Ron Arendas, the Water Safety Guy

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"Who Was That Water Safety Guy...?"

"...I wanted to thank him."


First FA CertificateRon Arendas, the Water Safety Guy, has proudly provided American Red Cross lifeguarding, first aid/CPR,and water safety education and training for 38 years. Here is my aquatics resume.Horse and rider clown dive/1973

Here is some items from the vault: The first first aid certificate that Ron Ron Teaching/1974received in 1969 (age 13), stunt diving with fellow lifeguard Bill Hughes in a Paramount Pool water show in 1973 (age 17), and teaching a preschool class in 1974 (age 18).
To sum things up, Ron Arendas has the following experience:
  • 37 years as a WSI
  • 30 years as a WSIT
  • 22 years as an LGI/LGIT
  • 11 years as a swimming pool lifeguard/head lifeguard
  • 5 years as a swimming pool manager
Additionally, Ron is an instructor, researcher, technical writer, a course writer, and editor with 26 years of experience. Ron also  provides Aquatic Facility Audits, Lifeguarding/Water Safety Consulting/Expert Witnessing, and Documentation Services.