Events

The World Campionships took place in Vittel-Neufchâteau-Contrexville in France. Nine nations participated: Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain.

The World Championship took place in the 50 m swimming pool in Barcelona (Spain). Eleven nations participated: Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Great Britain, Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Germany FR, Ireland and Switzerland.

The World Championships took place in Berlin (Germany FR) and 11 nations participated: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany FR, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain and Turkey. Dr. Klaus Wilkens PhD was the chief referee of the championships.

The World Championships were organised in the Cristal Palace National Sports Centre in London (United Kingdom). It was organised by the Royal Life Saving Society - United Kingdom with the collaboration of the National Westminster Bank. Nine nations participated: Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain and Germany.

The first World Games were held in Santa Clara (United States). Lifesaving was not yet included in the programme.

The World Championship took place in the Diana Swimming pool (50 m by 21m) in Sofia (Bulgaria) and in the Pantcherevo lake. The chief referee was Ilia Lalov.Eight teams participated: Bulgaria, France, Germany FR, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland and Spain.

The European Championships took place in Warendorf (Germany) in the 50 m Swimming Pool of the Sports Training Centre of the German Defence Forces. Eight nations participated: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden.

The World Championships took place in Warszawa (Poland) and nine nations participated: Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany FR., Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden.It was decided that from 1983 onwards, the Lifesaving World Championships should be organised every four years.