I will try. I might be wrong, though so don't take me up on that^^ In this situation i would prefer regardless. Or better I would transfer whole sentence using 'despite' 'in spite of' etc.
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WesternAmericanDoes it sound natural? Do you have any other word to describe 'in contradication to what the life guard said'...contradiction
Can I say as opposed?
In defiance?