Lifesaving is the only sport in which skills are first learned for humanitarian purposes and only then applied in competition. Competition does not take priority over saving lives. Competition provides high-profile opportunities to attract new participants to lifesaving programs and to promote public awareness of our drowning prevention aim.
Competition has proven to be an excellent training incentive and showcase for Canada’s lifeguards. The Lifesaving Society sponsored lifesaving races as early as the 1930s, and has organized lifeguard competitions since the late 1960s. The first Canadian Lifeguard Championship was held in Winnipeg in 1977. The Society hosted the world lifesaving championships in Vancouver at Rescue '86.
Lifesaving Society Canada will host the
2009 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships in Edmonton. View the 2006
Commonwealth Competition Manual to learn more about these
championships.
Competitive Lifesaving is a competitive environment for participants that have an interest in the humanitarian skills of lifesaving.
Competitive Lifesaving is an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Recognized Sport with 21 Standard events. There are 10 Stillwater(pool) events, 10 Surf(ocean) events, and a Simulated Emergency Response Event.
Competitive Lifesaving is a venue for communities to offer an active lifestyle to people of all ages.
Competitive Lifesaving will train lifeguards from an early age to eventually staff community pools.
Competitive Lifesaving is a self esteem builder and quality of life enhancer for everyone involved.
Competitive Lifesaving is the dream of representing your country at International Games.
Competitive Lifesaving is an opportunity to travel the world as a competitor, coach, or official.
Competitive Lifesaving is a challenge to test yourself against your personal best times.
Competitive Lifesaving is a day on the beach at a Surf Lifesaving Competition.
Competitive Lifesaving is making lifelong friends from a variety of geographical locations worldwide.
Competitive Lifesaving is the sense of accomplishment from hosting a competition
Competitive Lifesaving is pride and involvement with the humanitarian skills of Lifesaving.
Newfoundland and Labrador Lifesaving Competition Sanctioning Information
All Lifesaving and Lifeguarding competitions in Newfoundland and Labrador must be registered with the Lifesaving Society. In order for the sanction to be approved, the competition must be safe for all involved, and test skills that are related to Lifesaving or Lifeguarding. It is our preference that all events are run using the Lifesaving Society's rules and regulations. These rules exist for all facets of lifesaving competition.
Sanctioning your competition allows you to use the Lifesaving Society's name in promoting your competition. You will then also have permission to use the rules and regulations of the Lifesaving Society and Lifesaving Sport to ensure the fairness and sportsmanship of your competition. We will advertise the dates and contact info for your competition in the Competitions section of our website.
Newfoundland and Labrador Competition Handbook
This manual will provide you with everything you need to know to run an effective competition. From hosting guidelines to competition format, everything is laid out in a user friendly format.
Download the Newfoundland and Labrador Competition Handbook. (MS Word 171kb)
Canadian Competition
The Canadian Competition Manual
provides everything you need to know about eligibility, events, rules,
standards and procedures. Order the Canadian
Competition Manual from the Lifesaving Society Ontario office
or download the Canadian Competition Manual in PDF
format:
2006 Canadian
Lifeguard Championships (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Communique
1 - January 2006
Registration
Package - Senior
Priority
Assessment Judging Sheets
Simulation
Event Judging Sheets
Further details to be posted.
2006 TYR Canadian Junior Lifeguard Games - Pool (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Communique
1 - February 2006
Manikin Support Event - February 2006
Further details to be posted.
2005 Canadian Surf Lifesaving Championships (Lac St-Jean, Quebec)
More on Canadian Championships
Canadian Championship ResultsINFORMATION
PACKAGE
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Lifeguard Competition Information
TeleGames
Click here for the 2005 Fall TeleGames handbook.TeleGames are club level competitions held at various facilities during the same week. In the TeleGames, participating clubs all run the same events at their own facilities. The results are forwarded to the Lifesaving Society scoring centre where results from all participating clubs are compiled and tabulated.
TeleGames are designed to encourage youth to participate in some serious fun while having the opportunity to compare their performance with other Junior Lifeguards – all without travelling.
The Lifesaving Society coordinates
Junior Lifeguard TeleGames in the spring, summer and winter months.
Questions or comments? Contact us.
Updated February 23, 2006