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Welcome to the Free Lifesaving Society |
On this web site the Free Lifesaving Society shares new concepts
and proven training methods for survival swimming and lifesaving.
The training materials we've collected and developed are free for your swim team.
Some ideas here may seem unusual at first,
but give them a try and see what works for you and your team.
See also our News Page.
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From non-swimmer to swimmer.
From swimmer to rescuer.
"In the long history of humankind those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed."
Charles Darwin
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Mission Statement |
The Free Lifesaving Society provides free survival swimming and lifesaving training materials via the Internet
to lifesaving teams worldwide, especially in developing countries where they are needed most.
We share technical expertise and support programmes
to help communities and countries reduce unnecessary loss of life through drowning,
help to establish independent lifesaving teams,
provide teaching assistance,
and support the global exchange of free lifesaving information and resources.
Free Education can Save Lives
Drowning is a serious threat to world health.
An estimated 400,000 people drown every year.
Population projections mean that the problem is going to get worse.
The majority of casualties are men, so we especially focus on educating them.
We help our teams turn non-swimmers into swimmers and swimmers into lifesavers.
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Easy access to free survival swimming education is the key to saving lives.
Vitaminbiz.com are our Nutrition Sponsors who help us with funding and free training information
on health, fitness and sports nutrition.
Herbalife Independent Distributors.
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Organisation of the Free Lifesaving Society |
Most lifesaving societies work regionally, raising funds through the sale of memberships, courses and training materials.
However, most of this is way beyond the reach of lifesaving teams in developing countries.
As a non-profit public benefit organisation,
we define success in terms of building communities and enriching people's lives.
We believe in the power of the Internet and use it to help lifesaving skills grow for everyone, everywhere.
Funding
The Free Lifesaving Society is a non-profit organisation
and doesn't charge membership fees or for online training resources.
We're funded by donations, sponsorships and advertising.
Leadership
Our leadership is organised by a worldwide collegium of equals, linked by the Internet.
There is no boss.
Decisions are made by consensus, not majority rule.
We have an attitude of friendly acceptance, a way to resolve any problem and accomplish any goal through sharing,
similar to the African "Ubuntu" philosophy.
The work of the Free Lifesaving Society is done through the efforts of volunteers
who develop relationships with appropriate organisations and leaders to provide services where they are needed.
We’re motivated by our mission for openness, innovation and opportunity on the Internet
rather than politics or business concerns like the price of our training materials
(guess what: they are all free).
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This Web Site Needs You! |
Please support our teams worldwide.
Our website gets better with your help.
If there is anything you would like us to add to this site please let us know about it.
Imagine 100 hundred people send in just one good idea or contribution each,
everyone gets 100 new ideas back.
We all win, especially our teams in the developing world.
Come on!
A Big Thank You
Many thanks to all the readers who sent us free text and photos from their swimming and lifesaving training.
Keep them coming!
We also wish to say "Thank you" to all those who have sent us their encouragement and support.
Without you this web site might not have happened.
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Important Notice |
By accessing this website, you acknowledge and agree that:
- All content on this website is published under the
Creative Commons License and is free for non-commercial use.
This means you may use it in your training classes wherever you are.
- The Free Lifesaving Society (FLS) shall not be responsible or liable in any way
for any and/or all consequences that may be suffered by you as a result of using,
or the inability to use, any materials or content on this website.
No right of action shall arise as a result of reference to,
or reliance upon, any information contained in, or omitted from this website.
- In providing links to other websites or resources,
the FLS does not in any way endorse the linked sites or resources or their respective contents,
nor shall the FLS be liable for any content or material from those sites or resources.
- Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer exclusively to men.
We just like to keep the text simple, even if this annoys some "politically correct" people.
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