Wilbert E. Longfellow | |
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 Longfellow as Field Director of the Red Cross Lifesaving Corps | |
| Born | Wilbert E. Longfellow May 7, 1881 Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1947 (aged 65)[1] Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Wilbert E. Longfellow[a] (May 7, 1881 – March 18, 1947) was an American water safety instructor. Credited with halving the drowning rate in the United States, his mission was "the water-proofing of America."[1]
Beginning around 1900, Longfellow worked his entire adult life promoting swimming education and water safety.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Greensborowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Longfellow, Wilbert Edmond (May 1938). "Dramatizing the Camp Water Program". The Camping Magazine. p. 17.
- ^ Longfellow, Wilbert Edmund (December 1937). "Following-Up the Camp Swimming Program at Home". The Camping Magazine. p. 17.
- ^ Longfellow, Wilbert Edmund (September 1928). "Everyone Should Know About Preventing Suffocation". American Physical Education Review. 33 (7): 468–473. doi:10.1080/23267224.1928.10652027.
- ^ John F. Eyring (August 3, 2010). "Tragedy points up need for water safety". Baltimore Sun.
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