Belgravia Leisure marks water safety achievements on World Drowning Prevention Day

Coinciding with World Drowning Prevention Day, Belgravia Leisure is celebrating a remarkable achievement with a 50% reduction in critical incidents requiring lifesaving first aid across its aquatic facilities.

In the lead-up to this significant day, Belgravia Leisure has revealed that, compared to the 2023/24 financial year, it has seen a dramatic drop in major incidents, highlighting the relentless efforts and dedication of our teams behind the scenes.

Attributing this critical reduction to the company by implementing leading training and methodologies that have resulted in the team’s unwavering commitment to safety,

Belgravia Leisure Group Work Health and Safety Manager, Scott Vanderheyden advised “a key driver has certainly been the team working together to embed the Belgravia Leisure developed ‘Triple A’s for Aquatic Safety’ methodology into our everyday work life

“The Triple A’s; being alert, aware and active is a strategy implemented to empower our team of Lifeguards and Duty Managers to remained focused and attentive while on pool deck supervising the community - and we are certainly seeing the implementation of this initiative pay off.

“Another factor is no doubt the development of an industry first, centralised, aquatic safety team within the Belgravia Leisure support function which has allowed us to standardise how we manage aquatic risk and minimise the risk of incident within our venues.”

Vanderheyden (pictured above) added “we’ve also invested in centrally developed additional resources to provide our lifeguards and swim teachers with appropriate knowledge, skills and training, ultimately resulting in our venues being more educated and compliant.”

This investment in safety is evident across the country, proudly recognised as a leader in safety and compliance.

With an impressive average Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations score of 92.9% in Australia (compared to the industry average of 79%) and 100% Poolsafe accreditation in New Zealand, which demonstrates our commitment to operating at best practice standards.

In May 2025, Belgravia Leisure was honoured with the prestigious President’s Award by Royal Life Saving NSW, recognising its outstanding impact on water safety, as well as community inclusion.

Aiming to bring people together to eliminate drowning and empower communities to be safe around water, World Drowning Prevention Day is marked on 25th July each year.

This year over 50 Belgravia Leisure aquatic facilities will be working with Royal Life Saving Society Australia on World Drowning Prevention Day to ‘go blue’ and shine a spotlight on the fact that “anyone can drown, no one should”.

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