Three lifeguards face counts of breach of duty after death of Christopher Rodgers (20) in pool
The court heard that after Christopher Rogers’s death, the policy was changed for pools across the council area to forbid pool users from swimming for more than 15 metres underwaterjury also heard that just a few weeks after Christopher Rogers died, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council changed the guidance given to lifeguards about underwater swimming and people holding their breath underwater.
In court on Monday the jury heard evidence from Paul Murphy, who told them that at the time his job at the centre was as a full-time swimming instructor, as well as training and assessing the lifeguards. Asked whether he knew Rogers, the witness confirmed he did and further that he was aware of and had seen “once or twice” the type of training he was doing where he either swam lengths underwater or “remained stationary holding his breath under the water”.Under cross-examination from Gavan Duffy, defence KC for Mr McVeigh, Mr Murphy agreed that in 2017 “lifeguards were not receiving training in shallow water blackout”.
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