Category: Life Saving
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Unique High School Swim Program Teaches Students Lifesaving Lessons | NBC Nightly News
Students at one New York high school are learning how to swim for the first time while also training to be lifeguards. The students are able to use their jobs as lifeguards to save money for college and help their family members in need. Their coach says the best part is watching the lifesaving lessons…
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Jesse Abandons Tower To Rescue Swimmer
Your favourite lifeguards are back! Watch this video on YouTube
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Professor Mike Tipton Talks About the Science Behind Floating
The average temperature of British and Irish coastal waters is 12- 15ºC, cold enough to cause cold water shock. Professor Mike Tipton, leading expert in cold water survival at the University of Portsmouth, talks about what you should do if you find yourself unexpectedly in cold water. Watch this video on YouTube
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Yale student receives Air Force Gold Valor award for rescuing swimmers
A 20-year-old Yale student is being recognized for saving swimmers in Ontario. Watch this video on YouTube
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The Life Jacket Project at WCDP 2017 / Projet Gilet de sauvetage au WCDP 2017
Artist Aquil Virani invited over 800 delegates to contribute to a collaborative painting at the International Life Saving Federation’s 2017 World Conference on Drowning Prevention (WCDP) in Vancouver. Responses to the question, “What is the most effective action taking place in your community to prevent drowning?â€, were integrated into the collaborative artwork which was unveiled…