Princess Charlene present at Water Safety Day
The Princess attended this event organized by her Foundation on Thursday 30 June.
The event has been suspended for two years. This Thursday, June 30, Water Safety Day made its big comeback on Larvotto beach. A unique moment, organized by the Princess Charlene Foundation and the Monegasque Sea Academy, to raise awareness among students in the Principality about lifesaving, water safety and first aid.
40 children from sixth grade at Charles III College and the François D’Assise-Nicolas Barré Institution took part in several workshops, under the watchful eye of Princess Charlene, present for the occasion.
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Pierre Frolla, Ambassador of the Foundation and quadruple freediving world record holder, and his team from the Monegasque Sea Academy, with the support of trainers-rescuers from the Monegasque Red Cross, introduced young people to coastal line rescue, rescue in tube buoys, rescue boards, musical sticks and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The children also had the opportunity to meet about fifteen Olympic champions and medalists, who took part at the end of the day in the “Challenge of Committed Celebrities”, with on the program, swimming, a relay race on the sand and a relay rescue paddle. Were present in particular Julien Lalanne, world champion in sea rescue and Muriel Hurtis, world champion in the 4x100m relay in 2003.
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