World Drowning Prevention Day 2022
Drowning is still a serious and huge problem in Europe. More than 23.000 people die every year in the water. Anyone can drown – no one should! We can all…
Articles by Anette Dreyer
ILSE Board of Directors meeting 2022
The ILSE Board of Directors met for the annual meeting in presence in Bydgoszcz, Poland, June 10-12, 2022. The meeting took place combined with the Water Safety Congress of the…
ILSE Commissions Meetings May 2022 in Antwerp, Belgium
The Commissions of ILSE met for the annual meetings in Antwerp, Belgium, May 20-21, 2022. The Member of the Drowning Prevention, Sport, Rescue and Management and Administration Commissions discussed about…
Croatian Red Cross published First Aid Manuel
Croatian Red Cross published “First Aid at Sea Manual” called „Protect Yourself, Others and the Adriatic” that is aligned with the latest guidelines of the European Resuscitation Council. Silvana Radovanovic,…
Return of the Portuguese Lifesaving Sport
On the return of the national lifesaving spor championship – pool sector, on May 8, 2022 in the municipal swimming pools of Coruche, after 2 years of interregnum due to…
Ukraine refugees and water safety/swimming
The ILSE working group Migrants and Refugees of the Drowning Prevention Commission expects that refugees from Ukraine probably do not have much knowledge about the water safety and the expected…
ILSE starts fundraising for our lifesavers in Ukraine
The International Life Saving Federation of Europe ILSE strongly deplores and condemns the invasion of the sovereign state of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. Now ILSE starts fundraising activities to support…
Restart of the ILSE Europe Cup 2022
The ILSE Sport Commission restarts the Europe Cup in 2022 Several competitions, organized under the ILSE Europe Cup, were cancelled due to the Covid19-pandemic in the past two years. Only…
ILS/ILSE statement about the situation in Ukraine
The International Life Saving Federation (ILS) strongly deplores and condemns the invasion of the sovereign state of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The Russian Lifesaving Society (VOSVOD), which is a…
Orange Cup 2021
ILSE Member KNBRD (The Netherlands) organised the Orange Cup at the end of November 2021. Please follow this link to find a foto session (done by Manfred Buttke, Germany, approved…