Meet the Selected Athletes

Thank you to all athletes who entered the selection process to become a member of the Wales Lifesaving National and Development Teams to compete at the RLSS Commonwealth of Lifesaving Championships this year.

Successful athletes have now been selected and we're pleased to announce the teams as:

National Open Team

• Alex Jackson - Crawley Town LSC
• Max Geyson-Holley - Rest Bay
• Ioan James - Rest Bay
• Tristryn James - Rest Bay
• Lewis Morgan - Sker and Pink Bay

National Female Team

• Emily Ezard - Pen Y Bont
• Eve Hickman - Rest Bay
• Rhiannon Marchant - Loughborough Students
• Connie Millar - Rhoose
• Emily Parker - Vale LSC

Development Open Team

• Gareth Abbott-Haigh - Vale LSC
• Ben Ewington - Vale LSC
• Ben Hyett - Pen Y Bont
• Daniel Whittaker - Sker and Pink Bay
• Gethin Lewis - Sker and Pink Bay (Reserve)

Development Female Team

• Alaw Davies - Loughborough Students
• Kirsten Daly - Sker and Pink Bay
• Abi Davies - Rest Bay
• Grace James - Rest Bay
• Laylah Stamp - Vale LSC
• Molly Cranch - Mumbles (Reserve)

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Meet the Team Manager

Introducing the Wales Commonwealth Team Managers for 2025...

Simon Parker - Team Manager

Simon has over 20 years of lifesaving experience and is the current Pool Coach for Vale Surf Lifesaving Club. He is a former Masters World Record Holder and also has valuable Commonwealth Championships experience having successfully taken Team Wales to Canada for Commonwealths 2023, and acted as Assistant Team Manager in 2019.

Gareth Abbott-Haigh - Assistant Manager

Vanessa Eagland - Assistant Manager