User:Kulspetspenna/Swedish Life Saving Society

The Swedish Life Saving Society, Swedish: Svenska Livräddningssällskapet, was founded on November 28th 1898 at Stockholm palace. It was founded when more than 1000 persons drowned in Sweden every year. Today around 110 people drown per year.

The Swedish Life Saving Society, SLS, educates more than 2000 swimming instructors, pool attendants and lifeguards each year. The society runs the only lifeguardingschool in Scandinavia.

It is the second largest organisation teaching swimming lessons in Sweden, only beaten by the Swedish Swimming Federation.

The society is a member of the International Lifesaving Federation. Karin Brand is the current general secretary.