The LEN Learn to Swim Commission has published its first report sharing the results of a major consultation process into the issue of Learn to Swim and the prevention of drowning.
Since February 2022, the LEN Learn to Swim Commission has built on the work of the previous Learn to Swim Prevention of Drowning Project. The goal for LEN is to work with stakeholders to raise awareness of the issue and to increase the number of Europeans able to swim safely and prevent drownings.
As part of LEN’s effort to establish a common approach and to coordinate efforts with other stakeholders, LEN President Antonio Silva met the General Secretary of the International Life Saving Federation, Harald Vervaeck, in Leuven, Belgium earlier today.
The members of the LEN Learn to Swim Commission are:
- Boro Strumbelj, Co-Chair (Slovenia)
- Mary McMorrow, Co-Chair (Ireland)
- Aldo Matos Da Costa (Portugal)
- Laurent Ciubini (France)
- Cato Bratbakk (Norway)
- Jose Luis Hidalgo (Spain)
- Aivars Platonovs (Latvia)
The Bureau Liaison is Rókur í Jákupsstovu and the Commission is supported by LEN staff member Farouk Benjeddi.
The Report updated the Bureau and member federations on work done to date, including an overview of the results of a comprehensive…
