Featured ISLA Lifeguard

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ISLA’s Jordan Hill reveals how she became a lifeguard, how she got involved volunteering with ISLA, and her hopes for drowning prevention.

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Lucas Suarez shares why he lifeguards, how he got into lifeguarding, and his favorite things about the beach, the people, and ISLA.

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California State Lifeguard Killian Rose shares his ISLA experience as a Humanitarian Lifeguard.

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Huntington State Beach Lifeguards travel to Mexico to score big barrels and donate ISLA equipment to the lifeguards and community of Puerto Escondido, Mexico.

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Get to know our volunteer Taylor Anderson from Lifeguards without Borders! Learn more about Taylor’s ISLA trip to Macedonia by viewing photos from the trip and training course.

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Want the experience of a lifetime? Take the ISLA challenge from ISLA Volunteer Taylor “Wheels” McGowan.

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City of Huntington Beach Jr. Guard Instructor Morgan McGowan shares his experience as a Global Lifeguard for ISLA.

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Corolla Lifeguard & ISLA volunteer Ross Monroe explains what it’s like to be an ISLA volunteer.

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Learn more about ISLA Co-founder and City of Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguard Instructor Pete Eich.

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LA City & Los Angeles County lifeguard Jeff Hart shares his Global Lifeguard experience training lifeguards in the Dominican Republic.

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5 Ways Olin Patterson Transformed ISLA into a Global Lifesaving Force 1. The Humble Beginnings of ISLA 2. Overcoming Adversity 3. Scaling the Mission 4. A Network of Passionate Volunteers 5. Global Impact and Local Benefits Olin Patterson’s Continued Vision for ISLA’s Future Get Involved with ISLA Final Thoughts External Resource

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Leo during Dominican Republic’s Certification Ceremony with ISLA. Leo with a recent ISLA-certified lifeguard in the Dominican Republic Leo (far left) with ISLA’s Dominican Republic Instructors.Leo Oorts, a 26 year old from Long Beach, CA, has been a volunteer with ISLA since 2011 when he attended his first trip to the Dominican Republic in 2011. […]

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Raquel Lizarraga from California, USA explains what it’s like to be an ISLA volunteer in Nicaragua.

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Meet Samir Aleman. Samir Aleman is an eighteen year-old volunteer for the Red Cross of Nicaragua. Samir has been volunteering for the Red Cross since he was 9 years old, and has been volunteering as a lifeguard since he was 15. This past Spring, Samir was involved in one of ISLA lifeguard courses to help […]

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Dean Fernandez shares his ISLA experience as a volunteer lifeguard in the Dominican Republic during the Semana Santa holiday.

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Meet Nicaragua’s Bayardo Sandoval, a veteran Red Cross volunteer for his country and a recently certified ISLA lifeguard: Bueno naci en Corinto hace veinticinco años. Soy Nicaraguense. Desde nino me gustava la adrenalin alas emosiones. Me gusta de pocas palabras entre ala Cruz Roja hace cinco años soy Salvavidas y Socorrista. Me gusta saver que […]

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Nick Mitchell shares his experience as a humanitarian lifeguard during Semana Santa in Nicaragua.

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Words from Miguel Espinales a Red Cross volunteer of Nicaragua: Hola, mi nombre es Miguel Espinales, tengo 21 años de edad. Soy de Chinandega Nicaragua estudiando una licenciatura en educación en la Universidad de León, del mismo país. Yo he trabajado con la Cruz Roja Nicaragüense como socorrista voluntario desde enero de 2007. Durante los […]

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Taylor McGowan with his DR team of ISLA lifeguards  I’m Taylor McGowan and I’m an Open Water Lifeguard I for the city of Los Angeles. I was practically raised on the beach, and I was a junior lifeguard for Los Angeles County for eight years before I became a lifeguard. It’s in my blood; both […]

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