Camp Aquatic Safety & Lifeguard Training Companies

Lifeguard certification, water-safety instruction, and aquatic risk management for camps — the training and audit side of running a waterfront or pool program.

3 companies

Ellis & Associates (Jeff Ellis & Associates) logo

Ellis & Associates (Jeff Ellis & Associates)

Aquatic Safety & Lifeguard Training

Ellis & Associates is widely described as the world's first aquatic safety and risk-management firm, founded in 1983 and known for its International Lifeguard Training Program used at pools and waterparks worldwide. Its lifeguard certification is one of the handful of programs recognized by U.S. health agencies, alongside services in aquatic facility management (Jeff Ellis Management), swim instruction, and AI-based safety tech (EAISafety). Camp waterfronts and pools use its certification and audit programs to meet safety standards.

StarGuard Elite logo

StarGuard Elite

Aquatic Safety & Lifeguard Training

StarGuard Elite (SGE) is an internationally recognized aquatic risk-prevention agency offering lifeguard training, certification, consulting, and unannounced safety audits, used by waterparks, municipalities, cruise lines, and camps. It grew out of the StarGuard lifeguard program created by Starfish Aquatics Institute founder Jill White and became a separately operated entity in 2018. Its audits and design/risk-assessment services help aquatic operations exceed industry safety standards.

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WAVE Drowning Detection Systems

Safety & Security

WAVE Drowning Detection Systems makes wireless, wearable drowning-detection technology for pools and waterfronts. Its system alerts lifeguards in real time when a swimmer stays submerged beyond a set time, and is used by camps, YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs, schools, and parks-and-recreation aquatics programs. The portable, no-installation system has been studied specifically in children's summer-camp swimming settings.