Watch Around Water

Good supervision keeps children safe.

Children under five swim free, and the parent or carer must be in the water and within arms reach.

Children under 10 must be actively supervised at all times.

Supervision means constant visual contact, not the occasional glance.

Even in a supervised public pool never take your eyes off children swimming and if they are under 5 you must be within arms reach.

If you leave the pool or water area, even for a moment, take the children with you.

Familiarise children with water by taking them to learn to swim lessons, run by accredited AUSTSWIM teachers, at the local pool.