By Lauren Smith,Isabel Moussalli
Publication Date: 2025-12-30 21:13:00
If you take a dip at your local pool this summer, you may be watched by more than just one lifeguard.
About 120 public pools across the country are adopting new technology that can help detect drowning swimmers and alert staff.
The AI system analyzes people’s movements in the water and sends an alert to a smartwatch if it detects someone in trouble.
“It gives them eyes in the back of their heads,” says Duncan Hutton, leisure facilities operations coordinator for the City of Stirling.
The system accesses the pool’s existing video surveillance to monitor if a swimmer goes underwater for too long, stops moving, or appears to be having problems.
The technology does not replace lifeguards; it just helps them. (ABC News: Lauren Smith.)
“This system is truly a superpower and an additional tool for our lifeguards – we are not replacing anyone.”
he said.
“You’re still…
