July’s Open Water Sessions

At our Open Water Lifesaving sessions we like to mix learning with structured play. Structured play is important when we’re in open water as it helps with the time it takes to acclimatise. It’s usually a little chillier than the swimming pool, only a little bit though. Once acclimatised the group embarks on a set distance swim to get those muscles primed. After that, we begin to practice our lifesaving techniques like tows, entries/exits and rope throwing in the open water environment. The open water is the perfect place to give practical knowledge as we explain dangers outside of the swimming pool. Which unfortunately is a common playground for many and so causes many unnecessary injuries and fatalities. But best of all, we have fun whilst we develop, everyone always has something new to learn and so we complete qualifications in a more accessible manor.

These sessions are run alongside our pool life saving sessions to provide the club members with real life experiences with open water and how this can affect your body in many ways.

During these sessions members will be able to achieve awards and qualifications additional to the awards they are working on while in the pool these awards may be;

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Rookie Lifeguard Bolt on awards:

Beach Activities

Paddle Board

Sport - Beach Running

Communication

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National Lifesaving Academy:

Bronze Medallion Open Water

Bronze Medallion Beach

&

Bronze Star Open Water

Bronze Star Beach

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These sessions are run at:

Debdale Outdoor Centre

1073 Hyde Road

Gorton

Manchester

M18 7LJ

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and

Fleetwood Beach (Marine Beach)

The Esplanade

Fleetwood

FY7 6HF

What 3 words

///valve.rise.husky

Kit List

- Full Wetsuit (if unable to buy one we do have spare ones at the venues)

- Wet Boots or old Shoes

- Yellow T-shirt over Wetsuit

- Rashvest or old t-shirt under wetsuit

- Swim trunks or costume

- Bright Swim Hat (can be purchased from us)

- Towel

- Clothes to go home in