Nipper Lifesaving carnival Surin beach Phuket

Were here at Surin Beach for the Nippers Surf Life Saving Carnival. Lets go check out how the kids are having fun, getting fit and learning how to save lives in the ocean.
Little kids were having so much fun on Saturday the 14th of March on Surin Beach in the latest Nipper Lifesaving Carnival organized by the Phuket Lifeguard Club and sponsored by Cherng Talay District Administration Organisation and Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, held to train little kids on how to swim, get fit and learn essential life saving skills. Water knowledge and safety, different swimming skills, beach rescues and board-riding were all part of the special free activity. Children were sorted into groups depending on their age and swimming skills. They participated in beach sprints, swimming races, dolphin jumps or how to get over waves and also tug of wars.
Khun Nat, Prathaiyut Chuayuan, President of the Phuket Lifeguard Club, had a little chat with us about the fun of this event:
(Interview Khun Nat)
Khun Nat also stated that this event was not only for Thai kids but applies to all nationalities and would like to ask more foreign kids to come along and join the fun time together. The parents and children who participated in the previous events were also keen to join the carnival again last Saturday. The parents said that they had also supported the event with equipment and their time to help look after kids when practicing swimming skills or even first aid, like CPR or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.
The volunteer parents such as Khun Nok, Khun Nui and Khun Nid, also want to give out messages to parents and schools in Phuket:
(interview)
For more information on future events please contact Khun Nat on telephone 08 18925549 or Jayne on 08 96452576. I hope you bring your kids and students next time to come learn these essential skills required for swimming and possibly rescuing lives at sea, coming just a week after that tragic accident on a Phuket dive boat, proving the need for such important skills.. This is Zenniesha, reporting for Andaman News.

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Education

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• Phuket
• Thailand
• Surin
• beach
• Nipper
• Lifesaving
• Zenniesha

[mkcswedding]

This does not look like Surin Beach! It's a great program, but this is not Surin Beach in Phuket! I have a few videos of Surin Beach if you want to see what it looks like!

[pacjr913]

great way to raise awareness of water safety and lifeguard training among children. Interesting...good job Zenniesha!