20/08/2023

The European Youth Lifesaving Championships 2023 took place in Poland with Pool events taking place in Gorzów Wielkopolski (20-22 August) and Ocean events taking place in Międzyzdroje (24-26 August).

The athletes representing team GB are:

You can watch a livestream of the event and view live timesheets via the links below:

View Results

27 August 2023

RLSS UK would like to congratulate all of the incredible athletes that have represented the Youth Team GBR at Europeans 2023. Great Britain finished 5th in the overall aggregate points and will bring home 2x Bronze, 9x Silver and 2x Gold medals.

We now look forward to the Open Championships in Belgium this September!

26 August 2023

A fast and furious final day on the beach as Team GBR delivered yet again!

In the Ski event, our four GBR competitors cruised into the final, and Terry cruised THROUGH the final coming away with a Gold medal! It was a brilliant 2nd, 3rd and 4th place for the others securing more medals and points for the team.

Again, in the Ocean Man / Ocean Woman events; all four athletes qualified for the finals and Team GBR picked up points for placing 3rd (Bronze), 4th, 5th and 7th - well done team!

The final race of the Championships was the Ocean Man / Woman Relay... and what a race it was! RLSS UK sends a huge congratulations to both teams who finished in second place and will bring home some Silver medals.

Thank you to all of the world-class athletes who have represented GBR Lifesaving in this competition. It has been amazing to follow along and we are in awe of your skills! Time to now enjoy the medal ceremony and closing party - Congratulations!

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The second Beach day was even better than the first...

In the Beach Flags, all four competing Team GBR athletes qualified for the final 16. From there, RLSS UK's Luke and his team mate Annie placed in 9th position and cheered on team mates Farli and Cai who came away with silver medals!

Well done to all GBR athletes competing in the highly competitive Rescue Tube Relay - the girls (including Rascals' Heather) finished in 11th place overall and the boys 8th (including Rascals' Luke). 

Team GBR secured 7th, 5th, 4th and 3rd places in the Board, taking away a Bronze medal and lots of points for the tally - congratulations!

In the Mixed Ocean Taplin Relay, the team led from the front and delivered an incredible performance securing the first Gold medal of the Championship for GBR! 

With one final day of competition left - the team are clearly ready to give their everything!

24 August 2023:

22 August 2023:

Team GBR faced a difficult programme of events on the second pool day, but they certainly did not disappoint...
 
In the 100m Rescue Medley, RLSS UK athletes Amaia and Luke qualified to the B finals where they delivered some fantastic swims with Amaia finishing 2nd and Luke 4th. 
 
The 100m Carry with Fins was an amazing moment for Rascals athlete Heather as she made her first ever individual A final ranked in 7th place and holding this position in the final! Her team mate Luke Waterfall also qualified for the B finals.
 
Both teams achieved some fast changeovers in the 4 x 25m Manikin Carry Relays and qualified for the A final as a result. In the final, the girls improved their seeding from 8th to 6th, knocking off 4 seconds on their heat time!
 
In the 50m Manikin Carry, RLSS UK's Amaia and Luke secured their spots in the B finals, adding a few more valuable points to the Team GBR tally.
 
Next up was one of the toughest pool events; the 200m Super Lifesaver. Amaia, Heather, Luke and Freddie took on the challenge and all secured finals - Luke's first international final as an individual! In the finals, the standard really stepped up - but so did our athletes - Heather finishing in 11th, Freddie in 12th and Luke in 7th.
 
The day's finale was the fast and furious Medley Relay where our incredible team secured A final spots and ultimately placed 6th and 7th. Tomorrow is transfer day to the beach venue and we can't wait to see what’s in store for Team GBR!

21 August 2023:

After a lovely couple of days enjoying the Cap presentation, Opening Ceremony and Preliminaries, Team GBR made a great start at the first full day of Europeans.

Congratulations to RLSS UK athlete Amaia Lopez for her 200m Obstacle performance and securing her place in the B final.

The Obstacle Relay saw some tough competition resulting in both teams going into the A final placed 7^th. The boys improved their ranking in the final to 6^th whilst the girls held their 7^th place.

In the Line Throw heats, RLSS UK athletes Heather & Amaia and Luke & Freddie qualified in first place for the A final after exceptional performances. Both teams placed 4^th in the final, banking some good points for team GBR.

Freddie, Luke and Heather (RASCALS) all swam well in the 100m Tow heats with Luke making it into the B final ranked 12^th. He improved his place to 11^th in the finals, collecting more valuable points for the team.

The Mixed Pool Lifesaver Relay team was made up of RASCALS and Crawley Town athletes Heather, Luke, Freddie and Amaia who secured a spot in the A final and finished with a fantastic 4^th place!

Well done team, and good luck for tomorrow!

For more information, visit the official competition website: European Youth Lifesaving Championships