The European Water Safety Week takes place June 21-27, 2019. Several ILS Europe Member Associations participate with specific activities or events:
Royal Lifesaving Society UK
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This is the biggest campaign of the year, which engages with schools, leisure centres, community groups, businesses, partnering organisations and supporters, encouraging them to promote water safety during a concentrated time frame.
https://www.rlss.org.uk/
Portuguese Lifesaving Federation
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June 21: Publication of the 2019 Drowning Statistics
June 24: Publication of the Drowning Prevention Video
“SOS Afogamento – European Water Safety Week 2019”
June 26: Public National Water Safety Workshops, all over Portugal, organized by the local Lifeguard Associationsfepons@fepons.org
Water Safety Ireland
June 21-June 27: “Know The Lifeguard Flags“: Distribution of wristbands explaining the Lifeguard Flags to all primary schools in Ireland and all Lifeguard huts Nationwide.
June 21-June 27: “The scariest moment of my life”…: A Lifeguard talks about the importance of Lifeguard Flags:
https://youtu.be/VLKgvuMYQTU
Beach Patrol Ukraine
June 24-June 27: Junior Lifeguard Workshop at Kyiv, Schools of Dniprovskyi District, beachpatrolua@gmail.com
Royal Spanish Livesaving Federation
June 24: Beach Junior lifeguards join with professional lifeguard on the beach to learn about their job,
June 25: Aquatic safety conference and meeting by the experts of the Royal Spanish Lifesaving Federation and Spanish Red Cross.
comunicacion@rfess.es
June 26: Valencia – Malvarrosa Beach: Research day. Simulated Emergency Response to evaluate rescue lifeguard times and assessment of the protocol to follow in case of drowning incident.comunicacion@rfess.es
June 27: Valencia – Malvarrosa Beach, Spain: CPR and first aid workshops for beach users. Dissemination of prevention advices to beach users (#StopAhogados Campaign)
comunicacion@rfess.es
June 28: Valencia – Paterna Swimmingpool, Spain: CPR and first aid workshops for pool users. Dissemination of prevention advices to pool users (#StopAhogados campaign). A sport that saves lives. Under 8 and under 10 Pool Spanish Lifesaving Championship.
comunicacion@rfess.es
German Lifesaving Association
June 27/28: Halle – Geiseltalsee/Pool Neustadt, Germany:
17th Youth Cup Germany: Nearly 200 young athlethes at the age 14-18 from national clubs will take part at the championships.
jrp@dlrg.de