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Welcome
If you're looking for information on cold water safety, you've come to the right place. You can dive right in, or watch this short video that explains how our site is organized. See the sections below for more information.
Main Sections
Cold Water
Cold water is dangerous. Learn about cold shock, swimming failure, sudden drowning, incapacitation, hypothermia and circumrescue collapse.
Golden Rules
Five Golden Rules of cold water safety that empower you to build a strong cold water safety net.
All About Gear
Learn all about cold water gear and also how to deal with hot weather.
Cold Water Myths
Discover eight cold water myths that you shouldn't rely on.
Resources
Index of Close Call and Fatality Articles, Videos, and cold water resources.
About Us
We're celebrating our 14th anniversary in 2026. Learn how you can help us save lives.
About our Information
A lot of misinformation about cold water safety can be found in books, magazine articles, news stories, videos, instruction manuals, courses, and the internet. How are you supposed to decide what to believe? We want you to to know where we get the information that's on our website - so you can be confident about its accuracy.
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