Eighty complete water safety courses
Above: the children who were presented with certificates at the end of Wexford Water Safety Week at Duncannon Fort.
Wednesday August 05 2009
OVER EIGHTY children from all over County Wexford were presented with well earned certificates in Duncannon Fort on Saturday morning after completing the annual Wexford Water Safety Week.
Following the water safety course in Duncannon, there are now 85 children from Duncannon and surrounding areas who know exactly how to act in an emergency situation having spent the past week learning water safety and lifesaving skills.
The children endured the cold water in Duncannon twice daily while perfecting their rescue skills and also completed a course in Basic Life Support.
The course was delivered by volunteer instructors Tracey Edwards, Ruairi Farrell, Collette Allen and Carmel Wallace.
Wexford Water Safety PRO Ruairi Farrell believes that the water safety week plays an essential role in educating the young people in many fishing communities such as Duncannon and it is vital in order to help avoid drowning tragedies in these areas.
'It is great to see children who began swimming classes with us many years ago coming full circle and are now qualifying as lifeguards. We are working very hard to achieve our mission, to turn every child into a swimmer, and every swimmer into a lifesaver in order to ensure our coastlines remain safe,' said Ruairi.
For more information on courses run by Wexford Water Safety, visit www.wexfordwatersafety.ie
