Sport
Life saving has become a growing sport in many countries. The sport can be played indoors in swimming pools or outside on beaches, in the same way that you get pool lifeguards and beach lifeguards. Life saving sport is the only sport in the world that has a humanitarian purpose; to train better life savers and life guards.
The World Governing body for life saving sport is the International Life Saving Federation. Each nation within has a national governing body. In some nations (including the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand) there are numerous governing bodies associated to the International Life Saving Federation. This is often due to various components of life saving within a nation being focused on by separate organisations. (e.g. Royal Life Saving Society focusing mainly on pool safety and Surf Life Saving Association focusing on beach safety.)
Every two years the International Life Saving Federation organises the Lifesaving World Championships, called 'Rescue' Series.
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—Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)