Sectors and associations
DLRG
Abbreviation for Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft
In short and in plain language
The DLRG is a German group for water rescue.
It was founded in 1913 to save people from drowning.
It shows how children learn to swim and earn badges.
It also shares figures on how well people can swim.
Definition
The DLRG (Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft) is a German water rescue organization and registered association. According to its own account, it was founded in Leipzig in 1913 to save people from drowning. Its website covers learning to swim, swimming badges and lifeguard badges, among other things, as well as figures on swimming ability.