Royal Life Society of Australia released the National Drowning Report yesterday. The good news is that the report shows a decline in the deaths of children aged 0-4. in 2013/14 twenty Australian children aged 0-4 lost their lives to drowning. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008) shows that for every drowning death there […]
An update on Samuel Morris…
We would like to start by thanking everyone who follows the Samuel Morris Foundation updates and supports the work that the Foundation does and let you know what has been happening recently. Apart from the background story we have primarily kept Samuels personal progress separate to the posts that occur on this website, focusing more […]
My child should stop swimming lessons when……..
So your child has been enrolled in Swimming Lessons for a while now and they have developed some skills and you start wondering “when is the right time for my child to stop swimming lessons?”. That is a very interesting question, when is the right time for your child to stop swimming lessons? What […]
Grand Opening – Nepean Aquatic Centre
The Nepean Aquatic Centre is a brand new aquatic facility operated by Nepean Swim and Fitness which contains a dedicated learn to swim pool as well as four 25m lap lanes, two 50m lap lanes (with an innovative new wall installed that allows these lanes to be divided into 25m lanes, to provide six 25m lanes when required) […]
Re: Saved by a $12 swimming lesson
The story below (in italics) by Kathy Sundstrum appeared in the Sunshine Coast Daily… This is a really positive story about the impact that teaching a child appropriate water safety skills can have on helping to protect their lives AND the importance of Supervision, and I encourage you all to read the story for exactly those […]