The number of people who drowned in inland water has risen in the last year, prompting the UK’s drowning prevention charity to ramp up its efforts to cut down the number of tragedies that happen in the UK. Read more
We are delighted to announce that the Department for Education will be encouraging primary schools across England to support the RLSS UK Drowning Prevention Week campaign. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has secured a trio of long-term contracts with multi-site operators to help ensure the highest levels of safety in and around their swimming pools. Read more
A new agreement is helping to keep swimmers safe and standards high in pools across the country. Read more
The aim of the squad is to assemble the best British Lifesaving athletes who will be monitored for progress against agreed targets, can support each other through training and from which the representative GBR teams will be chosen to compete at the 2019 European Lifesaving Championships in Italy. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) and GLL welcome into their ranks Helen Bull, the UK’s first wheelchair-user to qualify as both a swimming teacher and lifeguard. Read more
In February, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) launched an appeal to appoint Youth Ambassadors, aiming to lead on lifesaving issues concerning young people be proactive in engaging young people in their local area. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is always working to ensure that the qualifications our clients deliver, not only manifest best practice and industry guidance but are also as realistic as possible, incorporating the most relevant and up-to-date information. Read more
The 10 things you need to know about the RLSS UK and the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is today excited to announce the appointment of their new CEO, Robert Gofton. Read more
Following the success of their partnership last year, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is helping the award-winning activity holiday provider, Neilson Holidays, to prepare its hotels for the coming season. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), the UK’s leading water safety charity, has entered into a five-year partnership with specialist leisure facility management company 3D Leisure, to ensure safety in and around the company’s hotel pools. Read more
Trent ‘Maxi’ Maxwell landed in Dublin last weekend, as part of his 2019 visit to the UK. Read more
A new partnership between Swim England and RLSS UK will make it even easier for swimming teachers and lifeguards to access high-quality training. Read more
RLSS UK ‘partners in lifesaving’ Laerdal, recently invited Director of Commercial Operations Jo Talbot and Director of Business Services, Mike Dunn out to their headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, to see for themselves the advances in CPR technology. Read more
With Ramadan starting today, we take a look at the current guidance in place for leisure sector workers and those enjoying their swim sessions, right across the country. Read more
Today, the latest annual drowning statistics (2018) are released from the Water Incident Database (WAID)* and the National Water Safety Forum (owner of the database) is reporting ‘cautious optimism’ as the trend towards a reduction of deaths in water, continues. Read more
Saturday 25 May sees our Open Water Festival take place at a brand new venue for 2019 - Sywell Country Park in Ecton, Northamptonshire. Read more
GBR Lifesaving Steering Group are pleased to launch the criteria for athletes hoping to gain selection... Read more
Using the iconic image of a perry buoy life ring, as featured in our logo and also doubling as our mascot Perry Buoy - the ‘Keep ‘em peeled for Perry’ project encourages members of the public to be on the look-out for lifesaving equipment when they’re out and about. Read more
IQL UK, awarding body of the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) – the Drowning Prevention Charity, is delighted to announce that CIMSPA (the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) have formally endorsed their new National Pool Supervisor Qualification (NPSQ). Read more
To tie in with the launch of Marvel’s new ‘Avengers Endgame’ film we are calling all kids to take part in our competition to draw a water safety superhero! Read more
Next week, 17-18 April, London’s ExCel venue plays host to the World Humanitarian Forum. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has launched a new award to help operators cater for the growing demand for open water swimming. Read more