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