Water Safety Hero Award
2020 - Float Like A Duck Introduces “Water Safety Hero Award”
The “Water Safety Hero Award” was established to acknowledge those who embody the traits of a Hero; Courage, Passion, Integrity, Confidence, Honesty, Patience, Selflessness, Caring, Supportive, and Humility, in the name of Water Safety. Awards are presented in two distinct categories:
Performed Lifesaving Actions:
o This special recognition is bestowed upon an individual for their courageous, swift, and heroic actions in aiding, someone in aquatic distress.
Promotion of Water Safety:
o The award recognizes and honors those (individuals, groups, or organizations) who have gone above and beyond to promote water safety in their community through their actions and/or programs.
The award is presented to individuals /organizations who have gone above and beyond with selfless acts that inspire or assist in the saving of a life
“By highlighting these Water Safety Heroes and their actions, we hope to encourage and inspire others to become water safety activists in their community as well as through vigilance around all water environments,” states Float Like A Duck Founder Joseph M Vassallo, CBP PHTA Fellow.
Water Safety Hero Honorees
We are proud to honor each of these individuals with the Water Safety Hero Award.
The Float Like A Duck Water Safety Hero Award has been presented to these outstanding individuals whose courageous, swift, and heroic actions saved others from aquatic distress. These Heroes represent a vast range of ages and skill levels; from a 6-year-old, to competitive swimmers, and trained first responders.
Each incident is unique, but the common element is that a bystander recognized that someone was in need of help and jumped into action to provide assistance.
However, it is with great sadness that some of these notable Heroes lost their life in pursuit of assisting another.
“Awareness of others in any water environment is important,” notes Joseph M. Vassallo, President of Paragon Pools and Founder of Float Like A Duck. “We want to encourage adults and kids to be vigilant, exercise caution and follow recommended rescue tactics when attempting to aid someone. Actions such as calling 911, Reach-Throw-Don’t GO, and issuing CPR.”
Please read their stories of Heroism!
Much appreciation to the NDPA, Aquatic Jobs Network, Pool Safely, and the News Networks for bringing their heroic stories to our attention.
