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Biography of wilbert e longfellow
Wilbert E. Longfellow
Water safety pioneer
Wilbert E. Longfellow | |
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Longfellow as Field Director of the Red Cross Lifesaving Corps | |
| Born | Wilbert E. Longfellow (1881-05-07)May 7, 1881 Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1947(1947-03-18) (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]
Background
Working in his first job as a newspaper reporter in Providence, Rhode Island, Longfellow wrote many stories on local drownings.[6] In his spare time, he began a one-man crusade to educate people on water safety with the U.S.
Volunteer Life Saving Corps. This work led the US VLSC to app