Bruce Hopkins

Bruce Hopkins (born 12 November 1968) is an Australian professional lifeguard. He is the head of the Waverley Council lifeguards and can be seen on the reality television series Bondi Rescue. Career Hopkins briefly worked for 2GB prior to becoming a full-time lifeguard. He has worked as a lifeguard with Waverley Council, which oversees Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte Beaches, since 1991 and has been involved in more resuscitations than any other lifeguard in the service. He was appointed head lifeguard in 2000 and is one of the longest serving and most experienced lifeguards on the roster. In 2006 he won the Australian Lifeguard of the year award, and has recently picked up 2 Gold medals at the Australian Surf Lifesaving titles in the Double Ski and the Board Paddle. As Bondi's Head Lifeguard, Hopkins had appeared in sixteen seasons of the hit television show, Bondi Rescue. The Network Ten show is based around the Lifeguard Service at Bondi Beach following the numerous rescues and day-to-day activities. The hugely successful show now airs in over 180 countries worldwide and has won six Logie Awards to date and also had nine nominations for 'Most Popular Factual Television Show'. The show has reached over 1.6 million viewers during the highest rating period and is still the most watched show on the Discovery Channel.