Monday, December 24, 2012

HEROE LIFE GUARD DROWNS

A LIFE GUARD HERO DYLAN SMITH

FROM QUEENS NEW YORK DIED

SURFING AT MARIAS BEACH

RINCON PUERTO RICO ,SURFING A

BIG SWELL  IN THE WEST COEST.

THIS IS A BIG FALL FOR

LIFGUARDING BECAUSE OF THE

GREAT LIFEGUARD THIS GUY WAS.

RECENTLY THIS HEROE HAD MAD A

SIX VICTOM RESCUE WITH THE

INCOMING WAVES OF SANDY

STORM . OUR CONDOLENCE TO

THE FAMILY FROM TEAM USLAPR.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

THE TRAINING 500 METER POOL PRE TEST SWIM AND OCEAN RESCUE


 STTARTING OUT WITH A CHALLENGE THE

TRAINERS MADE THE GUYS MAKE A 500

METER POOL SWIM AT THE UNIVERSITY

OF MAYAGUEZ WITH A 10 MINUTES OR

LESS BREAK . SOME OF THE GUYS DID

NOT DO THE TIME BUT WITH THE SKILLS

DRILLS AND  TRAINING OF THESE

PROFESIONAL TRAINERS BUY THE END OF

THE WEEK ALL THE GUYS HAD PAST THE

TEST AT THE OPEN WATER SWIM. THEY

ALLSO MADE ENFASIS IN OPEN WATER

RESCUE TECHNICS AND EMERGENCY

FIRST RESPOND AT THE BEAUTIFUL

BEACHES OF RINCON PUERTO RICO.








Wednesday, December 19, 2012

THE INSTRUCTORS


WITH THE HELP OF THE DIRECTOR OF

USLA  SOUTH REGION OFFICIAL JAMES

MCCRADY AND THE OFFICIALS GIO

SERRANO FROM FT. LAUDERDALE JOSE

TONY LANDRUA AND KARISSA ICKENS

FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE VOLUNTARILY

FLEW FROM FLORIDA TO HELP US OUT

WITH THE PROBLEM OF DROWNINGS IN PUERTO RICO.

WITH THIS THE USLA TRAINERS STARTED

THE COURSE WITH THE USLA STANDERDS.

HOW IT STARTED

Sea grant being an agency that makes studies of the

ocean, had known that there was a large percentage of

drownings in Puerto Rico because of the strong open

water currents in PR. They  decided to try to bring a life
 guarding system that was efficient fore these types of

open waters. Chaparro being the president of sea grant

thought of a method and he started by bringing the USLA instructors to PR.