Lifesaving SportWelcome to the NEW Lifesaving Sports Area, this area has been set up to help you easily navigate everything lifesaving sport related! The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a National Governing Body for Lifesaving Sport - a sport recognised by the International Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Federation. Our aim is to provide an inclusive range of opportunities to increase participation in lifesaving activities. We recognise the importance of equipping as many people as possible with valuable lifesaving skills to help save as many lives as possible and to help reduce the drowning toll in the UK. About Lifesaving Sport Lifesaving Sport Home About Pathways The History Competitions National Speed Lifesaving Championships 2022 National Lifesaving Championship 2022 Simulated Emergency Response Championshop (SERC) Rookie Festival Recognised Competitions Roles Officials Coaches Team Managers Competitor Organisers Event Roles Performance GBR Lifesaving RLSS UK Performance Anti Doping Records & Results Apply for National Records Records Results Latest News Events GBR Lifesaving is pleased to introduce the 2019 GBR Lifesaving Squad OPEN MALE GBR SQUAD YOUTH MALE GBR SQUAD Athlete Club Athlete Club David Millar Woolacombe SLSC Louis Spalding Sidmouth SLSC Steven Lewis Portreath SLSC Eddie Pearce Newquay SLSC Euan Dungavel Gyllyngvase SLSC Louis Garner Portreath SLSC Marcus Or Hayle SLSC Bob Whittaker Woolacombe SLSC Harry Halsey Woolacombe SLSC Ben Norton Gyllyngvase SLSC James Carpenter Portreath SLSC Thomas Trebilcock Gyllyngvase SLSC Ashley Lewis Pen y Bont SLSC Joshua Gammon Woolacombe SLSC Lewis Rosewell Portreath SLSC Jack Field Beacon Lifeguard Club Chris Parry Aberavon SLSC Sam Norton Gyllyngvase SLSC Jacob Friday Hayle SLSC Flynn Ryan Belfast Olympia James Blaby Loughborough Lifesaving Alex Jackson Crawley Town Lifesaving Samuel Lawman Crawley Town Daniel Waterfall Rascals Lifesaving Andrew Morley Loughborough Lifesaving Dylan Wisden Pen y Bont SLSC Richard Jagger Crawley Town Lifesaving Finn Dungavel Gyllyngvase SLSC Odhran Mallon Crawley Town Lifesaving Loan Evans Pen y Bont SLSC Samuel Kirkland Loughborough Lifesaving OPEN FEMALE GB SQUAD 2019 YOUTH FEMALE GB SQUAD 2019 Athlete Club Athlete Club Jasmine Mann Pen y Bont SLSC Rhiannah McCourt Blyth Lifesaving Mesha Wardman Portreath SLSC Amy Weston South Worcester Lifeguard Club Emily Corin Hayle SLSC Emily Field Rascals Lifesaving Rebecca Matthews Leeds Phoenix Lauren Gordon Blyth Lifesaving Elizabeth Scammell Loughborough Lifesaving Emilie Ezard Pen y Bont SLSC Sinead Gourley Belfast Royal Hannah Davidson Sker & Pink SLSC Zara Williams Crawley Town Lifesaving Rosie Boulton Gyllyngvase SLSC Marina Macartney Crawley Town Lifesaving Skye Pirie Woolacombe SLSC Emma Henderson Ellie McCloy Rest Bay SLSC Chantelle Buttle Portreath SLSC Millie Rees Mumbles SLSC Millie Wiggins Pen y Bont SLSC Mia Rule Gyllyngvase SLSC Meriel Clode Pen y Bont SLSC Yzella Barker Holywell SLSC Meg McCloy Rest Bay SLSC Amelie Clode Pen y Bont SLSC Evie Wong Rhoose SLSC The 2019 GBR Lifesaving Squad has been selected from: those who have displayed consistently high performance results from the 2018 season, recent still water events and ocean tests. The aim of the squad is to assemble the best British Lifesaving athletes who will be monitored for progress against agreed targets, can support each other through training and from which the representative GBR teams will be chosen to compete at the 2019 European Lifesaving Championships in Italy. All Open and Youth Athletes will have declared they are willing and available to compete in Italy or they will not be eligible for the Squad All Open and Youth Athletes must be a British Citizen / hold a British Passport and be in good standing with RLSS UK/SLSGB/SLSA Wales Athletes must be an individual full member of SLSGB or RLSS UK, or in the case of SLSA Wales athletes, eligible by means of the Competition Rights Agreement between SLSGB and SLSA Wales. Selection Process The GBR teams for 2019 European Lifesaving Championships in Italy will be selected from the 2019 GBR Lifesaving squad based upon recommendations made by Selectors appointed by the One Team Steering Group. The One Team Steering Group consists of nominated representatives from SLSGB, RLSS UK and SLSA Wales. The Selectors recommendations have been reviewed and ratified by the One Team Steering Group. The athletes ratified will be contacted individually by the One Team Administration and will be sent a copy of the GBR Lifesaving Team budget showing the costs to compete at the 2019 European Lifesaving Championships and the athlete contribution to those costs and also an Athlete Agreement. When the signed Athlete Agreements have been received by the One Team Administration for all the athletes, selection will be confirmed and GBR Teams will be announced by the One Team Steering group. It is important that athletes contacted and sent an agreement do not make any personal announcements in any form until the Team Announcement has been made Selection decisions has been based on an athlete’s commitment, attitude, ability, potential and evidenced by results. Both the Youth and the Open GBR Teams will be selected in July to allow time for athletes to raise funds and to train together. Appeals will only be considered if the declared selection process has not been followed. Any appeal on the grounds of selectors opinion, judgement or decisions will be not be accepted. To comply with Data Protection, it is essential that all Athletes in the squad (In the case of those under 18 – a Parent/Guardian) provide their contact details to be used for their communications with the One Team Administration [email protected] and in doing so, agree that their personal data may be used by the One Team Administration for the purposes of selection only. Click here to download the Test Results. Notes: The athlete contract contains a GDPR clause to permit the One Team Administration and the 2019 Lifesaving European Championships to use the athlete’s data for the purpose of processing the athlete’s entry and the management of the event. The One Team admin is being managed by SLSGB. Click here to see the SLSGB Privacy Policy http://www.slsgb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SLSGB-Privacy-Policy.pdf