COMPETITION HANDBOOK
The Australian Pool Life Saving Championships will be conducted under the RLSSA Competition Handbook 2023 Edition. The linked edition replaces all previous editions.
SANCTIONING
The Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships will be conducted as an International Life Saving Federation (ILS) sanctioned competition.
The RLSSA Competition Handbook incorporates all technical rules and bulletins included in the 2023 ILS Competition Rulebook, launched 1 June 2023. The changes to the previous edition are detailed in the Preface Section at the front of the new ILS Competition Rulebook
ANTI-DOPING
The World Anti-Doping Code came into effect in January 2021 with recent additions to the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods and the 2025 Monitoring Program coming into effect 1 January 2025. A Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes can be found on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) website.
ILS anti-doping information can be found here on their website. The ILS Anti-Doping Rules and Anti-Doping Education Bulletin are linked below.
It is the responsibility of athletes, coaches, officials, administrators and support personnel to be aware of and understand their obligations under the Code. Further information and a summary of changes in the 2021 Code can be found here on the Sport Integrity Australia website.
It is recommended that all Royal Life Saving members and APLSC participants complete the Anti-Doping Fundamentals online course (previously Anti-Doping Level 1). This course is free but requires registration to the Sport Integrity Australia e-learning platform.
