Introduction Regulation of the Child Safe Standards. From 1 February 2022, Swim Schools in NSW are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards. The NSW government introduced the Children’s Guardian Amendment (Child Safe Scheme) Act 2021 which embeds the Child Safe Standards as the primary framework to guide child safe practices […]
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Water Safety Reminders for Parents
Introduction to Swimming Safety Ensuring children’s health and safety is the responsibility of parents and teachers when teaching children to swim. For example, exposing children to bathtubs, swimming pools, spas, creeks, rivers, dams, fish ponds or any open water poses many dangers. In addition, drowning is the greatest cause of accidental […]
The Laurie Lawrence Method of Learning the Butterfly
Introduction to Laurie Lawrence Australian Olympic coach Laurie Lawrence, has a lifelong love for swimming. This passion came from an unfortunate occurrence: When he was a boy, he had bronchiectasis, which causes enlargement of parts of the lung’s airways, infection and a breakdown of the airways. As a result of this […]
December is Check your Pool Gate Month
Check your Pool Gate Month Recent research has revealed 57% of pool owners are not checking the safety of their pool gate and fence adequately enough. In addition, 42% of pool owners checked their gate only once a year, 11% every few years and 4% had never checked it. This is […]
Water Safety for over 4’s
Introduction to Water SafetyWhen it comes to water safety for over 4’s, there are a lot of things you need to think about and consider. Of course you want your children to have fun in the pool without any worries, but you also need them to know how they can […]