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If you want to become a lifeguard, you will need to complete five elements to obtain a lifeguard certification from the American Red Cross: aquatic attraction lifeguarding (water less than or ...
Four Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguard Instructors; Peter Eich, Scott Hunthausen, Olin Patterson, and Henry Reyes started ISLA in 2008. ISLA was formed after Scott returned home from a study abroad semester in Nicaragua where he experienced the drowning of his host family's son friend, and witnessed the alarming drowning rates where over 60 people drowned during the 4-day Semana Santa holiday ...
A volunteer lifeguard was key to his safe return, officials said, in a dramatic event captured on video by the U.S. Coast Guard. Kahiau Kawai, 17, had gone kayaking with his high school team at ...
The United States Lifesaving Association's predecessor organization was founded in 1956 by lifeguard agencies in and around Los Angeles, California as the Surf Life Saving Association of America to compete in an international lifesaving competition held concurrently with the 1956 Summer Olympics in Australia.
It is standard procedure for most lifeguard training. Frank Pia is a recognized authority on lifeguarding and drowning. It is a control carry which may be used on conscious, distressed non-swimmers (DNS); as such, it is considered an extremely high-risk rescue technique and rescuers should attempt it only if trained and fit to do so. [1]
The video shows a group of at least four lifeguards using buoys to reach what appears to be a person on a boogie board who had been pulled out too far by the current.
A lifeguard (United States) on patrol during Hurricane Earl. Red and yellow flag indicating a bathing area patrolled by lifeguards. A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake.
A lifeguard in a bright, multi-colored, very small swimsuit jumped into the pool at La Défense Arena on Sunday in front of 15,000 people – and was hailed as a hero.