AUSTSWIM is Australia's national organisation for the teaching of swimming and water safety™. It has developed a quality aquatic education programme for those wishing to enter the aquatic industry as a teacher of swimming and water safety™.

AUSTSWIM has a philosophy that people should have appropriate swimming and water safety skills and understand the principles and practices of water safety. AUSTSWIM has commenced working with the relevant organisation in Sri Lanka to raise awareness of the importance of all children having access to swimming and water safety education. Water is everywhere and it's not always clear, clean and heated. AUSTSWIM strongly believes all children should learn swimming and acquire water safety knowledge and personal survival skills for all aquatic environments.

AUSTSWIM CEO Gordon Mallett urges Sri Lankan parents to ensure that children are constantly supervised in and around the water and that they receive regular lessons on swimming and water safety aquatic education by appropriately trained swimming and water safety teachers. Providing your child with the opportunity to learn to swim and water safety skills will give them the best chance of survival if an accident were ever to happen.

'WATER SAFETY' TIP 1
Water safety begins with you. Be within arm's reach when your family is in, on or around water.

'WATER SAFETY' TIP 2
Regardless of swimming ability no person is drown proof. Ensure that there is adequate supervision AT ALL TIMES when your family is in or around water.

'WATER SAFETY' TIP 3
Young children are fascinated by and attracted to water. Recognise or eliminate potential water dangers around your home; nappy buckets, fish ponds, bathtubs, toilets, wading or swimming pools.

'WATER SAFETY' TIP 4
Water's everywhere and it's not always clear, clean and heated. Learn water safety knowledge and personal survival skills for the beach, river, lake and even your pool at home.

AUSTSWIM representative Rae Szulawa will be visiting Sri Lanka from October 8 to 22 to speak to people about AUSTSWIM and how people can become trained as an AUSTSWIM licenced teacher. An AUSTSWIM Teacher training course will also be on offer for those wishing to become an AUSTSWIM teacher while Rae is visiting in October. AUSTSWIM licenced teachers are able to gain employment in Australia in swimming and water safety programmes and also in some international countries.

AUSTSWIM will be in attendance at Adyapana 2010 - Higher Education Exhibition on October 15, 16, 17 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. You can meet and speak to Rae further at this event about AUSTSWIM.
For further information about AUSTSWIM and becoming an AUSTSWIM licenced teacher visit www.austswim.com.au or email srilanka@austswim.com.au. Alternatively call 0774019968 or 0711433167.

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Source: David Samuel, Business Development Manager
Australian Trade Commission
e-mail: David.Samuel@austrade.gov.au