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World's longest-serving lifeguard, 74, reveals how he met the love of his life on the job

The world's longest-serving lifeguard has revealed how he met his soulmate - and wife of 49 years - on the job.

Chris Lewis, from Bournemouth, started working with the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) at just 16 years old.

And after 58 years, he has not only win a Guinness World Record for his efforts, but a lasting marriage as well.

On Tuesday, the 74-year-old told Good Morning Britain how a chance meeting at work was love at first sight for him.

'I had three years at teaching training college in Birmingham and came back to the local swimming pool,' he told presenters.