Why would jumping in a swimming pool not save you from a tidal wave?
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You might intuitively think that a swimming pool would protect you from a large amount water because you have seen it be a barrier against a small amount of water. Perhaps it started raining when you were in the pool, and going under the surface stopped the drops from hitting you.
But there’s no magic that lets that effect scale up just because your barrier is made of water. Water is very heavy, and it gets very hard when moving at high speeds. A tsunami wave is not like a rain droplet. It’s like a ton of boulders crashing down on you. A swimming pool (or an umbrella) can protect you from a tiny rain droplet. Neither a swimming pool nor an umbrella could protect you from a ton of boulders, and the same is true of a tsunami. The energy of the falling water would be translated directly through the water in the pool, slamming you into the bottom.
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