Be taught to Swim marks Drowning Prevention Week

MORE THAN 75,000 kids throughout the nation are being supplied water security classes to mark Drowning Prevention Week.

Be taught to Swim is constant its main water security push to coincide with this 12 months’s Drowning Prevention Week as Nationwide Water Security Discussion board (NWSF) figures present 45 individuals in Scotland tragically misplaced their lives to unintentional drowning in 2022.

The initiative is made attainable by way of a partnership between Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water, a Nationwide Framework delivered by 37 leisure trusts and aquatic suppliers throughout greater than 160 swimming pools.

It goals to ship an enduring, constructive legacy for Scotland by creating “Era Swim” – kids who’re happier, more healthy and safer, in addition to being assured and competent in and round water.

Euan Lowe, CEO of Scottish Swimming, stated: “Scotland has extra shoreline, lochs, rivers, reservoirs and our bodies of water than the remainder of the UK, so it’s essential that kids are being taught water security.

“As summer season rolls round we’re conscious that many children will likely be eager to get into swimming pools, so our mission is to supply them with the talents to swim safely and confidently.

“The teachings delivered throughout Drowning Prevention Week will likely be particularly tailor-made to combine essential water security abilities, from the implementation of the Water Security Code to primary floating strategies which may make an enormous distinction when somebody feels at risk within the water.”

Classes span from Orkney to the Borders and will likely be underpinned by Be taught to Swim’s dedication to instil kids with confidence and information to make sure they’re safer in and round water.

Brian Lironi, Director of Company Affairs at Scottish Water, stated “We can’t over-emphasise the significance of water security all 12 months spherical however significantly as we strategy summer season and kids are more likely to be round water extra often.

“Drowning prevention is the principle goal for the Be taught to Swim Nationwide Framework. We need to be sure that kids really feel secure within the water and their mother and father really feel assured and cozy of their swimming skills.

“Drowning Prevention Week provides us an incredible alternative to reconsolidate that message and proceed to lift consciousness of the significance of studying this important life talent.”

Drowning Prevention Week, organised by the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS), stands as one of many largest water security campaigns within the UK and Eire, particularly concentrating on the summer season season. Its main aim is to equip people with the mandatory abilities and information to make knowledgeable selections concerning water security, significantly through the summer season months.

The Be taught to Swim Framework is dedicated to creating supportive and high quality environments in

which kids can be taught to swim, in addition to enhance their water security and swimming strategies, no matter their age, capability, or talent stage.

The programme is centred round progress and delight, and goals to construct a legacy of

‘Era Swim’ in Scotland whereby kids obtain their potential within the pool and out. For

extra data on the programme, go to: https://www.scottishswimming.com/learn-to-swim.

For extra data on Be taught to Swim might be discovered on its web site: https://learntoswim.scot/