Swimming and Water Safety

Red Cross Swim is offered in various locations across Ontario. Click here for a list of facilities in your area.

Winter Safety Tips

• English (PDF)
• French (PDF)
• Chinese - Traditional
• Chinese - Simplified
• Punjabi
• Russian
• Spanish

Water Safety Tips

• Safety Tips
• Conseils de sécurité

Safety Tip Sheets

• Backyard Pool Safety Tips (PDF)
• Boat Safety Tips (PDF)
• Cold Water Survival Tips (PDF)
• Lifejacket and PFD Tips (PDF)
• Rescue Tips (PDF)
• Safe Water Entries Tips (PDF)
• Site Safety Tips (PDF)
• Summer Safety Tips (PDF)

Drowning Research

• Drowning Reports
• Drowning Trends Reports

S.P.L.A.S.H.E.S. into Summer Safety

Every summer people go to the lake or pool to cool off and have fun, but sometimes they make unwise choices which result in tragedy. This document will provide you and your family with safety tips to make wise choices, prevent injuries and to be safe in, on and around the water.

• English
• French
• Chinese - Traditional
• Chinese - Simplified
• Russian
• Spanish

Contact:  contactcentre.on@redcross.ca

First Nations Resources

• Letter of Introduction
• Water Safety Community Resource
• SPLASHES into Summer Safety handout
• SLIDES into Winter Safety handout
    
• One Day on a Fishing Trip story
• Presenter notes for One Day on a Fishing Trip story
• The Birthday Gift story
• Presenter notes for The Birthday Gift story