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January 2011
10th - Youth Commission Meeting @ 7:30 @ Bridgend
February 2011
1st - Technical Commission Meeting @ 7:30pm @ High Tide Inn
March 2011
1st - Technical Commission Meeting @ 7:30 @ High Tide Inn
7th - Youth Commission Meeting @ 7:30 @ Bridgend
13th - Welsh Nipper Stillwater Championships @ Swansea
26th - Welsh Junior Stillwater Championships @ Swansea
27th - Welsh Seniors and Masters Stillwater Championships @ Swansea
27th - Mass Exam (Location to be Confirmed)
April 2011
3rd - Annual General Meeting @ Aberavon SLSC @ 1pm
16th - 17th - IRB Training Weekend @ Porthcawl
24th - Mass Exam (Location to be Confirmed)
May 2011
9th - Youth Commission Meeting @ 7:30 @ Bridgend
28th - TATA Steel Long Distance Swim @ Port Talbot
29th - Mass Exam (Location to be Confirmed)
June 2011
6th - Nipper Camp Running Meeting
8th - Welsh Youth Ranking
10th - 12th Nipper Camp @ Atlantic College
25th - Sker and Pink Bay SLSC Junior/Master Carnival
26th - Llantwit Major SLSC Nipper Carnival
July 2011
2nd - Mass Exam (Location to be Confirmed)
3rd - Porthcawl Nipper Carnival
3rd - Welsh Senior and Youth Ranking
4th - Youth Commission Meeting @ 7:30 @ Bridgend
16th - Welsh Masters Open Water
23rd - 24th - Welsh Nippers Open Water
31st - Aberavon Nipper Carnival @ Aberavon
31st - Mass Exam (Location to be Confirmed)
August 2011
6th - 7th - Welsh Open Water Championships
13th - 14th - Celtic Cup and Senior GB Ranking
28th - Mass Exam (Location to be Confirmed)
September 2011
3rd - 4th - European Championships
12th - Youth Commission Meeting @ 7:30 @ Bridgend
16th - 18th - European Championships
24th - 25th - Welsh IRB Championships @ Barry Island
25th - Mass Exam (Location to be Confirmed)
October 2011
8th - 9th - Welsh IRB Training Weekend @ St Davids
16th - Mass Exam (Location to be Confirmed)
November 2011
December 2011
History of Surf Lifesaving
In response to repeated drowning at popular Sydney resorts, surf lifesaving originated in Australia in 1906. Volunteers were trained in the lifeguarding techniques of the time. Bondi Bathers Surf Lifesaving Club is considered to be the world's first surf lifesaving club and in February 6th 1938 along with North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club, participated in the largest recorded recue in one day, also known as “Black Sunday.” Five people drowned and a further 250 persons were in need of assistance. Australian lifesavers are renowned for inventing many of the surf lifesaving aids still in use today; none more famous than the surf lifesaving reel and the inflatable rescue boat.
In the UK, surf lifesavers are typically volunteers from all walks of life, age and gender. Some club members are employed by local authorities to provide regular safety cover over the summer months, and clubs will often supplement that cover with regular member patrols, particularly at off peak times and weekends. In many areas of the UK, the RNLI have now taken over responsibility for water safety on behalf of local authorities, making it easier to liaise with other emergency services such as the Lifeboat Service, Air Sea Rescue and the Coastguard Agency.
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