A great opportunity...

Number of rivers are reacting with more rain on the way this week! 80-100mm predicted to land on Tuesday-Teams Surf Life Saving GB on alert Cornwall Flood Rescue Team SWLifeguards Wessex Rescue York Rescue Boat BARB Search & Rescue Saunton Sands SLSC #SLSGB

If you are connected to aquatics, either as a professional or have a personal interest, please have a look at this survey.

news.sky.com/story/half-of-… Half of Britain's swimming pools could close or face cuts over energy bills- if not handled a legacy of lost swimmers and #lifeguards with increase chance of #drowning #deaths

Proud to see #FloatToLive helping to save another life

Thanks to University of Portsmouth & Extreme Environments Lab UoP team for the new insights. Great working with Mike Tipton Heather Massey & Geoff Long as always 👏🏻 Also to John Maguire for full immersion reporting! 🙌🏻

Please note this advice. Drownings increase when air temperature goes above 30C. It is a very dangerous time of year; the water is still cold enough to produce cold shock. Spread the word, lifesaving through education. #physiology

Save the date! October 11th to the 13th 2023, 1000 - 1300h each day free to attend "Drowning prevention and survival" Zoom conference. Invitation to submit a 300 word abstract to follow. Please forward this message on to those who may be interested.

Our latest protocol published. Now let’s get the data collected,analysed and published. 👀 this space…..

Exciting times. My outdoor swimming story is being published alongside lots of other people's water encounters. bit.ly/4601JLo

Great presentation about 'float to live' from the lab to the beach Ross RNLI Mike Tipton

A great talk by Ross RNLI highlighting a little discussed topic of mental health of lifesavers and dealing with incidents where people intend to do themselves harm on, in or next to water.

Stressed? Depressed? Anxious? Would you like to try a novel way to help manage your mental wellbeing and be part of a national study? Are you curious about whether getting into cold water outdoors can really help your mental health? Take part in our study: outside2.co.uk

Outside2.co.uk Please repost: Extreme Environments Lab UoP University of Portsmouth Sussex Recovery College Royal College of Psychiatrists SPFT Nursing Research, Education & Development NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex BenTalksMH

Recruitment now open for our research study on #outdoorswimming for depression. Link in bio for more details 🐳🔬🪼🦈 #wildwaterswimming #wildswimming #coldwatertherapy #sharetheswimlove #outdoorswimmingsociety #coldwaterswimming