# Lifesaving at the 2009 World Games

The lifesaving events at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung was played between 23 and 25 July. 96 athletes from 8 nations participated in the tournament. The competition took place in Kaohsiung Swimming Pool for pool events and in Sizihwan Bay for beach events. For both men and women, there were four individual events in pool lifesaving, three individual events in beach lifesaving, and an overall team event combining five non-medal team and relay events in pool and beach disciplines.

## Participating nations

* Australia (13)
* China (11)
* Chinese Taipei (12)
* France (12)
* Germany (12)
* Italy (12)
* New Zealand (12)
* South Africa (12)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | China | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |

## Events
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m manikin carry details | Federico Pinotti Italy | Florian Laclaustra France | Giovanni Legnani Italy |
| 100 m manikin carry with fins details | Simone Procaccia Italy | Zhang Jiawen China | Nicola Ferrua Italy |
| 100 m rescue medley details | Federico Pinotti Italy | Giovanni Legnani Italy | Andrew Bowden Australia |
| 200 m obstacle swim details | Zhang Enjian China | Federico Pinotti Italy | Benjamin Bilski Germany |
| Board race details | Dan Moodie New Zealand | Hugh Dougherty Australia | Shannon Eckstein Australia |
| Ocean details | Shannon Eckstein Australia | Hugh Dougherty Australia | Ryan Brennan South Africa |
| Surf race details | Chris Allum Australia | Glenn Anderson New Zealand | Federico Pinotti Italy |
| Team overall details | Italy Nicola Ferrua Diego Giuglar Giovanni Legnani Federico Pinotti Simone Procaccia Germano Proietti | Australia Chris Allum Andrew Bowden Hugh Dougherty Shannon Eckstein Luke Harper Mitchell Parkes | Shared silver |
| Team overall details | Italy Nicola Ferrua Diego Giuglar Giovanni Legnani Federico Pinotti Simone Procaccia Germano Proietti | New Zealand Glenn Anderson John Gatfield Mike Janes Steven Kent Dan Moodie Matt Sutton | Shared silver |
* ↑ The overall team event combined results in five non-medal team events to determine the final ranking: 4x50m obstacle relay, 4x25m manikin carry, 4x50m medley relay, rescue tube race and board rescue race.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m manikin carry details | Isabella Cerquozzi Italy | Gao Yuting China | He Qian China |
| 100 m manikin carry with fins details | Song Jianrong China | Huang Jiefen China | Marcella Prandi Italy |
| 100 m rescue medley details | Gao Yuting China | Sarah Windsor Australia | He Qian China |
| 200 m obstacle swim details | Lu Ying China | Yang Jieqiao China | Yang Chin-kuei Chinese Taipei |
| Board race details | Nikki Cox New Zealand | Naomi Flood Australia | Madison Boon New Zealand |
| Ocean details | Naomi Flood Australia | Kristyl Smith Australia | Nikki Cox New Zealand |
| Surf race details | Kristyl Smith Australia | Naomi Flood Australia | Ayla Dunlop-Barrett New Zealand |
| Team overall details | Germany Katrin Altmann Fabienne Göller Aline Hundt Stephanie Kasperski Julia Schatz Stefanie Schoder | Australia Naomi Flood Felysia Konakoff Jennifer Parry Kristyl Smith Terri Sullivan Sarah Windsor | China Gao Yuting He Qian Huang Jiefen Lu Ying Song Jianrong Yang Jieqiao |
| Team overall details | Germany Katrin Altmann Fabienne Göller Aline Hundt Stephanie Kasperski Julia Schatz Stefanie Schoder | Australia Naomi Flood Felysia Konakoff Jennifer Parry Kristyl Smith Terri Sullivan Sarah Windsor | Italy Isabella Cerquozzi Marta Mozzanica Chiara Pidello Marcella Prandi Elena Prelle |
* ↑ The overall team event combined results in five non-medal team events to determine the final ranking: 4x50m obstacle relay, 4x25m manikin carry, 4x50m medley relay, rescue tube race and board rescue race.