Swimming teachers from leisure operator Better are using the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)’s winter water safety resources as part of their roadshow tour around England. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has recently been working in partnership with Active Surrey and Freedom Leisure in order to jointly fund a number of female only lifeguard training sessions to increase representation of females within the industry. Read more
The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) highlight a rise in the number of children dying in England in the last 12-month period. Read more
This summer RLSS UK launched a brand-new membership type. In case you missed it; the Community Membership is based around a Give What You Can initiative. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is pleased to announce that they have become Cyber Essentials Certified. Read more
On 31 May 2023, 17-year-old Joe Abbess went to Bournemouth beach for a day out with his friends. Joe got into difficulty in the water when he was pulled further out by a suspected rip current. He tragically drowned that day. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK’s (RLSS UK) annual weeklong Don’t Drink and Drown campaign launches today, 18 September, aiming to ensure students remain safe after nights out around the water as thousands of young people head off to university. Read more
Updates from the European Open and Masters Lifesaving Championships in Belgium. Read more
This week, RLSS UK were pleased to announce the hotly-anticipated date and venue for their 2024 National Speed Lifesaving Championships (Speeds). Read more
Updates from the RLSS Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships in Canada. Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) and the Black Owned Swim School (B.O.S.S) are celebrating their Strategic Partnership by welcoming a new generation of lifeguards. Read more
In September 2023, the UK’s largest speciality law firm, Stowe Family Law, made a generous donation of £600 to RLSS UK. Read more
Research has prompted two changes to the way in which RLSS UK recommends lifeguards scan a zone and the period in which they do this. Read more
Updates from the European Youth Lifesaving Championships in Poland. Read more
Water Smart Schools is a brand-new accreditation initiative by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) that is due to launch next month. Read more
An estimated 1.85 million children learning lifesaving skills from water safety education during this year's Drowning Prevention Week 2023 including 87,000 lessons at Parkwood Leisure sites. Read more
RLSS UK, the leading experts in lifeguarding in the UK and Ireland, and GLL, the UK's leading leisure trust and largest public swimming pool operator, have been working on an exciting tripartite collaboration with pool safety Assisted Lifeguard Technology company, Lynxight. Lynxight technology, new to the UK, combines specialist AI software and swimmer behaviour analysis with standard security cameras to monitor swimming pools and identify incidents, communicating with lifeguard smartwatches. Read more
Calshot Beach Bluetits spent an afternoon with trainers from Stanswood Beach Rescue and Wessex Branch, gaining some basic rescue skills and become more water smart. Read more
On Tuesday 18 July the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Water Safety took place in Parliament. Read more
2023 marked the tenth consecutive year that RLSS UK’s Drowning Prevention Week took place and over the years the campaign has grown and reached more people, with 2023 being no different. This year RLSS UK were able to educate an estimated 1.85m+ children in water safety, 51% more than in 2022. Read more
Abbiee Scott-Cook tells us how she went from almost drowning as a young child to becoming a qualified lifeguard. Read more
RLSS UK are appealing to all independent schools to take their responsibilities regarding water-related activities seriously to prevent future accidents and incidents Read more
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is delighted to announce a new strategic partnership with TWF International Ltd (The Wetsuit Factory). Read more
There has been an 85% increase in the number of child drownings in England between 2019 and 2022, with 20 drownings occurring in 2019/20 compared with 37 in 2021/22. Read more