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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Patron of the Royal Life Saving Society 21 April 1926-8 September 2022 All Members of the Royal Life Saving Society wish to express deepest sympathy on the passing of our Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty assumed the role of RLSS Patron on 3 June 1952 following the…

We are pleased to announce that the RLSS have been working with colleagues from the International Lifesaving Federation, Life Saving Victoria, and Surf Life Saving Australia to submit an expression of interest for lifesaving to be included as a sport on the program of the 2026 Regional Victoria Commonwealth Games If successful, this would be…

In May 2022, Sri Lanka Life Saving in partnership with their local member club, Puttalam District Life Saving Club, delivered a train the trainer programme in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.  This was the initial stage of a project supported by the Royal Life Saving Society with funding from Speedo International. The purpose…

Today is World Drowning Prevention Day. World Drowning Prevention Day provides the global drowning prevention community with an opportunity to come together and contribute to, and engage in, a global day of activity. Drowning has been the cause of over 2.5 million preventable deaths in the last decade.  It is a significant global issue that…

Next Monday, 25th July, the global drowning prevention community will observe World Drowning Prevention Day. This day will serve two purposes, it will acknowledge and commemorate the thousands of lives lost to the water every year; and accelerate and celebrate life-saving solutions that we can all take to prevent drowning locally, nationally, regionally, and globally.…

RLSS Cameroon have recently collaborated with Kribi Urban Council to become their technical partner and official provider of water safety education, drowning prevention and lifesaving training in the area. The partnership will also be working towards providing a lifeguard service on Kribi beaches. Our congratulations go to RLSS Cameroon on reaching this important milestone in…

It is with great pleasure that we would like to announce that the 2022 recipient of the King Edward VII Cup is Mr Norman Farmer AM ESM from Australia. Although a junior member of the Mentone Life Saving Club when his parents were involved, Norm’s keen interest in lifesaving started in his late-teens when he…

The Royal Life Saving Society are seeking to appoint a Youth Trustee.  The term of our current Board ends in May 2022 and we are looking to recruit a Youth Trustee to our Board from June 2022, for a two-year period.  Full details on the position can be found in the Youth Trustee Position Outline.  If…

2021 is the 70th Anniversary of the Mountbatten Medal, which has honoured gallant rescues by RLSS award holders since 1951. To mark this occasion, we have produced a booklet on the Mountbatten Medal, which includes the citations for all recipients. We also have recollections from five of the recipients, not only of the rescue but…