Mission Statement
The Free Lifesaving Society gives free survival swimming and lifesaving training materials
via the Internet to lifesaving teams worldwide, especially in developing countries where they are needed most.
We turn non-swimmers into swimmers,
and swimmers into lifesavers.
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Welcome to the Free Lifesaving Society |
This website contains lesson plans, advice on equipment, training tips,
and help with starting your own survival swimming class or lifeguard team,
dedicated to make your community a safer place to live in.
Your Support Could Save a Life
Our website gets better with your help.
If there is anything you would like us to add to this site please let us know about it.
Please send in any additions or amendments you have for this website.
Imagine 100 hundred people send in just one good idea or contribution each,
everyone gets 100 new ideas back.
We all win, especially our teams in the developing world.
Share Your Lesson Plans
When you share your lesson plans via this website, you help teachers in developing countries with their lifesaving and survival swimming classes.
Come on, you may help save someone's life!
Ask us for details.
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"In the long history of humankind, those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively, have prevailed."
Charles Darwin
Vitaminbiz.com HERBALIFE Independent Distributors are our sports and nutrition Sponsor.
Many thanks to all the readers who sent us free text and photos from their swimming and lifesaving training.
Keep it up, please.
We also thank intereliant.com
who provide us with free webhosting and internet support.
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Organisation of the Free Lifesaving Society |
As a non-profit public benefit organisation,
we define success in terms of building communities and enriching people's lives.
That is why we provide free training materials to teams worldwide.
All content on this website is published under the
Creative Commons License and is free for non-commercial use.
This means you may use it in your training classes wherever you are.
Global Reach
Most lifesaving societies work regionally, raising funds through the sale of memberships, courses and training materials.
However, most of this is way beyond the reach of lifesaving teams in developing countries.
We use the power of the Internet to help teach lifesaving skills to everyone, everywhere.
The Free Lifesaving Society shares technical expertise and support programmes
to help communities and countries reduce unnecessary loss of life through drowning.
We establish and develop independent lifesaving teams,
provide teaching assistance,
and support the global exchange of free lifesaving information and resources.
Sponsorship and Funding - A Big Thank You
The Free Lifesaving Society is a non-profit organisation
and doesn't charge membership fees or fees for online training resources.
Funding comes from donations, sponsorships and advertising.
We wish to say "Thank you" to our sponsors and all those who have sent us their encouragement and support.
Without you this web site might not have happened.
Leadership
Our leadership is organised by a worldwide collegium of equals,
linked by the Internet.
There is no boss.
Decisions are made by consensus, not majority rule.
We have an attitude of friendly acceptance, a way to resolve any problem and accomplish any goal through sharing,
similar to the African "Ubuntu" philosophy.
No Governing Body
The Free Lifesaving Society is not a governing body that rules the way members and clubs have to work.
There is no membership either, only links of cooperation.
We believe in our independent team's ability to manage their own affairs.
They use our free training materials, put it into practice and send us feedback.
Everybody wins.
You can get free publicity for your local swimming or lifesaving team on our website.
Let the world know you exist.
Promote your events and training sessions.
Read all about it here...
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