At ELITE Swiftwater, our Swiftwater instructors are certified Rescue 3 water and rope instructors. We adhere to the Rescue 3 swiftwater rescue curriculum and incorporate our own experience and background in our swiftwater rescue instruction.

Rescue 3 International was founded in 1979 after a California search and rescue team nearly lost one of their own during a water rescue. Nearly 30 years later their mission remains the same: to provide flood, water, and rope rescue training to individuals and organizations with an emphasis on ways to keep rescuers from becoming victims. As a result, Rescue 3 has risen to become the recognized leader in water and flood rescue, training over 90,000 students throughout the US and 32 foreign countries.

Known for their dynamic curriculum and utilizing state of the art techniques, Rescue 3 is constantly developing new and innovative rescue techniques, improving on old techniques, and working with manufacturers to develop equipment to meet rescuers’ needs.

One thing that sets Rescue 3 apart is their dedication to providing students with practical, real world experience. To this end, all of Rescue 3’s instructors are professionals working in the disciplines they teach. Their instructors include paramedics, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and search and rescue team members, as well as river guides and military personnel. While Rescue 3’s instructors come from a wide variety of fields, they all share a passion for saving lives and teaching others to do the same.