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Over the last four years, the business community in Galway has endeavoured to shine a light on water safety for World Drowning Prevention Day, a United Nations (UN)/World Health Organisation (WHO) initiative which takes place internationally on July 25 each year.

The Atlantic Masters Swimming Clubs, along with the OMCSU and Galway RNLI Lifeboat Station, seventh annual lifeboat swim is set to take place on Saturday, July 5, at Renville Pier, Oranmore.

When is a swimming pool not for swimming? When it is a multi-million euro renovation project to re-open an old tidal swimming spot in Salthill, obviously.

Not only is swimming a fantastic way for your child to have fun and stay active, but it is also an essential life skill that promotes safety and confidence in the water. The Kingfisher Club is delighted to launch their new term of Kids Swim Academy beginning September 4 which follows the nationally recognised Swim Ireland Learn to Swim Programme which aims to empower and inspire children to challenge and push their swimming abilities further.

Shining a light on the recent World Drowning Prevention Day, representatives from Water Safety Ireland’s local committee joined with Cllr Frankie Keenato reflect upon and acknowledge the occasion.

Swimmers in Portumna have complained that their legs are being caught up in overgrown underwater reeds, endangering their safety as they swim from jetty to jetty.

Swimmers in Portumna have complained that their legs are being caught up in overgrown underwater reeds, endangering their safety as they swim from jetty to jetty.

Three Galway swimmers have been selected to represent Ireland at the Special Olympics World games in Berlin this month.

Women and older sea swimmers are more likely to suffer from a condition called pulmonary oedema which causes fluid on the lungs, according to authors of a new study, which revealed that the condition has been reported in 1 to 2% of open-water swimmers.

Water Safety Ireland is urging those planning a Christmas and New Year swim to get in slowly to help avoid cold shock and to get out of the water before getting too cold, to avoid hypothermia. It is also appealing to those unaccustomed to winter swimming to wear a swim cap, wetsuit and booties and to warm up fast after the short dip.