Statistics 

• Children drown not just in swimming pools or in the sea, but in buckets, baths, paddling pools, koi ponds, toilets and drains.
• Some 90% of children who drown are under some sort of adult supervision at the time.
• Drowning is one of the top causes of unnatural deaths among children in the world.
• For every child that dies from drowning, five are left with permanent brain damage from oxygen-deprivation in near-drowning incidents.

Swimming safety at the beach.

• The ocean is unpredictable!!!
• Always swim within the red and yellow flags.
• Never swim on your own and never allow children to swim unsupervised.
• Rip currents can carry you far from the shore before you know what's happening.

Swimming safety around the pool.

• Children should be taught to swim as soon as possible.
• Far too many pool drownings take place because everyone thought 'someone else was watching'.
• If people with children are visiting your home, be extra vigilant around the pool.

Safety in rivers and dams.

• As a first precaution, all people who are swimming in rivers or dams should wear a lifejacket - whether they can swim or not.
• Murky water makes it almost impossible to find someone quickly if they fall in a river or dam, or get into trouble while swimming.
• It's also very important to be aware and make children aware, never to dive into any body of water that they don't know the deph of.