Rescue swimming

Rescue Swimming refers to skills that enable an individual to attempt a rescue when a swimmer is in difficulty. These include a combination of communication skills, specific "rescue" swimming strokes, and release and evade techniques for self-preservation should the rescue go wrong.

• From the outset once a swimmer in difficulty is spotted, eye contact must be maintained at all times.
• Assess the situation: environment, available physical equipment, others who can help, etc.
• Attempt to establish voice contact, which if successful can often result in a "voice-rescue."
• A rescuer should enter the water only as a last resort.
• Rescues should be attempted in the following order: talk, throw, reach, wade, row, swim, tow and carry.

see also: Swiftwater rescue There are four main rescue strokes they are the Front crawl (Freestyle), Breaststroke, Inverted Breaststroke, and Sidestroke.

External links

• Free Lifesaving Society
• Lifesaving Society of Canada