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Water safety for young people and adults – know how to stay safe in and around open water
During warm weather, going for a swim can be a welcome relief, but it's essential to take care and follow safety advice.
Safety at home
Keeping babies and young children safe in and around water:
Always watch young children when they are in or around water, including baths, paddling pools, and garden ponds. Drowning can happen silently and quickly, even in just a few centimetres of water.
The Child Accident Prevention Trust has information and advice to prevent drowning.
Learn to swim
Barnet’s Better gyms offer swimming lessons and swim safety awareness for all ages and abilities www.better.org.uk/swimming