Calls for caution when swimming

LIFEGUARDS should be on greater alert and no one should swim alone.
This advice comes in the wake of vicious stings inflicted on Geoffrey Farmer in Carlisle Bay on Tuesday morning.
The suggestions have come from a group of long-standing swimmers who met in conjunction with members of the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association (BASA)?at the Aquatic Centre on Wednesday evening.
“What we want is a protocol to follow for all swimmers,” said Andrew Kirby, president of BASA. “The first protocol would be to swim with a buddy and if you do get in trouble, you should approach your lifeguard and it is he who will determine if you should go to the hospital.”