October, 13, 2013 : On the train to Poole, Dorset. London! After finding my way to the tube through the hellish labyrinth people pushing madness that is Heathrow I very quickly realized London was a city like none I had ever seen. It is HUGE, modern and ancient at the same time, extremely international, and […]
Huntington State Beach Lifeguards travel to Mexico to score big barrels and donate ISLA equipment to the lifeguards and community of Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
Tuesday October 8, 2013. Wow. I’m writing this on the airplane, currently on my way to London, England. I’ve slept maybe a total of 20 hours in the past four days, but have had WAY too much fun…..I guess ill sleep when I’m dead. We just finished our first USA project in Holland, […]
With over 300 drownings since 2010, and 62 this past Summer alone, the Great Lakes have some of the highest drowning rates in the United States. In recent years, an enormous effort from groups like the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project and other Fire, Paramedic and Police based agency members have been […]
During our Global Drowning Tracker presentation to Congress this past May, we got to meet film director Shawnelle King. After a brief interview at the International Water Safety Day summit in D.C., Shawnelle said she’d like to meet with us at our HQ in So. California to learn more about the Global Drowning Tracker. A […]
October 1, 2013 I have spent the past 10 days outside the small town of Camdenton, Missouri on my grandfathers beloved 2,000 acre cattle ranch, known as The Rockin’ K. I started lifeguarding at Huntington State Beach in the summers when I was 16 years old, but before that my cousins and I used […]
September 26, 2013 Hi! My name is William Koon. I am a Lifeguard at Huntington State Beach in California and I serve as the ISLA operations guy planning and executing ISLA projects abroad and at home. I love the work I do, and am fortunate enough to have incredible opportunities to travel and explore new […]
We have had our heads down and busy working hard this Summer so much that we almost missed an important mile stone and celebration: ISLA turned five years old! Our official birth date is August 25, 2008 and since our humbling beginnings we wanted to take a brief moment to highlight some of our past […]
The Global Drowning Tracker© 1.0 has been quite a success story… Having been unveiled at the NDPA Symposium in March, presented to the U.S. Congress in May, featured on numerous media outlets, and will now be making it’s way to the World Conference on Drowning Prevention in Potsdam Germany this October! ISLA administrators and volunteers […]
The inflatable rescue board has been one of the most effective and innovative lifesaving tools to enable ISLA to continue its efforts all over the globe. Designed not only for durability, performance and dependability, the portable and light-weight characteristics make it ideal for travel and transportation. This Summer our teams took a C4 Waterman Board […]
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Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project promotes saving lives in the Great Lakes region. ISLA has joined forces with Lifeguard’s without Borders to conduct an ISLA Basic Open Water/Surf Lifeguard training course on October 4 -6, 2013 in Holland, Michigan (on the eastern seaboard of Lake Michigan). The course will be 30 intensive hours of training […]
Our recent ISLA trips to Europe proved to be a massive success for gaining worldwide impressions for the ISLA brand, for the agencies we worked alongside with, and for ISLA’s incredible sponsors. Why the importance of strong media attention? At ISLA we believe first and foremost that awareness is the number 1 step in taking […]
ISLA certified Macedonian Rescuer in Lake Mladost. Founded in October 2010, Macedonian Rescuer is an effort based out of Eastern Europe to organize an effective lifesaving force for the community and surrounding waterways of Veles, Macedonia. With an increase in tourism, and city and regional planning to develop large scale tourism operations in the near […]
If your like most lifeguards your frugal with most of expenses, except when it comes to entertainment and eye protection. We know your all experts on the pre-party, so we wanted to share our experience with Image Sunwear’s Lifeguard Polarized BLACK sunglasses Model:420808GB Now we know what your thinking… How can an inexpensive pair of […]
Summer is half-way over now with most junior lifeguard programs entering their fifth week, or starting their second secession of their programs. The water has warmed-up (hovering around 70 degrees) in Huntington Beach, and there’s been plenty of surf, so we decided to check-in with our 2013 junior lifeguard scholarship winner Lauren Schlick. During week […]
Mission Statement: The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson is designed to provide local waterparks, community pools and other aquatic facilities with an event that draws attention to this issue, encourages participation in swimming lesson programs and helps spread the word that Swimming Lessons Save Lives. Overview: The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson is a promotional event designed […]
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.
ISLA President Henry Reyes and I (International Relations Manager William Koon) traveled to Washington D.C. last week to take part in a congressional briefing aimed at bringing awareness to the complicated public health issue of drowning in America and around the globe. Shaun Anderson and Nate Tschohl from USA Swimming organized the briefing with the […]
Read Costa Rica Blog 1 Update from Noah Sinclair: Greg and I stopped by a beach on our way from San Jo to Dominical where We had heard of local surfers without any proper training or resources life guarding a two kilometer stretch of beach. The name of of the beach is Bejico, its located […]
The International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) and Lifeguards Without Borders have joined forces to a conduct a European Lifeguard Exchange in Macedonia! The Lifeguard Exchange is a team of four lifeguards from across the United States to head to Macedonia. The exchange is from May 21st to June 1st, 2013 in Veles, Macedonia. The Macedonian […]
Last night Huntington Beach Lifeguards Noah Sinclair, and Greg Eisele departed for Costa Rica; a destination that millions take every year. They will be headed to a small southern pacific surf community nestled in under almond and palm trees, called Dominical. Dominical is a very heavy Beach break with heavy tourist traffic from all over […]
On the final day of our Junior Lifeguard Prep Course, ISLA Instructors Pete Eich and Adam Hyink had a special surprise for our junior guards in training… they were introduced to Josh the Otter and the 3rd annual Otter Spotter Day! What is Otter Spotter Day? On May 6th, 2013, the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation […]
The Global Drowning Tracker© has done extremely well with over 5,000 unique visits in its first month! It has been talked about on several syndicated radio programs in the U.S. including LA’s 102.7 KIIS fm and Star 98.7, and even mentioned in the Huffington Post. The Global Drowning Tracker© has now caught the ear of […]
It was our first night in the Dominican Republic. We had traveled all day and arrived at our hotel. Relaxing on our hotel patio, with a few beers and wistfully talking about our project…when we hear Henry shouting from the 2nd floor (2nd floor was the spot with wifi). “Everyone! Come here!” We ran downstairs […]
Becoming an expert at anything takes not only immense amounts of repeated action, but a comprehensive grasp of your craft… so that newly acquired skills are built on a strong foundation. From the first moment lectures began in K38 International Rescue’s most recent course in Morro Bay California, instructors Shawn Alladio and Lars Hausken approached […]
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