Able to swim 200m in under 3½ minutes, run 200m on sand in under 40 seconds and trained in lifesaving and casualty care, our lifeguards are always ready to help those in trouble
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RNLI Beach Lifeguards
Every summer, RNLI lifeguards patrol beaches across the UK and Channel Islands helping to keep you and your family safe. Highly trained and skilled, our lifeguards work hard to ensure every one can stay safe and have fun at the coast.
Become an RNLI lifeguard
Do you have what it takes to become an RNLI lifeguard?
Partner with RNLI lifeguards
Find out how you can get RNLI lifeguards on your beaches
What do RNLI lifeguards do?
Find out why you should choose a lifeguarded beach this summer
RNLI lifeguards have been making beaches safer since 2001
333,321 Incidents responded to
2,199 Lives saved
448,640 People aided
48,886,718 preventative actions
Become an RNLI lifeguard
The RNLI is looking for people like you to help make beaches safer. Find out what requirements you need to meet to qualify, what life is like as an RNLI beach lifeguard, and what the many benefits are of joining the team saving lives on the beach.
About RNLI lifeguards
While you have fun in the sea and the surf, RNLI lifeguards are keeping watch over you. Find out more about the team on the beach working to keep you safe at the seaside.
Support RNLI lifeguards
Find out how you can get RNLI lifeguards to patrol your beach, or explore some of the sponsorship opportunities available to help fund their lifesaving work.
Learn more about lifeguarding
From beach safety and prevention to rescuing those in trouble, find out how RNLI lifeguards keep beaches around the UK safe.
Keeping you safe at the coast
Meet our lifesaving lifeguards and hear more about what it takes to be a lifeguard, what the job involves and rescues they’ve been involved in
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RNLI lifeguards patrol selected beaches in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Jersey. Stay safe - choose a lifeguarded beach.
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