Free Whanau Nui – Water Safety Lessons This Summer

With drowning being the third highest cause of accidental death in New Zealand, Counties Manukau families are urged to take advantage of free ‘Whanau Nui Family Swim water safety and water confidence lessons’ which make a welcome return later this month.

The five free lessons provide a simple, positive, fun approach to teaching young ones how to keep safe in the water. Families will be taught vital survival and swimming skills, with a focus on the importance of supervision.

Injury Free Counties Manukau together with WaterSafe Auckland are funding the project. The lessons will be delivered at designated swimming centres across Counties Manukau by Swimsation, Swim Magic, Fulton Swim School, Swimgym and the Sandra Blewett Swim School. The programme runs from
19 to 23 January 2009.

More than 500 children and their caregivers throughout Manukau, Papakura and Franklin participated in last year’s programme.

To register, contact one of the following centres:
Manurewa Aquatic Centre - Ngaa Mahia a Rehia 269 4145
Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Leisure Centre, Mangere 257 4484
Norman Kirk Memorial Pools, Otara 257 4484
Papatoetoe Centennial Pool, Papatoetoe 278 6806
Lloyd Elsmore Park Leisure Centre, Pakuranga 537 0025
Massey Park Aquatic Centre, Papakura 298 8526
Fulton Swim School, Patumoehoe 238 1841
Sandra Blewett Swim School, McVilly Road, Manurewa 269 2666

Manukau Leisure Services Ltd and Water Safey New Zealand are also supporting the Whanau Nui – Water Safety project 2009.

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