The England Lifesaving Team Administration is calling now for eligible athletes to formally declare to participate in the selection process to become a member of the England Lifesaving National and Development Teams to compete at the RLSS Commonwealth of Lifesaving Championships in Swansea, 8^th-13^th July 2025.

Selection is open to any athlete who is a full and current member of the RLSS UK, who will be a minimum of 16 years of age on or before December 31^st 2025 and will be able to meet the selection criteria.

As approved by the RLSS Director for the Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships, November 2024.

 

UK Home Nations Eligibility Criteria

(applicable for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)

In addition to the ‘Eligibility to compete’ and ‘Nationality’ section in the RLSS Competition Handbook, an athlete shall be eligible to choose their country of representation if one of the following criteria is met:

1. They were born in the country of representation  or
2. Their parent or grandparent was born in the country of representation (document evidence will be required); or
3. They have been continuously resident in the country of representation  for more than 12 months (if aged 17 or under)  or 36 months or over (if  aged 18 and over) on 31^st December of the event year. Permanent residence does not include university attendance/registration .
4. AND they must have participated in 10 hours of Lifesaving Activity in the UK with in the last 2 years. Lifesaving activity is defined as anything that qualifies for voluntary hours within the RLSS UK William Henry Award i.e. fundraised for RLSS UK, delivered class based water safety education, delivered water-based lifesaving training, delivered community first aid training, campaign activity Drowning Prevention Week or Don’t Drink & Drown, ran a networking event, officiating, lifeguarded at event etc. Hours must be logged on the RLSS UK membership platform (tahdah).

Athletes declared results for consideration must have been achieved at an event from 1^st May 2024. The event must have taken place in a 50m pool, be compliant with ILS rules and have published results. The final date for declarations will be the 1^st April 2025. Times achieved at the following competitions will automatically be collated by the England Team managers:-

• World Lifesaving Championships 2024
• Yorkshire Speeds 2024
• Rascals National Meet 2024
• Welsh still waters 2025
• Irish Nationals 2025
• BULSCA Nationals 2025
• RLSS Nationals 2025
  
  

Guidance Times

In order to provide guidance on the standard required for selection, the following target times are listed below, achieving the target time will not result in automatic selection and the balance of the team and level of performance, alongside evidence of SERC and first aid skills will be factored into any decision making process. The guidance times should provide an indication of the required standards.

GUIDANCE TIMES
DEVELOPMENT	Female	Male
200m Obstacles	2.28.98	2.25.58
100m Tow	1.09.94	1.02.22
100m Carry	1.07.22	59.90
50m Carry	43.64	35.73
200m Super Saver	2.55.07	2.36.63
100m Rescue Medley	1.31.48	1.18.29
GUIDANCE TIMES
NATIONAL	Female	Male
200m Obstacles	2.25.82	2.05.36
100m Tow	1.05.62	1.00.40
100m Carry	1.03.32	54.63
50m Carry	40.17	33.12
200m Super Saver	2.45.77	2.27.95
100m Rescue Medley	1.21.81	1.09.96

Successful applicants will be notified by the 4^th April 2025. An initial deposit of £200 must be paid to the RLSS within 7 days of selection. The England Team will formally be announced on the 14^th April 2025.

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