2027 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships
The RLSS Commonwealth Headquarters is currently in discussions with a potential host for the 2027 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships and information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.
2025 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships
The 2025 RLSS Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships were proudly and expertly hosted by RLSSUK between 10th to 13th July 2025 in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
The Championships, which were held at the Wales National Pool Swansea, welcomed 11 teams from across the Commonwealth to take part in the competition, showcasing their lifesaving skills: Team Australia, Team Canada, Team England, Team Kenya, Team Mauritius, Team Northern Ireland, Team Scotland, Team Singapore, Team South Africa, Team Sri Lanka and Team Wales.
RLSS UK representatives and athletes visited local schools to engage and speak on the importance of water safety, deliver drowning prevention assemblies, and promote lifesaving sport among young children.
A huge thank you goes out to event sponsors, The West Group Ltd and Ruth Lee who donated three Ruth Lee Junior Pool Rescue Manikins to the Championships following which the manikins were donated to Mauritius, Singapore, and Kenya.
The Key Officials for the 2025 RLSS Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships were as follows.
The Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships 2025 brought together the best athletes from across the Commonwealth, showcasing skill, speed, and lifesaving excellence. The award winners and medal recipients are as follows.
Langland Bay Cup for Women: Chelsea Jones – Australia
Langland Bay Cup for Men: Braydon Woodford – Australia
Mrs Henry Cup – Athlete from a Developing Lifesaving Sport Nation: Hiruna De Silva – Sri Lanka
The John Long Trophy – Development Team
Gold – England
Silver – Australia
Bronze – South Africa
Prince Michael of Kent Salver – National Team
Gold – England
Silver – South Africa
Bronze – Australia
The results of the 2025 Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships can be found at the following link.
