This book allows us to look at the
bright side of the moon with safety
Water gives life. Dreamers who stay at the beach after dark, see only the bright side of the moon, neglecting the dark one; water takes lives too! It is up to us as water safety professionals to provide safer communities through various means of education and preparation. One such invaluable aid is the sport of lifesaving. In many countries only a few people understand the distinction and similarities between the professional, voluntary and sport dimensions of lifesaving. Even fewer know the existence of the sporting dimension. The sport of lifesaving is more than 100 years old. It is arguably the most important dimension as it has all the advantages of the known sports and also helps us gain and hone skills that may save a life. Like every other sport and human activity, training, administration and championships should be governed by fair play rules. The Greek Lifesaving Sports Association, reviewed the literature and adopted a set of rules that have been previously published to serve the ideals of the Olympic Games. Then it offered them to serve the world drowning prevention community and all the lifesaving championships around the world. I congratulate and thank the authors for this elegant and easy to understand small book that may act as a beacon of training and championships. In some way, it will allow us to continue looking only at the bright side of the moon with safety!
