The aquaDucksTM swimming programme has been established since 1989.
Their philosophy is to be child-oriented and cater to every child's individual needs while learning through fun and play.
Hi there, I'm Koen Verhoef, Founder of Aquaducks. I wanted to share my passion and love for sports, and the best way for me to achieve my goal was to start aquaDucks.
Teaching someone to become a great swimmer is fantastic, although the ultimate satisfaction for a teacher is to make his or her student a better person.
Here's a few tips to keep in mind when it comes to swimming!
Dangers
Drowning is a leading – but preventable – cause of death and injury among children under the age of five. Entrapment caused by powerful suction from a pool or drain can trap a child or adult.
aquaDucksTM constantly aims to convey a simple message: proper supervision can make all the difference. You can never know which safety measures will save a life – until it does. We would like to change the way parents, caregivers and the general public think and act about pool safety.
Simple steps save lives
The greatest water safety assurance in swimming pools comes from adopting and practicing as many water safety steps as possible. Adding that extra safety step in and around the water can make all the difference. You can never know which safety step will save a life – until it does.
Proven water safety steps can be organized into three categories:
1. Behavioral – actions that relate to personal responsibility and action
2. Knowledge-based – actions that relate to skills such as swimming, CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and related water safety activities
3. Equipment – actions that relate to barriers, such as fences, and safety equipment, including compliant drain covers and other devices, as needed
The following list outlines the water safety steps that you can, and should, take to help keep your family safe.
1. Behavioral: stay close, be alert and watch children in and around the pool
- Always watch your children and never leave them unattended around the pool
- Teach children basic water safety tips
- Avoid entrapment by keeping children away from the pool and drains, pipes and other openings
- Have a phone close by at all times when you or your family are using a pool
- If a child is missing, look for them in the pool first
- Share safety instructions with family, friends and neighbors
2. Knowledge-based: learn and practice water safety skills
- Learn how to swim
- Learn to perform CPR on children and adults; update those skills regularly
- Understand the basics of life saving so that you can assist in a pool emergency
3. Equipment: have the appropriate equipment
- Install a fence around the pool of at least four feet in height
- Use self-closing and self-latching gates; ask your neighbors to do the same at all residential pools
- If your house serves as the fourth side of a fence around the pool, install door alarms on doors leading from the house to the pool and always use them
- Ensure any pool you use has compliant drain covers; ask if you do not know
- Maintain pool covers in good working order and make sure they are secure when in use
- Considering installing a pool alarm
- Have life-saving equipment such as life rings or reaching poles available for easy use
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