United States Lifesaving Association
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The United States Lifesaving Association is a nonprofit professional association of beach lifeguard
s and open water rescuers in the United States
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Lifeguard
A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on...
s and open water rescuers in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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See also
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- Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding MaatschappijKoninklijke Nederlandse Redding MaatschappijThe Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution is the voluntary organization in the Netherlands tasked with saving lives at sea. For that purpose, it maintains 39 lifeboat stations along the Dutch coast of the North Sea and Wadden Sea and on the IJsselmeer...
- Redningsselskapet
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- Société Nationale de Sauvetage en MerSociété Nationale de Sauvetage en MerThe Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer is a French voluntary organisation founded in 1967 by merging the Société Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufragés and the Hospitaliers Sauveteurs Bretons...
- Svenska Sällskapet för Räddning af SkeppsbrutneSwedish Sea Rescue SocietyThe Swedish Sea Rescue Society is a Swedish voluntary organisation that works with maritime search and rescue on Swedish lakes and seas. The society runs 65 lifeboat stations, with over 140 boats and over 1500 volunteer crew members...