On this website we hope to share ideas which may prepare you for real life situations and teach you how to think when fast action is required.

Rescue teams should get the quality of training that they need, but in many countries such resources may be limited and access to training matierials may be difficult or even impossible.

We aim to bring you the best survival swimming and lifesaving ideas we can find or you readers sent us. Some ideas may seem unusual at first, but give them a try and see what works for you.

About us

A handful of volunteers keep this project alive so that swimming and water rescue teams worldwide have some useful resources, especially in developing countries. Many thanks for all the photos you've emailed us.

Print it and send feedback

The material here is freely available under the Creative Commons License, available for non-commercial use. Simply print it out and share with your team.

If you find something missing here, just email us and we see what we can find and publish here for your team to enjoy.

Brighton Swim Team starts the new training season.

On the programme are sea swimming sessions, survival and lifesaving skills, pool training and lots of fun.

Another attraction are the beach adventures and boating.

If you're over 18 years old you can join.