We’ve designed an informal safety talk for beginner swimmers, new open water swimmers or anyone interested in safer swimming. We’ll pick a comfortable coffee shop and take you through the theory. This option is available through the winter and spring months. Simply get in touch to book. We’ll go through :
planning your swim and looking at the conditions online. Go through the tides, tide sizes and types, wind direction and strength, swell…where to swim in which conditions
we’ll then go through additional checks at the swim and what to look out for
how to stay visible in the water and alert rescue services, if required
general safe swimming practises
offer a Q & A session
worth bringing a pen and paper to take notes
The course is carried out by Tom, from Sea Swim Cornwall. Tom was a professional lifeguard for a total of 11 seasons, covering every beach in the Newquay/Restormel area, as well as a number of beaches in the Penwith area and Manly Beach, in Australia. He’s also been in charge of water safety for Sea Swim Cornwall for 8 years.
Course cost is £20 (includes a coffee) for a one-on-one, £35 for a 2-person group or £40 for a 3-person group.