Competitive Lifesaving

Rescue Series

Every two years the ILS organises the Lifesaving World Championships.

Sports Calendar

Other national and international lifesaving sports events are listed on the Sports Calendar.

Competition Events

An overview of the various Competition Events at lifesaving sports events.

Results & Records

Find the Results of National Teams, FIS World Championships, World Games, European Championships, European Surf Lifesaving Championships, European Junior Championships.

Records can be found at http://records.dlrg.de/

Rules & Regulations

The ILS Competition Manual and rules on Anti-Doping and Event Sanctioning.

Lifesaving Sport Rankings (Stillwater events only)

For Lifesaving Sport Rankings in Stillwater events, visit the Lifesaving Rankings website.

https://www.lifesavingrankings.com/

This database has been created by Ruben van Erk, (https://www.rubenvanerk.nl/) a web-developer from the Netherlands and contains the latest rankings based on the times recorded in all major international and national competitions for stillwater lifesaving sport. To ensure that your events are included, use the link within the website to request that your competition is added.

News

Register now for Lifesaving 2016!

Do you know that the normal registration for the World Championships is till the first of July? Did you enroll already?

http://registration.lifesaving2016.com/
Selectors announce Australian Life Saving Team for LWC2016

Selectors have announced a squad of 12 to represent the Australian Life Saving Team at the Lifesaving World Championships in The Netherlands in September.
Survey on the Lifesaving World Championships

The International Life Saving Federation is willing to improve the World Championships and therefore your opinion is very valuable to us. We issued a survey to identify what worked well and where improvements can be made for future World Championships.

Please follow this link to the Survey Monkey Rescue 2014 Member Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9B8Z62
World’s largest lifesaving event returning to Adelaide

Adelaide has won the right to host Rescue 2018, the Lifesaving World Championships. The international event is one of the first to be secured through the State Government’s $6 million Major Events Bid Fund, which was promised during the State Election and delivered in this year’s Budget.
USLA sends Youth National Team to Rescue 2014

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Aug. 19, 2014) — The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA), the professional association of beach lifeguards and open water rescuers, announced the participation of its Youth National Team in Rescue 2014, Life Saving World Championships, held in Montpellier and La Grande Motte, France from Sept. 16-21.
Rescue 2014 teaser is online
NZ Team

The NZ Team has been announced for Rescue 2014

http://www.surflifesaving.org.nz/news/2014/july/chairman-announces-nz-team/
Rescue 2014 Programmes

Detailled Rescue 2014 programmes are now online! Please check the Rescue 2014 website at http://www.rescue2014.fr/web/en/4-programme.php.
Marcel Hassemeier from Germany elected as IWGA Athlete of the Year

Marcel Hassemeier from Germany, four time gold medalist in Life Saving at The World Games in Cali, was elected as IWGA Athlete of the Year.

Marcel Hassemeier (23) won the voting with 21.871 votes. He was the most successful athlete of The World Games 2013 by achieving four gold medals and one silver medal in Life Saving.

Thank you everyone who voted for Marcel!
Sanyo Bussan International Surf Rescue Challenge 2013

Japan Lifesaving Association has hosted International Surf Rescue Challenge 2013 (ISRC 2013) at Onjuku Beach, Chiba prefecture 19th -23rd September, sponsored by Sanyo Bussan. This event is based around a comprehensive competition program conducted over three tests, which includes swim, board, surf ski, and beach events. An overall point score maintained with the winner.