Wild Swimming Safety

Next Course:

Wild Swimmer Safety & Cold Water Therapy Instructor

2nd - 4th October 2026

Location: WRS HQ Earnhill House, Forres

Wild Swimmer Safety & Cold Water Therapy Instructor

20th - 22nd November 2026

Location: WRS HQ Earnhill House, Forres

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• The brand new Wild Swimming Safety course is for people who swim in natural environments, eg lakes, rivers and seas, as opposed to commercial swimming pools.

Contact hours

6 hours (1 day)

Prerequisites:

• None
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• Course content includes

• - About Rescue 3
• - Moving water hydrology and hazards
• - Personal and team equipment for wild swimming
• - Weather and coastal considerations
• - Pre-planning for wild swimming emergencies and rescue
• - Dynamic risk assessments
• - Cold water and ice considerations
• - Medical and decontamination considerations
• - Wild swimming group management
• - Moving water swimming and self-rescue
• - Shallow water wading techniques
• - Conditional rescues – talk, reach, throw
• - Use of swim floats
• - Wild swimming emergency procedures
• - Casualty management

• Course standard, learning outcomes and key teaching points

  The course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points are provided as pre- and post-course reference for people involved in the delivery of Rescue 3 courses (eg Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students). They are not to be used for any other purpose without the express written permission of Rescue 3 Europe.

• Rescue 3 Europe course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points

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• Qualification valid for:

  3 years

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• Taught by:

• Wild Swimming Safety Instructor (WSSI)