World Drowning Prevention Day 2026
The Aquatic Survival Skills Trust Proudly Campaigning for World Drowning Prevention Day in the BOP to help provide water safety education to our community. Teaching skills and providing knowledge so children feel confident and stay safer in and around water.
World Drowning Prevention Day
Saturday 25 July
Drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death in children, but it’s preventable. World Drowning Prevention Day is a global reminder that education saves lives and we all have a role to play.
Join us at Baywave on Saturday 25 July 11–3pm for a community event focused on water safety and awareness.
Wear blue, and learn about the importance of aquatic survival skills. Led by the Aquatic Survival Skills Trust, this programme relies on community support to continue delivering free, hands-on water safety education to primary schools across the Bay of Plenty. With your help, we can reach more tamariki and provide the life-saving knowledge they need to stay safer in and around water.
Can't make the event? Your donation makes a real difference:
"The Aquatic Skills For Life Program was brilliant. The instructors were knowledgeable and great at sharing the potentially life saving information with the class. The water session were especially fun and informative, the children learnt how to scull, float on their back, how to make a huddle when in the water and how to safely call for help. I highly recommend all young people in the Bay to participate in the course as the information they will learn could potentially save their own, or someone they know, life one day".
Waldorf Primary School
"My children recently completed a water safety course, and it was an excellent experience. The program offered a great balance of learning and hands-on practical skills that will be invaluable if they ever find themselves in trouble in or around water. The instructors delivered a well-thought-out presentation and made sure to involve all the children, keeping them engaged and making the learning process fun and memorable. I highly recommend this course to other parents".
Homeschool Delivery
Proudly Campaigning for World Drowning Prevention Day
The impact of a good aquatic survival program on drowning prevention cannot be overstated. By educating and equipping children with water safety skills, these programs save lives. They create a generation of individuals who are knowledgeable about water risks, act responsibly around water, and can make a difference in reducing drowning incidents in their communities.
Your donation helps make a life saving difference
With your help, we can teach more children how to stay safer in and around water.
