The Water Safety Code is the fundamental spine of all water safety education. It is designed to provide simple and easy to remember information that acts both as a proactive measure to help people to educate everyone across the UK and Ireland to make early, critical decisions and also to help people to understand what they should do in emergency action.

During the summer months when our skies are blue and the sun shines, more of us find ourselves enjoying the water in comparison to any other time of the year. Perhaps, you spent every day in the pool whilst holidaying abroad? Or, did you take advantage of the sea during one of our heatwaves?

More than 3.4 million seven to 11-year-olds in England are failing to meet minimum standards that have been brought in for swimming lessons outside of school, it’s been revealed.

Swimming promotes wellbeing, improves health and fitness, aids rehabilitation, encourages relaxation and let’s not forget, it is FUN. It is also important to recognise swimming as a lifesaving skill - one that deserves practice and time. Swimming lessons build water confidence, improves swimming ability and helps develop a range of valuable skills.