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Currents Newsletter

Our Currents newsletter is the primary communication vehicle for members of the Lifesaving Society Newfoundland Labrador. Even in the Internet age, Currents continues to:

Inform members of changes, developments and initiatives in Society programs and policies.
Educate members regarding drowning prevention, lifesaving and lifeguarding techniques, and teaching and evaluating the Society's training programs.

Opinions expressed are not necessarily the policy of the Society nor of its officers except where noted.

Read the current issue: December 2023

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Lifesaving Factoid

Before establishing the Lifesaving Society, Willam Henry and Archibald Sinclair first asked the Royal Humane Society to undertake water rescue instruction using its own organization and staff. There was little interest. Henry and Sinclair then approached the Amateur Swimming Association, which formed a committee but nothing further was done. Undeterred, Henry and Sinclair convened a meeting on January 3, 1891, at Anderton's Hotel in London, of seven persons interested in everything that pertained to swimming. This was the nucleus of the worldwide organization that was to become the worldwide Lifesaving Society.

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