• Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Is Delighted To Be Working In Partnership With Swim Ulster To Deliver Our First Children's Water Safety Course Within The District, Supporting Young People Aged 13 -17 Years To Stay Safe In And Around Open Water.

    Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Is Delighted To Be Working In Partnership With Swim Ulster To Deliver Our First Children's Water Safety Course Within The District, Supporting Young People Aged 13 -17 Years To Stay Safe In And Around Open Water.

    This exciting new initiative supports young people to develop the confidence, core skills and water‑safety knowledge needed to take part in open water swimming safely and responsibly.

  • Programme Details:

    Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is delighted to be working in partnership with Swim Ulster to deliver a three‑week water safety course for children, aimed at improving awareness, confidence and basic skills around water. This programme will help children understand key water safety messages, recognise potential risks, and learn how to stay safe in and around local waterways. This initiative is the first of its kind to be delivered within our district and represents an important step in promoting child safety, prevention, and early education around water‑based

    What to bring:

    • Wetsuit is recommended,
    • Water 
    • Towel and a change of clothes - Just to note there are toilets available on site, however there is no changing room facilities.

    Queries: For further information please contact:

    Kat Farry - Countryside Recreation Officer

    Email: countryside@fermanaghomagh.com  Mobile: 07392129461

  • Section 1 - Details of person completing application form


  • ** Information regarding programme(s) will be communicated via email. Please ensure that you check your junk / spam folder regularly encase correspondence gets diverted **

  • Section 2 - Participant Information & Permissions

  • Participant Date of Birth*
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  • Participants Gender*
  • Does the participant have a disability that the Coach needs to be aware off?*
  • Does the participant have any medical considerations (inc. allergies) that the Coach needs to be aware off?*

  • Images (photographs and videos) might be taken during programme, sessions, activities etc. Images taken may be used for Council publications, promotional purposes etc. including online and shared with partner organisations (for example, Public Health Agency (PHA), Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) etc. as required.

  • Do you give permission for the participant above to be included within photographs and/or videos associated with programme, session or activity being attended?*

  • Please provide details (name / contact number) for those who are authorised to collect participant above from the programme registered to attend. Please ensure that you have permission from the nominated emergency contact(s) to provide their information.

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  • Section 3 - Emergency Contact Information

  • Please provide details below for x 2 emergency contacts. Please ensure that you have permission from the nominated emergency contact(s) to provide their information.

    Emergency contact 1 (primary) will be contacted in the first instance. Emergency contact 2 (secondary) will be contacted if the primary contact does not respond. 

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  • Section 4 - Participant Monitoring

    The following questions and responses will enable Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to review and monitor programme delivery across the district area and attendee demographics.
  • Which racial group does the attendee consider they Belong to?*

  • Section 5 - Participant / Programme Disclaimer

  • Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC), partner organisations or coach associated with programme, session or activity delivery are not liable for any injury or harm that is sustained as a direct result of engagement with the programme, session or activity. Engagement is entirely at participant own risk. Participant should only engage in the programme, session or activity if fit and well to do so

     


    All sites will be assessed up to 24 hours prior to delivery of any session. In the event that blue‑green algae (cyanobacteria) is identified at a waterbody during the programme period, all water‑based activities will be suspended in line with public health guidance. The programme will continue to operate, with sessions adapted to deliver water safety education and awareness talks on land. Where possible, advance communication will be issued to parents and guardians prior to programme commencement to advise of any changes to delivery arrangements.

  • Swimming ability Requirements

    For safety reasons, all participants attending the water safety course are required to have a basic level of swimming competence and must be able to swim at least 25 metres unaided.

  • Section 6 - Data Protection

  • In accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, Fermanagh and Omagh Distrct Council has a duty to protect the information we hold on you. The personal information you provide on this form will only be used for the purpose of the programme you are attending. Information will be shared with relevant individuals, partner organisations and coaches (who may have been externally appointed to deliver the programme) to facilitate delivery. 

    Information will not be shared with any other organisations or individuals unless law or regulation compels such a disclosure. 

    For further details on how we hold your information, please visit the Privacy Section on the Council website, https://www.fermanaghomagh.com/your-council/privacy-statement

     

    * Please select 'Yes' below (Data Protection Acknowledgement) to confirm that you have read and understood that information provided on this application form will be shared with relevant individuals, partner organisations and external coaches to enable the delivery of the programme. 

  • Section 7 - Submissions

    Please select programme(s) you wish to attend from the options available below. 

  • 3 Week Water Safety Course Loughmacrory

    Who: Youth, Ages 13-17 Years old

    Dates:

    • Tuesday 21st July 2026
    • Tuesday 28th July 2026
    • Tuesday 04th August 2026

    Time: 11:00-12:00pm

    Duration: 1 Hour

    Location: Loughmacrory , 176 Loughmacrory Road, Omagh BT79 9LG

     

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