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The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) Commonwealth Management Committee was established by the Commonwealth Sport Committee in 2003 to develop lifesaving sport in Commonwealth nations. The Committee's mandate is to provide Lifesaving Sport education, development and competitive opportunities to its participating nations. The Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships are hosted to advance the mission of the Society and to provide development opportunities for:

  • high-performance athletes on National Teams;

  • competitors on Development Teams aspiring to improve their performance;

  • coaches and team mangers at all levels;

  • officials;

  • Lifesaving Sport management within member nations;

Competition has been an integral part of RLSS training throughout its history, and official Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships have been held since 1991. In 2009, RLSS Canada will host the top athletes from the Royal Life Saving Society's Commonwealth nations will come together in Edmonton, Alberta to race for lifesaving supremacy from June 12 to 14.


2009 - Edmonton, Canada
2006 - Bath, England
2003 - Durban, South Africa
2001 - Eastbourne, England
1996 - Coventry, England
1994 - Dandenong, Australia
1991 - Coventry, England

 

What is Lifesaving Sport.

If you are wondering what all the hype is about, check out these helpful documents and links for more information.

Lifesaving Sport pdf (50KB)
Lifesaving Society's Lifesaving Sport Page (Alberta and Northwest Territories)

Partners Lifesaving Society Alberta Branch Royal Life Saving Society Commonwealth The Commonwealth Games Federation International Life Saving Federation Government of Alberta Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation City of Edmonton University of Alberta Conference Centre