Summer is here and swimming pools all over the city are impossibly crowded. From groups of kids either swimming or learning to swim, to adults looking to cool off and get some exercise in the blazing heat, numbers are up at these pools.

Yesterday, this paper carried a front page story on inadequate safety measures in a number of BMC pools across the city. This is after two persons drowned in public pools last year. While one does concede that, at times, sudden problems may arise in the water due to swimmers hiding pre-existing medical conditions, pool authorities at least need to ensure that they are equipped to respond quickly and efficiently in emergencies.