National Speed Lifesaving Championships 2019

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Date: 16 & 17 March 2019
Venue: Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheaf St, Sheffield S1 2BP

The National Speed Championships, the largest competition of its kind in the UK, sees lifesaving athletes aged 12 and upwards from across the UK and Ireland competing for national titles in what is the only sport that has a humanitarian foundation.

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