Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships

The Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships have been conducted in various forms since 1965. Originally held every two years, since 1987 they are now held annually and consist of 3 days of pool competition combining the Under 14 and the Senior Competition. A Representative team is chosen yearly at the Championships called the Aussie Barra's (after the Barramundi fish - an aggressive fresh and saltwater fish found in Australian waters). A Junior Aussie Barra team (Under 16) and Silver Aussie Barra Team (Under 19) are also selected and attend the annual Intensive Training Camp and various selected International Competitions throughout the year.

RLSSA_National_Championship_Records_-_Jan_09.rtf (101KB)

RLSSA_National_Records_-_Jan_09.rtf (99KB)

2010 Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships (Long Course) 21-23.01.10

The 2010 APLSC was conducted at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, ACT from 21-23 January 2010.

The photos from the 2010 Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships are now available on website : www.energyimages.com.au

The direct link is: http://www.energyimages.com.au/v/RLSSA/2010+National+Pool+Championships/

Results from the Championships are available below:

Under_14_Results1.pdf (53KB)

APLSC 10 - Day 1 Results (50KB)

APLSC 10 Day 2 Results (230KB)

APLSC 10 - Day 3 Results (57KB)

Initiatives_and_CPR_marks2.pdf (259KB)

Overall_Pointscores.pdf (198KB)

Under 14 Overall Results (134KB)

Trophy_HoldersAPLSC10.pdf (265KB)

Event_Program_(Daily)_APLSC_2010.doc (153KB)

2009 Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships (Long Course)

The 2009 APLSC were held at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, ACT from 14 - 17 January 2009.

Photo: Lucas Wroe/Sporting Images Australia

The most outstanding Australian Pool Life Saving Championships ever conducted

The recent 2009 Australian Pool Life Saving Championships conducted at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra have been described as the most outstanding Pool Life Saving Championships ever conducted in Australia.

Based on a comparison of the recent World Life Saving Championships National Teams competition held in Germany, the results at these Australian Championships would have seen an incredible twenty seven performances make the A Finals, which is the eight top ranked positions in the world. Leading the charge of Royal Life Saving athletes whose times would have won medals at the World Championships was Jess Brown from WA who would have won the women's 200m Super Life Saver by an incredible 2 seconds. Silver medals would have been won by Sarah Windsor in the women's 100m medley and the 50m manikin rescue, Andrew Bowden in the men's 50m manikin carry and Jane Cooper in the women's 50m manikin carry. Bronze medals would have been won by Jenny Parry in the women's 200m Super Life Saver and Mitch Parkes and Andrew Bowden in the men's 100m manikin carry.

The most notable features of the Championships was the NSW team winning the Interstate Pointscore Trophy for a phenomenal seven years in a row and an incredible 16 National Records being set, this charge was led by Sarah Windsor who set an incredible six records in both the Open and Masters age groups and Andrew Bowden with four individual records and two relay records in the open category.

Not only were the performances of the athletes of world standards, the conducting of the Championships by National Sport Development Officer, Penny Hodgers and assisted by Chief Carnival Referee, Roz Grey and her team of world class officials also contributed to these Championships being of worlds best practice.

National Director of Sport, Gray Parkes stated, "the 2009 Australian Pool Life Saving Championships were the best ever conducted in this country and the standard of competition was the best ever seen at a national Championships based on World Championship results."

Following the competition at the presentation night, the national under 16 team affectionately known as the Junior Barra's was announced to compete in the Arafura Games in May and the national under 19 team, known as the Silver Barra's was also announced to attend an intensive training clinic to be held later in the year. Other highlights of the presentation night was the announcement of the Elite Athlete Squad from which the Aussie Barras team will be selected to compete in the Commonwealth Championships held in Canada this coming June and both Sarah Windsor and Andrew Bowden being presented with their winners cheques from the 2008/9 Pool Life Saving Grand Prix Series.

Photos by Lucas Wroe from the Championship can be viewed at http://sportingimages.com.au/gallery2008/2009poolswim/

Results

Under 14 Results (109KB)

Full_Event_Results_-_Senior_Competition_APLSC09.dot (648KB)

Trophy_HoldersAPLSC09.doc (101KB)

Overall_Pointscore_Results__APLSC09_Final.doc (191KB)

General Information

Australian_Pool_Life_Saving_Championships_FAQ_2009.doc (636KB)

Program Outline (67KB)

2008 Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships (Long Course)

The 2008 APLSC were held at Caboolture Aquatic Centre, Caboolture, Queensland from 17 - 20 January 2008.

Results

CPR Results (16KB)

Initiative Results (17KB)

Senior Results Day 1-2-3-4 (102KB)

Under 14 Results (18KB)

Overall_Results2.pdf (12KB)

Frequently Asked Questions

A comprehensive overview of the 2008 APLSC, which includes the What, Where, Why, When and Who, follows:

APLSC - Frequently Asked Questions (195KB)

Australian Draft System (427KB) - any athlete or State / Territory wishing to apply for the Australian Draft please fill in the form in Appendix I of the RLSSA Competition Handbook and return to the National Office by the 20th December 2007.

Event Program Outline (11KB)

2007 Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships (Short Course)

The inaugural APLSC (Short Course) will be held at the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, Ryde, New South Wales on the 15th July 2007. Entries are now open.

aplsc_short_course_results_july_07.doc (51KB)