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- Always know where your children are and who they are with.
- Wait for an hour after a meal before you go swimming.
- Encourage your child to swim with a friend so if one is in difficulty the other can help or raise the alarm.
- Take care with inflatables because the sea may look calm but the wind could blow you out to sea in seconds.
- Keep a look out for the tides as the sea can come in very quickly and could cut you off from safety.
- Look out for the flags on the beach. The lifeguards patrol the areas between the red and yellow flags so this is a safe area to swim in. A black and white check flag means surfers only. A red flag means no swimming.
- Ensure your children get out of the water if they look or feel cold. It is very easy to get tired when you are cold and this could be very dangerous.
- Obey the lifeguard's instructions at all times both on the beach and at your local leisure centre.
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- Don't drink alcohol before going for a swim.
- Don't let your child go out of your sight.
- Don't swim near piers or rocks because there are usually swift under currents that could knock you off your feet and pull you under the water.
- Don't dive or jump into any water that you can't tell how deep it is. There are lots of accidents caused by this each year and many of them are serious spinal injuries.
- Don't let your children run around a swimming pool as they could so easily slip and hurt themselves.
- Don't let your child scream or shout at the leisure centre because your child could distract a lifeguard and mean they miss a genuine emergency.
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- Always tell an adult where you are going so they know where you are and who you are with.
- Wait for an hour after a meal before you go swimming.
- Always swim with a friend so if one of you is in any difficulty the other can help or raise the alarm.
- Take care with inflatables because the sea may look calm but the wind could blow you out to sea in seconds.
- Keep a look out for the tides as the sea can come in very quickly and could cut you off from the beach.
- Look out for the flags on the beach and make sure you know what they mean. The red and yellow flags show this is a safe area to swim in because lifeguards patrol it. A black and white check flag means surfers only. A red flag means no swimming.
- When you feel tired or cold get out of the water immediately.
- Always obey the lifeguard's instructions on the beach and at your local leisure centre.>
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- Don't go out of sight from the adult you are with.
- Don't swim near piers or rocks because there are often fast under currents that could knock you off your feet and pull you under the water.
- Don't dive or jump into any water that you can't tell how deep it is. There are lots of accidents caused by this each year and many of them are serious back injuries.
- Don't run around a swimming pool as you could so easily slip and hurt yourself.
- Don't scream or shout at the leisure centre because you could distract a lifeguard and mean they miss a real emergency.
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