USER GUIDELIFESAVING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSRESULTS DATABASE
v1.0 April 2021

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User GuidePage 2Introduction
Welcome to the ‘ILS Lifesaving World Championship (LWC) Results Database’.
The ILS held the first LWC Championships in September 1994 in the United Kingdom just after theformal ceremony to establish the organisation. Since then, every two years, the LWC has continued
to be held in different venues around the globe. At least one LWC has been held in every one of thefour Regions of the ILS.
The most recent was held in November 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. The LWC planned in 2020 inRiccione, Italy has been postponed to 2022 because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The delay thatwas caused by the postponement has given the ILS some time to undertake a project to collate all of
the LWC results together.
The results of all LWC Championships are a public historical record of each event. However, until
recently, a different Host Organisation was responsible each time for creating an entry and results
system to be able to process the results and publish the records. Inevitably, many different formatsand styles have been used to create the results files. With significant differences each two years it
has proved difficult to compare results from one LWC to another, and impossible to look at the historyof an individual’s participation over more than one LWC.
Now, all the final results’ files for National Teams (Open and Youth), Interclub Teams (Open andYouth) and Masters’ events have been standardised and consistently formatted for public viewing on
the ILS Website: https://www.ilsf.org/lifesaving-sport/results/
At the same time, a small team has worked hard over the last 12 months to collate the results andcreate a user database to enable individuals and teams to see their achievements across all LWCs
summarised in one place and viewed by all.
At this stage we have included all the results of the lifesaving athletes who have participated in finals
in:• National Team – Open from 1994, Youth from 2012 when this category was introduced• Interclub Team – Open from 1998 (the 1994 and 1996 complete results are not yet to hand),
Youth from 2012 when this category was introduced• Masters – all Age Groups from 1998 (the 1996 complete Masters’ results are not yet to hand)
Work continues to collate and add all Surfboat results since 1994, and IRB results since 1998.
This short User Guide shows you how to access the LWC Results Database and make the best useof it.
Access is free to anybody with an internet browser on either a PC, Laptop, Tablet or Mobile/Cell
Phone – it works equally well on all platforms.
One word of caution – on accessing the database you will be entering a system with the combined
results from LWCs for more than 10,000 lifesaving athletes. All the results were originally collated bymany different people, using a variety of methods of input (paper and computer systems) to producethem.
It is inevitable that there may be some errors in the way a name is displayed. While the project teamhas endeavoured to correct errors wherever spotted, not all will have been found.
Some results, particularly from the early years, do not contain the names of individuals who were in
the team events. Sometimes the first name of the individual in a team event is not known. Where acorrect full name is known it has been included.
We therefore encourage all users to use the built-in “flagging” system (see section 6) to notify theproject team where a result is showing incorrectly so that it can be corrected.
For any further enquiries please contact j.martin@ilsf.org

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1. Accessing the LWC Results Databasea) You will need to have a PC, Laptop, Tablet or Mobile/Cell Phone with a Web Browser and agood internet connection to be able to access this systemb) Access the database by first clicking on this link, or copying and pasting it into your Web
Browser: ILS Lifesaving Sportc) On opening the system will first take you to the “About” page.

d) This page explains the two ways in which you can view results:
a. Select the relevant Championships from the list of results shown on the LWC
Results pageb. Perform a search for all of the results relating to a specific name using the Search
Field in the top right-hand corner.

2. Selecting the relevant Championshipsa) Use the menu bar to select ‘Results’, then ‘World Champs’ from the drop-down menu. Thisgives you access to the World Championships Results page. Each Championships is shown
separately under the logo of each LWC from 2018 back to 1994.

b) Select the Championships for which you want to view the results to view all the records of all
finals for each event.
c) A separate page opens for that LWC and a list of the events you can view is shown at the topof each page – this example shows the LWC 2014 Interclub Open results page

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User GuidePage 4d) To view the results of a particular event, use the hyperlink for each event to go directly to theresult you wish to look at.
e) Note that this will list all events held at any LWC for this category of competition. However,where an event was not included this is explained in the result list – e.g the 2x2 Ball Throw
was discontinued in 2002f)

All results of the finals that are held for the selected event are shown. The placings for medal
winners are shaded appropriately in gold, silver and bronze colours. If you wish to print or
download the result, use the print/download functions in your Web Browser.
g) Results of Individual events show the place gained and the First Name and LAST NAME,
Team/Club Name, with the IOC Country Code and a Time if it is a pool event.

h) Results of Team events show, where the information is held, the place gained, theTeam/Club Name and IOC Country Code with First Name and LAST NAME for allparticipants in the team shown alongside.

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3. Performing a searcha) If you wish to look for the results relating to just one individual use the ‘Search’ field in the top
right-hand corner of the screenb) In the ‘Search’ box, you can enter the Full Name, Last Name or as much of the name that youknowc) The system provides a list of all individuals with name(s) entered, similar names, or parts of aname. If there is only one name, select that, or select the correct name from the list to open
the individual record. If required, refine your search criteria to get to the records you want toviewd) This opens the record of all results for that individual.

e) The individual results achieved by that person are shown first, chronologically from oldest tonewest. Results may be any combination of National Team, Interclub and Masters’ results
depending on in which finals the person has participatedf) You can also select the name shown against any result that is displayed by your selection of a
specific Championships, as in 2.g) or 2.h) above to provide the overall summary of results forthat individual.
g) The team results in which the individual has participated are shown by order of placing from
1st place onwards – all the medal placings are therefore shown first.
h) All the individual names shown in a team event can be selected to view the results of each of
the team members as in 2.g) or 2.h) above.

4. How to correct a result that may be incorrectly presenteda) All the results were originally collated by many different people, using a variety of methods ofinput (paper and computer systems) to produce them. It is inevitable that there may be someerrors in the way a name is displayed. While the project team has endeavoured to correct
errors wherever spotted, not all will have been found.

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Page 6b) Some results, particularly from the early years, do not contain the names of individuals whowere in the team events. Sometimes the first name of the individual in a team event is notknown. Where a correct full name is known it has been included.
c) We therefore encourage all users to use the built-in “flagging” system to notify the project
team where a result is showing incorrectly so that it can be corrected.
d) To “flag” a result for amendment you will first need to create an account, so that you canprovide the details of the error that needs correction. This will also be used to keep you
informed of the action being taken and when the “flag” has been closed.

5. Creating your accounta) To create your account, click on the “My Account” button on the Home screen menu bar.
b) This will open a pop-up screen. To the left is the login you will select once you have createdan account, while to the right is the option to Register for a new account. It asks you tocomplete your e-mail address and choose your own password for your account. Confirm yourpassword, then read through and acknowledge the Privacy Statement shown by selecting theCheck Box to the left side of it. Select “Register” to create the accountc) Shortly after this you will receive an e-mail to that address asking you to verify your e-mailaddress. If you don’t receive it, check your spam folder in case it ends up there. Click on the‘Verify Email Address’ to finish your registration.

d) Once you have verified your e-mail address you will then notice that the name you have used
to open your account is then added to the menu bar. This will show whenever you are logged
in to your account. The two options you will see from the drop-down menu show either “MyFlags” or “Logout”

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User GuidePage 76. Flagging the recorda) Having created your account, log into the system using the ‘Login’ option on the ‘My
Account’ menu, and then follow the process in Section 2 or 3 to locate the result record thatyou wish to correct.
b) Click on the “flag” icon
to the right side of the result.
c) A window opens and allows you to provide the information that you want to be corrected.
Give the “flag” a “Title” of your choosing for your reference, then provide the informationneeded. in the “Remark” box. Provide as much information as you can, particularly if itconcerns the way the name is displayed. Include any accents or special characters needed ifpossible.

d) Then click on ‘Submit’e) The flag will be received by the database project team who will work on this as soon as theycan. Once it is assigned to one of the team you will be advised and kept updated on theprogress through an e-mail sent to your account. Once a result has been flagged this symbol
appears alongside it until the correction action is completed.
f) If you are asking for a correction to the way the name is displayed, please note that once
amended, that will correct all other results where that name is displayed – it is not necessary
therefore to flag all results relating to that individual for correction, one will be sufficient.
g) Corrections to names in team events follow the same process. If you know the names of all
people in the team result, then one flag will be sufficient to correct all of the names in theresult if all the details are included in the Remark box of the same flag.
h) Initially we expect there will be several flags raised as people search for their results. It maytake a little while to correct all flagged results, so please be patient, but you can check onprogress through selecting “My Flags” from the menu option under your name on the Menu
Bar. Here you will be able to view the status of all flags that you have raised.

7. Downloading/Printing the results record for an individuala) For any individual record that you wish to keep, you can download/print the results record byusing the ‘Printer’ Icon
in the top right-hand corner of the Athlete’s name bar.
b) This will provide you with a PDF file of the results showing everything related to that athlete.
The individual results are shown first in chronological order. There is a page break before theresults obtained by the individual as part of a team are shown in placing order.
c) The file can either be downloaded, saved to your device, or printed directly from the screen.