Aquatic Education Providers for Children

Water Skills For Life providers by region

Northland

Sport Northland

Louise Collings Ph: 0274 141 467 louisec@sportnorth.co.nz

Auckland

Swimming New Zealand

Moe Richardson Ph: 021 804 326 moe@swimming.org.nz

Danielle Strom - South Auckland danielle@swimming.org.nz 021 249 3939

Aktive - Auckland Sport & Recreation

Trudi Bridges, trudi.bridges@aktive.org.nz

Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation

Rick Pickard Ph: 027 688 9947, rick.pickard@fieldofdreams.org.nz

Drowning Prevention Auckland

Lynley Stewart, 64 9 306 0809, lynley.stewart@dpanz.org.nz

CLM Otahuhu Pool

Pare Tangaroa, 09 276 8207 pare@clmnz.co.nz

Waikato

Swimming New Zealand

Wendy Smith - Waikato wendy@swimming.org.nz 029 770 5252

Te Ripo Tapui Limited - Raglan

Mark Haimona Ph: 027 584 0408, m.haimona@xtra.co.nz

CLM Otorohanga and TeKuiti

Lynn Cartwright, 027 467 7053, swimmagic@clmnz.co.nz

Bay of Plenty

BayWave

Matthew Strange, 027 839 0556, matthew.strange@bayvenues.co.nz

CLM Rotorua

Claire Baylis, Swim Rotorua, cbaylis@xtra.co.nz

Hawkes Bay

Swimming New Zealand

Janette Murphy - Hawkes Bay janette@swimming.org.nz 027 788 1615

Sport Hawke's Bay

Ryan Hambleton Ph: 06 845 9336, ryanh@sporthb.net.nz

Gisborne

Swim for Life Tairawhiti Charitable Trust

Carl Newman Ph: 021 839 776, carlnewman@xtra.co.nz

Taranaki

Swimming New Zealand

Cecilie Elliott, Ph: 021 278 2052, cecilie@swimming.org.nz

Whanganui

Swimming New Zealand

Cecilie Elliott, Ph: 021 278 2052, cecilie@swimming.org.nz

Manawatu

Zac Topping, 027 226 7808, manawatu@kellysport.co.nz

Wellington

Swimming New Zealand

Lauren McLellan - Wellington lauren@swimming.org.nz 0212843297

Porirua City Council - Dash Swim School

Contact: Phil Waggott Ph: 04 237 1370, PWaggott@pcc.govt.nz

Marlborough/Tasman

Sport Tasman

Chris Pugh, 03 5467910, chris.p@sporttasman.org.nz

Christchurch

Swimming New Zealand

Jackie Mander - Canterbury, jackiem@swimming.org.nz

0272 409 627

Christchurch City Council

Tracey Hickman, 03 941 6902, tracey.hickman@ccc.govt.nz

South Canterbury/Otago

Sport Otago

Scarlett Hagen, 03 474 6414, s2s@sportotago.co.nz

Southland

Sport Southland

Kate McRae, 0800 111 117, kate@reap.co.nz

Beach Education or Surf to School

Surf Life Saving New Zealand

For Auckland, Waikato or Northland email: education@lifesaving.org.nz

For the rest of New Zealand email: surfeducation@surflifesaving.org.nz

Safe Boating Education

Coastguard Boating Education

Sarah Psaila Ph: 022 1978 295, safeboating@boatingeducation.org.nz

Water Skills For Life teacher professional development:

Swimming New Zealand

National enquiries, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Wellington

Davin Bray, 021 681 503, Davin@swimming.org.nz

Auckland

Moe Richardson, 021 804 326, Moe@swimming.org.nz

Waikato, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu

Cecilie Elliott, 021 278 2052, cecilie@swimming.org.nz

South Island

Leanne Stocks, 00211 159 6652, educationcanterbury@swimming.org.nz

Drowning Prevention Auckland

Lynley Stewart, 64 9 306 0809, lynley.stewart@dpanz.org.nz

For further information about Water Skills for Life go to www.water skills.org.nz

Children learn these skills with Water Skills For Life

Click on each link to read about what's involved with each activity.

Water safety and awareness skills

Recognise an emergency for yourself or others. Know who to call for help and how
Know, understand and respect water safety rules, hazards and risks around the home, farm and around pools
Know, understand and respect water safety rules, hazards and risk in natural environments such as at the beach, offshore, river or lake.
Know, understand and respect water safety rules, hazards and risks for water activities such as swimming, water sports and boating
Know how and why t make safe decisions for yourself and others
Know how to recognise hypothermia and how to treat it

Getting in and out of the water

Get in and out of the water safely in any environment.
Perform this sequence with a buddy watching: check the depth of the water, check that the area is safe, jump into deep water, float on back for 1 minute to control breathing, return to edge and exit

Going under the water - Submersion

Get under water, open eyes and control breathing
Pick up an object from under the water
Dive from a horizontal position in the water and move underwater for a slow count to five

Floating on the water - Personal Buoyancy

Float, then regain feet
Control breathing while floating on back for at least 1 minute
Scull head-first and/or scull feet first for at least 3 minutes
Tread water for at least 3 minutes in deep water
Perform this sequence in deep water: correctly fit a lifejacket then tread water, scull, float or a mixture for 3 minutes while controlling breathing. Then return to edge and get out of the water
Perform this sequence for five minutes: signal for help while treading water, sculling, floating, or a mixture, and while controlling breathing

Rolling and turning in the water - Orientation

Horizontal rotation (front to back and back to front)
Horizontal to vertical rotation and vice versa (front or back to upright and return)
Vertical rotation (half rotation and full rotation) around the body’s vertical axis

What to do in an emergency - Safety of self and others

Float and signal for help with and without a flotation aid
Do a reach rescue and a throw rescue with a buddy
Perform this sequence: correctly fit a lifejacket, do a step entry into deep water, float in the H.E.L.P. position, then with a couple of buddies or a group form a huddle, return to edge and get out

Moving through the water - Propulsion

Move 15m non-stop, using any form of propulsion
Move through the water environments of all kinds (currents, waves, depth – in situ or simulated)
Move 50m and/or 3 minutes non-stop, confidently and competently – using any form of propulsion on their side, front, back, or a mixture
Move 100m and/or 5 minutes non-stop, confidently and competently – using any form of propulsion on their side, front, back, or a mixture

Click here for the directory to contact a Water Skills for Life instructor.

Click here for Dat abase User Guide and School Resources

National Infrastructure Agencies and Programmes

A small group of agencies provide core infrastructure and programmes of the New Zealand water safety sector.

Surf Life Saving New Zealand

Coastguard New Zealand and Coastguard Boating Education (CBE)

Swimming New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust

The purpose of the National Infrastructure designation is to move the Water Safety New Zealand investment relationship with National Infrastructure Agencies to an investment approach, that allows greater certainty of planning and greater specificity of programme delivery, and a developmental approach that fosters agency capability and growth.

Aquatic Education Providers for Children

Water Skills For Life providers by region

Northland

Auckland

Waikato

Bay of Plenty

Hawkes Bay

Gisborne

Taranaki

Whanganui

Manawatu

Wellington

Marlborough/Tasman

Christchurch

South Canterbury/Otago

Southland

Beach Education or Surf to School

Surf Life Saving New Zealand

Safe Boating Education

Coastguard Boating Education

Water Skills For Life teacher professional development:

Swimming New Zealand

National enquiries, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Wellington

Drowning Prevention Auckland

Children learn these skills with Water Skills For Life

Water safety and awareness skills

Getting in and out of the water

Going under the water - Submersion

Floating on the water - Personal Buoyancy

Rolling and turning in the water - Orientation

What to do in an emergency - Safety of self and others

Moving through the water - Propulsion

Click here for the directory to contact a Water Skills for Life instructor.

Click here for Database User Guide and School Resources

National Infrastructure Agencies and Programmes

Surf Life Saving New Zealand

Coastguard New Zealand and Coastguard Boating Education (CBE)

Swimming New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust

Water Skills For Life - Kids Have Fun and Learn Water Safety

Click here for Dat abase User Guide and School Resources