Delta Swimming Complex lifeguard responds calmly as woman tosses his glasses
An incident at a public swimming pool has gotten the attention of netizens, after a lifeguard remained calm and composed even as a woman grabbed his spectacles and tossed them aside.
The incident occurred on Nov 16 at Delta Swimming Complex, located in Tiong Bahru, and was captured by TikToker @D4N1.
A 24-second clip of the incident shows a woman in a swimsuit standing near two male lifeguards who are speaking to her. She then reaches forward and removes the spectacles from one of the men before throwing them on the ground.
The other lifeguard steps in, appearing to calm her down, while the first lifeguard leaves to retrieve his glasses. She does not respond to those speaking to her.
Another man approaches to check on the lifeguard and mediate the situation, but the woman pushes him back as the clip ends.
When the incident was reposted on the Singapore Incidents Facebook group, many commenters slammed the woman's behaviour, while others urged authorities to investigate.
One netizen praised the lifeguard for his professional demeanour: "Kudos to u..good to see level headed netizens before usual stonethrow by most ppl.. we all do not know what had happened."
Another noted: "The girl doesn't seem normal. Maybe that's why the lifeguards tolerated her with compassion."
Stomp has reached out to D4N1 for comment.
'Handle situations with care': SportSG
In response to Stomp's queries, a spokesperson for SportSG , which oversees the swimming complex, said that it was aware of the incident.
It occurred when the lifeguard approached the woman to inform her that she had used swimming equipment meant for other sports and fitness activities.
"Our staff are trained to handle situations with care, and we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all users of our facilities," the spokesperson added.
SportSG did not respond to queries about how the incident was resolved.
