Yorkshire Lifeguards brings together Yorkshire Lifeguard Academy, East Riding Surf Life Saving Club and Bluewatch Training to provide recognised lifesaving, lifeguarding, water safety, surf lifesaving, first aid and coastal safety training across the Yorkshire coast.
Yorkshire Lifeguards brings together three connected areas: Yorkshire Lifeguard Academy, East Riding Surf Life Saving Club and Bluewatch Training. Each has a distinct role, but together they create clear routes into lifesaving, lifeguarding, water safety, surf lifesaving, first aid, coastal safety and community service across the Yorkshire coast.
RLSS lifesaving and lifeguard progression
RLSS Rookie Lifeguard, National Lifesaving Academy, lifesaving sport, water safety and progression into pool, beach and open water lifeguarding.
Explore the AcademySLSGB surf lifesaving and coastal safety
Children, youth, adult and sport pathways for surf lifesaving, beach safety, rescue skills, fitness, volunteering and community coastal safety.
Explore Surf Life SavingRLSS first aid and workplace first aid training
First aid qualifications for workplaces, schools, nurseries, outdoor settings, community groups and organisations.
Explore First Aid CoursesA positive next step for confident swimmers aged 8 and above — helping children develop lifesaving skills, water safety awareness, first aid confidence and a route into lifesaving sport and future qualifications.
Join something you'd be proud to belong to. Lifesaving is active, modern, social and sporty — with a team, a sport and a real future.
Develop lifesaving skills, support coastal safety, volunteer with East Riding SLSC, train, coach and contribute to the community.
A serious training culture and coastal lifesaving community worth being part of. Join, teach, train and support.
Lifesaving sport is a competitive, dynamic international sport with events in the pool and on the beach — and it is at the heart of what we do.
It gives young people a reason to keep training, a team to belong to, and a direct link between fitness, competition and real-world drowning prevention.
Yorkshire Lifeguards is based on the Yorkshire coast, with an initial focus on Whitby, Scarborough, Filey and Bridlington. We work with venues, schools, employers and community partners to deliver safe, structured lifesaving, lifeguarding and first aid training built for this coastline and its communities.
Founder, Yorkshire Lifeguards
Jake Bennett is the founder of Yorkshire Lifeguards and Yorkshire Lifeguard Academy. He is a qualified swimming teacher, lifeguard trainer, first aid trainer and volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager with the RNLI at Bridlington Lifeboat Station.
Yorkshire Lifeguards is being built around recognised qualifications, appropriate safeguarding, safe delivery, clear progression routes and strong working relationships with venues and community partners.
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