Rescue 2012 Lifesaving World Championships

Rescue 2012 will be held in Adelaide, South Australia, from November 7-18, 2012 and will include five separate competitions - World National Team Championships, World Interclub Championships, World Masters Championships, World Surf Boat Championships, and World Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships.

Rescue 2012 is open to all proficient lifesavers. The Masters competition is open to all proficient lifesavers who are 30 years of age or above.

Athletes can compete in nine separate disciplines - swimming, simulated emergency rescue, Ironman / Ironwoman, surf-ski, board, beach sprints, beach flags, surf boats and IRB.

Beach, National Teams and all IRB events will be held at Glenelg Beach.

Christies Beach will be the home of all Masters, Interclub and Surf Boat events.

The Adelaide State Aquatic Centre will host all Pool events.

For all the up to date information please visit the Rescue 2012 website

Rescue 2012 Youth Competition

For the first time, the ILS has agreed to conduct a youth-age competition for competitors between 16-19 years in both female and male categories. The competition will be conducted in the National Teams and Interclub Championships.

The ILS has stipulated that competitors 16-19 years may enter either the Open or the youth age-group competitions, however not both.

The 16-19 competition will mirror that of the Interclub and National Team Championships, with the youth-age National Team competition taking place at Glenelg Beach from Thursday 8 November through to Sunday 11 November 2012, which includes the pool, ocean and beach competitions. The Interclub youth competition will take place from Tuesday 14 November through to Sunday 18 November 2012, again this includes pool, ocean and beach.

To qualify for this age group, you must be 16 years of age on the first day of competition, that being Thursday 8 November 2012 and no older than 19 years old. If you turn 20 after the first day of competition, you are still eligible to compete.

Awards will be presented to the first, second and third place national youth team, based on the overall point score for all pool and ocean events and the Simulated Emergency Response Competition. Individual awards shall be presented to each member of the first, second and third place teams, and to a maximum of two management or coaching personnel per team. Each team participating in the National Team Championships will be presented with a memento of participation.

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