A Q&A with water safety and medical expert Dr. Linda Quan Most of us who spend time in the water are familiar with the risks of drowning, but what have …
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By Beth Palma Beth is a charter sailboat captain sailing out of Bayfield, Wisconsin on Lake Superior. Beth, an American Red Cross volunteer, is passionate about water safety and sharing skills. …
Top Tips for Staying Safe on Spring Break: Water Safety Edition
Post adapted from March 19, 2014 blog by By Peter Wernicki, MD American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council. How will you remember this year’s spring break? If you want to stick …
Congrats to the First “Centennial” Swimmers
This post was written by Connie Harvey, Director, Aquatics Centennial Initiatives. As a water safety instructor, nothing makes my day more than seeing a child who used to be afraid of …
QUIZ: Do You Actually Know How to Swim?
For the past 100 years, we’ve been helping millions of kids, teens and adults learn how to swim and become lifeguards and instructors. This year, the American Red Cross launched …
Rip Currents – What Lies Beneath
By Dr. Peter G. Wernicki As Hurricane Cristobal moves slowly up the Atlantic and Hurricane Marie tears through the Pacific, they are bringing high surf to vacation spots along both …
Danielle May Cause High Surf and Rip Currents
Despite being hundreds of miles from shore, Hurricane Danielle will bring high surf and dangerous rip tides along the east coast.