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Wilbert E. Longfellow

Wilbert E. Longfellow
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.
DiedMarch 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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Greensboro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Longfellow, Wilbert Edmond (May 1938). "Dramatizing the Camp Water Program". The Camping Magazine. p. 17.
  3. ^ Longfellow, Wilbert Edmund (December 1937). "Following-Up the Camp Swimming Program at Home". The Camping Magazine. p. 17.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ John F. Eyring (August 3, 2010). "Tragedy points up need for water safety". Baltimore Sun.


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