Pool Diving Accident

While the Florida legislature, as well as other States, have passed pool safety laws designed to prevent swimming pool accidents and drain entrapment or drain suction injury, diving injury, unfortunately, continues with catastrophic results for the injury victim and family.

Swimming pool diving injuries stay a frequent source of litigation due to the fact they are often severe and avoidable. Diving problems can often end result in traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. By using some precautions, diving incidents may be avoided.

If you ever or a cherished family member was involved in the swimming pool diving accident, then consider some the following questions: was warning symptoms present close to or around the swimming pool? What was the swimming pool width? What was the lighting like? What was the pool depth? Was pool depth marked, and if so, how? Were other people diving prior to the diving accident at issue?

An knowledgeable personal injury lawyer at our firm may be able to ascertain if negligence was involved on the part with the pool owner, seller of the swimming pool, or builder of the swimming pool.

The following discusses in more detail several on the aspects that may contribute to some swimming pool diving incident: 

Pool Depth

Standards for the pool water level needed for reliable diving have been completely hard to arrive by and are often not based on empirical evidence. The majority of diving incidents take place in normal water depths of a lesser amount of than three feet. You will find, too, that a lot of components need to be considered, including the height on the diving platform, the angle and direction of entry, and the weight and height of the diver. 

Pool Width
Side and Bottom Shape

Most in-ground pools have a gradual slope to their base to allow to get a deeper end for diving. In above-ground pools, there is certainly often a deep region in the center with grades heading up the sides. A regular cause of injury is often a collision using a steep grade (or "spinal wall") in such pools. If a diver hits the head in the pool, it might be the pool width instead of the normal pool depth that was the contributing cause. 

Presence or absence of the diving board

A diving board can catapult a diver to greater heights, diminishing his or her control of dive angle and course. But a diving board may offer a cue directing the diver to a safer diving place. Regardless  if a diving board contributes to or detracts from diving safety, numerous pool owners do not install diving boards for insurance or litigation factors. 

Warnings and other visual elements

Placing warnings all-around the swimming pool might not be sufficient to the swimming pool owner to escape liability completely in event of your diving accident. Water's optical properties naturally cause a diver to overestimate its level. Cloudy pool water, for example, from not enough upkeep can magnify this impact. 

Poor lighting also contributes to diving mishaps. 

Contact our Personal Injury Law Firm

When you or a family member was injured in a swimming pool accident, and the present and future harms and losses may seem like a mountain to overcome, please contact us.  We handle serious personal injury matters on behalf of good, decent, families. 

If, after confidentially discussing your situation, we believe we can help your family through your swimming pool diving accident, then we know we will work promptly, aggressively, and ethically on your behalf to help you recover from this tragedy. 

Contact the Harris Law Firm

We're here to serve families who have suffered serious injury or wrongful death as the result of a swimming pool accident, pool diving accident, drowning accident, or other pool related injury.

Contact us today to assess your circumstances.

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