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DAY 6 - Our Water Safety Week

TEENS - This one is for the older ones, the one's that are starting to venture out alone.

Here's TEN situations worth talking about with them....

1. Entering water to "rescue" a friend.

2. COLD or fast moving water swimming.

3. Peer-Pressure.

4. Jumping or diving into unknown water.

5. "Tombstoning" from bridges, walls or jetties.

6. Drinking alcohol near or in water.

7. Using inflatables or makeshift rafts.

8. Running or messing around of slippery banks.

9. Swimming near boats or jumping from them.

10. Exploring drains, culverts, weirs or restricted areas.

In a controlled environment, SOME of these activities can be enjoyable, fun, family friendly days out BUT make sure they know the difference and most importantly the DANGERS.

For more detailed information (including more information on each topic).....
https://www.rlss.org.uk/water-safety-for-teenagers

DAY 5 - Our Water Safety Week

🤔 Do you know the difference between swimming in a pool and swimming outside??

Here's a few - feel free to add your own...

🌡️ TEMPERATURE - did a post about this earlier in the week on it's own as it's the BIGGEST difference.

🛟 Open water is often UNSUPERVISED, where's as a pool usually has Lifeguards

👀 Water Clarity - water outdoors is usually difficult vision whereas a pool is clear and therefore much easier to see and swim in a straight line

🐟 Water Quality - open water has fish, ducks, plants and insects etc whereas pool water is checked regularly and uses chemicals to keep it clean.

📏 Water Depth - open water is unpredictable and can change rapidly whereas a pool is regular with signage!

🌊 Water Movement - Pool water barely moves. Open water can move faster than you can swim.
BEWARE of the Waves, Swell and Chop.

We are still on the hunt for the right person to join our team.

Preferably Level 2 and Adult & Child qualified.

If you are interested in becoming a swimming instructor please drop us a message 🏊 x

DAY 4 - Our Water Safety Week

THE WATER SAFETY CODE....

Whenever you are around water 💦

✋ STOP and Think
👫 Stay TOGETHER

In an Emergency ❗

📞 Call 999
⭐ Float

Resource taken from RLSS

DAY 3 - Our Water Safety Week

⛱️ If you are heading to the Beach this Summer - get familiar with the flags.

👀 Look where the Lifeguards are stationed 🛟

DAY 2 - Our Water Safety Week

🌡️ TEMPERATURE 🌡️

🥶 Open Water is usually between minus and 20°

🥵 Swimming Pools are around 30° (ours is usually around 32°).

That's a BIG difference.

❗Cold Water Shock is the BIGGEST problem with Open Water Swimming.
The water is often MUCH colder than it looks and MUCH colder than you are (in terms of body temperature) ESPECIALLY on a hot day 🥵

❗ Tuesday Swimmers ❗

👀 If you swim in the Independent Lessons today, please check your email 👀

DAY 1 - Our Water Safety Week

⛱️ Some Summer Water Safety Tips...

❗ Enter Slowly and Carefully

✋ Stay Within Reach

👀 Always be supervised.

📞 In an emergency phone 999

🛟 If you are in trouble float and shout for help

Resource from RLSS website

BADGES

Badges can be collected on your swim day this week 😊

They will be in the black folder on the shelving unit in the pool area.

They are in alphabetical order by surname.

The folder cannot hold all of the certificates so this week it will only be 1 day at a time (maybe 2) - so any siblings that swim on different days; that will be why they aren't there yet!