List of world records in life saving

The world records in life saving are ratified by ILS,^[1] the International Life Saving Federation. Records can be set by registered competitors in the open category, as well as in youth and masters age groups.^[2] Youth ranges from 15 to 18 years of age. Masters start at age 30, and competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups to promote fair competition. The 100m Obstacle Swim is an event only available to senior masters (50 years and above).^[3]

Men

200m Obstacle Swim

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	01'53.16	Bradley Woodward	Australia	National Team	22.11.2019	Warendorf	^[4]
Youth	01'56.74	Zac Reid	New Zealand	National Team	24.11.2018	Adelaide	^[5]
Masters M30	01'56.18	Kent Steven	New Zealand	Black Fins Squad	23.06.2018	Eindhoven	^[6]
Masters M35	02'04.12	Naoya Hirano	Japan	Yamagata Lifesaving	30.10.2021	Shizuoka
Masters M40	02'12.55	David Locke	Australia	Coogee	10.11.2012	Adelaide
Masters M45	02'12.29	Marcello Tonelli	Spain	Club Natacion Martianez	26.02.2021	Alicante	^[7]
Masters M50	02'18.03	Randall Eickhoff	USA	California SLA	02.09.2016	Eindhoven
Masters M55	02'25.08	Stephen Fry	Australia	BMD Northcliffe SLSC	07.08.2015	Gold Coast

50m Manikin Carry

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	00'27.27	Wieck Danny	Germany	National Team	22.07.2017	Wroclaw	^[8]
Youth	00'29.35	Simone Locchi	Italy	In Sport Rane Rosee	24.04.2022	Milan
Masters M30	00'28.80	Wieck Danny	Germany	DLRG Anklam	26.03.2022	Warendorf
Masters M35	00'30.70	Sebastián Rodriguez	Argentina	YMCA Salvamento Argentina	22.09.2022	Riccione	^[9]
Masters M40	00'33.73	Marc Kiemann	Germany	DLRG Bermatingen-Markdorf	17.09.2019	Riccione
Masters M45	00'34.62	Toshiyuki Tamura	Japan	Choshi Lifesaving	30.10.2021	Shizuoka
Masters M50	00'34.49	Thomas Janßen	Germany	DLRG Alpen	17.09.2019	Riccione	^[10]
Masters M55	00'37.63	Michael Meik	Germany	DLRG Gelsenkirchen	27.09.2015	Alicante
Masters M60	00'38.06	Michael Meik	Germany	DLRG Gelsenkirchen	17.09.2019	Riccione
Masters M65	00'45.08	Grant Simpson	Australia	Grange SLSC	04.07.2021	Adelaide
Masters M70	00'49.67	Jozef Rozalski	Poland	Zyrardow WOPR	03.09.2016	Eindhoven

100m Manikin Carry with Fins

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	00'44.04	Jan Malkowski	Germany	DLRG Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock	26.05.2019	Magdeburg	^[11]
Youth	00'45.96	Marco Hetfeld	Germany	DLRG Schwerte	26.05.2019	Magdeburg
Masters M30	00'46.11	Kent Steven	New Zealand	National Team	01.12.2019	Eindhoven
Masters M35	00'48.13	Mateusz Szurmiej	Poland	National Team	15.09.2021	Castellon de la Plana
Masters M40	00'52.54	Jean-Baptiste Gimie	France	ES Marseille	26.05.2017	Alicante
Masters M45	00'52.67	Thorsten Sonsmann	Germany	DLRG Region Uetersen	18.09.2019	Riccione
Masters M50	00'55.23	Norbert Haaser	Germany	DLRG Bermatingen-Markdorf	27.09.2015	Alicante
Masters M55	00'55.62	Heiko Venohr	Germany	DLRG Gelsenkirchen	23.06.2018	Eindhoven
Masters M60	01'00.00	Michael Meik	Germany	DLRG Gelsenkirchen	18.09.2019	Riccione	^[12]
Masters M65	01'09.56	Grant Simpson	Australia	Grange SLSC	04.07.2021	Adelaide
Masters M70	01'21.85	Joel Gitelson	USA	Los Angeles County Lifeguards	18.11.2018	Adelaide

100m Manikin Tow with Fins

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	00'49.02	Jacopo Musso	Italy	Rari Nantes Torino	22.07.2017	Wroclaw	^[13]
Youth	00'49.77	Tom Durager	France	Tournefeuille Sauvetage Nautique	21.08.2023	Gorzów Wielkopolski
Masters M30	00'50.02	Kevin Lehr	Germany	Luckenwalde	05.09.2021	Berlin
Masters M35	00'55.01	Ronnie Dalsgaard	Denmark	National Team	17.11.2018	Adelaide	^[14]
Masters M40	00'57.04	Adam Moore	Australia	West Lifesaving Club	10.01.2020	Perth
Masters M45	00'57.33	Adam Moore	Australia	West Lifesaving Club	23.10.2021	Perth
Masters M50	01'00.91	Norbert Haaser	Germany	Bermatingen-Markdorf	17.09.2016	Eindhoven
Masters M55	01'03.31	Heiko Venohr	Germany	Gelsenkirchen	23.06.2018	Eindhoven
Masters M60	01'08.31	Michael Meik	Germany	Gelsenkirchen	17.09.2019	Riccione
Masters M65	01'10.89	Robert Read	Canada	Narval Sauvetage Sportif	01.06.2019	Markham, Ontario
Masters M70	01'19.67	Doug Bishop	Australia	St. Laurent Complex	03.09.2016	Eindhoven

200m Super Lifesaver

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	02'04.33	Federico Gilardi	Italy	National Team	23.04.2017	Milan	^[15]
Youth	02'10.02	Davide Cremonini	Italy	GS Vigili del Fuoco G. Salza Torino	25.04.2022	Milan
Masters M30	02'07.68	Federico Pinotti	Italy	National Team	21.11.2015	Warendorf	^[16]
Masters M35	02'21.06	Daniele Battegazzore	Italy	Swimming Club Alessandria	11.06.2017	Riccione
Masters M40	02'28.70	Christophe Attrait	France	Biarritz Sauvetage Cotier	30.05.2019	Tarbes
Masters M45	02'31.61	Christophe Attrait	France	Biarritz Sauvetage Cotier	13.05.2021	Tarbes
Masters M50	02'42.90	Lionel Solari	France	Biarritz Sauvetage Cotier	13.05.2021	Tarbes

100m Rescue Medley

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	00'57.66	Francesco Ippolito	Italy	Gorizia Nuoto	27.01.2021	Lignano Sabbiadoro	^[17]
Youth	01'00.72	Simone Locchi	Italy	In Sport Rane Rosse	22.05.2021	Riccione
Masters M30	01'00.63	Federico Pinotti	Italy	National Team	22.11.2014	Warendorf
Masters M35	01'05.91	Naoya Hirano	Japan	Yamagata Lifesaving	30.10.2021	Shizuoka
Masters M40	01'12.40	Christophe Attrait	France	Biarritz Sauvetage Cotier	06.04.2018	Tarbes
Masters M45	01'13.64	Marcello Tonelli	Spain	Club Natacion Martianez	28.02.2021	Alicante	^[18]
Masters M50	01'13.93	Thomas Janßen	Germany	Alpen	28.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M55	01'43.92	Robert Ubeda	France	Club Sauvetage Secourisme du Muretain	06.04.2018	Tarbes
Masters M60	01'40.89	Grant Simpson	Australia	West Beach Surf Life Saving Club	07.07.2019	Adelaide
Masters M65	01'38.30	Grant Simpson	Australia	Grange SLSC	03.07.2021	Adelaide

100m Obstacle Swim

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue
Masters M50	01'07.05	Randall Eickhoff	USA	California SLA	01.06.2019	Markham, Ontario
Masters M55	01'05.15	Michael Meik	Germany	Gelsenkirchen	14.09.2014	Montpellier
Masters M60	01'06.45	Paul Blackbeard	Australia	BMD Northcliffe SLSC	10.01.2021	Perth
Masters M65	01'13.11	Grant Simpson	Australia	Grange SLSC	04.07.2021	Adelaide
Masters M70	01'23.04	Joel Gitelson	USA	Los Angeles County Lifeguards	16.11.2018	Adelaide

Women

200m Obstacle Swim

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue
Open	02'01.88	Lu Ying	China	National Team	23.07.2009	Kaohsiung
Youth	02'04.32	Giulia Vetrano	Italy	Centro Nuoto Nichelino	21.05.2021	Riccione
Masters M30	02'10.14	Zsuzsanna Jakabos	Hungary	National Team	13.09.2021	Castellon de la Plana
Masters M35	02'19.80	Kristyl Smith	Australia	BMD Northcliffe SLSC	16.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M40	02'25.18	Dori Miller	Australia	Bondi Surf Life Saving Club	16.08.2013	Brisbane
Masters M45	02'25.41	Dori Miller	Australia	Bondi Surf Life Saving Club	16.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M50	02'27.19	Norma Cahill	Ireland	National Team	14.02.2016	Limerick

50m Manikin Carry

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	00'32.69	Nina Holt	Germany	DLRG Harsewinkel	06.05.2023	Stuttgart
Youth	00'34.04	Nina Holt	Germany	National Team	20.02.2021	Warendorf
Masters M30	00'33.98	Kerstin Lange	Germany	DLRG Harsewinkel	26.03.2022	Warendorf
Masters M35	00'35.44	Aurelie Romanini	Belgium	Blocry BOUST	24.04.2022	Seraing
Masters M40	00'39.75	Jeanette Libera-Körner	Germany	DLRG Berlin-Charlottenburg/Wilmersdorf	18.11.2016	Warendorf
Masters M45	00'40.38	Jeanette Libera-Körner	Germany	DLRG Berlin-Charlottenburg/Wilmersdorf	17.09.2019	Riccione
Masters M50	00'42.84	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	15.11.2012	Adelaide	^[19]
Masters M55	00'42.40	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	16.01.2016	Gold Coast
Masters M60	00'42.49	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	17.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M65	00'59.14	Evelyn Schoppenhauer	Germany	DLRG Hagen	15.09.2014	Montpellier
Masters M70	00'59.72	Ute Hole	Germany	DLRG Remagen	15.09.2014	Montpellier

100m Manikin Carry with Fins

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	00'49.30	Lucrezia Fabretti	Italy	In Sport Rane Rosse	23.04.2022	Milan
Youth	00'49.33	Lucrezia Fabretti	Italy	National Team	22.09.2019	Riccione
Masters M30	00'54.06	Anneloes Peulen	Holland	National Team	04.08.2015	Swansea
Masters M35	00'59.99	Lisa Ferguson	Australia	Tweed Heads Coolangatta SLSC	12.01.2019	Sydney
Masters M40	01'02.01	Stefanie Adam	Germany	LV Württemberg	18.09.2019	Riccione
Masters M45	01'06.51	Simona Pognant	Italy	Vigili del Fuoco Grosseto	26.05.2017	Alicante
Masters M50	01'08.00	Norma Cahill	Ireland	National Team	14.02.2015	Limerick	^[20]
Masters M55	01'14.05	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	17.01.2015	Hobart
Masters M60	01'12.41	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	18.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M65	01'29.70	Pam Stanley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	18.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M70	01'44.84	Ute Hole	Germany	National Team	14.09.2014	Montpellier

100m Manikin Tow with Fins

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref	Video
Open	00'55.40	Federica Volpini	Italy	GS Fiamme Oro Roma	25.05.2019	Riccione	^[21]
Youth	00'58.64	Lola Caballero Fuset	Spain	National Team	13.09.2021	Castellon de la Plana
Masters M30	00'58.78	Magalie Rousseau	France	Entente Nautique Albigeoise	06.04.2018	Tarbes
Masters M35	01'02.32	Nele Vanbuel	Belgium	Nelaur Barveaux	13.11.2021	Antwerp
Masters M40	01'06.33	Claudine Roemen	Holland	RB Echt	12.11.2016	Eindhoven
Masters M45	01'08.20	Lisa Brown	Canada	Ottawa Beaches LSC	17.11.2018	Adelaide		video
Masters M50	01'11.01	Norma Cahill	Ireland	National Team	14.02.2015	Limerick
Masters M55	01'10.97	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	16.01.2014	Canberra
Masters M60	01'11.54	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	18.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M65	01'28.49	Pam Stanley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	16.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M70	01'52.65	Margarete Beideck	Germany	Durlach	25.05.2017	Alicante

200m Super Lifesaver

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Video
Open	02'18.81	Paola Lanzilotti	Italy	Rari Nantes Torino	25.07.2021	Rome
Youth	02'22.32	Lani Pallister	Australia	Alexandra Headlands SLSC	23.11.2019	Warendorf	video
Masters M30	02'26.64	Magali Rousseau	France	Entente Nautique Albigeoise	06.04.2018	Tarbes
Masters M35	02'36.65	Nele Vanbuel	Belgium	Nelaur Barveaux	14.11.2021	Antwerp
Masters M40	02'53.97	Claudine Roemen	Holland	RB Echt	13.11.2016	Eindhoven
Masters M45	02'48.11	Bruna Ravera	Italy	Aquatica Torino	02.07.2016	Rome
Masters M50	02'52.59	Bruna Ravera	Italy	Aquatica Torino	04.02.2017	Riccione
Masters M55	03'05.41	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	13.01.2018	Adelaide

100m Rescue Medley

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue	Ref
Open	01'06.89	Nina Holt	Germany	DLRG Harsewinkel	07.05.2023	Stuttgart
Youth	01'10.21	Lani Pallister	Australia	Alexandra Headland SLSC	28.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M30	01'10.05	Magalie Rousseau	France	National Team	21.09.2019	Riccione	^[22]
Masters M35	01'23.32	Nele Vanbuel	Belgium	Nelaur Barveaux	09.05.2021	Bruges
Masters M40	01'23.46	Kuni Aoki	Japan	Yugawara Lifesaving Club	20.05.2018	Yokohama
Masters M45	01'30.37	Bruna Ravera	Italy	Aquatica Torino	03.07.2016	Rome
Masters M50	01'28.88	Norma Cahill	Ireland	Co Clare	10.02.2018	Limerick
Masters M55	01'31.53	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	12.01.2018	Adelaide

100m Obstacle Swim

Age group	Record	Athlete	Nation	Club	Date	Venue
Masters M50	01'09.54	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	18.01.2013	Sydney
Masters M55	01'10.70	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	16.01.2014	Canberra
Masters M60	01'09.27	Jennifer Whiteley	Australia	The Hills Swimming and Lifesaving Club	16.11.2018	Adelaide
Masters M65	01'25.32	Lenka Noitz	Germany	Ingolstadt	17.09.2019	Riccione
Masters M70	01'36.49	Ute Hole	Germany	National Team	14.09.2014	Montpellier

References

^ "World Records". International Life Saving Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Age Groups Eligibility Rules for ILS and ILSE Championships and Records". International Life Saving Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ "Lifesaving Sport Events". International Life Saving Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ Hanson, Ian (23 November 2019). "Olympic aspirants lead Aussies in stunning Lifesaving Cup opener in Germany". Swimming World Magazine.
^ "World records and gold medals all in a day's work for Kiwis at Lifesaving World Championships". Surf Life Saving New Zealand. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "The start of something extraordinary". Swimming New Zealand. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "El Martiánez, subcampeón de España Júnior de salvamento y socorrismo". El Diario. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ Shoopinsky, Natalie (25 July 2017). "Lifeguard Danny Wieck wins two world records and gold at the 2017 World Games". Wiesbaden Aktuell. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "RESULTADOS ARGENTINA RICCIONE LWC2022". EPSA. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ "First day: the record-striking Germans". Lifesaving 2019. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "DLRG determined their masters in Malkowski lifeguard with world record". Magdeburger News. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Altri 5 record, poi l'esordio in mare". Federnuoto. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ Alessandro, Tarallo (22 July 2017). "Salvamento, World Games 2017: FORZIERE DELL'ITALIA! 2 ORI e 4 medaglie. Staffetta maschile da record, trionfo Musso". OA, Il Tempio dello Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Danske og nordiske rekorder". Dansk Svommeunion. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Nuoto per salvamento: record del mondo anche per Federico Gilardi". Quotidiano Piemontese. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "German Cup. L'italia fa il bis a Warendorf". Federazione Italiana Nuoto. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Ippolito mondiale nei 100 percorso misto". Federazione Italiana Nuoto. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Festival de récords en Elche". Real Federación Española de Salvamento y Socorrismo. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Poll Life Saving just adds a whole new dimension to swimming". Royal Life Saving Australia. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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^ "Salvamento y Socorrismo - Campeonato Europeo - 2019". LosDeportes.info. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

External links

[1] "World Records". International Life Saving Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[2] "Age Groups Eligibility Rules for ILS and ILSE Championships and Records". International Life Saving Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[3] "Lifesaving Sport Events". International Life Saving Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[4] Hanson, Ian (23 November 2019). "Olympic aspirants lead Aussies in stunning Lifesaving Cup opener in Germany". Swimming World Magazine.

[5] "World records and gold medals all in a day's work for Kiwis at Lifesaving World Championships". Surf Life Saving New Zealand. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[6] "The start of something extraordinary". Swimming New Zealand. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[7] "El Martiánez, subcampeón de España Júnior de salvamento y socorrismo". El Diario. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[8] Shoopinsky, Natalie (25 July 2017). "Lifeguard Danny Wieck wins two world records and gold at the 2017 World Games". Wiesbaden Aktuell. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[9] "RESULTADOS ARGENTINA RICCIONE LWC2022". EPSA. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[10] "First day: the record-striking Germans". Lifesaving 2019. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[11] "DLRG determined their masters in Malkowski lifeguard with world record". Magdeburger News. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[12] "Altri 5 record, poi l'esordio in mare". Federnuoto. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[13] Alessandro, Tarallo (22 July 2017). "Salvamento, World Games 2017: FORZIERE DELL'ITALIA! 2 ORI e 4 medaglie. Staffetta maschile da record, trionfo Musso". OA, Il Tempio dello Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[14] "Danske og nordiske rekorder". Dansk Svommeunion. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[15] "Nuoto per salvamento: record del mondo anche per Federico Gilardi". Quotidiano Piemontese. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[16] "German Cup. L'italia fa il bis a Warendorf". Federazione Italiana Nuoto. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[17] "Ippolito mondiale nei 100 percorso misto". Federazione Italiana Nuoto. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[18] "Festival de récords en Elche". Real Federación Española de Salvamento y Socorrismo. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[19] "Poll Life Saving just adds a whole new dimension to swimming". Royal Life Saving Australia. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[20] "Two world records for Norma". The Clare Champion. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[21] Spada, Enrico (29 May 2019). "Nuoto Salvamento, Campionati Italiani 2019 Riccione. Assoluti: che spettacolo! Volpini e Fabretti: è record del mondo". OA, Il Tempio dello Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[22] "Salvamento y Socorrismo - Campeonato Europeo - 2019". LosDeportes.info. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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Men

200m Obstacle Swim

50m Manikin Carry

100m Manikin Carry with Fins

100m Manikin Tow with Fins

200m Super Lifesaver

100m Rescue Medley

100m Obstacle Swim

Women

200m Obstacle Swim

50m Manikin Carry

100m Manikin Carry with Fins

100m Manikin Tow with Fins

200m Super Lifesaver

100m Rescue Medley

100m Obstacle Swim

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