World Drowning Prevention Day: ILS President Statement
The first ever World Drowning Prevention Day (WDPD) will be celebrated this year on 25 July 2021 with activity being co-ordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The ILS strongly…
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Memberships Updated
The Membership types and application forms for organisations have been updated for the 2021-2024 period: Organisation Membership
New Members
The ILS welcomes 4 national lifesaving organisations as Full Member: the Congolese Federation of Aquatic Lifesaving and Rescue (Democratic Republic Congo),the National Federation of Lifesaving and Rescue of Congo (Republic…
Lifeguarding in the Covid Era: An International Discussion
The Medical Committee of the International Life Saving Federation (ILS-MC) hosted speakers from a dozen countries on how their lifeguarding organizations dealt with Covid.
The Visible Behaviour of Drowning Persons
During the World Congress on Drowning Prevention in Durban in 2019, an invitation-only workshop was organized to study the behavior of persons who were in the process of drowning.