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'Swim To Live' with The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation

'Swim To Live' with The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation

Date: 2014-06-27
Dominique Donner Rodd's love for sport in general and for swimming in particular found her nurturing young talent and coaching them to achieve their goals. Her role as Trustee and Project Manager for The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation expands on this concept, which has one goal in mind, the prevention of drowning. The foundation would like to see Water Safety included in the curriculum of all schools. Becoming 'waterwise' includes knowing how to swim but is also so much more than that.

"The main mission of the Foundation is to prevent drowning. The initiative begins with an introduction to what it means to save a life, an insight into lifeguarding and how just being aware of water safety can save a life." Said Dominique Donner Rodd.

"After the introduction, the initiative continues with a general water safety speech about ocean currents, safe bathing at the beach, pool and at dams. Drowning is a terrifying scenario that goes beyond just being water safe. For this reason we take the pupils through the skills of reviving a near drowning patient by performing hands only CPR and vomit drill to prepare them for what could happen. After their training the pupils demonstrate a mock rescue in which they arerequired to put together all the skills they have been taught"

CURRO Mount Richmore is the 3rd school to benefit from this initiative.

"The children have shown great excitement and enthusiasm for learning the safety drills and hopefully the initiative have given each and every child a deeper respect for the ocean and better understanding of the hazards that surround swimming pools, dams and rivers." Said Dominique Donner Rodd.

The Aim of the Foundation is to spread these valuable life skills and help create "water safe communities" throughout Southern Africa. The foundation is currently setting up in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.

The Princess is extremely passionate about her Foundation and its mission. She wants the world to understand that drowning is a global epidemic that has the greatest impact on accidental death in children.

She would also like to facilitate the upgrading of our countries life guarding facilities and would like to encourage and empower the industry to further safeguard our beautiful coastline.

For more information or to find out how you can get involved please send an email to: [email protected] or https://www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc