- International Life Saving Federation
The International Life Saving Federation (ILS) is an organization for
water safety andlifesaving . According to the organization's web site [http://www.ilsf.org] the ILS was formed in 1993 from the merger of theFédération Internationale de Sauvetage Aquatique (FIS) andWorld Life Saving (WLS). The predecessor organizations, FIS and WLS, were founded in 1910 and 1971, respectively. International cooperation among life savers predates both groups, and dates to the firstWater Safety World Congress , held in Marseilles, France, in 1878.Members of ILS
Africa
Egypt - Egyptian Underwater and Lifesaving FederationSeychelles - Seychelles Lifesaving BrigadeSouth Africa - [http://www.lifesaving.co.za/ Lifesaving Association of South Africa]Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe Life Saving SocietyAmericas
Brazil - [http://www.sobrasa.org/ Brazilian Life Saving Society]Canada - [http://www.lifesaving.ca/ Lifesaving Society - Société de Sauvetage]Venezuela - [http://www.onsa.org.ve/ National Rescue and Maritime Safety Organisation]Panama - [http://www.guardavidaspanama.com/ Lifeguards Association of Panama]Argentina - [http://www.epsa.org.ar/ Professional Team for Aquatic Rescues]Jamaica - Royal Life Saving Society - JamaicaSaint Lucia - St. Lucia Life Saving AssociationTrinidad & Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Life Saving Society
USA -
United States Lifesaving Association Asia-Pacific
Japan - Japan Lifesaving AssociationSri Lanka - Life Saving Association of Sri LankaKazakhstan - Life Saving Association of the Republic of KazakhstanMalaysia - Life Saving Society MalaysiaMacau - Lifesaving Association of MacauIran - Lifesaving Federation of the Islamic Republic of IranTaiwan - National Water Life Saving Association of the Republic of ChinaQatar - Qatar Marine Sports FederationIndia - [http://www.lifesavingindia.org/ Rashtriya Life Saving Society of India]Fiji - Royal Life Saving Society of FijiSingapore - Singapore Life Saving SocietyIndonesia - Surf Life Saving Association of IndonesiaAustralia - Surf Life Saving AustraliaNew Zealand - Surf - Surf Life Saving New ZealandHong Kong - The Hong Kong Life Saving SocietyAustralia - The Royal Life Saving Society AustraliaEurope
Austria - Austrian Water Rescue FederationBelgium - Belgian Life Saving FederationBulgaria - Bulgarian Red Cross - Water Life Saving ServiceCroatia - Croatian Red CrossCyprus - Cyprus Life Saving AssociationDenmark - Danish Swimming FederationEstonia - Estonian Life SavingFinland - Finnish Association for Swimming Instruction and Life SavingFrance - French Federation of Lifesaving and First AidGermany - German Life Saving AssociationGreece - Hellenic Red Cross - Volunteering Samaritan CorpsHungary - Hungarian Life Saving FederationIreland - Irish Water SafetyItaly - Italian Swimming Federation - Lifesaving SectionLatvia - Latvian Life Saving SocietyNetherlands - Lifesaving Brigades - The NetherlandsLithuania - Lithuanian Water Rescue AssociationMacedonia - Macedonian Red Cross - Water Safety Expert Centre
Romania - National Ass. of Professional Divers and Lifeguards from RomaniaNorway - Norwegian Lifesaving SocietyPoland - [http://www.wopr.pl/ WOPR - Polish Life Saving Federation]Portugal - ISN - Portuguese Institute for LifesavingUnited Kingdom - Royal Life Saving Society - United KingdomRussia - Russian Life Saving FederationSerbia & Montenegro - Serbia and Montenegro Red Cross Society
Spain - Spanish Lifesaving FederationAzerbaijan - State Water Rescue Service of AzerbaijanGreat Britain - [http://www.surflifesaving.org.uk/ Surf Life Saving Association of Great Britain]Sweden - Swedish Life Saving SocietySwitzerland - Swiss Lifesaving SocietyIsrael - The Israeli Association for Bathing, Drowning Prevention and LifesavingTurkey - Turkish Underwater Sports FederationCzech Republic - Water Rescue Service - Czech Red CrossSlovakia - Water Rescue Service of Slovak Red CrossUkraine - Water Rescue Society of UkraineExternal links
* [http://www.ilsf.org International Life Saving Federation - homepage]
* [http://www.sosaragon.com Federación Aragonesa de Socorrismo y Salvamento]
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