国外水上救生的发展具有长远的历史,欧洲的许多国家在19世纪末就成立了救生协会,宣传救生知识,改进救生技能,加强救生员的培养,开展救生理论的研究。经过了上百年的发展历程,英国、澳大利亚、美国、加拿大等国家,已逐渐形成了较为完善的救生管理体系和救生员培养模式。英国、澳大利亚等国家政府就有5—11岁儿童必须接受 The development of water-based rescue abroad has a long history. Many European countries set up life-saving associations at the end of the 19th century to publicize life-saving knowledge, improve life-saving skills, enhance the training of lifeguards and carry out life-saving theoretical research. After hundreds of years of development, Britain, Australia, the United States, Canada and other countries, has gradually formed a relatively complete life-saving management system and lifeguard training mode. Britain, Australia and other national governments have children aged 5-11 must accept