Winchman

Winchman

The term rescue swimmer may be applied to any number of water rescue professionals, in coast guards and militaries operating around the world.

Many coast guards train helicopter air-sea rescue swimmers and boat based rescue swimmers to enter the water to assist survivors in distress, whereas military rescue swimmers, sometimes referred to as "SAR Wet Crewman" (or CSAR Wet Crewmen), do most of their work from aircraft carriers.