Rescue 2010 Lifesaving World Championships

The first Lifesaving World Championships took place in 1910 under the responsibility of the Fédération Internationale de Sauvetage Aquatique (FIS). They were were organised on an annual basis and were pool and open water competitions.

At the creation of World Life Saving (WLS) in 1974, beach and surf competitions took place on a regular basis. Starting from 1981 the event became globalised through the 'Rescue Series'.

• Rescue 1981 - Bali - Indonesia
• Rescue 1984 - Hawaii - United States
• Rescue 1986 - Vancouver - Canada
• Rescue 1988 - Southport - Australia
• Rescue 1990 - Lubeck & Travemunde - Germany
• Rescue 1992 - Shimoda - Japan

Ever since the merger in 1994 of FIS and WLS into ILS, the Lifesaving World Championships are organised under the authority of ILS.

• Rescue 1994 - Cardiff & Newquay - Great Britain
• Rescue 1996 - Durban - South Africa
• Rescue 1998 - Auckland - New Zealand
• Rescue 2000 - Sydney - Australia
• Rescue 2002 - Daytona Beach & Orlando - United States
• Rescue 2004 - Viareggio - Italy
• Rescue 2006 - Geelong & Lorne - Australia
• Rescue 2008 - Berlin & Warnemunde - Germany
• Rescue 2010 - Alexandria - Egypt
• Rescue 2012 - Adelaide - Australia