Evidence-based, independent, without hidden assumptions — clarity where it truly matters for your child.
The WaterExpert is the public platform of Shiva de Winter — thirty years of swimming instruction, fourteen summers as lifeguard, interim chairman of the NSWZ. We do not sell fear or tricks. We explain what safety in and around water truly requires, evidence-based and honest, so that parents, organisations and policymakers make better choices.
On a hot day, the call for more places to cool off makes perfect sense. But awareness and swimming skills carry more weight than concrete — otherwise we're just mopping the floor with the tap running.
Read the article →Understandable guidance on learning to swim, open water and supervision — without fearmongering.
Advice for municipalities, swimming schools and pools, and the independent accreditation mark.
Citable figures and evidence-based guidance from an independent authority.
The WaterExpert developed europeanpools.eu and all underlying national pool platforms — Europe's largest independent pool network, where every pool is assessed with the independent European Pools Rating.
Thirty years in and around water, interim chairman of the NSWZ, founder of The WaterExpert and WaterZeker. The independent authority on swimming safety.
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