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…
Lifesaving as Olympic Sport
ILSE Corresponding Member Greek Lifesaving Sports Association published the book “Opportunities and Challenges of Lifesaving as Olympic Sport: History, Olympism, Olympic Aspiration”, authored by Stathis Avramidis, PhD, Ioannis Dimakopoulos, MSc, Ioanna…
European Lifesaving Championships 2021
The 2021 European Lifesaving Championship pool and ocean for National Teams Open and Youth in Spain took place September 10th – 18th, 2021 in Castellon de la Plana (close to…
World Drowning Prevention Day 2021
Dear members of the lifesaving family, dear Europeans This Sunday we have an occasion to celebrate together – the first World Drowning Prevention Day in 2021 ever. But it is…
ILSE mourns the high number of victims
ILSE mourns the victims of the flood disaster in regions of Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. In the past days some of the countries of ILSE Members in…
World Drowning Prevention Day 2021
International Lifesaving Federation of Europe demands at the first UN proclaimed World Drowning Prevention Day on 25th of July 2021. Stop the Death in the Water – Water Safety and…