How safe are swimming lessons for children? Very safe, assures the organizer of the course in Hamburg-Niendorf. The DRLG sees it differently. On Wednesday, a five-year-old girl was found on the floor of the teaching pool in Niendorf’s Bondenwald swimming pool. It had taken part in a swimming course and was only pulled lifeless out … Read more
Published: Monday, September 11, 2023 7:58 am Fewer and fewer children in Germany can swim. The DLRG in Kierspe now wants to change that. © DLRG Many non-swimmers at primary school in Kierspe There is an alarming trend in Germany: fewer and fewer children can swim safely. A primary school in Kierspe reports that around … Read more
In the summer, kids love to spend time in the water, but parents don’t always have the time. So that they can walk alone, parents should pay attention to a few things. Splashing around in the outdoor pool is simply part of summer vacation. However, children are not allowed to go alone until they are … Read more
He had been missing since Friday evening, and his body has now been found: an 84-year-old died in a bathing lake in Baden-Württemberg. An 84-year-old died while swimming in the Riedsee near Donaueschingen (Black Forest-Baar district) in Baden-Württemberg. The man has been missing since Friday evening and was found lifeless in the water on Saturday … Read more
A lot to do for the rescue workers in Hamburg: They were alerted twice because of swimming accidents. In one case, a father died. A 35-year-old man died at a popular bathing lake in Hamburg. He disappeared for more than 20 minutes and was probably under water for that long, said a spokesman for the … Read more
Fewer lifeguards by Corona The lack of lifeguards in Wittenberg recently meant that the Reinsdorf lido no longer exists. It has been converted into an “open bathing area” with no jetty, slide or bathing island, for which no entrance fee is charged. Because of the corona pandemic, hardly any training had taken place for three … Read more
170 rescue workers searched for the father and his child. Image: dpa A father and his child, both non-swimmers, went down in the Rhine on Monday. Rescue workers were able to pull them out of the water after more than an hour. It is unclear whether they survived. EA seven-year-old child and his father went … Read more