Information on lifesaving courses and lifesaving sport competitions Singapore
Mention lifesaving and the first thought that comes into most people’s minds is a lifeguard saving someone in distress. Actually, that’s just a part of lifesaving. Lifesaving has now also become one of the largest sporting events in Australia and other countries.
Lifesaving competitions takes two forms – open water, held on a beach; and still water, held at a swimming pool.
Read more here: https://www.redsports.sg/2008/07/17/life-saving/
Recently, it was announced that Brisbane, Australia will be hosting the 2032 Summer Olympic Games. This has gathered a lot of chatter in the lifesaving community to include Lifesaving as an demonstration sport at the 2032 Games.
Surf Lifesaving is no stranger to the Australian community and the petition has already gotten 3000 signatures since it was posted. The purpose of the petition is to seek recognition for the complete Surf Lifesaving movement by executing it as a demonstration sport at the 2032 Summer Olympic Games.
In the past, back in the early 2000s, Surf Lifesaving came close to being an Olympic Sport. However, many have argued that not all countries have beaches. Fast forward to 2021, sports like surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing has all made it’s debut.
Want to see Surf Lifesaving at the 2032 Olympics? Sign the petition below!
This week, we have our first batch of Junior Seal students who attained their Junior Seals 1 certification! With their knowledge and skills, the students are able to execute the reach, throw, wade and accompanied rescue! On top of that, the students also learnt obstacle swim and manikin carry!
Congratulations to our Junior Seals 1 students!
We commemorate the first World Drowning Prevention Day (WDPD) on 25 July 2021. Anyone can drown, no one should. Check out the video put out by World Health Organisation (WHO) to promote WDPD.
#wdpd2021
Being from Singapore, sports has never been the priority. Many of us would tend to put our academics before our sports. This is even more prevalent in “unknown” sports like Lifesaving where Direct School Admissions (DSAs) is non-existent. So, why take up lifesaving? What does the sport pathway look like in Singapore? Here’s what it looks like:
For more information about the Junior Seals Lifesaving Programme or Lifesaving sport in Singapore, please feel free to reach out.
Meet Bobby, the trusty orange Manikin 
Bobby is used often to train and prepare lifesavers for real-life rescues, weighing approximately 50kg when fully filled! Therefore, it makes carrying Bobby a vital skill in lifesaving sport! The two most common methods seen in competition is the freestyle and back carry.
Which is you prefer? Comment below!
Pool Lifesaving // Still Waters Did you know that there are a total of 11 different events in the still water competitions?
1. 200m Obstacle Swim Race (Individual)
2. 4 x 50m Obstacle Swim Race Relay
3. 50m Manikin Carry (Individual)
4. 100m Manikin Carry with fins (Individual)
5. 4 x 25m Manikin Relay
6. 12.5m Line throw
7. 100m Rescue Medley (Individual)
8. 4 x 50m Medley Relay
9. 200m Super Lifesaver (Individual)
10. 100m Manikin tow with Torpedo tube and fins (Individual)
11. Mixed pool lifesaver Relay
Did you get it all?
At the start of the month, we officially launched our Junior Seals Lifesaving Programme! It’s refreshing to see young lifesavers in the making 
Find out more about the Torpedo Junior Seals Lifesaving Programme here: https://www.torpedoswim.com.sg/programs.html
What exactly is Lifesaving Sport? The primary intend of the sport is to advocate lifesavers in the development, maintenance and improvement of crucial physical and mental ability demanded to save lives in the aquatic environment.
This makes every lifesaver well verse in all the elements; from the pool to the ocean. Read up more about the sport here: http://lifesaving.sg
Take it from the next generation of Lifesavers!
Lifesaving Singapore 