Lifesaving Sport

International Championships

The International Life Saving Federation organizes World Lifesaving Championships every two years. The 2022 Lifesaving World Championships (LWC 2022) will be held in Riccione, Italy from September 18 to October 3.

Information for LWC 2022 is on the event website.

Detailed LWC 2022 program information is on the ILS website.

July 28, 2022: Lifesaving Society Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of the management and support team for the Canadian delegation attending the 2022 Lifesaving World Championships. Read the communique.

July 28, 2022: Lifesaving Society Canada is pleased to announce the national team members, Open (16 years and older) and Youth (15 to 18 years), who will be representing Canada at the 2022 Lifesaving World Championships. Read the communique.

The Royal Life Saving Society organizes Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships. Canada will host the next championships in September 2023 in Windsor, Ontario.

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Lifesaving Factoid

Before establishing the Lifesaving Society, Willam Henry and Archibald Sinclair first asked the Royal Humane Society to undertake water rescue instruction using its own organization and staff. There was little interest. Henry and Sinclair then approached the Amateur Swimming Association, which formed a committee but nothing further was done. Undeterred, Henry and Sinclair convened a meeting on January 3, 1891, at Anderton's Hotel in London, of seven persons interested in everything that pertained to swimming. This was the nucleus of the worldwide organization that was to become the worldwide Lifesaving Society.

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