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Launching national campaign to prevent drowning
Today, a national campaign to reduce the number of drownings in the Netherlands is launched by a large number of stakeholders. With the slogan 'Who checks you? - Safe in and out of the water', parties want to make swimmers in open water aware of the risks involved and encourage them...
Going under goes noiselessly and quickly
83% of parents don't know that a child drowns soundlessly and quicklyThree-quarters of children who experience drowning are 0-5 years old Every parent knows that water is dangerous for young children. In the past ten years, an average of 78 children drowned each year in the Netherlands. Three-quarters of these children are 0 to 5 years old....
In Memoriam: Jan Ooms
25/5/1953 - 15/4/2021 † Just as a ball can roll funny, so can life. Yesterday morning we received the news that Jan Ooms Jr passed away during the night. A shock to all of us in the NRB family, but especially to his wife Marja, their children, Debbie, Frank and Tim and grandchildren. Not...
The Noordwijk Rescue Brigade celebrates its 100th anniversary!
Over the past century, the Noordwijk Rescue Brigade has earned its place in society. Many members from Noordwijk and surroundings have been trained from swimmer to lifeguard and then to lifeguard on the 13 km long beach of our beautiful resort. The Rescue Brigade stands for safety at sea, on the beach and in the dunes....
Inland Sea Swimming Exams March 22, 2016
Full of pride, a group of exam candidates were eagerly waiting Tuesday, March 22, were the exams for Swim Abc, Junior Lifeguard, Swim Lifesaving and LifeSaver. The exams went like clockwork. The evening ended with a 100% pass rate. Proudly, the board of the Noordwijk Rescue Brigade awarded the diplomas....