SWIM RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

The Selsey Sea Bathing Society is not able to assume legal responsibility to its members or others.   Whilst we are always keen to share our passion for outdoor swimming, all swimmers must be solely responsible for making their own assessment as to the risks involved in any particular swim.

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The Selsey Sea Bathing Society itself has no control or influence over those who arrange social swims on Facebook, Instagram, using the SSBS Whatsapp group or other groups, or the locations written about or featured in newsletters, the website which we support.

The decision to participate in any swim must therefore be taken individually, and swimmers must not rely (in whole or in part) on views or information provided by the Selsey Sea Bathing Society and/or its members.   If you are in any doubt about the safety of a swim or your ability to complete it, you should not take part.

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Swimming outdoors heightens the risk of serious injury or harm. The risks of outdoor swimming include (but are not limited to) hypothermia, drowning, sickness from polluted water, injury from wildlife, other swimmers or debris in the water. The ‘safety’ of locations varies with the weather, the abilities and knowledge of the swimmer and over time – rainfall can dramatically change the safety profile of a swim spot. More information on understanding water is available in our Journal page and many other places online.

 

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

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• The Selsey Sea Bathing Society

• Each individual acting on behalf of the Selsey Sea Bathing Society; and

• Any person involved in organising a Selsey Sea Bathing Society social swim, exclude any liability for personal injury, death or other harm or loss to its members or any other person or organisation as a result of their negligence or other breach of legal duty.

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Thank you for your understanding.