INTERNATIONAL LIFESAVING (ILS)
SPORT COMMISSION TECHNICAL BULLETINILS COMPETITION RULE BOOK 2015-2019 REVISED 2017 EDITIONLIFESAVING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ADELAIDE 2018 HANDBOOK
CLARIFICATIONS NOTICE – Bulletin #1 April 2018
The ILS Sports Commission at its March 2018 meeting authorised a number of clarifications
to the ILS Competition Rule Book 2015-2019 Revised 2017 Edition and the Lifesaving WorldChampionships Adelaide 2018 Handbook.
The clarifications confirm the intent of the Rule Book and the Handbook and are summarisedbelow.

ILS Competition Rule Book Clarifications:2.5 a)

The recognised list of ILS World records is the suite of pool events (including ageand gender) conducted, or formerly conducted, at ILS Lifesaving WorldChampionships (LWC).

2.5 b)

The criteria and processes required for establishment and recognition of a world
record in new LWC events.

2.5 d)

The addition of the Open and Youth National Teams and Interclub Mixed PoolLifesaver Relay events to the list of team events eligible for a world record.

2.5 g)An ILS Region (and not a Federation) is responsible for determining which
competitions may be classified as their Regional Championships.

2.5 i)

Only in Lifesaving World Championships, World Games, and ILS Regional
Championships (as declared by a Region) is it permitted to establish an Open or
Youth world record without a negative doping test.
Note: To improve clarity some of the Clauses in Section 2.5 have been moved andrenumbered.

2.10 b) Unless event organisers otherwise permit protective clothing, competitors in Board
paddling events are not permitted to wear sleeved (armed) garments in competition.
2.10.6) Strengthened the wording surrounding the wearing of wetsuits to enhance safetyand particularly to address wind chill and other weather factors.
2.12

Added a new Section detailing the eligibility of competitors for National Teams.

2.13

Added a new Section detailing the eligibility of competitors for individual and Clubcompetitions.
1Note: The Subsequent Clauses in Section 2 have been renumbered.
4.4

Reworded the processes for ocean competition seeding should competitors orteams withdraw from further rounds or finals of events.

4.10.1

Amended the last paragraph to clarify that the penalty for unreasonably delaying a
Beach Flags start shall be elimination from the event.

4.10.11 Reworded the Beach Flags clause to provide for both elimination anddisqualification dependent upon circumstances.
8.11

Competitors are permitted to wear neoprene (or other material) toe socks with theirfins.

ILS Lifesaving World Championships Adelaide 2018 Handbook Clarifications:
1.1 j)The ILS Sports Commission has endorsed the SLSA Rescue Tube as theprescribed tube to be used in all ILS Lifesaving World Championships (LWC).

3.0 d)

A member is eligible to compete for a National Team and for one club from thatcountry or another country or another federation (Nation) in a LWC series.

3.0 e)

A member must compete for the whole of an ILS LWC series for the same clubteam.

3.1 c)To be eligible for a National team a competitor must be citizens, by birth or
naturalisation, of the nation they represent and also satisfy the principles of IOC
competition eligibility requirements (also refer Section 2 of the ILS Competition RuleBook).

3.2 c)To be eligible for a National IRB team a competitor must be citizens, by birth or
naturalisation, of the nation they represent and also satisfy the principles of IOC
competition eligibility requirements (also refer Section 2 of the ILS Competition RuleBook).

5.4

Equipment scrutineering requirements for all ILS LWC Adelaide 2018 (LWC 2018).

9.1

The ILS National Teams Open LWC 2018 point scores and awards.

9.2

The ILS National Teams Youth LWC 2018 point scores and awards.

9.4

The ILS Interclub Teams Open LWC 2018 point scores and awards.

9.5

The ILS Interclub Teams Youth LWC 2018 point scores and awards.

9.9

The championship status of the Interclub Open Beach Relay and Beach Run Relay
LWC has been confirmed.

The exact wording for each of the clarifications are highlighted in blue in ILS Competition
Rule Book 2015-2019 Revised 2017 Edition and the Lifesaving World Championships
Adelaide 2018 Handbook contained on the ILS website at: https://www.ilsf.org/lifesavingsport/rules.
Should further information be required please refer your enquiry to the ILS Event Director at
j.martin@ilsf.org.

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