Competition is held in beach, surf and pool events

Junior lifesavers aged between 5years and 13years of age are known as ‘nippers’

The purpose of the International Life Saving Federation is to prevent drowning

In 1954, shortly after her coronation, Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth and her husband His Royal Highness Prince Philip conducted their first official tour of Australia. Coinciding with a Surf Championships on Bondi Beach, the Queen and Prince Philip overstayed their visit to Bondi by 45 minutes just so they could watch the races!

The first surf reel was designed in March 1907 by members of the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club

Pillow fights, egg and spoon races, chariot races and games of tug of war were also common features of Australian surf carnivals for much of the twentieth century

During the nineteenth century Australian Legislation banned bathing in public between the hours of 6am and 8pm, restricting such pursuits to early mornings, or unpopular beaches

The sport of Life Saving was originally based around activities aimed to develop lifesavers skills, knowledge and techniques