On Friday, October 10th, 2025, the 7th Sea Guardians Conference of the non-profit organization Safe Water Sports was held aboard the Floating Museum “Neraida”, with the support of the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation.

At the same time, award ceremonies took place in collaboration with the Hellenic Coast Guard, honoring students who stood out in the National Painting Competition themed “Rules for Safety at Sea and on the Beach.”

During the Conference, one school from each Region of Greece, as well as schools from Cyprus, were awarded for their outstanding participation in the Safe Water Sports e-learning educational program and the Skills Labs during the 2024–2025 school year.

The schools distinguished for their participation in the Organization’s educational program are as follows:

Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace
• Kalirachi Primary School – Eugenia Karapantziou
• 1st Primary School of Komotini – Maria Arvanitidou, Athanasia Kopsa
• 4th Primary School of Komotini – Sofia Bikou

Region of Attica
• 1st Primary School of Agios Stefanos – Vasiliki Kriara, Agathou Pandora-Argyro Pafili
• 5th Kindergarten of Chaidari – Eugenia Argyroudi
• 6th Kindergarten of Vyronas – Maria Tasoula-Lenti, Panagiota Antonopoulou, Dimitra Konstanta, Manolis Petridis
• 11th Kindergarten of Chaidari – Aikaterini Papadatou, Ioanna Makrenoglou
• 26th & 29th Primary Schools of Acharnes – Iliana Teligianidou
• 38th Primary School of Piraeus – Vasiliki Kolyva
• Special Vocational Education & Training School of Heraklion, Attica – Anthi Peppa

Region of North Aegean
• Ippeio Primary School of Lesvos – Eleftheria Mitrousia
• Two-Teacher Primary School of Sykiada, Chios – Evangelia Ambrasi
• 2nd Primary School of Vrontados, Chios – Nikos Fafalios

Region of Western Greece
• Kaminia Primary School – Christina Loukopoulou
• 1st Primary School of Paralia, Patras – Stavros Stavropoulos
• 2nd Experimental Primary School of Lechaina “Paris Katsoufis” – Fotis Panagiotaras, Andreas Damianou
• 2nd Primary School of Ovrya, Patras – Maria Tavridou, Ioanna Nikolakopoulou, Chara Melachrinou
• 4th Primary School of Aigio – Laprini Papastergiou, Chrysanthi Kouninioti, Dimitra Panagiotakopoulou, Vasiliki Platanou, Theofania Verykiou, Theoni Giannopoulou, Konstantinos Ditinos

Region of Western Macedonia
• 1st Primary School of Agia Paraskevi, Kozani – Anastasia Magkou

Region of Epirus
• 8th Primary School of Preveza – Ioanna Katogianni

Region of Thessaly
• 2nd Kindergarten of Karla Rizomylou – Vaia Tsiaka, Konstantina Karavasili
• 39th Primary School of Larissa – Christina Karanika, Maria Tsiara

Region of Central Macedonia
• Andreadis Schools – Aikaterini Kossyfa, Efi Petridou, Sylvia Marino, Maria Batsiou
• 3rd Primary School of Efkarpia – Panagiota Afentoulidou
• 107th Primary School of Thessaloniki – Vasiliki Kokkinidou
• Kindergarten of Nea Santa, Kilkis – Elissavet Maroufidi
• Kindergarten of Petraia – Styliani Theodoropoulou, Soultana Seriadou
• Two-Teacher Kindergarten of Promachoi, Almopia, Pella – Kyriaki Batsiou
• Kindergarten of Skotina, Pieria – Aikaterini Vrontinou

Region of Crete
• 1st Primary School of Limenas Hersonissos – Maria Klontza, Emmanouil Markogiannakis, Angeliki Syntychaki

Region of South Aegean
• Single-Teacher Primary School of Agathonisi – Nikoletta Pitsa
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd Kindergartens of Tinos, Kindergartens of Pyrgos, Kallonis & Steni, Tinos – Christianna Valaka, Toumtsi Summer Camp Tinos

Region of Peloponnese
• 3rd Junior High School of Tripoli – Maria Deli
• 3rd Primary School of Corinth – Marina Theodosiou, Elvira Alonistioti, Konstantina Kasma, Eleni Mavraggani, Petroula Founkoglou
• Sperchogeia Primary School – Dionysios Bougas

Region of Central Greece
• Kindergarten of Mexiates, Fthiotida – Sofia Vassilopoulou

Cyprus
• Chatzigeorgakis Kornesios Primary School – Evridiki Anniva
• 9th Koupatio Primary School of Paphos – Vasilis Tsimouris
• Unified All-Day Primary School of Pelendri – Andrianthi Pampaka
• Psimolofou Primary School – Dimitra Grigoriou

Click here to watch the video showcasing the children’s work from the educational program. ?

The purpose of the awards is to help spread awareness and education about water safety to as many children as possible. ?

Click here to watch the award ceremony. ?
Click here to view the artworks from the National Painting Competition. ?

Through its educational program, Safe Water Sports has successfully educated and informed more than 40,000 students about safety at sea and in water activities. ?

Sponsors of the National Student Painting Competition: Arena, Playmobil
Founding Donor of the educational program: Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)