Water Sports...
Below are our articles on the subject of Water Sports. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Basic Safety Rules When Surfing
The growing popularity of surfing has seen a large number of people pick up a board and try to ride the waves for the first time. For many surfing can be fun, but for...
Beach Sport and Water Sports Safety
Oh, we all like to be beside the seaside. There’s nothing better than a hot day, with little in the way of breeze and the happy shouts and screams of the kids having...
Benefits of Working Out in the Water
The Victorians had the perfect answer for people who were loathe to reveal themselves in a swimsuit: mobile changing huts that could be wheeled down to the water’s...
Canoeing and Kayaking Advice
Canoeing and kayaking are both great fun, and as long as you have great respect for the forces of nature and are aware of the dangers involved, you can stay out of...
Diving & Asthma
Diving can be a dangerous activity even if a person is completely healthy but it can be particularly so if you suffer from asthma. Some of the things which trigger off...
Greyhound Racing: Animal Welfare and Track Safety
Race night at a greyhound track may seem like a snapshot from a bygone age but the sport retains its place in the hearts of generations of dog...
Ice Swimming Safety
To the uninitiated the suggestion of swimming in a frozen lake may well invoke horror and bemusement, but to its champions in the globe’s frostier climes, it is a...
Sailboarding and Windsurfing
Sailboarding and windsurfing are both exciting water sports that offer the participants
fun and thrills. You don't need to be an exceptional athlete either to enjoy the...
Sailing Safety Advice and Information
Whether you're a novice or experienced sailor, it is important to properly prepare for your time on the water, while still on land to ensure sailing...
Scuba Diving
There is nothing more exhilarating than exploring aspects of our universe not part of our daily lives - such as the underwater ecosystem.
The best way to explore...
Swimming Safety
Swimming, whether it is in a pool, lake or ocean, can be enormously fun, but also extremely dangerous when precautions are not taken.
Drowning is the second most...
Take Care When Wearing Swimming Goggles
Oxfordshire County Council made the national press for the wrong reasons earlier this year when a story broke that it had banned children from...
Water-Skiing & Wakeboarding Safety
Both waterskiing and wakeboarding are two of the most exhilarating water sports you can get involved with but with certain levels of speed being involved, not...
White Water Rafting
White water rafting is a great way to experience the forces of nature first hand.
The thrill and excitement of paddling a raft through white water over fast flowing...
