1981 World Lifesaving Championships

June 2025 June 2025 The 1981 Lifesaving World Championships were conducted between 1–3 May 1981 at Kuta Beach on the island of Bali in Indonesia. They were held under the auspices of World Lifesaving (WLS), one of the two precursor organisations to the International Life Saving Federation (ILS). 15 Ocean and Beach events were held purely for competitors representing their club teams. Some 47 club teams participated from 5 countries including Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It was the first World Lifesaving Championships for Clubs.https://www.ilsf.org/sites/ilsf.org/files/filefield/98ILSCompManua2013_Final%20-%20Sept.%2027%2C%202013_0.pdf Competition Manual International Life Saving Federation 8 9 June 2025 In 1981, the first World Surf Lifesaving Championships for Clubs took place in Kuta, Bali (Indonesia). Results Competition 16px Gold 16px Silver 16px Bronze Surf Race Paul Moorfoot (Southport, Australia) Robert Nay (Northcliffe, Australia) Craig Riddington (Manly, Australia) Rescue Tube Rescue Race Southport, Australia Freshwater, Australia North Cronulla, Australia Board Race Mick Porra (Coogee, Australia) Bruce Kolkka (Northcliffe, Australia) Steve Warren (North Cronulla, Australia) Ski Race Murray Braund (Avoca, Australia) Paul MacDonald (Muriwai, New Zealand) Peter McGrath (Northcliffe, Australia) Iron Man Mark Bennetts (Southport, Australia) Robert Nay (Northcliffe, Australia) Gray Parkes (North cronulla, Australia) Taplin Relay Southport, Australia North Cronulla, Australia Manly, Australia Beach Sprint Clayton Kearney (Freshwater, Australia) Warren Peters (Ocean Beach, Australia) Geoffrey Bates (North Cronulla, Australia) Beach Flags Michael Jones (Redhead, Australia) Robert Pickard (Fremantle, Australia) Mark Walters (Avoca, Australia) Beach Relay Cronulla, Australia North Cronulla, Australia Swansea Belmont, Australia Surf Boat Race City of Perth, Australia Coogee, Australia Queenscliff, Australia Run Swim Run Robert Nay (Northcliffe, Australia) Laurence Reece (Southport, Australia) Gray Parkes (North Cronulla) Surf Belt Race Paul Moorfoot (Southport, Australia) Chris Gately (Coogee, Australia) Darren Bogg (Freshwater, Australia) Surf Swim Teams Race Wanda, Australia Southport, Australia Northcliffe, Australia Dearlove Relay Wanda, Australia Coogee, Australia Northcliffe, Australia Pillow Fight Dave Clelland (Wanda) Martin Johnson (North Cronulla, Australia) Geoff Hicks (Moore Park, Australia) References Category:Surf lifesaving Lifesaving Category:Sport in Bali Category:Lifesaving competitions