On this web site the Free Lifesaving Society shares new concepts
and proven training methods for survival swimming and lifesaving.
We intend to turn non-swimmers into swimmers and swimmers to rescuers.
Mission Statement
The Free Lifesaving Society provides free survival swimming and lifesaving training materials via the Internet
to lifesaving teams worldwide, especially in developing countries where they are needed most.
Free Education Saves Lives
Drowning is a serious threat to world health.
An estimated 400,000 people drown every year.
Population projections mean that the problem is going to get worse.
The majority of casualties are men, so we especially focus on educating them.
We help our teams turn non-swimmers into swimmers and swimmers into lifesavers.
We share technical expertise and support programmes
to help communities and countries reduce unnecessary loss of life through drowning,
help to establish independent lifesaving teams,
provide teaching assistance,
and support the global exchange of free lifesaving information and resources.
The training materials we've compiled here are free to use for your lifesaving or swimming team.
Some ideas here may seem unusual at first,
but give them a try and see what works for you and your team.
This Website Needs You!
Please support our teams worldwide.
Our website gets better with your help.
If there is anything you would like us to add to this site please let us know about it.
Imagine 100 hundred people send in just one good idea or contribution each,
everyone gets 100 new ideas back.
We all win, especially our teams in the developing world.
Come on!
A Big Thank You
Many thanks to all the readers who sent us free text and photos from their swimming and lifesaving training.
Keep them coming!
We also wish to say "Thank you" to all those who have sent us their encouragement and support.
Without you this web site might not have happened.
All content on this website is published under the
Creative Commons License and is free for non-commercial use.
This means you may use it in your training classes wherever you are.
Quote of the Moment
"In the long history of humankind those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed."
Charles Darwin
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