Float to Live

    Press/Media: Research cited

    Description

    New research carried out by the RNLI and the University of Portsmouth's Extreme Environments Laboratory (EEL) tested people in different open water environments.

    The research has shown that tilting your head back to submerge the ears is key; we all float best in slightly different positions so your legs may naturally sink and you may need to use your hands to scull?

    Period24 May 2023 → 29 May 2023

    Media coverage

    4

    Media coverage

    • TitlePaddle boarder, 70, dies after getting into trouble in the water on the hottest day of the year
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletDaily Mail
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date29/05/23
      DescriptionThey encouraged people to remember to ‘Float to Live’ if they get into trouble in the water, with research by the University of Portsmouth showing that tilting your head back to submerge the ears is key to staying afloat.
      URLhttps://vnexplorer.net/paddle-boarder-70-dies-after-getting-into-trouble-in-the-water-on-the-hottest-day-of-the-year-s2571667.html
      PersonsClare Eglin
    • TitleMind the (Birling) gap!
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletDaily Mail
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date28/05/23
      DescriptionThey encouraged people to remember to 'Float to Live' if they get into trouble in the water, with research by the University of Portsmouth showing that tilting your head back to submerge the ears is key to staying afloat.
      URLhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12133315/Two-men-drown-sun-seekers-flock-beaches-Britain-Bank-Holiday.html
      PersonsClare Eglin
    • TitleRNLI launches life-saving campaign
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletYacht and yachting
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date27/05/23
      DescriptionNew research carried out by the RNLI and the University of Portsmouth's Extreme Environments Laboratory (EEL) tested people in different open water environments.

      The research has shown that tilting your head back to submerge the ears is key; we all float best in slightly different positions so your legs may naturally sink and you may need to use your hands to scull?
      URLhttps://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/262298/RNLI-launches-lifesaving-campaign
      PersonsClare Eglin
    • TitleRNLI launches lifesaving Float to Live campaign ahead of bank holiday
      Degree of recognitionNational
      Media name/outletRNLI
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date24/05/23
      DescriptionAnd new research between the RNLI and University of Portsmouth’s Extreme Environments Laboratory (EEL) shows that floating is different for everyone, where some people naturally float with little movement, others require gentle use of their hands and legs to stay afloat. 

      Using the Float to Live technique helped save Tina West’s life as she holidayed with her husband on the Cornish coast last summer. 
      URLhttps://rnli.org/news-and-media/2023/may/24/rnli-launches-lifesaving-float-to-live-campaign-ahead-of-bank-holiday
      PersonsClare Eglin