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SWIMMING SOUTH AFRICA'S LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM
SSA is the official custodian of South Africa's Learn to Swim-programme. We provide the only official accreditation for swimming instructors for toddlers, children and adults. SSA is supporting a swimming nation - we are the force behind a swimming nation.
OVERVIEW OF SSA'S LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAMME
The Learn to Swim Programme (LTS) teaches children to swim for the following reasons:
- It is a vital life skill
- It reduces drownings
- It provides a healthy lifestyle
- It creates recreation for children from a young age
The Learn to Swim Programme teaches children:
- Water safety
- Water orientation
- Basic swimming strokes
- Survival techniques
The organisation puts priority on aquatic safety; teaching water safety tips for different aquatic environments first. The organisation trains accredited swim instructors - a tremendous need in rural areas. The organisation helps form swimming clubs so that the programme can become self sustainable.
The Learn to Swim Programme puts a strong priority on children and adults in previously disadvantaged areas and aims to remove the distinction between the haves and have not's when it comes to access to public facilities and the availability of swimming instructors at such facilities.
LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAMME INITIATIVES
We devised the three initiatives because children and adults in South Africa typically make use of three different aquatic environments to enjoy swimming as a sport or as recreation:
- The ocean.
- Rivers, lakes and dams.
- Public and private swimming pools.
INSTRUCTORS
1. Water Safety Education
- LTS Program Standards (149)
- LTS Workshop Program (124)
- LTS Water Safety Hints (405)
- LTS School Report Template (92)
- LTS Volunteers Registration Form (96)
- LTS Guidelines (233)
- LTS Main Training Course (807)
2. Instructors' Technical Committee
- LTS Operations Framework (88)
- LTS Operations Brief (78)
- LTS Key Performance Areas (73)
- LTS Committee Criteria (70)
3. Instructors' Award
4. Procedures & Protocols
- LTS Instructor Registrations (168)
- LTS Swim School Accreditation (116)
- LTS Swim Centre Inspection Checklist (92)
- LTS Continuous Learning Protocol (85)
- LTS Course Protocol (355)
- LTS Training Protocol (89)
- LTS Swimmer Competence Assessment (117)
5. Merchandise
6. LTS Instructor Conference
- Nicol Platt – LTS HRD Accreditation & Registration (379KB) (121)
- Craig Nicholson – LTS Stroke Development & Coaching Junior Swimmers (1.12MB) (108)
- Penny John-Pearse – LTS Workforce Development (758KB) (86)
- Brenton Meth – LTS Health & Safety Child Protection (31.97MB) (74)
- Biffy Joubert – LTS Adult Swim (24.3MB) (87)
DID YOU KNOW:
Learn to Swim
- Is a Vital Life Skill
- Reduces drownings
- Provides a healthy lifestyle
- Is great for recreational purposes
STATISTICS ON SWIMMING AND DROWNINGS
About 70% of the South African population are not proficient swimmers. Drowning still accounts for the second highest cause of accidental death amongst children under the age of fifteen.
About 60% of drownings happen in rural South Africa - typically around rivers, lakes and dams. Approximately 95% percent of drowning involves South Africans from historically disadvantaged communities. More than 56% of cases involve children under the age of 15, with the majority drowning within a meter of the edge of the water.
THE LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAMME'S MISSION STATEMENT
SSA LTS aims to make: "Every Child A Swimmer". 2014 is the target date for "Every Child a Swimmer" by then learning to swim while at school should be a norm in South Africa. We believe that this is achievable.
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