Please be aware that the up coming AGM will take place on Wed 6th March 2019 at the Training Room at the Poole Harbour Commissioners Training Center. Starting at 19:30hrs EGM NOTICE 15 minutes prior to the start of the Annual General Meeting the club will hold and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to propose the following
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A reminder that Membership Fees for 2019 are now due, if not already done so, please complete your renewal by 31st January 2019 to remain a member of RLSS Poole Lifeguard. You would have received a membership renewal notice by hand on a Thursday evening during December or via royal mail with all your details
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We are delighted to announce that the Brownsea Swim 2019 will go ahead next year and are pleased to say that we have been able to create a great working group made of club members and a mix of swimmers and marshals with a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to take the Brownsea Swim forward
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The weather forecasts during the week leading up to This years Seahorse Swim were forecasting Easterly winds, blowing at 16 mph with gustts up to 28 mph. This led to some serious forecast watching and warnings of potential cancellations due to sea star being too rough to hold the swim from a safety perspective. However
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Another succesful Safety Cover event completed by RLSS Poole Lifeguard. This time out, it was the turn of the Sandbanks Traithlon organised by Michelle Holloway and Results Triathlon. 77 swimmers took to the water at 6am for the 750m course set by RLSS Poole Lifeguard. This meant an early start for all of our members.
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It is with great sadness that we share the loss of one of the founders of RLSS Poole Lifeguard. Stuart Bailey was instrumental in the creation of our club back in 1975. Stuart has been monumental in the club’s history and has always been a huge inspiration to many, many club members over the years.
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It’s Club Competition time again, On Thursday February 8th RLSS Poole will run the clubs annual internal competition. The competition is designed to be a fun test of club members lifesaving skills and knowledge and is run in the following age groups. Start Times: Rookies start time will be as per a normal session i.e
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Despite the horrible stormy weather during the days leading up to RLSS Poole Lifeguard’s annual Brownsea Island Swim, on the morning of the swim the sun was out, the wind was calm and 300 swimmers turned out to take part in the 6.5km swim around Brownsea Island. This has become one of the most iconic
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The total amount of money generated by this years Brownsea Island Swim through swimmers using it to raise money for Charities of their own choice, now stands at a massive £27,764.29 This brings the total sum raised by the swim since 2009 to a whopping £151,955.21 which is something I think that RLSS Poole Lifeguard
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Well done everyone on a fantastic swim – great effort all round, glorious weather and lots of happy, though tired, faces at the finish funnel. Now that’s the magic of the Brownsea Island Swim!! – We hope you all enjoyed your day with us!! 2017 Overal Results 2017 Category Results 2017 Age Group Results 2017
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