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The history of lifesaving sport in the area of Czech Republic
TERINGL, Jiří
The bachelor's thesis deals with the history of lifesaving sport in the Czech Republic and relevant areas that are closely related to this topic. This work is divided into several consecutive parts. Water rescue is closely related to movement in the aquatic environment, the beginning of which dates to the primordial community. The beginnings of water rescue occur during the 18th to 19th centuries in the world. In the Czech Republic only in the second half of the 19th century thanks to the establishment of the first rescue associations. With the development, organizations focused exclusively on rescuing drowning people gradually emerged. At the world level, it was headed by the International Life Saving Federation, in the Czech Republic by the Water Rescue Service of the Czech Red Cross / Czechoslovak Red Cross (ČČK/ČSČK). The first organized races in water rescue date back to 1871. Gradually, they became a tradition that continues to this day. Currently, competitions in water rescue are organized every year at the regional and national level. The Czech Republic participates in international competitions through a national rescue team.

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