He alluded to the fact
General Hospital
that he had nothing to eat the night before and
while sitting in the stands he felt woozy and
light headed.
Ian climbed out of the pool on his own. He was seen staggering and fell back
into the pool. He landed face up in shallow water. His coach, Dawn Benson,
was at the poolside immediately she asked if he could climb out he said "no."
Dawn Benson (SMST coach) with the help of John Miller (SMST parent) and
It was undetermined until later -- but Ian
Larry Hall (relative of SMST swimmer) pulled Ian from the pool by reaching
staggered, fell into the pool and stopped
from the deck and pulling him onto the deck. John Miller, Larry Hall and
Kathleen Kinsey (SMST coach) assessed Ian and started to administer CPR. breathing.
Ian was moved from the help of Johan Krig (Folsom City Lifeguard) and Chris
Stehula (SMST Coach). Approximately 3 minutes into the trauma Dr. Yinka
Davies (Pediatric Internist MD and SMST parent) arrived on deck and took
over the trauma until emergency crews arrived.
Running on the deck,after practice and slipped.Slid into the wall and split his
Split right shin open
shin open
Swimmer was running & tripped, hit her head on asphalt. Scraped her
Jesse scraped her forehead & got bumps on
forehead & got bumps.
her forehead.
Quinn bumped her face on one of the kids as
As we were taking the team picture, Quinn lost consciousness and fell forward
she fell. The EMT personal checked her and
onto a few other swimmers.
released her to her mother who was on site.
Treasa became weak and developed a bad headache after being on deck in
unseasonably hot weather (about 106 F). She was treated on-site with ice
See above.
packs and transported to the hospital where she was given IV fluids. She was
released after about one hour.
Swimmer grabbed lane line during backstroke and pulled herself into the wall,
Bumped head, no bleeding.
hitting her head.
Older kids were playing tag. Abrey was elbowed in the eye while wearing
Cut to inside of right eye requiring dermabond.
goggles by a male teammate.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Grass area/shallow pool
deck area
Deck
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SN - Sierra Nevada Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
Matthew was swimming 25 yards butterfly without goggles ( They came off at
the half way point), after he took his last breath, he hit his head at wall at the
shallow end of the pool.
Child was walking through the locker room to collect his possesions. He
slipped on the damp concrete floor, his legs split apart and his head hit the
concrete floor.
Dane was swimming backstroke, lost his count and hit his head on wall
Swimmer was in the gress/tent area. As swimmer was entering the concrete
walkway, she struck a metal rod on the pool cover reel stored in the
shallow/wading pool area.
Mattea was in water and one of her teammate accidentally hit her left eye with
fin.
Swimmer swam backstroke into wall of pool. First head, then neck and arm all
struck the wall. Swimmer reported feeling dizzy, headachy and slightly
nauseated. She was removed from practice, checked and monitored until a
parent arrived.
Cameron stopped at the end of a set and complained of an upset stomach.
While we were talking she became very pale and began to hyperventilate. I
had Cameron get out of the pool at which point she laid down and started
shaking and complained of severe leg pain. The pain escalated to the point
that Cameron was screaming. 911 was called.
Jillian was grabbing for the wall when her hand slipped off and bumped her
head.
finished 200 free, appeared to pass out; fairly cognizant
Description of Injury
Matthew hit his head at wall.The top of his
head started bleeding.( about an jnch from the
forehead )
Concussion
Hit his head on wall.
Laceration to forehead
Mattea's left eye was hit by one of her
teammate and was bruised.
Back of head and neck, followed by the arm
struck the wall of the pool. No visible signs of
injury, but swimmer complained of feeling pain
in the head, dizzy, and nauseated.
No physical injury occurred. Paramedics came
and evaluated Cameron and released her to
her father.
Bumped her head on wall.
passed out
She landed on her left arm, and the arm broke,
Outside of the
She was running in the grass, stepped on the heal of another athletes foot,
and the bone moved. They are going to
pool, in the grass. tripped and landed on her left arm.
perform surgery on the arm.
The left ring finger at the second knuckle is red
We were swimming 10 x 25 butterfly with fins, as she passed one of the other
and swollen. She has broken this finger before,
athletes, she hit her left ring finger on someone else hand as she was
about 2.5 years ago, and had surgery on this
swimming by them. The left ring finger at the second knuckle is red and
finger about 1.5 years ago. Ice pack was
swollen. She has broken this finger before, about 2.5 years ago, and had
given, and ice pack was placed on the left ring
In Water
surgery on this finger about 1.5 years ago. Ice pack was given, and ice pack
finger and left on for approximately 15 minutes
was placed on the left ring finger and left on for approximately 15 minutes
while waiting for her dad to pick her up. They
while waiting for her dad to pick her up. We had approximately 10 athletes in
took her to the doctor on the following day, and
the lane. We are limited on lane space.
x-rays were ordered. Not broken.
I asked Kevin to go to the bottom of the pool,
13 feet, to get a cone. He went & got it
(without telling me that he had never been to
I asked Kevin to go to the bottom of the pool, 13 feet, to get a cone. He went the bottom before) & when he came to the
surface he said his right ear was hurting badly.
& got it (without telling me that he had never been to the bottom before) &
when he came to the surface he said his right ear was hurting badly. I had him I had him sit out for 5-10 minutes. After that he
said he was ok to keep swimming. He swam
sit out for 5-10 minutes. After that he said he was ok to keep swimming. He
for 5 minutes & then got out to go to the
swam for 5 minutes & then got out to go to the bathroom. When he came
In Water
back from the bathroom he said that his ear had started bleeding lightly while bathroom. When he came back from the
in the bathroom and that he had used a paper towel to stop it. I had him stay bathroom he said that his ear had started
bleeding lightly while in the bathroom and that
out of the pool after that & call his mother to tell her what had happened.
he had used a paper towel to stop it. I had him
Kevin did not attend practice for the rest of the week.
stay out of the pool after that & call his mother
to tell her what had happened. Kevin did not
attend practice for the rest of the week.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
Female
LSC
SR - Snake River Swimming
Activity
Practice / Water
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Swimmer jumped into the pool and was under the water when another
swimmer jumped on top of her head while swimmer was trying to surface.
Swimmer was "checked out" by the lifeguards and given an ice pack for her
head. (Swimmer said she had a headache) Mom was called and told of the
incident.
Description of Injury
Swimmer jumped into the pool and was under
the water when another swimmer jumped on
top of her head while swiimmer was trying to
surface. Swimmer was "checked out" by the
lifeguards and given an ice pack for her head.
(Swimmer said she had a headache) Mom
was called and told of the incident.
Swimmer was swimming a set during practice.
Her goggles got foggy during a kicking drill and
Swimmer was swimming a set during practice. Her goggles got foggy during a
she hit her head on the wall while doing a flip
kicking drill and she hit her head on the wall while doing a flip turn. The
turn. The lifeguards checked her out and said
lifeguards checked her out and said she was ok. She was given an ice pack
she was ok. Sammie also said she felt fine.
for the small bump that was on the right side of her forehead.
She was given an ice pack for the small bump
that was on the right side of her forehead.
Swimmer was doing warm-ups and got hit in
Swimmer was doing warm-ups and got hit in the face by a fellow swimmer that the face by a fellow swimmer that was doing
was doing fly. She got out of the pool and went to the lifeguard desk for an ice fly. She got out of the pool and went to the
pack. She did not swim in meet on that day.
lifeguard desk for an ice pack. She did not
swim in meet on that day.
Swimmer was swimming a set when his vision
started to go "funny." He got out and went over
Swimmer was swimming a set when his vision started to go funny. He got out
to the lifeguard desk where they started to give
and went over to the lifeguard desk where they started to give him emergency
him emergency oxygen and called the
oxygen and called the paramedics. (Swimmer had hit his head at lunch 2 days
paramedics. (Swimmer had hit his head at
before. He had had a headache and blurry vision)
lunch 2 days before. He had had a headache
and blurry vision)
Swimmer was practicing dives off the blocks.
She dove in and felt her shoulder crack
because her form was bad when she dove in.
Swimmer was practicing dives off the blocks. She dove in and felt her
She was in no pain that day so she did not
shoulder crack because her form was bad when she dove in. She was in no
report the "injury" to anyone. She woke up the
pain that day so she did not report the "injury" to anyone. She woke up the
next morning to her shoulder hurting and told
next morning to her shoulder hurting and told her mom. She told coach Tim
her mom. She told coach Tim Green on the
Green on the Wednesday after what happed. She tried to practice on Wed.
Wednesday after what happed. She tried to
but it was too painful to do so. Mom took her to the doctor on Wednesday,
practice on Wed. but it was too painful to do
November 13th after practice.
so. Mom took her to the doctor on
Wednesday, November 13th after practice.
Swimmer caught her thumb on the person in
Swimmer got her finger caught on the person swimming in front of her.
front of her. She was given an ice pack and
(thumb) Thought she might have jammed it....
they wrapped her thumb to her hand to keep it
in place.
Swimmer's tooth fell out during practice
Swimmer's tooth fell out during practice. She
was given gauze to stop minimal bleeding.
Swimmer was practicing dives off the blocks. She dove in and her arms went
"funny" and she hit the bottom of the pool with her nose and forehead.
Swimmer hit her nose and forehead on the
bottom of the pool while doing a dive off the
blocks. She had a small cut on the top & side
of her nose along with a small bruise on her
forehead. She was given an icepack and a
band aid.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Description of Injury
Athlete got a bloody nose while swimming a
set. He was not kicked or touched. He was
given paper towels to stop the bleeding.
Athlete was swimming a set and crashed into
a fellow swimmer. He complained of
Athlete was swimming a set when he collided with another swimmer. The
shoulder/neck pain on his left side. He was
crash was on his left shoulder, neck.
given an ice pack. When his father showed up
he declined further care to his son.
Athlete hit her head on the wall while doing a
flip turn. She said she was fine. The lifeguards
Athlete was doing a kicking drill. Her goggles were fogged up and she
checked her out and decided she was ok.
accidentally hit her head on the wall while doing a flip turn.
They gave her an ice pack for the slight
swelling that was on the right side of her
forhead (1 inch in diameter).
Swimmer got kicked in the face while doing a
workout. Her right eye was the area most
affected. She complained of dizziness and
pain in the lower right part of her neck.
Athlete was swimming and got kicked in the face. (right eye region)
Paramedics were called and checked her out
for possible head/neck/back injury. They said
she was fine but to watch her for possible
concussion
Swimmer finished a set and was having
Swimmer got out of the pool from swimming and was out of breath. Lifeguards trouble breathing. They gave him oxygen and
came to assist him. It is not known exactly what happened.
his mother took him to urgent care in Eagle
afterwords.
Athlete recieved a cut on the left side of his
face (by left eye) from a paddle that was
One of Jake's team-mates tossed him a paddle and the paddle hit him on the
tossed to him. He was given tissue to stop the
left side of his head (next to his left eye).
bleeding, a bandaid, and ice. Cut was about 35cm long. Very shallow cut
Swimmer was doing a flip-turn during practice
Swimmer was doing a flip-turn at practice and hit her left pinky toe on the wall. and hit the wall with her left pinky toe. It began
It began to bruise and imediately.
to bruise imediately. She was given an ice
pack.
Got hit in the nose while playing sharks and
minnows. She got out of the water and her
Playing sharks and minnows at the end of practice and got elbowed in the
nose began to bleed heavily. She was given a
face/nose by one of her teammates.
towel to stop the bleeding and then an ice pack
to prevent possible swelling.
When Swimmer hit the wall he recieved a
small abrasion spanning the bridge of his
nose, another on the right/bottom side of his
Swimming a 50 IM w/out goggles on. When he was finishing, he didn't open
nose, and another on his upper right forehead.
his eyes and hit his face on the wall.
He was given a towel to stop the bleeding and
then an ice pack to try and reduce the swelling
that was likely to happen on his nose and
head
Athlete was swimming a set and got a random bloody nose
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
On edge of pool
while diving in
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Jared Westbrook came to practice as usual. He said he had not been feeling
well earlier, but was ready to practice. After about 50 minutes of a light
practice he said he was not feeling good and that his chest felt tight. He was
coughing. Lucy McLaughlin (Coach) asked him to sit on deck and take a
break. He was still not feeling well so his father was called at 3:51 pm. He
started breathing quick and shallow. His father arrived. Jared looked worse
and the paramedics were called. The paramedics arrived and assessed Jared
then took him to the hospital
Jimena's braces got stuck to the inside of her back right cheek during swim
team practice. There was no bleeding.
Description of Injury
Shortness of breath. Loss of lucidity. Shaking.
Loss of coherency.
Jimena's braces got stuck to the inside of her
back right cheek during swim team practice.
There was no bleeding.
Holly was diving into the pool from the edge.
Holly was diving into the pool from the edge. While diving from the edge she
While diving from the edge she slipped & hit
slipped & hit her left ankle on the edge of the pool.
her left ankle on the edge of the pool.
Thomas was doing backstroke during practice.
He lost track of his stroke count. He turned
onto his stomach to do a backstroke flip turn &
Thomas was doing backstroke during practice. He lost track of his stroke
was too close to the wall & hit the right side of
count. He turned onto his stomach to do a backstroke flip turn & was too close
his head on the wall. Just above his right eye
to the wall & hit the right side of his head on the wall. Just above his right eye
but below his hair line. There was a small
but below his hair line.
(nickle sized) lump above his right eye. No
bruising or bleeding. Gave ice pack to reduce
swelling
Grace was swimming freestyle during practice
Grace was swimming freestyle during practice & the girl swimming infront of
& the girl swimming infront of her kicked her in
her kicked her in the face. Her left cheek & nose hurt.
the face. Her left cheek & nose hurt. Lifeguard
applied ice.
Hallie was doing dry-land outside. She had just
Hallie was doing dry-land outside. She had just finished a running activity &
finished a running activity & her nose started
her nose started bleeding. She was taken inside the facility to the lifeguards
bleeding. She was taken inside the facility to
who performed care.
the lifeguards who performed care.
Vanessa dove in the water to start swim
Vanessa dove in the water to start swim practice & hit her right ankle on the
practice & hit her right ankle on the lane line.
lane line.
She reported pain imediately. Lifeguards iced
& elevated her ankle.
James was swimming Long Course morning
workout. He was swimming backstroke w/fins
James was swimming Long Course morning workout. He was swimming
& did a dive back finish on the wall but was too
backstroke w/fins & did a dive back finish on the wall but was too close & hit
close & hit the middle of his forehead on the
the middle of his forehead on the wall.
wall. There was very slight bleeding. Was
given ice & checked for concussion.
Kayla was doing a backstroke flip turn and hit
Kayla wa swimming in lane 8 & did a backstroke flip turn at the wall nearest to
her knee to her nose while doing the filp turn.
the bleacher. She hit her nose with her left knee cap & her nose began to
She got a bloody nose & lifeguargs applied
bleed. She finished her 50 & got out of the pool (side nearest to the hot tub).
gauze to stop bleeding.
Matt was getting out of the pool on the far side by the bleachers using the
ladder. While climbing out on the ladder Matt cut his left knee on the wall.
Matt cut his left knee on the wall while climbing
out of the pool using the ladder.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Field Behind
YMCA
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Description of Injury
Lisa was coming into the wall finishing a 200
free. Another swimmer, Ethan Morris, was
pushing off the wall & didn't see Lisa. His head
Lisa was coming into the wall finishing a 200 free. Another swimmer, Ethan
ran into her nose & she started to have a nose
Morris, was pushing off the wall & didn't see Lisa. His head ran into her nose
bleed. Lisa was bleeding quite heavily & was
& she started to have a nose bleed.
given 2 towels to slow the bleeding & then
tissues as the bleeding slowed. She did not get
back in for the remainder of practice.
We were doing dryland outside. Toward the
end of our dryland practice a Laccross team
showed up and took over a portion of the field.
We were doing dryland outside. Toward the end of our dryland practice a
While doing an abb set a Laccross ball was
Laccross team showed up and took over a portion of the field. While doing an thrown into our area of the field. ( I do not
abb set a Laccross ball was thrown into our area of the field. ( I do not know if know if this was done on purpose or
this was done on purpose or accidentally.) While doing push-ups a ball hit
accidentally.) While doing push-ups a ball hit
Nina on the left side of her ribs. She was crying so I sent her into the Y to get Nina on the left side of her ribs. I looked at
an ice pack from the lifeguards.
where she had been hit and it was very red but
with no imediate bruising. She was crying so I
sent her into the Y to get an ice pack from the
lifeguards
Randon was sitting on the edge of the pool &
cut his right pointer finger on the grate/tile. The
cut was about 2-3 cm long. It extended from
Randon was sitting on the edge of the pool & cut his right pointer finger on the
under his fingernail onto the top of his pointer
grate/tile.
finger. Lifeguards gave him gauze & tissues to
stop the bleeding. Given a bandaid once
bleeding stopped.
Gianna was kicked in the forehead by the
Gianna was swimming breaststroke and got too close to the swimmer in front swimmer in front of her. There was no bruise
of her and she got kicked in the head
or soreness on the head but her neck was a
little sore and so was her lower back.
Charles was waiting in line to do a dive. The
girl in line in front of him was moving her head
around almost dancing & accidentally hit
Charles was waiting in line to do a dive. The girl in line in front of him was
moving her head around almost dancing & accidentally hit Charles in the face, Charles in the face, bridge of his nose, with
her head. He said that his head hurt so he
bridge of his nose, with her head.
was given an ice pack. There was no bleeding
or bruising to be seen.
Christina was doing water sit-ups & cut her
Christina was doing water sit-ups & cut her right heel on the edge of the pool. right heel on the edge of the pool. The cut was
about 2 cm long on the back of her right heel.
Madeline was doing burpies on deck &
accidentally hit her chin on her friend's (Lisa
Megis) head. This caused Madeline to bite her
lower lip with her braces causing a 1cm long
Madeline was doing burpies on deck & accidentally hit her chin on her friend's
abrasian. She was given an ice pack for her
(Lisa Megis) head. This caused Madeline to bite her lower lip with her braces
lip. After the incident Madeline was
causing a 1cm long abrasian.
complaining of a small headache so she sat
out for the remainder of practice for the
day.The headguard checked her eyes for
possible concussion
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Before Practice
In Water
Jackson was attempting a double front flip off the low dive. While attempting
the trick, Jackson over rotated & and did a belly flop, hitting his chest & face
on the water. His left eye was bloodshot & was a little red on the eye lid.
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
James was doing a streamline off the wall & ran into the lane line. He sliced
open the inner side of his left pinky finger.
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
George was pushing off the wall to swim when he cut the bottom of his right
foot on an empty light socket that was located under water.
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Pre-Practice
Deck
Emilee was transfering the flags before practice. Her & a fellow swimmer were
trying to insert the flag pole into the hole closest to the high dive. The flag pole
was not secure into the hole & it popped out, between Emilee's legs, & hit her
in the pubic bone. She iced it for 20 mins & then returned to swim practice.
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Chandler was getting out of the pool from doing video taping & slipped & fell
on the deck cutting her left ankle.
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was doing a set at practice. She got really tired so she decided to sit
out. The lifeguards were called over but swimmer refused care. (Since she is
not allowed to technically do so swimmer called her mom and her mom talked
to the head guard and refused care over the phone)
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Athlete was walking up the stairs of the bleachers when she slipped and fell.
She cut her 3rd toe on her left foot. Lifeguards gave her a band-aid for her
toe.
Description of Injury
Jackson was attempting a double front flip off
the low dive. While attempting the trick,
Jackson over rotated & and did a belly flop,
hitting his chest & face on the water. His left
eye was bloodshot & was a little red on the eye
lid. Jackson said he felt fine but was given an
ice pack for his eye. He held it on his eye for
about 10 minutes & then off & on for about
another 15-20 until his mom came & picked
him up
James was doing a streamline off the wall &
ran into the lane line. He cut the inner side of
his left pinky finger. It was bleeding a little bit
so he washed it off in the locker room sink &
then the lifeguards applied a bandage & water
proff tape. The cut was about 1/4 inch long.
George cut the bottom of his right foot on an
empty light socket that was located under
water. The cut was about 3/4 of an inch.
Lifeguard applied pressure & gave him a
bandaid.
Emilee was transfering the flags before
practice. Her & a fellow swimmer were trying to
insert the flag pole into the hole closest to the
high dive. The flag pole was not secure into
the hole & it popped out, between Emilee's
legs, & hit her in the pubic bone. She iced it for
20 mins & then returned to swim practice.
Chandler was getting out of the pool from
video taping and she slipped & fell & cut her
left ankle on the deck.
Swimmer was doing a set at practice. She got
really tired so she decided to sit out. The
lifeguards were called over but swimmer
refused care. (Since she is not allowed to
technically do so swimmer called her mom and
her mom talked to the head guard and refused
care over the phone)
Athlete was walking up the stairs of the
bleachers when she slipped and fell. She cut
her 3rd toe on her left foot. Lifeguards gave
her a band-aid for her toe.
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was kicked in the mouth by a fellow
Swimmer swam to the bottom of the pool during practice and one of his fellow swimmer. He was not given anything to help
swimmers kicked him in the mouth while under water.
him. He was not bleeding and no teeth fell out.
He was just crying and saying that it hurt.
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Playing sharks and minnows during the end of practice and someone hit her in Playing sharks and minnows during the end of
the nose with their foot.
practice and got kicked in the nose.
Female
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer was jumping into the water for a backstroke start during practice.
When she jumped in she hit her right thumb on the backstroke bar.
Hit her right thumb on the backstroke bar on
the dive block.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
Female
LSC
SR - Snake River Swimming
Activity
Practice / Water
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
In Water
Male
SR - Snake River Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Men's Restroom
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Courtney was swimming in the mini lane next to the edge of the pool in the
deep end. While swimming she took a stroke & hit her right pointer finger
knuckle on the medal hand rail, used to get out of the pool.
Sam & his fellow swimmers were doing water push-ups on the wall. He got
elbowed in the side of his jaw, causing his braces to get caught on the inside
of his lip tearing the skin of the inner right side of his upper lip.
Fell while doing dryland and caught herself on her hands.
As the team was finishing up dry land activity in the park next to the pool,
Noah was walking on the sidewalk when he stumbled, fell, and broke his left
wrist.
Squat exercise. Lost balance and fell backwards, injuring her middle finger.
Likely broken.
Description of Injury
Courtney was swimming in the mini lane next
to the edge of the pool in the deep end. While
swimming she took a stroke & hit her right
pointer finger knuckle on the medal hand rail,
used to get out of the pool. Her knuckle started
to swell so we applied ice for 10-15 mins. After
that time she got back in the water &
continued
swimswimmers were doing water
Sam
& his to
fellow
push-ups on the wall. He got elbowed in the
side of his jaw, causing his braces to get
caught on the inside of his lip tearing the skin
of the inner right side of his upper lip. The
right inner side of Sam's top lip. Small cut,
abou the size of a grain of rice. Put ice on &
off for about 20 minutes. Once bleeding
stopped & swelling went down Sam got back in
& finished swim practice
Felt a snap in left hand/wrist.
He broke his left wrist.
Likely broken middle finger. Possibly a very
bad jam.
(parent) IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO ME THAT THE VICTIM SLIPPED
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT X-RAYS
AND FELL ON THE EAST STAIR CASE WHILE EXITING THE POOL DECK. SHOWED A BROKEN ARM
Swimmer was bouncing up and down and hit his mouth of the side of the pool.
Total loss of tooth, root included.
His entire tooth came out of his mouth (root included).
She fell and her mouth hit the ground breaking
When getting up from using the ab roller, she said her hand slipped and she
her tooth off. She wears braces and the tooth
fell on her mouth breaking her tooth.
was cut off in the middle.
Swimmer was pulling herself out of the water, when her right hand slipped and
Chipped left front tooth.
her face hit the deck, chipping her tooth.
Following swimming an event, swimmer
Swimmer experienced difficulty breathing following a swimming event.
experienced what appeared to be an asthma
attack
At completion of 50 free in prelims of "A" Championships, Andrew jammed his Left thumb jammed into wall at finish of 50
left thumb into the wall at the finish
free. Left thumb became very swollen. .
An aluminum brace for the privacy stall in the men's restroom fell on the
swimmer's head. There were no witnesses to accident, but an Asst. Coach of
Small bump on head.
AAAA informed me that the swimmer admitted to him that he pulled on the
brace when the swimmer was asked about the incident.
swimmer on Sunday after meet warmup said something happened on Sat. at
shoulder hurts when pulling downward as
the meet. Swimmer clarified later that it was a bump or crash (swimmer into
necessary in most CATCH phase of strokes
swimmer) during warm down. I pulled swimmer from Sunday events, and
(Free, Fly, Breast)
parents left the Texas Swim Center with the swimmer to prevent any further
injury
While doing sit ups athlete hit the back of his head on the ground.
Concussion
8 year old boy was running in the locker room, slipped and cut his left knee
open. EMT, Andrew, controlled bleeding and applied butterfly bandages. The
child’s mother then took him to Brackenridge hospital to receive stitches.
cut left knee open.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
Male
LSC
ST - South Texas Swimming
Activity
Meet / Competition
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
In Water
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bulkhead
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
17 year old male felt his left knee pop after pushing off the wall during the 500.
He stated that he had surgery to repair a torn ACL, and that he re-tore the
ACL after surgery. Guards/volunteers, helped to remove him from the water.
EMT applied compression wrap, ice, and ibuprofen. He called his mother to
inform her of the incident, and left with a friend.
slipped on plyometric 6 inch block, scraped shin on right leg
Was running for dryland, hopped a little chain fence and tripped, falling on left
side.
Hit left temple on bench press bar. Went to ER and was diagnosied with a
concussion.
A male swimmer was swimming backstroke on the wrong side of the lane and
hit Elizabeth in the eye with enough force to snap her goggles and force her
head back. Elizabeth got out of the water and was examined by Coach
Marcos Gonzalez. She was sore and had an abrasion under her right eye
from the goggles breaking in half and had neck pain. Coach Marcos
administered first aid with cold water running over the eye area from fountain
and ice. She also reported the incident to her group coach Al Marks.
Emily did not see the step associated with the deck, and as a result she fell
and injured her right ankle and foot.
SPRAINED ANKLE ON DRYLAND RUN, BAD SPRAIN
Female
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Swimmers stepped in gap between bulkhead and pool wall, falling and
trapping leg.
Students were asked to jump over 6" hurdles with two feet. They were
instructed to land lightly on the balls of their feet, and to go as slow as they
wanted. They were also given the option to jump next to the hurdles instead of
over. Mayela was jumping over the last hurdle when she landed hard on her
heels. The coach assisted her to the side and aided her.
Slipped at edge of pool and fell into pool. On the way down struck his shin
and knee on edge of pool.
slipped while jumping up onto the 6 inch plyo box
Male
ST - South Texas Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Hip popped while swimming Breast stroke, hurts to stand on it.
Male
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Meet/Setup
Deck
Male
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
North Gate at end Swimmers were entering the pool area through the north gate after dryland
of outdoor pool
when the gate came off of the rollers and fell onto Blake's legs.
During swim practice Kord and another oncoming swimmer were swimming
butterfly when Kord was hit in the face. The result of the incident was that
Kord did go to the clinic and was notified that his nose is broken and that it will
require surgery.
(nonmember) Doing a press up in the pool and came down and hit her chin on
the edge of the pool deck and cut it open.
Jumping into pool foot landed on lane line and rolled.
Setting up for home meet. Dropped touch pad on toe. Appeared to rip skin
off toe, now looks infected
Description of Injury
17 year old male felt his left knee pop after
pushing off the wall during the 500. He stated
that he had surgery to repair a torn ACL, and
that he re-tore the ACL after surgery.
scrapped shin on plyo box
Scraped left shoulder, left ribs, and left wrist.
Described pain when breathing.
Kristina placed her swim bag next to a bench
press bar. At the end of practice she went to
grab her bag and hit her left temple against the
bar. She then went to the ER and was
diagnosied with a concussion.
Area under right eye visibly red from the
accident. There was an abrasion under her
right eye caused from the goggles snapping in
half. The abrasion was not bleeding. Her right
eye area and neck were sore.
Swelling in the ankle and foot.
SYDNEY BADLEY SPRAINED ANKLE ON
DRYLAND RUN- GRASS UNEVEN AT
LOCATION OF INJURY OCCURANCE.
Abrasion and bruising to medial side of Left
Knee
No swelling was present at the moment.
Swimmer continued to do dry lands, and
swimming after.
Swelling, bruising, minor bleeding to the shin
area
scrape to shin, skin broken, no bleeding.
Hip popped while kicking Breastroke, painful to
stand on.
Nose was broken due to oncoming swimmer
hitting him accidentally in the face.
Chin cut open
Sprained ankle
Skin scrapped off of toe, it bled/oozed for a
couple of days. Toenail appears that it will fall
off in time, injury looks infected now, Coach
going to doctor
Abrasions, cuts and major bruising on upper
legs, knees and lower legs.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Water
Bleachers
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
There was no observable accident.
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
UT - Utah Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Lydia said that she was swimming and her hand was kicked.
Mickenzie was swimming during practice and hit her hand on the lane line and
hurt her finger
Athlete said she was walking between the pools when she slipped on the wet
floor and scraped her knee/shin Area was checked and squeegeed.
Kaitlin said she flipped turned into the wall and hit her heel on the edge of the
pool.
Swimmer slipped on wet bathroom floor. Left foot went one direction, knee
went the other
Broke and dislocated right pinky finger at finish of race
Performing a 25 sprint backstroke. Misjudged wall & hit hand.
Swimmer bent over, straightened up and hit her head on a water fountain.
Later that day, her injury was diagnosed as a concussion
Description of Injury
Swimmer was going under caution tape to get into warm-up pool and collided
abrasion on the right forehead. small goose
with another swimmer. Swimmers bumped heads and victim broke goggles
egg and swelling as well
and received an abbrasion on her forehead on the right side
Swimmer was jumping on bleachers for work out and hit shin on the way
down.
Athlete said she was swimming and started to have an asthma attack.
Child was swimming and was kicked in the hand and her Right thumb/wrist
was jammed.
6/27/13 Today for the last few minutes of practice I had some swimmers go
and do some dives for a mini meet tomorrow. Izzy took her mark and was
ready to dive but she went down to far and hit her head. Izzy got out of the
pool on her own and We got her in a chair in the shade and had a
conversation with her. I went and got Treehouse management they came out
to ask her questions. They went back in to get her ice and an incident report
form from fill out. I stayed with her until they came back out. I left after that.
Cara Armstrong Assistant WWFM Coach
The exercise during dry land was to jump over a hurdle maybe 12 inches high.
Claire had finished this and was going back to the front on the exercise. She
jumped over someone that was there. In landing she twisted her left ankle.
There was swelling, Aleve and ice was given. Claire did get into the pool to do
the swim practice using a pool buoy
Scrape/ bump on shin
Asthma Attack
Jammed Right Thumb and Wrist, it was
swollen and hard to move up and down.
Bruise and a bump on her head
Left ankle sprain
Intense pain in the heart area of the body with
loss of strength and altered level of
consciousness
Pain to Left Middle Finger
pain and tenderness in finger-possible break
Scrape on knee and on shin
Cut on heel (Right)
Fractured kneecap / excessive fluid
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
In Water
In Water
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
On route home
from meet, RT 3
Leaving Competition Meet
Fredericksburg,
VA
Vehicle went off road into median. Was taken to hospital on back board. Xrays taken of back and leg.
Air bags deployed. Leg injury most likely a
burn from air bags. Lower back pain, neck
and shoulder pain from impactment into
wooded area in median
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
As the "victim" was swimming into the wall, another swimmer jumped into the
water hitting the "victim" in the nose/eyes area with his leg/knee
Swelling in the nose/eyes area.
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer injured arm while making the touch at the end of the 50 yard
freestyle.
Swimmer indicated she heard elbow crack
while making the touch at the end of the 50
yard freestyle heat in which she was
participating and experienced immediate pain.
broke and dislocated right pinky finger
Broke hand (spiral fracture of hand)
Concussion
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Hallway
Swimmer slipped in hallway while running/playing in between events. Hit head
on floor during fall. Swam an event after the fall and shortly thereafter threwup. A parent/EMT and coach both checked the swimmer for visible wounds
and distress -- checked eyes, checked comprehension. Boy had knot on his
head. Coach said that sibling at home with stomach bug and throwup/nausea. Pareant opted to drive swimmer back to Lynchburg to see family
doctor. Coach relayed later in day that boy taken to hospital for CT Scan
which showed no medical required intervention, but there was likely mild
concussion
jumped in feet first, hit bottom of pool; weight landed on left foot
Subject hit bleacher support beam with head (was playing under deckbleachers)
Ric was at the start end of the pool during the backstroke and he had wrapped
to observe the backstroke start. He was returning to his position to observe
the swim over lanes 1-3 when he stopped abruptly to avoid an individual
taking a picture prior to getting to the block area. His feet went out from under
him on the tiled, wet floor of the pool deck area. He landed hard on his left
shoulder and head.
Athlete lacerated big toe on gutter of pool or edge of Daktronic pad exiting the
pool after swimming her heat.
Abrasion on left Knee
Description of Injury
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
knot on head
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Small to medium laceration of the big toe of
the right foot.
Fell on pool deck and hit her left knee
blunt trauma, bruise. Occurred while the
During a flip turn made contact with the wall with her foot.
athlete was warming up in the warmup/cool
down lanes.
Swim group was practicing stroke counts for backstroke finishes and swimmer Where swimmer made contact with wall there
swam in to the wall without using stroke count and hit his head.
was a bump.
The swimmer had a raised area on the
The swimmer dove in too deep and made contact with the bottom of the pool.
forehead with a slight abrasion.
Swimmer hit hand/jammed finger at finish of race
Bruised hand/Jammed finger
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Swimmer was sitting on bleacher rotating her right ankle and heard a "pop"
"Pop"
Pain and numbness in arm
slammed down on heel/foot
Bump on head
Struck his head and left shoulder on the pool
deck when his feet slipped out from under him.
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Since earlier event (400IM) the previous day, swimmer had a continuous
shooting pain in bone and muscle of arm, followed by numbness.
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Metal bar at lifeguard stand fell on hand and crushed fingers
Possible broken finger (middle finger left hand)
Female
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
Hallway
Official walking the sides slipped and fell on a slick spot on the side.
Boy had hand in doorway, doorway shut on fingers
Experienced pain and swelling of the knee
Bruised Fingers
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
10/09/2013 Monday morning 10/7/2013, I was in lane six during the first
couple of sets. During one of the butterfly sets while swimming towards the
blocks I got hit on the head. It didn’t slow me down all that much or hurt all that
much so I continued swimming. During the two freestyle sets I started feeling
nauseas and developed a headache. I just blamed those on being tired after a
long hard set. I still felt sick when I was leaving for school but figured that it
would go away in time for me to focus on my classes. By the time I was in
second period the headache was horrendous, there was a slight ringing in my
ears and stomach wasn’t getting any better. I thought all of this was just stress
but while talking to the counselor the ringing got worse until I felt like I was
going insane. The school councilor was concerned I was a danger to myself
and reported me to Henrico mental health crisis center. My parents were
required to take me to the crisis center until a councilor decided I was not a
suicide risk and I was in a great deal of pain. Finally we went to the ER and I
got tested, I had a concussion. The only probable cause we could think of was
when I got hit in the head during swim practice earlier that day. Submitted by
swimmer
swimmer was swimming warm ups and was approaching the diving end of the
pool when another swimmer dove on him hitting him in the head with his
knee/shin
She went into the locker room between sets and fainted hitting her head on
the floor
Passed out on locker room floor.
At finish of 200 free, arm struck the wall and shoulder dislocated
Cut toe on edge of bleacher
hyperventilated and wheezing during distance swim at outside open water
swim
Athlete complained of severe right lower Quadrant Abdominal pain .
Tenderness on Right lower Quadrant with nauesa
Description of Injury
Concussion
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice/Locker Room
Locker Room
Female
Female
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
VA - Virginia Swimming
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
In Water
Bleachers
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
open water event
Outside Venue
(Official) Right leg and ankle sprain. Strained when walking in grass
slipped in wet grass when walking up incline
Male
Male
Male
Female
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
VA - Virginia Swimming
VA - Virginia Swimming
VA - Virginia Swimming
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm Down
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
In Water
On Blocks
In Water
In Water
Locker Room
hit head on wall
Athlete jumping on the bulkhead, foot slipped on gap between bulkheads
Hit crown of head on wall
twisted knee during backstroke start
fell in bathroom and hit head on bench
hit head on wall
small cut on side of foot, swollen right foot
Light headed, blurred vision
twisted knee
bump on head
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Athlete swam into the wall and suffered a small laceration on his forehead.
Cut on forehead.
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Leaving Meet Competition
On route home
from meet
Vehicle went off road into wooded median.
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
CUT FINGER ON RAZOR IN GYM BAG
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Short of breath
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
kicked in left shoulder during warmup
Upon exiting the pool, athlete cut left big toe on touchpad or plexiglass pad
attachments
Finger was jammed during in-water warmups when she was kicked
accidentally by one of her teammates. One of her fingers was jammed.
swimmer was dizzy, and had a sensetivity to
light and sound, there were no physical
symptoms
Hit her head causing a concussion
Concussion
Dislocation (subluxation)
Cut to toe
hyperventilated and wheezing during distance
swim at outside open water swim
Medical--abdominal right lower quadrant pain
Airbag deployed. Soreness in jaw, face, upper
body. Small cuts on knees and blood
elsewhere.
CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Just finished swimming and swimmer short of
breath, used inahler
left shoulder pain
cut to big left toe
finger jammed
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water, Virginia
In Water
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Practice / Water, Virginia
In Water
Male
VA - Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Female
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
In Water
Deck
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
Stairs
Deck
Description of Injury
Spencer dropped clipboard and dropped to his
knees and then slid to ground. Lost
Spencer dropped clipboard and dropped to his knees and then slid to ground. consciousness for approximately one minute.
Stated to his assistant coach that he was
Lost consciousness for approximately one minute. Stated to his assistant
feeling weird that day before this event. After
coach that he was feeling weird that day before this event.
coming to, he felt lightheaded and was
disoriented and very pale.
Collided heads with another swimmer while approaching the wall. (other
two cuts on eye : one below and one above lid
swimmer was pushing off)
directly below eyebrow
(volunteer) Subject acting as Marshall - slipped on water on floor in hallway
Left leg slid forward -- left inside knee hit floor;
between pool and gym -- on way to update event board. Banged both knees 4th toe on left foot jammed ; Right leg slid
on floor and jammed toe.
backward - right inside knee hit floor.
Jumped in water at start end for warm-ups feet first. Start end is 4 feet deep.
Forrest did not realize it was shallow. He landed on his left heel with most of Bruised heel.
his weight when he hit the bottom of the pool.
Cut pinky toe on deck - stubbed toe on concrete in parking lot
Cut on left pinky toe in parking lot
During stretches two swimmers were messing around with each other.
No physical injury was visible, Cooper was
Swimmer A was grabbing Swimmer B's legs and Swimmer B reacted by
crying.
punching Swimmer A in the mouth.
SWimmer was swimming in midddle of race stopped pain in breathing
shortness of breath during midddle of race.
(possible panic attack)
(possible panic attack)
(spectator) Seizure and unresponsive, did not strike head, family assisted him Seizure and unresponsive. Assisted to lay
to lay down
down by family.
collided heads with another swimmer while pushing off the wall. (other
bloody nose, bruised eye
swimmer was coming in to wall)
While swimming 200 fly, Wily over exerted himself and fell short of breath, and
his heart was raising. He got out of race at lap 6 and went behind the blocks concern of a heart condition
for awhile trying to catch his breath.
Ran into teammate
Fractured rib
Hurt finger when finishing the 50 Free ( middle
Possible broken finger
Slipped, fell back on deck and hit head and wrist on wall
possible concussion and sprained wrist
Swimmer dove from block in Lane 6, entered hands first, touched bottom of
pool with arms out stretched. Swimmer states he hit head on bottom of pool. Pain in upper back, bump on head developed
No visible marks, pain in upper back upon exiting pool. Swimmer climbed out after leaving pool area. Vomited at home.
unassisted.
Head injury. Hit head at end of lane.
Head injury. Hit head at end of lane.
She has a fairly deep cut on her knee cap that
Getting up on the block during warmups, the swimmer cut her leg fairly deep
when she would bend her knee, it would split
when getting ready to do a start.
even more.
Bumped her head on the wall while kicking on
While kicking on her back, the swimmer hit her head on the wall.
her back
The site of the injury was the middle of
Rose hit her forehead on the wall while swimming butterfly in practice. She
forehead. There was no broken skin, swelling
told me her goggles had filled up with water prior to hitting the wall.
or bruising.
Back stroke turning and hit head into wall
Hit the head into wall on backstroke turn
WALKING INTO ENTRY AREA AND THE DOOR BUMPED HER IN THE
BUMP ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD
LEFT SIDE OF HEAD
She bruised her heels on both feet after hitting
Athlete was doing her backstroke flip turn and misjudged the wall and hit both them on the gutter of the pool while doing a flip
her heels on the gutter of the pool.
turn. Her Coach Gave her ice following the
incident.
Slipped walking up stairs and hit her knee
bruised and swollen knee
slipped and feel, hit back of head
fell, hit back of head
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
(Guest) stood up and started to walk on deck in front of bleachers toward the
exit and slipped and fell on hip. Time 9:55am
Bruised hip, sat for a while and then left.
Swimmers grandmother recommended to seek
medical care if she felt it was needed.
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Athlete was running with two friends on the pool deck and slipped. Fall
resulted in a chipped front tooth.
Athlete chipped top front tooth
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Hallway
Athlete was running in dryland and tripped over his feet and fell on his knee.
Athlete tripped and landed on his left knee and
had some minor bruising.
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
lobby outside pool doors
by concessions, swimmer Hallway
had no shoes on
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Female
Female
Female
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
Deck
In Water
Deck
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Description of Injury
fell and landed on right hip; water on floor by concession stand; discomfort in
landed on right hip and is having some
hip; was able to put some weight on leg; little tender to touch; mother gave her
discomfort;
tylenol;
He was hit in the left eye with a football while
playing catch with some of the other
swimmers.
Noah bumped his head on the wall, he said he
Noah slipped in the locker room and fell forward. He used his hands to break barely hit his head. We kept him out of the
the fall but bumped his head on the wall.
water and applied ice to his head as an extra
precaution
Got glass shard in foot from pool deck
wound on bottom of foot from glass
Slipped on edge deck and fell into pool
twisted and scraped ankle
Scraped neck while exiting pool
Neck bleeding from scraping
Turned and slipped on deck and hit head
Hit head on ground
While stroking, prior to his hand entry he struck the lane line with is right
Split skin a center of thumb at the fingernail
thumb and split the end open.
John was using the TRX when he fell and hit his back on a metal platform. He
~ 2 inch scratch on his back/side - little
had ~ 2 inch scratch on his back. First aid was given and he was sent back to
bruising.
dryland practice.
Skyler was complaining of elbow and wrist pain
after the accident occurred. She had
Skyler was playing a game with the rest of her group and tripped and fell on
noticeably more pain in her wrist than in her
her wrist and arm.
elbow. She could not bend her arm in a flexion
motion bringing her hand to her arm like she
would do a wrist curl.
Was playing catch with a couple other swimmers and got hit in the eye with a
football.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Ashley hurt her knee during her last rep of box
jumps. She has a previous history of a torn
ACL that was not repaired. She felt her knee
shifted during the box jumps. She was able to
complete afternoon practice in the pool, and
after practice she was not swollen. Her initial
evaluation was consistent with the torn acl,
and a possible hamstring strain. The following
morning (6/11/2013) she was very swollen,
and at that point could not complete practice.
Ashley was doing five reps of box jumps (an explosive, multi-joint exercise
She was referred to Dr. Bayer (sports
where you stand shoulder width apart, drop into a squat, and then jump onto
medicine orthopedic surgeon fellow for
the box) in the weight room. As she was completing her last rep, she stepped
University of Wisconsin-Madison). Dr. Bayer
down from the box and felt her knee shift out of place.
agreed with the previous diagnosis, and was
also concerned with her right knee medial
meniscus. Within a few days we were able to
get her an MRI to make sure there was not a
meniscus tear. Her MRI showed that she had
a bone bruise on the posterior portion of her
tibial plateau, and a small meniscal tear.
Ashley felt that she could still swim, and at that
point we focused on pain control and swelling
management
BUMPED HEAD WHILE PRACTICING BACK FLIP TURNS
BUMP ON HEAD
Ella was stung by a bee while running. She let me know right away. I had her
sit with a friend while I first got a cold water bottle for her to apply to her leg,
then got an ice pack to replace the water bottle. After the initial sting she was
Ella was stung by a bee during practice.
not light headed, felt fine standing up and walking and continued applying ice
during the rest of the practice. She said the sting initially hurt but after that the
pain/irritation was minor.
Paige bumped her head on the wall when she
was working on her backstroke flip turns
during a private lesson. She initially required
Paige hit her head on the wall and required Ice, but was eventually fine as she
Ice but was eventually fine. She no longer
didn't need the ice anymore.
needed the ice and she participated in her
normal scheduled practice after her private
lesson.
Joseph hit his head on the wall, after stopping his stroke just before the wall,
He has a small scratch on the crown of his
and then restarting just before the wall and his foot slipped on the bottom of
head where he bumped his head after hitting
the pool and he bumped his head on the wall. He had a minor scratch on his
the wall at the turn end of the pool.
head, and the coaches got him ice for any swelling around the injured area
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Weight Room
Weight Room
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Hit hands with another swimmer during practice.
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Stubbed toe on bottom of pool
Sara collided with another swimmer striking her head while Circle swimming in
her lane.
Scratched chin on chair
Swimmer slipped, hit back of head on locker room floor. Parent of another
swimmer saw incident and immediately informed a coach.
Jumping in the diving well feet first, while underwater kicked a metal ladder
with foot/toe.
Sara complained of ringing in her ears and a
head ache.
Scratch on neck
Head injury. Hit back of head after slipping on
locker room floor.
Jammed toe, with some movement, bruised.
No injury or bruising. Pain went away after
awhile.
Swollen/stubbed toe
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Victim was doing a flip turn when someone else was going a flip turn and the
other swimmers hands hit his eye. Leaving a scratch under his eye, most
likely from the goggles.
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Walking to lane and slipped, hit his head on the deck
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
Deck
Walking on pool deck and slipped and fell on tailbone
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
On Blocks
Jake was swimming in a relay withhis team. He was leaving the block and hit
Hit the bar with his hand.
his hand on the diving board rails which are in between the blocks.
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
Bleachers
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Locker Room
Male
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
Meet / Competition
In Water
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
During the 100M Fly, swimmer at approx. 90 meters the swimmer swallowed
water and choked. Swimmer quit swimming and yelled for help. The lifeguard None
entered the water and assisted the swimmer to the edge of the pool.
Daniel was walking fast, slipped on the wet deck and hit his mouth area.
There was a little blood on his left front tooth. Pool staff gave Daniel an ice
pack and called his parents.
Diving in during one way sprints during controlled warm ups a swimmer
swimming under the lane came up in the sprint land and Rebecca landed on
him when she was entering the water
Swimmer stepped in menstrual blood on pool deck. Swimmer entered water
and continued swimming until we were made aware of the situation. Area was
cleaned.
Slipped and fell on Bleachers and scraped her right leg
Swimmer was getting out of the water and slipped in the gutter and fell on her
hip. We rested it and then she was released to parent care.
Swimmer was in the locker room and wasn't feeling well and laid down. He
said that he fainted for a little bit and came to and sat out for the rest of
practice. I'm not sure that this was true but I still wanted to document it.
BUMPED HEAD ON WALL
Scraped torso on side of pool exiting
Walking down ramp into pool....did somersault at end of ramp and chipped
front tooth on railing
Description of Injury
Scratch under eye, and a little bruising
Slipped bumped his head when he fell on the
deck
sore tailbone
fall on wet deck. landed on mouth area.
Sprained back muscles applied Ice
Swimmer had cracked feet and stepped in
menstrual blood. Area was cleaned
Scraped her right leg on bleachers
Possible bruised hip.
There was no injury, Brandt said he fainted
BUMP ON HEAD ABOVE LEFT EYE
scraped skin on torso
Chipped tooth
Pain and numbness in her right shoulder from
an apparent injury. It needs to be noted that
she is also a pitcher for softball. We do not
know what arm she pitches with, but that is
something to keep in mind.
basically back flopped on the water but his
back was very red
Sadie tripped on the curb outsided of the pool
and landed on her knee.
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Mara started to say that her arm felt a little funny after doing Breaststroke in
the evening and then when she got home she started to have more pain as
the night progressed. Her parents knew of the issue and they are monitoring
the situation.
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Swimmer landed on his back in the water and his back was red
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Outside of Pool
Outside Venue
Sadie tripped on the curb while entering the pool. She landed on her knee.
He rolled to the outside of his right ankle a little
bit after tripping on a mat while running. He
caught his foot on the edge of a mat and fell.
He caught himself with his upper body/arm.
Scrape. Some blood
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
He was running around the perimeter of the gym. There were three mats
laying end to end at one end of the gym. He ran too close to the mats and
caught the edge of the mat with his foot and tripped. He stopped right away.
We had him sit and remove his tennis shoe. I folded up a mat so he could
elevate his foot on it while I went and got 2 ice packs. He applied ice for about
20 minutes while keeping his foot elevated. He rated his pain a 2 out of 10
and called it uncomfortable. At the end of practice he put his shoe back on,
stood and walked, though called it uncomfortable. He is checking in with the
school nurse this morning at the middle school.
Female
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Meet / Warm-up
Bleachers
Bumped left shin on bleachers. There was a small scrape and some blood.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
WI - Wisconsin Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Carter had some bloody nose issues when arriving to practice.. It stopped
bleeding and he tried to continue to participate in practice, however his nose
bleed returned. The guards helped stop the bleeding both times. We then
called his parents and Carter went home under parent supervision.
Female
WT - West Texas Swimming
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Little girl was running and she twisted her ankle over a swim bag.
Female
WV - West Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Had difficulty breathing
Female
WV - West Virginia Swimming
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer reported an asthma attack, pt took her breathing treatment then
stated she was fine. Lung sounds clear, vital signs within normal limits
Male
WY - Wyoming Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WY - Wyoming Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
WY - Wyoming Swimming
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Male
WY - Wyoming Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
WY - Wyoming Swimming
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
WY - Wyoming Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WY - Wyoming Swimming
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
WY - Wyoming Swimming
Practice / Water
Locker Room
outdoor steps on
walkway
Female
Meet / Competition
Female
Meet / Competition
Female
Practice / Water
Locker Room
Male
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
Practice / Water
Office next to
locker room
Female
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
Male
Male
Before practice in weight
room
Practice / Dry-Land
Practice / Water
In Water
Gym
Deck
Deck
Blake was doing bobs in the deep end and caught his chin on the edge of the
pool on the way down.
Scraped her toe at home and it opened up while swimming. Noticed it when
she got out on deck.
Swimmer dove off the block and hit her head on the bottom of the pool. Right
temple side of head.
Prior injury (scratch) on his left wrist he received outside of practice opened
up in the water and started bleeding.
Dillon scraped his little toe on his left foot on the gutter.
Description of Injury
Nose bleed
The affected area was a little bit swollen and
red
Had difficulty breathing-asthma
Swimmer reported an asthma attack, pt took
her breathing treatment then stated she was
fine. Lung sounds clear, vital signs within
normal limits
Laceration on underside of chin.
Right big toe
Right temple
left wrist on inside toward thumb
Left pinky toe scrape that bled. Under control
with pressure and a bandaid.
Lauren hit her face on the side wall while doing dolphin dives without her
goggles
During a push off, another swimmer kicked swimmer's left eye and goggles
scratched inside corner of her eye.
Jenny slipped in the shower and scratched her back on the soap holder.
scratch from inside corner of left eye toward
nose
scratch on left side of back near the armpit
slipped on steps
injured foot-apparently broken
Went into wall on transition from backstroke to breastroke during medley and
rammed hand into wall.
Slipped on wet floor & hurt right arm & wrist
(Guest) Patron fainted and hit head. When staff reached victim, he was
breathing and concisous. EMT arrived within minutes
While entering into the office to get a tissue to wipe mucus from nose
Swimmer slipped on wet floor hitting back of ear on unknown object causing
injury
Right hand slammed into wall - not sure if
broken yet.
Sprained wrist possible fracture
no visible signs of injury, no bleeding, no loss
of consciousness
Athlete did a flip turn and hit her ankle on the edge of the pool. Her heel was
cut on the edge of the pool or split open.
Was playing with a weight machine and attempted to adjust the weight while
the stack was in mid-air. Smashed finger.
Was doing bear crawls and hurt his hand on a part of sharp concrete
slipped and fell on deck and split his chin
Cut on upper lip
Swimmer sustained a laceration to back of ear
approx 1 inch long requiring 6 stitches
the heel was either cut on the edge of the pool
or split open from the impact. The cut
required 6 stitches.
Finger
Sliced hand.
split his chin open - needed 9 stitches
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Female
Meet / Competition
Female
Practice / Dry-Land
Female
Meet / Competition
Male
Team Picture Day
Female
Team sponsored hike at
Incline
Female
Practice / Water
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Left foot pain at the dorsolateral forefoot as
well as her medial plantar arch. Skin intact, no
ecchymosis, 7/10 pain, significant pain with
weight bearing, Sensation intact at sural,
saphenous, tibial, superficial peroneal and
deep peroneal distributions, brisk capillary refill
in all toes and palpable dorsalis pedis pulse.
She tripped while walking down the stairs of a small bus parked at the
entrance of the team's hotel in Dubai after returning from the evening session Pain with forefoot compression and range of
bus transportation
motion, 3rd and 4th tarsometatarsal joint
of the meet 8/27/2013. She is unsure what position her foot was in exactly.
at hotel
passive range of motion caused significant
She immediately had difficulty weight bearing and described pain at the
pain. No tenderness to palpation at the lateral
dorsolateral forefoot as well as her medial plantar arch.
or medial malleoli, minimal tenderness at the
5th metatarsal. Limited active dorsiflexion.
Active dorsiflexion was 40degrees less than
neutral. Pain with passive plantar flexion and
dorsiflexion. Soft tissue swelling at dorsolateral
foot.
Mandy was standing on the low diving board when another swimmer pushed
Mandy cut her toe on the lane ropes. Needed
Deck
her off. Mandy landed in the water and caught her foot on the lane rope.
4 stitches.
Mandy needed 4 stitches in her big toe.
(volunteer/guest) While walking on the pool deck, she fell and hit her head on
Bump on head
Deck
the deck next to the variable depth pool.
(non-member/guest) Renz was setting up equipment on the far right side of
the baby pool for annual team pictures- used ungrounded equipment- when he
Pool Deck
Renz was electrocuted
touched the metal handrails for pool entry while simultaneously touching water
on the pool deck.
Athlete stated she was walking down Incline and felt her "ankle roll in". Athlete
Incline
soft tissue sprain to Right lateral foot
able to finish walk with full weight bearing. Localized pain and swelling later
developed at base of 5th metatarsal, warranting an x-ray.
In Water
Pt struck top of head on wall while swimming on her back.
Pt had pain on top of her head.
Male
Practice / Water
In Water
Hit head on pool wall while practicing back to breast turn.
Male
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Meet/ Dry-Land
Deck
Male
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
Practice / Water
In Water
Athlete reported insidious onset of left intercostal pain.
Male
Practice / Water
In Water
Athlete was passing a Med.ball and missed to catch. He got hit on his face
and had a bloody nose.
He said that he was in the catchpool of the leisure pool when he stepped on
something on the bottom of the pool.
Athlete slipped on the pool deck by the Southwest Emergency exit.
(Guest) Man ran into a part of the dome's wire structure. Scraped face and
fell on back.
Bumped head on pool wall while attempting an
open turn. Had swimmer remove his cap. did
not feel a bump and did not see any marks.
Swimmer stated it hurt and that it was
throbbing. Ask swimmer if he felt dizzy or had
any other symptoms. He stated no. Had
swimmer sit out and spoke to father, who was
at facility. Told father what happened and
recommended ice be applied and to watch for
signs of concussion.
Cut on bottom of Left foot
Hit front of his head
Face is scraped, bruised, dizzy and has a
headache
Injury presented as left intercostal muscle
strain with involvement of left latissimus dorsi.
Athlete was evaluated and treated by athletic
trainers during course of injury.
Bloody nose.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
Female
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
Meet / Warm-up
Deck
Male
Travel
Airplane
Female
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside in yard
Female
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
Female
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Warm Down
Sidewalk
In Water
Female
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Female
Practice / Dry-Land
Hallway
Male
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
Male
Practice / Water
Deck
Male
Meet / Warm Down
In Water
Female
Female
Before practice
Practice / Dry-Land
Gym
Hallway
Female
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Male
Male
Female
Practice / Water
Restroom
Practice / Water
In Water
Locker Room
In Water
Description of Injury
Using Med.ball during the practice and athlete missed to catch the ball and hit
Hit her head with Med.ball
her head.
Fell and hit back of head on deck
Swimmer was trying to get out of the pool, and he slipped and fell and that is
how his leg/foot got cut.
Athlete became acutely agitated while we were flying. He told me that he has
had 'many' panic attacks before and that this was similar to previous events.
The athlete was initially hyperventilating, sweaty, and very restless. The flight
attendants administered oxygen. We attempted to calm the athlete down for
about 30 minutes but he continued to worsen. The flight attendants were then
in contact with the pilot to discuss the possibility of an emergency diversion to
the nearest airport (isolated, eastern China). I decided to use an Ambien from
my personal supply to try to counteract the panic symptoms. Eventually, the
athlete was able to calm down and was able to rest/sleep the rest of the flight
without further incident.
She slipped and fell on deck. Hitting the back of her head on the deck. Had
pain from fall. She then continued to have a headache.
Backboard fell off wall and into her ankle
Hurt foot previously. Hurt again during dryland. Ice applied and parents
notified.
Injured knee while swimming in the water. Weak knees have been a problem
in the past
Tripped on sidewalk and fell on wrist
Flip turn in warm down and another girl streamline out and scratched her
Swimmer said she slipped and fell into the pool, scraping her knee on the
edge of the pool. Area was checked, but no obvious problem
Sitting on box jump and then fell. Hit left side of head on the floor.
Athlete was walking to the blocks before his
race. He slipped & fell, feet out, head back.
He landed on his back hitting the back of his
head on the pool deck. The was an obvious
contusion visible. the skin did not break open
Laceration on the front, top of the left leg/foot
See above. No injury occurred.
Slip and fall
May be slightly swolen
Doing sprints and foot hurt.
Twisted knee
Fell on wrist.
Skin deep scratches on upper back
Scraped knee
Bump on side of the head. Slight cut on head.
He was running on the pool deck when he slipped and scraped both legs
deep scrapes
under the knees and under his groin on the diving block
(Guest) Walking out, curb was higher than ground. Tripped and fell. Possible
Twisted left ankle
Sprained ankle.
Slipped and fell on deck. Landed on left wrist and right elbow
Swollen and bruised
Little bit of swelling and bruise on left upper
Getting out of pool on the side and slipped
thigh
Playing around on weight machine. Smashed pinky finger.
Smashed finger with weight machine
Bruised knee during drylands
Bruised knee cap
Nathalie was swimming during practice and hit her right thumb on the lane
rope. She kept swimming, and the cut got worse and bleeding would not stop. Right thumb cut.
Coach pulled her out of the water to bandage.
She was diving into the water on a start and cut her toe while diving in. She
cut on little toe and between the toes. not very
climbed out and was bleeding from the little toe. She was then treated and
deep but did bleed a fair amount.
bandaged and was able to walk out of practice.
Hit head on bottom of pool while doing a flip
hit top of head on bottom of pool
Cut his foot on a metal part of a partition.
Laceration on foot
Kicked in head.
Kicked in head while swimming. Sore.
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Female
Meet / Competition
In Water
swimmer hit her head on pool wall while racing backstroke
Male
after meet activity
Female
Meet / Competition
Female
Practice / Water
Female
Meet / Warm-up
Female
not a team activity or part
of team trip. walking
downtown on her own,
socially.
Male
Female
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
Deck
Female
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
Female
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
In Water
Bleachers
(volunteer) While timing, cut ankle on the step on the block
Haley noticed she was bleeding. Unsure on how.
During warm-ups, swimmer was hit in the face by an oncoming bigger
swimmer swimming butterfly.
Cut bottom of left foot on touch pad
Slipped on bleachers
Female
Meet / Competition
Deck
Upon finishing finals, swimmer exited the lane, stepped onto the deck which
was crowded with other swimmers and stepped on a nail on the ground.
Puncture to heel of left foot
Female
Female
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Outside Venue
In Water
(guest) Anja was playing tag with her brother in the parking lot and fell.
Shoulder injury while swimming freestyle
Large scrapes on should, hand and leg
Injured shoulder
Female
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer reports choking on water during race. Bystanders report swimmer
began to flail arms and show signs of great distress. Swimmer was rescued in Aspiration of Pool water.
water from fellow swimmer and pulled free from pool by bystanders.
Female
Meet / Competition
In Water
Swimmer Reports hitting Rt hand on timing pad during race.
Gender
LSC
Description of Injury
Swimmer hit her head on pool wall while
swimming backstroke
superficial laceration right anteromedial thigh,
not requiring stitches approximately 15cm
superior to inferior, small superficial abrasion
anteromedial knee, no gross contamination at
the thigh wound, able to bear weight without
team activity after
Ryan was riding a four wheeler and fell off suffering a contusion to his Right
difficulty, ecchymosis and swelling at the
the last day of
leg and a superficial laceration to his Right thigh
lateral distal leg with intact skin. EHL, TA, G/S
competition
intact RLE, SLT intact sural, saphenous, SPN,
DPN and tibial nerve distributions, palpable
dorsalis pedis pulse and brisk capillary refill X
5
Cierra was swimming and had a head on head collision with another swimmer head to head contact in the water while
swimming a moderate pace, no open wounds,
at a moderate pace during the warm up for the evening session. No loss of
no loss of consciousness or confusion, no
In Water
consciousness, no neurologic compaints, no confusion. She experienced a
mild headache, she did not request medication, she was able to complete her echymosis or erythema, Both swimmers were
able to continue swimming after the incident.
events that evening without difficutly.
SHE WAS KICKING WITH THE KICKBOARD, AS SOON AS SHE GOT TO
THE WALL SHE WAS TRYING TO KEEP IT UNDER THE WATER AND IT
THE BRACES CUT A LITTLE BIT INTO HER
In Water
GOT AWAY FROM HER POPPED UP AND HIT HER IN THE
CHEEK
FACE/BRACES
Lillian was walking on deck when she fell down because of a ramps edge that
Deck
is not level with the ground. Lillian sprained her right ankle and scrapped her Sprained right ankle and scrapped left knee.
left knee.
Megan was walking down steps on her way back to her hotel after an evening
out with friends in Barcelona. This incident occurred after the swim meet was
over and she had signed off the National Team honor code and purely on her
Stairs
own responsibility. As she was descending the steps, she mis-judged the size overstretched tendon
of one of the steps, and her foot slipped off the edge of the step. She was in
pain when walking, and had it checked out by a doctor, but no medication or
treatment was prescribed or taken.
Superficial cut on leg
scrapped toe
Bloody nose, brusied lips
open cut on bottom of foot (left)
Twisted ankle
pt c/o Rt distal extremely pain and decreased
index finger flexion and extention after coming
into contact with time pad during race .
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
Female
Male
Male
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Deck
Deck
Deep Laceration
Bloody nose
Scraped right knee, bleeding
Female
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
Meet / Competition
Locker Room
Female
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Meet / Competition
Deck
Deck
Deck
In Water
Bleachers
Female
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Female
Female
Female
Meet / Warm-up
Practice / Water
Practice / Water
Locker room
Bleachers
Outside Venue
In Water
Locker Room
Female
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Practice / Dry-Land
Outside Venue
Female
Practice / Water
Deck
Female
Female
Female
Practice / Dry-Land
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
Male
Meet / Competition
Deck
Locker Room
In Water
Small room off
deck
Female
Meet / Competition
Gender
LSC
Deck
Sarah slipped on bleachers and cut her leg.
Bloody Nose
Scraped knee
Patron was retrieving an item from underneath the bleachers and stubbed her
left big toe.
Scrape on left big toe.
Ill individual was found in Locker Room, feeling dizzy, suffering from fatigue
and dehyrdation. Individual was brought into First Aid room where fluids were Dehydration/Heat Exhaustion
given. Vitals checked: Blood pressure, 116/25. Pulse: 90 Cap Ref: 11:Good.
swimmer knocked goggles against wall of pool and had small cut labove left
eye
scraped right hip against corner of tent
swimmer stubbed toe on deck and was bleeding
bee sting to Left shoulder
cut bottom of foot on touch pad in water.
Cut right hand on bleachers
Bench fell on right mid foot while swimmer was stretching. Swimmer was
behind the blocks and timers.
Hit in face during warm up and had a cut on his eyelid
Doing backstroke sprints. Swimmer misjudged wall and collided splitting
thumb and index fingers.
Slipped on wet bleacher and landed on lower back.
Hopping on one leg and stepped awkwardly
Collided with another swimmer in the lane
Slipped on towel before going in to shower and cut right knee
Per swimmer's report she jumped into the water and hit her right knee on the
bottom of the pool
Patient was hit in face by another participant
Sam was running dry land in grass from sidewalk to fence and back. He tried
to take a step onto a tree and jump off and his footslipped down the trunk and
his shin scraped down the side. Coaches rinsed the area, applied compress
and wrapped with gauze.
Swimmers exited the pools to practice starts. Jenna was stung by a bee on
her right pinky toe and coach prohibited her from seeking medical assistance
for half an hour (at which time practice was concluded).
Sam was jumping some boxes and sprained her ankle
Fell on wet fllor coming out of the showers and hit the back of her head.
Locked arms on recovery with another swimmer.
Injured was walking, slipped and hit head on the floor.
Injured was next to diving board when it started slipping down. she reached
out to catch it and it fell on her finger. there is a 1" cut on her right index
finger.
small cut above left eye
right hip laceration
stubbed big toe and minimal blood
bee sting
cut bottom of foot
Approximately 1cm cut to right hand.
right mid foot contusion
laceration to right eyelid
Right index finger and thumb lacerations.
Pain in hip and lower back
Hurt knee
Bloody/swollen lip
Cut on right knee
swollen and bruised knee
Patient was hit in face during the swim. It
caused his goggles to snap at nose and
injured his face/left eye
Right lower leg/shin scraped
Bee sting to right pinky toe
Sprained ankle
Bump on the back of her head.
injured arm at elbow
Bump on right temple. Feeling dizzy and
somewhat nauseaous.
1"cut on right index finger
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Gender
LSC
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Description of Injury
superficial contusion to the left outer eyebrow
without skin breakage, swelling, redness or
bruising. Kaya denies pain, visual changes or
11 y/o male reports that around 9:30 AM that minutes after he had to
current discomfort. He states later that this did
repeatedly "fixed" an unhooked strap from a walk-way barrier (aka "station
barriers) he himself proceeded underneath when the strap became unhooked not hurt or affect his swim performance today.
Please note that while I retrieved the above
and slapped him to his left outer eyebrow. He reports that initially he was
info. the informant (Kaya) placed the cold
shocked and surprised by the slap, yet denied much pain or visual difficulty.
He states that the strap repeatedly became unhooked due to many swimmers compress to his right side eyebrow. When
questioned which side he was hit, he stated
going underneath to pass or from others that were playing with it.
"Oh, its this side" placing compress to his left
eyebrow.
slipped while diving off blocks
pain between shoulder blades
While practicing dives, Brian slipped off the blocks and fell into the deep end.
He surfaced quickly and I was right by the edge of the pool to see if he was
okay. I had him climb out and I saw a bruise forming on his right shin. He said
middle of his right shin. large, immediate
he was fine but it was the end of practice anyways so I told him to dry off and
bruising but able to walk on it.
go home. Brian walked over to the bleachers where his father was
sitting/watching. I showed his father the bruise and told him to ice it when they
got home.
Spectator lost balance (while seated) and appeared to faint. Immediate
treatment was provided by those sitting nearby with medical background, EMS
was immediately summoned via call to 911. Man complaniend of shortness of Apparent heart condition
breath. EMS arrived within ten minutes. Transported to McKee Medical
Center, Loveland, CO.
Pt struck top of her head on other swimmer,
Pt CAOx3, Pt denied LOC, Pt had no nuero
pt struck head on another swimmers head.
deficits and pts eyes PERRL. Pt immediately
told mother she was fine and returned to
practice after refusing icepack.
(volunteer) Andy fell down a flight of stairs that exits the pool.
Headache, Nausea, Soreness
Swimmer was turning over to do a backstroke flip turn, and scraped her head
scrape on forehead
against wall, small scrape on forehead
Cut toe on wall during flip turn
Cut big tie when doing a flip turn at wall
Male
Meet / Competition
Deck
Female
Meet / Competition
On Blocks
Male
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Male
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
Female
Practice / Water
In Water
Male
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Female
Practice / Water
In Water
Female
Meet / Competition
In Water
Female
Meet / Competition
Stairs
spectator walking up steps to bleachers, felt a pull in back of her knee and
stated pain was to much to walk. She had underlying factor of fracture in her
foot from November. She did not fall or hit anything, had pain on way to meet
but it got worse when she tried to climb stairs to get to bleachers.
Female
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
parent fainted in the bleachers. Her friend was able to catch her and lay her
on the floor.
Male
Meet / Competition
Bleachers
(spectator) Tripped in bleachers and injured both feet in fall
Top of both feet hurt and had trouble walking
Female
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Was being pulled out of the water and she scraped her leg on the bulkhead
Red and scrape going down her Left Thigh
Male
Meet / Competition
Waalking on deck (guest) Walking and tripped over lifeguard rail on lifeguard tower.
felt pull in back of knee as she walked up stairs
to bleacher area. She had pain also in car on
way to meet but it got worse when she tried to
walk up steps to bleacher area.
parent had a sinus infection, on medication for
it, states she had not had much liguids that
day, she became overheated and fainted in
the stands, her friend was with her and able to
lower her to the floor. Parent did not have any
injuries.
Bloody nose
Sorted by LSC
1/16/14
USA Swimming 2013 Year End Accident Summary
Activity
Where Accident
Description of Accident
Occurred
Male
Practice / Water
On Blocks
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
In Water
In Water
In Water
In Water
In Water
Female
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Female
Male
Female
Meet / Warm-up
Meet / Competition
Meet / Warm-up
Practice / Dry-Land
In Water
Stairs
In Water
Deck
Female
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
spectator
splashpad at
Riverview Pool
Male
Meet / Competition
Deck
Male
Male
Meet / Competition
Practice / Water
In Water
On Blocks
Female
Meet / Warm-up
In Water
Female
Practice / Dry-Land
Deck
Male
Meet / Competition
In Water
Gender
LSC
Male
Meet / Competition
Hallway
Male
Meet / Competition
In Water
Male
Meet / Competition
Stairs
Description of Injury
Swimmer was climbing up onto the block and fell off the side into the water he scraped his shin - the lifeguards assisted with a bandaid and his father was scrape on outside of ankle/leg an abrasion
informed. he did not return to practice for the last 15 minutes
flip turn into touch pad
cut to top of foot
cut to top of foot
cut to top of foot
cut to top of foot getting out of pool
cut top of foot getting out of pool
She had previously torn a ligament in her right knee and after her race it was
hurting again.
During flip turn he kicked the wall
(sibling) She tripped on the stairs and fell on the floor
Athlete jammed his finger on pool wall
Tripped and cut toe on deck
slight contusion on upper left shin, small amount of blood noted by official.
Swimmer reports no known cause
(guest) Colton was climbing on the lighthouse located on the splash pad area
which was not operating during the meet. He fell off, bruising the side of his
face. Parent was present when he fell.
small cut on the surface of the right heel
cut to top of foot
cut to top of foot
cut to top of foot
Cut to top of foot
cut on top of foot
Previously injured and was hurting
Scrape on toe on right foot
small scratch on the bridge of her nose
big toe cut on deck
contusion, small amount of blood
bruising on right side of face about the size of
a quarter
possible bloody footprints on deck. paused
meet- prior to relays for 13&Overs. disinfected
and cleaned area
brushed hand on lane line
small cut on hand
Banged right knee on block
Bruise
Minimum bleed at right lower inner lip.
She was kick during warm up doing breast stroke. Her braces cut lower inner Bleeding stop with min pressure to area.
lip.
Superficial laceration of 1mm. Bleeding easily
stopped and controlled.
Fell while running
scraped knee, fell on hands
Tried to get out of the water and fell back in scraping his stomach on a timing
scrape, non-bleeding.
touch pad.
Small scrape on right torso no bleeding.
Accidentally pushed in hallway and had a small scrape on R upper torso
Required two bandaids
Started a nose bleed
Swam event and had a nose bleed
(sibling) Walking down stairs and tripped on boot fell forward and was caught
Right knee scraped, and same on back hip
by adult in the stands.
possible bloody footprints on deck. paused meet- prior to relays for
13&Overs. disinfected and cleaned area