Drowning Prevention Week

Written By brendan chitty

🌊 Drowning Prevention Week 2025: Helping Cardiff Swim Safer, Smarter, and Stronger

At SwimReady Swim School, we believe that swimming isn’t just a life skill — it’s a life saver. That’s why we’re proud to support Drowning Prevention Week 2025, running from June 15th to June 22nd, a nationwide campaign led by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK).

This vital week aims to raise awareness about the dangers of drowning and promote simple steps we can all take to enjoy water safely. As a Cardiff-based swim school, we’re committed to supporting local families with water safety education, inclusive swimming lessons, and lifesaving skills that truly make a difference.

💧 What is Drowning Prevention Week?

Drowning Prevention Week is the UK’s biggest annual water safety campaign. Each year, hundreds of schools, swim schools, and communities take part in spreading lifesaving messages. The goal? To reduce drowning incidents through education, awareness, and access to swimming lessons.

Here in the UK, around 400 people lose their lives to drowning every year — and thousands more suffer non-fatal incidents, often with long-term consequences. Most of these incidents are preventable.

With summer holidays approaching and more families heading to the beach, pools, and rivers, now is the time to focus on water safety and make sure everyone knows how to stay safe in, on, and around water.

🏊 How SwimReady Supports Water Safety in Cardiff

As part of our mission to help Cardiff swim with confidence, community, and care, we’ve built our lessons around drowning prevention and water safety education. During Drowning Prevention Week, we’re:

  • Delivering age-appropriate water safety talks in all lessons

  • Teaching key survival skills like treading water, floating, and safe entry/exit

  • Hosting a free downloadable water safety guide for parents

  • Sharing daily tips and videos on our Instagram and Facebook pages

  • Partnering with the Hilton Hotel Cardiff to reach more local families with pool access

Whether your child is just starting out or preparing for open water swimming, every lesson at SwimReady includes essential skills to stay safe around water.

👶 Why Water Safety Starts Young

Children are particularly at risk of drowning. In fact, drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death in children under 10 in the UK. That’s why it’s crucial to start early with:

  • Baby and toddler water confidence classes

  • 1:1 or 2:1 child swimming lessons

  • Teaching children to respect, not fear, the water

  • Helping parents understand the importance of constant supervision, even in shallow water

SwimReady offers tailored lessons for all ages and abilities, with a focus on building water confidence and strong foundational swimming skills. Our student-first, people-powered approach ensures every swimmer progresses safely and positively, no matter their starting point.

🌍 Our Commitment to a Safer, Stronger Cardiff

Drowning Prevention Week isn’t just about swimming pools. It's about beaches, rivers, lakes, and even bathtubs. At SwimReady, we’re committed to:

  • Promoting affordable access to swimming lessons

  • Partnering with local schools and community groups

  • Encouraging sustainable and socially responsible swimming education

  • Supporting national campaigns like #DPW2025 and #RespectTheWater

Every splash matters — because every life matters. Together, we can prevent drowning, one swimmer at a time.

📣 What You Can Do

Here’s how you can support Drowning Prevention Week and help protect your loved ones:

✅ Enrol your child in swimming lessons in Cardiff
✅ Talk to your children about water safety — not just swimming, but rivers, canals, and cold water shock
✅ Follow us on social media @SwimReadyCardiff for daily tips
✅ Download and share our Water Safety Guide for Families (available here)
✅ Support the RLSS UK and help spread the word using #DrowningPreventionWeek and #SwimSafeCardiff

🐬 Join the SwimReady Family

Whether you’re a complete beginner or a parent looking to boost your child’s confidence in the water, SwimReady Swim School is here to help. Our welcoming team offers inclusive 1:1 and group swimming lessons in Cardiff — right in the heart of the city at the Hilton Hotel Cardiff.

We believe in progress every session, affordable excellence, and the power of swimming to save lives.

Let’s work together this Drowning Prevention Week to create a safer Cardiff for everyone.

brendan chitty
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