Safe Water Sports

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On Monday, April 5, 2021, Athens College and Psychico College High School Juniors (B΄ Lyceum) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Yr1 students watched an online presentation about the Safe Water Sports program, aimed at raising students’ awareness and informing them about safety at sea.

The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy in collaboration with the Municipality of Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni and Safe Water Sports, organized an event about the ''Education-Awareness-Precaution of safety at sea''.

On Thursday, June 25, 2020, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed with the Central Union of Greek Municipalities and the Union of lifeguard schools.

The President of the National Public Health Organization Mr. Panagiotis Arkoumaneas and the founder of the non-profit organization "Safe Water Sports" Mr. Panagiotis Paschalakis, the man who has set as his life's goal the prevention of ses-based accidents and drownings, agreed on a series of initiatives enhancing safety in the sea and the reductions of drownings.

May 11: National Day for the Prevention of Sea-Related Accidents and Drownings
«Safer beaches and seas for everyone»

Citizens' safety in relation to any recreational activities in the aquatic environment (such as lakes, rivers, swimming pools, etc.) alongside the reduction of drownings were the main topics that were discussed at the Ministry of Citizen Protection.