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Representative Teams
A pathway to perform. Representative teams bring together the state’s top lifesavers, providing opportunities to train, compete and represent at the highest levels.
Overview
Being selected for a Representative Team allows pool lifesaving athletes to compete at domestic and international events while representing their Club, State/Territory, or Country. It also provides access to elite coaching, leadership development, mentoring, and potential funding opportunities. To be eligible, athletes must be Royal Life Saving (or Surf Life Saving for SLSA teams) members, hold a current Lifesaving Award, and attend selection events.
NSW State Team Selection
Royal Life Saving NSW selects a State Team each year to compete at the Australian Pool Life Saving Championships (APLSC), where athletes from across the country race to qualify for the Australian Lifesaving Team. NSW teams have consistently showcased top talent, achieving outstanding individual and team results.
To be considered, athletes must submit personal best times from RLSSA-sanctioned competitions within the last three years (including approved SLSA Championships) via an Expression of Interest form for Selection Committee review.
Australian Life Saving Team
The Australian Life Saving Team is comprised of three squads - Youth, Pathway and Open, with top performing athletes in each discipline (pool, open water/craft and beach) selected to contest the biennial World Lifesaving Championships and other national team competitions within the two-year World Lifesaving Championship campaign.
In addition to traveling around Australia and abroad, selection to the ALT provides athletes with development and leadership opportunities in and out of the pool including access to high performance coaches and athletes, mentoring, national and international competition and touring, training and development camps, and depending on the level of representation access to individual sporting grants and funding.
To be eligible for representative teams, athletes must be a member of Royal Life Saving or Surf Life Saving, hold a current lifesaving award, and attend selection events that may include state or national championships, time trials or selection camps.
