- Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships
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The Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships is an international event where swimmers from around the Commonwealth take part in lifesaving sport events.
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The Royal Lifesaving Society.
Patron: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Commonwealth President: HRH Prince Michael Of Kent GCVO
Deputy Commonwealth President: Neville Bayfield OAM
Commonwealth Secretary: John B. Long
RLSS Commonwealth Sport Committee
Greg Mclennan, Australia (Chair)
Ronnie Claudin, United Kingdom
George Clearwater, New Zealand
Carol Devaux, St. Lucia
Doug Ferguson, Canada
John Julyan, South Africa
Barbara Kusanto, Canada
Adrian Lole, United Kingdom
John Long, Commonwealth Secretary
Purushottam Sharma, India.
In the Championships, any one from the Commonwealth can enter. The championship's teams are located in two different Divisions (Division I And Division II).:
Division 1 'Nations Australia Isle of Man Singapore Canada New Zealand South Africa England Northern Ireland Wales Guernsey Scotland Division 2 'Nations Anguilla Guyana Papua New Guinea Antigua & Barbuda India St. Helena Bahamas Jamaica St. Kitts & Nevis Bangladesh Jersey St. Lucia Barbados Kenya St. Vincent & The Grenadines Belize Kiribati Samoa Bermuda Lesotho Seychelles Botswana Malawi Sierra Leone British Virgin Islands Malaysia Solomon Islands Brunei Maldives Sri Lanka Cameroon Malta Swaziland Cayman Islands Mauritius Tanzania Cook Islands Montserrat Tonga Cyprus Mozambique Trinidad & Tobago Dominica Namibia Turks & Caicos Falkland Islands Nauru Tuvalu Fiji Nigeria Uganda Gambia Niue Vanuatu Ghana Norfolk Island Zambia Gibraltar Pakistan Zimbabwe Grenada Each team may send 4 Competitors, One Male team, and One Female Team. The Teams may also send a "Development Team" Every Member of the team 'MUST be 16 years old + on the start day of the championships. Each Championship has their own Race Events:
Division I Division II Race Event. Max Entries Per Team. Race Event. Max Entries Per Team. 200m Obstacle Swim 2 Competitors 100m Obstacle Swim 2 Competitors 50m Manikin Carry 2 Competitors Rescue Medley 2 Competitors 100m Manikin Carry With Fins 2 Competitors 100m Manikin Carry With Fins 2 Competitors 100m Manikin Tow with Fins 2 Competitors 100m Manikin Tow with Fins 2 Competitors 200m Superlifesaver 2 Competitors 100m Superlifesaver 2 Competitors Line Throw 2 Teams Line Throw 2 Teams 4 x 25m Manikin Relay 1 Team ( 4 members ) 4 x 50m Obstacle Swim 1 Team ( 4 Members ) 4 x 50m Obstacle Swim 1 Team ( 4 Members ) 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1 Team ( 4 Members ) 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1 Team ( 4 Members ) Stimulated Emergency Response 1 Team ( 4 Members ) Stimulated Emergency Response 1 Team ( 4 Members ) Scoring Place Points Place Points Place Points Place Points 1st 20 5th 13 9th 8 13th 4 2nd 18 6th 12 10th 7 14th 2 3rd 16 7th 11 11th 6 15th 2 4th 14 8th 10 12th 5 16th 1 Competitors Oath: In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall respect and abide by the rules of this championship, competing with a spirit of sportsmanship and fair play.
Officials Oath: In the name of all officials, I promise that we shall officiate in this Championship with the impartially, honoring the rules which govern this competition and the spirit of fair play which inspires them.
Official Opening Declaration: On behalf of the royal life saving society, I declare these Championships officially open.
Durban 2003
The first championships were held in Durban, South Africa in 2003. Amongst the competitors was a team from Hong Kong
Bath 2006
The second championships were held in Bath, Somerset, England from 24 September to 29 September 2006.
National Team Scores Country Points Australia 458 South Africa 439 Canada 415 England 320 Wales 314 N Ireland 220 Scotland 178 Jersey 177 National Development Team Scores Country Points South Africa 497 Canada 455 Australia 435 England 399 N Ireland 192 Edmonton 2009
The 2009 Commonwealth Pool Lifesaving Championships took place in Edmonton, Canada.
The Conference took place between the 9th of June and the 11th of June, with the Championships taking place between the 12th and the 14th of June.
The venue of the Championships was The Kinsmen Sports Center.
Competition Pool
The Kinsmen Sports Centre is one of the world's finest fitness and recreation facilities. Located in Edmonton's beautiful river valley, the centre offers facilities for many sports. It is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton. This swimming complex was built for the 1978 Commonwealth Games. The facility was upgraded in 1998 and again in 2006. It has hosted major sport events including international water polo championships, the 1983 University Games and World Cup Swimming from 1998 to 2001.
Competition pool: 10 lanes, 50 m long x 25 m wide with a depth of 2 to 2.3 m Warm-up pool: 50 m long x 13 m wide with a depth of 1.1 to 1.4 m; bulkhead at 25 m (twelve 25 m lanes)
Website : www.rlss2009.com [1]
Categories:- Commonwealth sport
- Lifesaving
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