Around 85% of accidental drownings occur at open water sites. Many of these drownings occur due to a lack of knowledge and understanding of open water safety. Read more
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each year on average in the UK and Ireland
never intended to enter the water
To drown than females
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We are currently reviewing this event for 2021. Read more
Mentors play a key role in supporting new Probationary Trainer Assessors through running their first courses and assessments. If you are passionate about the IQL UK qualifications you deliver, enjoy supporting others and want to take your Trainer Assessor career to the next level, the mentor programme is the next natural step for you. Read more
Findings follow research by virologists at Imperial College London, led by Professor Wendy Barclay Read more
We are delighted to announce that Zone3, developers of the world’s highest-rated open water swimming products, are a new water safety partner. Read more
Guidance for permitted activities and facilities reopening, as prescribed by devolved governments. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is delighted to announce that it is now ‘an approved Kickstart employer’, and is excited to be playing its part in helping boost the careers of young people across the region by supporting the UK Government’s Kickstart scheme. Read more