This page will include useful information on enjoying swimming outdoors safely and responsibly. It gives links to some key guidance.

Read an accessible piece on this website, Swimming and playing in water safely: Q & A (including links to more info, an illustrated version and children’s quizzes).

Find more detail on every aspect of outdoor swimming particularly focused on the Brecks on Imogen’s River Swims website, on an indexed page, More info on outdoor swimming and see also the Issues section (including safety, access, information for landowners, and a link to the Outdoor Swimmers Code).

This is the concise key water safety info we put on several of the display panels, along with the what3words location:

Water safety Stay safe: be aware of the risks, look after yourself and anyone you are responsible for. If you fall in, float on your back. If someone is in trouble in the water, CALL 999, TELL them to float and stay calm, THROW something that floats.