Wasserwacht Regenstauf

Wasserwacht Regenstauf is the local water rescue group (Ortsgruppe) of the Bavarian Red Cross (Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz, BRK) based in Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. It is one of four local groups of the Kreiswasserwacht Regensburg and is organizationally subordinate to the BRK. The group has been active since 1953, when it began providing safety services at the river swimming areas of the Regenstauf municipality. Its stated statutory mission is the prevention of drowning deaths and the implementation of associated preventive measures. The group operates entirely on a volunteer basis, with its work financed predominantly through donations. It maintains an emergency response unit (SEG) that can be alerted around the clock, 365 days a year, for emergencies in and around water throughout the Landkreis Regensburg. During the summer months, it staffs watch stations at the river swimming areas in Valentinsbad and, when capacity allows, in Ramspau. Its activities include water rescue service, search and recovery operations using divers and sonar, ice rescue, flood and major incident response, lifeguard duties at lakes and outdoor pools, and event safety on and around water. Beyond emergency response, Wasserwacht Regenstauf is heavily involved in training and youth work. It runs regular swimming courses for children aged 5½ to 14 and offers all swimming badges, trains lifeguards, paramedics, boat operators, and divers, and provides weekly youth and active-member training. It participates in community life through events such as the Bürgerfest, the Fest im Fluss, and the Diesenbacher Faschingszug. The group is headquartered at Bayernstraße 10 in Regenstauf, where members meet weekly on Wednesdays from 19:00 to 21:00.

Wasserwacht Regenstauf has been active since 1953, when it began providing safety services at the river swimming areas (Flussbäder) of the Regenstauf municipality. It is one of four local groups (Ortsgruppen) of the Kreiswasserwacht Regensburg and is organizationally subordinate to the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK). According to its statutes, the group is committed to preventing drowning deaths and carrying out associated preventive measures. Over the decades it has maintained a tradition of volunteer service, with regular training and further education keeping its members up to date in water rescue techniques. Its work is carried out in members' free time and is financed predominantly through donations. For the market town of Regenstauf, the group provides a volunteer emergency response unit (SEG) that can be alerted around the clock, 365 days a year, for emergencies in and around water throughout the Landkreis Regensburg. In the summer months it staffs watch stations at the river swimming areas in Valentinsbad and, when capacity allows, also in Ramspau. It regularly conducts swimming courses and offers weekly youth and active-member training, and it engages in youth work with group sessions tailored to different age groups. The group also participates regularly in community life, for example at the Bürgerfest, the Fest im Fluss, and the Diesenbacher Faschingszug. Its headquarters and training base is at Bayernstraße 10 in Regenstauf, where members meet every Wednesday from 19:00 to 21:00.

• 2026

  New beginner swimming course dates announced, starting 10 October, on Wednesdays and Fridays.

• 1953

  Wasserwacht Regenstauf begins providing safety services at the river swimming areas of Regenstauf.

Volunteer, donation-funded water rescue and swimming education group serving Regenstauf and the wider Landkreis Regensburg under the Bavarian Red Cross.

• Swimming courses for children

  Courses for children aged 5½ to 14 and all swimming badges.

• Lifeguard training

  Training and further education for lifeguards, paramedics, boat operators and divers.

• Water rescue service

  Emergency response on and around water, alerted via the control center, around the clock.

• Search and recovery

  Use of divers and sonar to search for missing persons underwater.

• Ice rescue

  Specialized training for operations on frozen waters.

• Flood and major incident response

  Assistance during floods and in civil protection.

• Watch services

  Lifeguard supervision at lakes and outdoor pools, safety for events on and around water.

• Nature and water protection

  Participation in the protection of waters and nature.

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