Safe for Summer: The Importance of Water Safety!
A STRONG • 11 May 2018
The Importance of Water Safety!
Accidents
involving water and drowning can sadly occur within any age group, but are most
common in under six year olds. It is vital that water safety is taught from a
young age to prepare children for the many encounters with water they will have
– whether that’s in a garden, a pool or on a beach.
With summer fast approaching and hopefully more sunshine with it, there will be many opportunities for children to swim, paddle, splash and cool down! Talking about water safety with children can help to prepare them for all different encounters.
Whatever your plans are for this summer and beyond these water safety tips will help to keep your adventures as safe as they are fun!
Here are Fins top 10 water safety tips for all parents and carers:
1.Prepare children with swimming lessons and water safety rules.
2.Children should always go swimming with an adult having active supervision at all times.
3.No matter where they are it is important for them to be aware of their surroundings, this could be the flags on a beach as to whether the water is safe or checking for a lifeguard by a pool.
4.Know how to call for help in an emergency and that it is free to call 999, the emergency services will help to reassure them in the case of an emergency and help to guide them until an emergency response unit can get there.
5.Wear appropriate water safety & floatation devices, but remember that inflatables are not a substitute for supervision or swimming ability.
6.Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated, swimming can be tiring particularly in the sunshine.
7.Wearing sun protection is important even when swimming or by a pool.
8.Learning first aid and CPR can be a life saver.
9.If you are going on holiday to a villa or hotel with a pool be mindful of the access to this - children can be adventurous and want to explore.
10. Remember the rules of water safety apply to everywhere, even a paddling pool or pond in the garden.
Please talk about these tips with your kids and ask friends and parents to do the same. Then enjoy the summer and remember to keep having fun!
We have a choice of One to One or Group Crash Courses organised for the Summer Holidays for week commencing 26th July and 2nd August. Courses are being held at Farnborough Hill School, Farnborough and Sherfield English, Romsey. One to One Lessons £125, One to Two Lessons £100 per swimmer These lessons are available to swimmers of all ages and availability 5 X 30 minute lessons Monday to Friday at the same time every day w/c 26th July and 2nd August Group Intensive Lessons £45 Children will be placed in groups according to their ability 5 X 30 minute lessons Monday to Friday at the same time every day w/c 26th July and 2nd August Book Here
Following the latest Government announcement, Fins are pleased to be able to run a course of 5 x daily One to One or One to Two lessons (teacher to swimmer ratio) at Farnborough Hill School and Sherfield English pool (near Romsey). A course of 5 x 30 minute lessons, held at the same time each day of half term costs £125. If two swimmers share a teacher the weekly cost is £200 for both swimmers (£100 each). This is a really great opportunity for swimmers to really boost their swimming skills as lessons are tailored to the individual's ability, especially after having had such a long break due to Coronavirus. Follow the link to book HERE .
We are delighted to announce that we will be running new lessons again from tomorrow! Wednesday 2nd December as follows: Sherfield English, Romsey Pool - Wednesday 2nd December onwards - all lessons restarting Farnborough Hill School Pool - Monday 4th January onwards - lessons restarting for Stage 3+ swimmers only Unfortunately and very sadly, because of the pandemic, we have had to cancel all lessons at Kings International College, Frimley Church of England School and Carwarden School pools. Members who have been affected by these closures have been contacted by email. All members are invited to join our waiting list for lessons at Farnborough Hill - please click below. FINS WAITING LIST FORM We thank you for your support and hope to see you soon.
Sunday 1st November 2020 Parents and Swimmers, In the knowledge of the government measures announced last night, we have taken the very tough decision to cancel all lessons from Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th November before the national lockdown commences on Thursday 5th November. This will be for the duration of the lockdown and until swimming pools are able to reopen. We take the health and well being of all incredibly seriously and feel that this is the best decision to keep everyone as safe as possible. As with any pool closure, you will not have lost the lessons, they will simply be added to the end of your booking. We will miss seeing you all at the pool hugely and we thank you for your support during this time. Keep safe, From all of us at Fins.
We are delighted to launch our October Half Term Crash Courses which will be run from Kings International College in Camberley and a private pool in Sherfield English near Romsey. There are a variety of One to One and Group Classes available for all ages and abilities. Click here for more information and to book!
We are delighted to announce that we are able to re-open on Monday 27th July. We have 'One to One' and 'One to Two' lessons available at the end of July and throughout August. Things will be a little different so as to ensure maximum safety. Click Here for more information . Book swimming lessons Here !
Dear Parents and Swimmers, Thank you to everyone who completed our survey, we are so delighted to see that many of you are looking forward to returning to swimming lessons at some point soon, we can't wait to see you! You may have just heard Boris Johnson's address to the House of Commons regarding further lockdown restrictions lifting. Unfortunately, swimming pools are to stay closed for the moment. Once we do get the go-ahead, we can open the Kings and Romsey pools very quickly to run a summer programme and will let you know about this as soon as we can. Frimley, Carwarden and Farnborough Hill pools will remain closed over the summer. Stay safe and well and we look forward to seeing you soon.
We hope you are all keeping well during these unprecedented times. Throughout this recent period, we have taken Government advice with the priority being the health and well-being of all. In the knowledge of these on-going measures and the need for people to continue to be socially distant, we are having to cancel the May half term crash courses and move these to either the Summer holidays or the October Half Term holidays. The dates/times for the 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 lessons in the Summer holidays are as follows: Week 1: commencing 27th July, every 30 minutes between 8am and 8pm; Week 2: commencing 3rd August, every 30 minutes between 8am and 8pm; Week 3: commencing 10th August, every 30 minutes between 8am and 9am, 11am and 8pm; Week 4: commencing 17th August, every 30 minutes between 8am and 9am, 11am and 8pm. Week 5: commencing 24th August, every 30 minutes between 8am and 10am, 1pm and 4.30pm, 5.30pm and 8pm. The dates/times for the 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 lessons in October Half Term are as follows: Week 1 only: commencing 26th October, every 30 minutes between 8am and 10am, 1pm and 4.30pm, 5.30pm and 8pm. Please note that the Easter and May crash courses were for 4 days, due to the Bank Holidays, however the Summer and October courses are for 5 days, therefore there would be a difference to pay of £15 per swimmer. Of course, in these unprecedented times, you will not be expected to make this payment at this time. Once the courses are confirmed as going ahead, we will contact you the week before the course, to take payment for this. If you have any questions please email us on office@finsswimmingclub.org. Emails will be monitored and responded to on a weekly basis until business returns to usual.
We hope that you are all keeping well at this unprecedented time. We just wanted to keep you updated regarding your/your child's swimming lessons: - Regular lessons - we are continuing to assess the situation and update the system on a weekly basis. Any further cancellations will result in your/your swimmer's block of lessons moving along again. Please note that we will contact you when lessons are due to resume. - T rial lessons - if you have a trial lesson booked, we are holding the space for you and will move your trial along to the following week, week by week until we can reopen lessons. - How to contact us : please do so using email: office@finsswimmingclub.org - emails will be looked into periodically. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 'PHONES WILL NOT BE ANSWERED AT THIS TIME. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We appreciate your understanding at this difficult and uncertain time for everyone. WE HAVE LAUNCHED AN ACTIVITY PAGE AND WEEKLY COMPETITION FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN .... CLICK HERE
What's happening to the Awards Ceremony? Awards ceremony due to be held on 29th March – this has been cancelled, all who confirmed that they would be attending, have been contacted. What's happening with Easter Crash Courses? These have been cancelled and we have moved swimmers to the May crash courses, where possible. Please email us with individual queries unless you have already contacted us regarding these. What's happening with badges and certificates? Badges / certificates - if you had already ordered these to be sent to the pool, these have already been printed and will be given out at the pool when lessons re-open. If you have recently placed an online order, these will be fulfilled on our return to the Office. What's happening with regular lessons? Currently, these are cancelled on the system to reconvene week commencing 20th April; it is now appearing unlikely that we can restart lessons then, however, we will update the system on a weekly basis. Any further cancellations will result in your/your swimmer's block of lessons moving along again. You can always check your block booking dates via your home portal. What happens for children starting school in September? Children starting school in September - we will contact our ‘Rising 5’ parents next term when lessons are re-opening to find out what days are convenient for you and then over the summer holidays will arrange a new class for your child. Will I still get my trial lesson? If you have a trial lesson booked, we are holding the space for you and will move your trail along to the following week, week by week until we can reopen lessons. How to contact us Please do so using email: office@finsswimmingclub.org - emails will be looked into periodically. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 'PHONES WILL NOT BE ANSWERED AT THIS TIME.
