Australian Pool Life Saving Championships

The Australian Pool Life Saving 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.

2012 Australian Pool Life Saving Championships (Long Course) 12 - 14 January 2012

Jane Cooper tube dive

The Australian Pool Life Saving Championships 2012 are being hosted at the brand-new, state-of-the-art SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Oaklands Park, Adelaide, South Australia from Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 January 2012.

Results

Day One - APLSC2012-Results-Day 1 (79KB)

A great day of racing at the APLSC2012. Congratulations to all Under 14 competitors inparticular winners Jarad Everett-Quitadamo and Sophie Richardson.

Day Two - APLSC2012-Results-Day 2 (69KB)

Fantastic performances by all! Winners from the SERC were - U16 NSW, U19 Enfield and Open - VIC!

Day Three - APLSC2012-Results-Day 3 (78KB)

Congratulations to all the Individual Age and Team winners and to NSW who took out the Interstate Championship! Thank you to all Coaches, Managers and teams who took part in APLSC 2012 and thanks also to the Officials, without their assistance the Australian Pool Life Saving Championships would not be possible!

Full Results APLSC 2012

APLSC 2012 - Overall Trophy Holders (89KB)

APLSC 2012 SERC & CPR Results (92KB)

APLSC2012 - Overall Pointscore (84KB)

Congratulations to the individual and team record holders from APLSC 2012 - 9 Championship records and 8 National records were broken at APLSC 2012.

APLSC Championship Records (Jan12) (100KB)

National Records (Jan12) (97KB)

RLSSA Officials 2012

RLSSA Officials at APLSC 2012

Photos taken by Lucas Wroe at APLSC 2012 will be available from Energy Images soon. Visit http://energyimages.com.au/v/ROYAL+LIFE+SAVING+SOCIETY+AUSTRALIA/ to order photos from the Australian Pool Life Saving Championships 2012.

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RLSSA Pool Lifesaving Records updated

RLSSA has been conducting the Australian Pool Life Saving Championships since 1965 and is proudly recognised as the original service provider of Pool Lifesaving sport in Australia.

Following extensive research by Emma MacMillan, National Sport and Events Officer, the RLSSA Pool Lifesaving records have been updated. These records include both times achieved at RLSSA Australian Pool Life Saving Championships and times achieved by RLSSA athletes at domestic and international competitions endorsed by RLSSA.

There are a number of highlights when reading through the both the Championship and National record lists. They include outstanding line throw times, records achieved by the late John Stacpoole, a true legend of RLSSA Pool Lifesaving sport and the U19 and Open 200m Obstacles time of 1.57.17 achieved by Tim Schofield at the Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships 2011 which stands as the fastest time in history by an Australian competitor.

Please refer below for the full list of both RLSSA Australian Pool Life Saving Championships and National Records.

APLSC Championship Records (Jun11) (100KB)

RLSS National Records (Oct11) (97KB)