ACCORDING to Netcare 911, they responded to 218 call outs nationwide to attend to drownings and near drownings between January and October this year.
With the festive season here and locals and visitors flocking to the beaches along the Zululand coastline, adherence to water safety is a must to prevent drownings.
Zululand has 11 swim schools teaching children aged one to eight about water safety.
All coaches are highly trained and accredited to Swimming South Africa.
Once one’s child falls out of the age range for swim schools, local clubs sign kids and adults up for training to compete in galas and endurance swim events.
Learning to swim is vitally important for our children, not only as a sport, but also from a safety aspect.
Local swimming clubs
Fish Eagles Swimming Club – Erika du Plessis 083 2492397.
uShaka Swimming Club – Francois Boshoff 083 6792946.
Pongola Swim Academy – Anél Uys 034 4139710.
Local swim schools Angelique Kotze 071 8929222.
Ashley Gilbert 072 2402472.
Barbara Berridge 083 6617634.
Bronwyn MacDonald 083 2752141.
Carol Paige 079 0385399.
Carrie van Jaarsveld 082 4567314.
Linda Joubert 071 5664998.
Deon Barrington 083 7845269.
Julia Kommer 082 8992036.
Natalie Roos 083 2733961.
Sonja van Ryswyk 082 6748270.
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