Young swimmers learn water safety skills during Drowning Prevention Week

Young swimmers in Blackburn have been learning how to stay safe in the water as part of Drowning Prevention Week.

Swimming lessons run by Blackburn with Darwen Council covered water safety, with beginners learning to fall in and float on their backs.

More advanced swimmers were taught how to tread water and swim in clothes to help keep themselves safe.

They also learned what to do if they see someone in trouble in the water and a lifeguard isn’t present.

For more information on water safety and how to help someone who is drowning, visit the Royal Life Saving Society.

Watch the reel on the council’s Facebook page to hear from one of BwD Leisure’s teachers on why it is so important to teach.