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Continuing collaboration with WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently produced, Preventing Disease Through Healthy Environments, which includes a section on drowning.


All-women Lifeguard tournament

Last week the 22nd annual National Park Service All-Women Lifeguard Tournament was organised in Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The annual All-Women Lifeguard Tournament is an innovative National Park Service workforce-diversity…


NIVEA Cup 2006

Since the year 2000 Nivea has supported the German Lifesaving Federation (DLRG) with the organisation of the NIVEA Cup in at the Baltic Sea in Warnemunde. Since that time, this…


Keep watch at bath times

Royal Life Saving Australia is urging parents to be vigilant about supervision of their children at bath time, with two children aged 0-5 years drowning in baths every year. Parents…


A Stolen Ringbuoy, a Stolen Life

Mr. Dick Roche TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government pleaded with the public to safeguard Ireland’s Ringbuoys in order to help reduce drowning. Minister Roche made this…