Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships
First eventEastbourne, England in 2001
Occur every2 years
Purposelifesaving sport event for members of the Commonwealth
Websitehttp://www.rlsscommonwealth.org/

The Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships is an international event where swimmers from around the Commonwealth take part in lifesaving sport events. The championship is under the auspices of The Royal Lifesaving Society which has Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as patron.

Conditions of Competition

Each team may send 5 Competitors, One Male team, and One Female Team. The Teams may also send a "Development Team" Every Member of the team 'MUST be 16 years old + on the start day of the championships.

In the Championships, any one from the Commonwealth can enter. The championship's teams are located in two different Divisions (Division I And Division II). These divisions were later renamed 'National' and 'Development' Division. Nations in Division I are allowed to send another team to compete in Division II.

Division 1 Nations
Australia Isle of Man Singapore Canada New Zealand
South Africa England Northern Ireland Wales Guernsey
Scotland
Division 2 Nations
Anguilla Guyana Papua New Guinea Antigua & Barbuda India
St. Helena Bahamas Jamaica St. Kitts & Nevis Bangladesh
Jersey St. Lucia Barbados Kenya St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Belize Kiribati Samoa Bermuda Lesotho
Seychelles Botswana Malawi Sierra Leone British Virgin Islands
Malaysia Solomon Islands Brunei Maldives Sri Lanka
Cameroon Malta Swaziland Cayman Islands Mauritius
Tanzania Cook Islands Montserrat Tonga Cyprus
Mozambique Trinidad & Tobago Dominica Namibia Turks & Caicos
Falkland Islands Nauru Tuvalu Fiji Nigeria
Uganda Gambia Niue Vanuatu Ghana
Norfolk Island Zambia Gibraltar Pakistan Zimbabwe
Grenada

Events

Each Championship has their own Race Events:

Division I Division II
Race Event. Max Entries Per Team. Race Event. Max Entries Per Team.
200m Obstacle Swim 2 Competitors 100m Obstacle Swim 2 Competitors
50m Manikin Carry 2 Competitors
Rescue Medley 2 Competitors
100m Manikin Carry With Fins 2 Competitors 100m Manikin Carry With Fins 2 Competitors
100m Manikin Tow with Fins 2 Competitors 100m Manikin Tow with Fins 2 Competitors
200m Superlifesaver 2 Competitors 100m Superlifesaver 2 Competitors
Line Throw 2 Teams Line Throw 2 Teams
4 x 25m Manikin Relay 1 Team ( 4 members )
4 x 50m Obstacle Swim 1 Team ( 4 Members ) 4 x 50m Obstacle Swim 1 Team ( 4 Members )
4 x 50m Medley Relay 1 Team ( 4 Members ) 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1 Team ( 4 Members )
Stimulated Emergency Response 1 Team ( 4 Members ) Stimulated Emergency Response 1 Team ( 4 Members )
Scoring
Place Points Place Points Place Points Place Points
1st 20 5th 13 9th 8 13th 4
2nd 18 6th 12 10th 7 14th 2
3rd 16 7th 11 11th 6 15th 2
4th 14 8th 10 12th 5 16th 1
Competitors Oath:

In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall respect and abide by the rules of this championship, competing with a spirit of sportsmanship and fair play.

Officials Oath:

In the name of all officials, I promise that we shall officiate in this Championship with the impartially, honoring the rules which govern this competition and the spirit of fair play which inspires them.

Official Opening Declaration:

On behalf of the royal life saving society, I declare these Championships officially open.

History

Eastbourne 2001

The first official event took place in Eastbourne, England during the month of May. The event took place at the Sovereign Centre, a 33.3m pool 3'6" at the shallow end and 6'6" at the deep end. A total of 10 nations attended the event, including: Australia, Canada, England, Hong Kong, South Africa, Wales, Mauritius, Uganda, Jersey and Scotland. The events at this competition differed to the subsequent championships, which all took place in 50m pools. Prince Michael of Kent met all competitors at a reception meeting during the opening ceremony at the Eastbourne Hotel. Competitors later travelled to Buckingham Palace for an official reception.

National Team Scores
Country Points
Australia 232
Canada 133
England 107
Wales 104
South Africa 96
Scotland 220
Jersey 22
Hong Kong 7
Mauritius 0
Uganda 0

Durban 2003

The second championships were held in Durban, South Africa from the 2nd to 4 July 2003. Amongst the competitors were teams from Hong Kong, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Guernsey, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Sri Lanka and Lesotho. This event took place at the Kings Park Pool and was the first Commonwealth Championship to take place in a 50m pool.

Bath 2006

The third championships were held by the Royal Life Saving Society UK for the second time, this time in Bath, Somerset, England from 24 September to 29 September 2006. For the third year in a row, Australia won the National Team competition. This championships saw the introduction of the Development teams competition.

National Team Scores
Country Points
Australia 458
South Africa 439
Canada 415
England 320
Wales 314
N Ireland 220
Scotland 178
Jersey 177
National Development Team Scores
Country Points
South Africa 497
Canada 455
Australia 435
England 399
N Ireland 192

Edmonton 2009


The 2009 Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships took place in Edmonton, Canada.

The Conference took place between the 9th of June and the 11th of June, with the Championships taking place between the 12th and the 14th of June.

The venue of the Championships was The Kinsmen Sports Center. The Kinsmen Sports Centre is one of the world's finest fitness and recreation facilities. Located in Edmonton's beautiful river valley, the centre offers facilities for many sports. It is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton. This swimming complex was built for the 1978 Commonwealth Games. The facility was upgraded in 1998 and again in 2006. It has hosted major sport events including international water polo championships, the 1983 University Games and World Cup Swimming from 1998 to 2001.

Competition pool: 10 lanes, 50m long x 25m wide with a depth of 2 to 2.3m.

The Alberta and Northern Territories Branch of The Lifesaving Society, Canada hosted this Championships.

National Team Scores
Country Points
Australia 579
Canada 468
South Africa 398
England 385
Hong Kong 274
Wales 247
Scotland 205
Northern Ireland 163
New Zealand 97

Durban 2011

The 2011 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships took place in Durban, South Africa from 27 September to 1 October 2011. The event took place at the Kings Park Pool. The John Long Trophy was introduced at this competition. It is awarded to first place team in the Development Team competition. [1]

Canberra 2013

The 2013 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships was held in Canberra, Australia from 4 September to 8 September 2013. The RLSSA hosted the event which took place at the Australian Institute of Sport. Athletes stayed on the compound leading up to the meet. The championships reception was held at Parliament House.[2][3]

National Team Scores
Country Points
Australia 607
England 470
South Africa 387
Canada 301
Northern Ireland 301
Hong Kong 228
Scotland 218
Singapore 151
India 98
Wales 61
Development Team Scores
Country Points
Australia 608
England 426
South Africa 425
Canada 393
Wales 321
Northern Ireland 27

Durban 2017

The Royal Life Saving Society – Commonwealth Drowning Prevention announced the Commonwealth Festival Of Lifesaving would take place in South Africa in 2017. The Festival ran from 8 to 12 August 2017 at the King’s Park Swimming Complex, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The 100m Rescue Medley, 200m Obstacles and 4x50m Obstacle relay, Line Throw and Team SERC were removed from the competition, and Aquatic SERC, Dry SERC (Resuscitation), 12.5 m Line Throw, 100m Lifesaving Medley Swim and 50m Swim and Non-Contact Tow were added.

National Team Scores
Country Points
Australia 316
England 287
South Africa 264
Mauritius 161
Scotland 130
Development Team Scores
Country Points
Australia 332
South Africa 328
England 262
Hong Kong 222
Canada 187
Scotland 26

Leeds 2019

The Royal Lifesaving Society UK hosted the 2019 edition of the Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships (again under the banner of ‘Festival of Lifesaving’). The event took place at the John Charles Centre for Sport, in Leeds, England. The opening and closing ceremony were held at the South Leeds Stadium, home of the Hunslet Hawks Rugby League team.

The event took the same format at the 2017 edition. The competition took place over 3 days, without 200m Obstacle swim, obstacle relay, rescue medley, team SERC or line throw.

See also

References

  1. ↑ '2011 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships,' "Royal Life Saving Society > 2011 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2012-08-29., retrieved 29/08/2012.
  2. ↑ "Save the date - Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships 2013 - Royal Life Saving". Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. ↑ COMMONWEALTH LIFESAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013,"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), retrieved 29/08/2012.
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