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…
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Malaysia announced as host of WCDP2015
The International Life Saving Federation is excited to announce that the World Conference on Drowning Prevention will be held in Penang, Malaysia in October 2015. The ILS Bid & Oversight…
SLSA Mauritius volunteer for Mauritian national event
Surf Life Saving Association Mauritius participated at the “Ganesh Chathurti” festival. On this celebration, many devotees go to the beach for Immersion as part of the Hindu tradition. With over…
Mauritius on the move
Surf Life Saving Association of Mauritius (SLSAM) has been set up in 2007. From 2007 to 2009 there were volunteer beach patrol and in 2009 professional lifesaving training was given…
Brazilian National Drowning Prevention and lifesaving Pool Conference
The First National Drowning Prevention and lifesaving Pool Conference was held in Brazil, São Paulo, July 2013, with attendance of 130 lifeguards and swimming teachers. The motivation for such a…