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A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 6
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V I S I O NL i f e s a v i n g S o u t h A f r i c a i s t h e n a t i o n a l
a u t h o r i t y ; i n t h e e f f o r t t o p r e v e n t d r o w n i n g a n d t h e p r o m o t i o n a n d d e l i v e r y o f L i f e s a v i n g
S p o r t i n b u i l d i n g a n a c t i v e a n d w i n n i n g l i f e s a v i n g s p o r t i n g n a t i o n i n S o u t h A f r i c a .
M I S S I O NL i f e s a v i n g S o u t h A f r i c a l e a d s , s u p p o r t s a n d
p a r t n e r s w i t h n a t i o n a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s c o m m i t t e d t o d r o w n i n g p r e v e n t i o n , w a t e r s a f e t y s u p e r v i s i o n ,
e m e r g e n c y r e s p o n s e a n d l i f e s a v i n g s p o r t b y e n s u r i n g e q u i t a b l e a c c e s s a n d e x c e l l e n c e
a t a l l l e v e l s o f p a r t i c i p a t i o n .
AFFILIATION
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
1-2 Presidents Report Dylan Tommy
3 Head Office Report Helen Herbert
3 Commonwealth Report Clive Holland
4 International Lifesaving Sport Commission Jelle Meintsma
5 Lifesaving Committee Jurie Wessels
5-6 Sport Committee Peter Odendaal
7-8 Drowning Prevention Commission Dhaya Sewduth
8-15 Finance Report & Annual Financial Statement Bruce Roberts
16 Gauteng Provincial Lifesaving Association Louise Erasmus
17 Freestate Lifesaving Mornay Pretorius
18 Lifesaving Western Cape Gerald De Jager
18 Western Province District Brian Sturman
19 Eden District Gerald De Jager
19-20 North West Lifesaving Carlo Geel
20-21 Lifesaving Eastern Cape Robert Smith
21 OR Tambo District Riches Mndiyata
22 Lifesaving KwaZulu Natal Mike Raubenheimer
23-24 Bravery Awards Stanford Slabbert
25 Annual Awards
26 LSA Committee and Sub Committees
27-30 Surf and Stillwater Statistics
31 Surf and Stillwater Awards
32 Drowning Statistics
Cover Photos: (Top) Ladies Rescue and Resuscitation event 1930. (Bottom) 1985 Malibu Race Back Cover: (Top) 1970’s Pier Jumping training Durban Main Beach (Bottom) 1987 SA Inter-Squad Competition
Photography: Top Photo, Action Photography & various contributors
Design & Layout: Realtime Media - www.realtimemedia.co.za
I n d e xI N R E M E M B R A N C E
Lindile Nombombo Sun City LC
Martin Du Toit Harties Reflection
Max Wetteland Suncoast Pirates Lifesaving Club
Robbie Henstra Winklespruit Surf Lifesaving club
Siyanbonga Malundi Thekwini SLC
Trevor Naylor Marine SLC
Trevor Williams Marine SLC
Wayne Wilson Durban Surf Lifesaving Club
Peter Carter Life Member of Durban SLC and Umhlanga SLC
Mr Edward Charles Domingo Eden District
Allan Ashford Marine SLC
De Lisle Weare Umhlanga Rocks
Des Collopy Durban Surf and Vice Patron
Eddie Heirer Umhlanga Rocks Surf Lifesaving Club
Ethan Byron Beauzick Plett SLC
Glen White
Gordon McMullen Umhlanga Rocks Surf Lifesaving Club
Jannie Schutte Marine SLC
John Weilbach Mossel Bay SLC
Lifesaving South Africa celebrates the life and acknowledges the passing of members who were part of the family.
INTRODUCTIONI am honoured to present the 2016 Lifesaving South Africa annual report. During this period Helen Herbert completed her first full year as General Manager. She has worked hard on improving service delivery not only to our members, but to municipalities and other clients as well. Helen has also brought a new energy and dynamism to the office, which has rubbed off to the rest of the staff as well.
During this financial year we made great strides on the drowning prevention front and also established important partnerships which will assist in the fight against drowning.
STRATEGIC REVIEWI would like to highlight some of the most important objectives where pleasing progress is being made:
• The development of a new database is at an advanced stage,
• Policies and circulars are regularly placed on our website,
• The development of new clubs is progressing well and by the time we have the AGM at least five new clubs would have been registered,
• Our talent identification programme is on track and our high performance programme will be running throughout the winter of 2016,
• We have set up partnerships with SALGA and the Reinhardt Drewel Foundation and are in the process of concluding MOU’s with NSRI, Swimming SA, Stand-Up Paddling SA and Plymouth University,
• We have also started talks with the Department of Basic Education, the Leisure and Recreation Association of SA, various emergency medicine associations and municipalities in Gauteng and KZN,
• This period also saw improved relationships with ILS Africa and RLSS Commonwealth,
• Our mascot, ‘Resci’ is in the final stages of development and should be on display at the AGM,
• A new set of annual awards have been developed and these awards will be presented for the first time at this year’s AGM,
• We have also introduced a long service certificate to honour members who have served the movement for more than twenty-five years, the first of these certificates will be presented this year,
• Our social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram has shown very positive growth with Facebook reaching 99k people during Surf Nationals,
• Lifesaving South Africa also featured in various newspapers and magazines,
• Lastly we were able to establish a scientific research committee, which I think was our most important achievement during this past year.
TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENTAt the national championships held during this financial year, 20% of the competitors were black and 38% were female. The most pleasing figures were recorded at the 2015 Stillwater Nipper Championships where 51% of the competitors were female and 26% were black.
In terms of our total membership, 29% are female and 30%
are black. Although the percentage of black members is low it is understandable, as lifesaving requires people to be able to swim before joining. The lack of swimming pools in historically disadvantaged areas and schools make it difficult for large numbers of black people to learn to swim. Lifesaving South Africa will however continue with its drive to recruit more black members.
What continues to be concerning is the low percentage of black members who compete in our national championship, especially at Surf Nipper Nationals, where only 10% were black. Another concern is the low number of black members who serve on executive committees. We are aware that many black people join our organisation in order to gain lifesaving skills so that they can gain employment. Although we are proud to be contributing to government’s objective of skills development, we need to ensure that more of our black members enter the sport of lifesaving. The Management Board will engage with surf lifesaving clubs to look at ways to recruit more black nippers. We will also continue to run training programs to develop young black and female members.
DROWNING PREVENTIONThis year we established a Scientific Research Committee, headed by Dr Colleen Saunders of Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club. This committee will conduct research into drowning, lifesaving and lifesaving sport. Colleen and Dr Jay Matthew, another member of this committee, presented at the 2016 International Emergency Medicine Conference. Jay’s poster presentation on lifesaving was awarded first prize for best poster at the conference.
The Director of Drowning Prevention, Dhaya Sewduth and our General Manager was very involved with the development of the KZN Water Safety Forum, which is spearheaded by the KZN Department of Sport and Recreation. We were one of three organisations which assisted with the drafting of the forums Water Safety Strategy. Various members also presented at various meetings and conferences including The Marine Coastal Management Conference, The International Maritime Rescue Federation Conference, Western Cape Disaster Management Heads of Centre Meeting and SALGA/LSA Workshop. A small group has also developed a classroom based drowning prevention programme which will be rolled out to grade 4 learners during the third term this year.
Linden Lifesaving Club has agreed to hand over ownership of their animated drowning prevention project to LSA. We believe that we will be able to reach many children with this animated series and I would like to thank Linden for their generosity. I would also like to thank Dhaya for all the work he has put into this portfolio over the last year, it has been fantastic to see the developments in the drowning prevention portfolio.
LIFESAVING PATROLSOur clubs continue to render a vital voluntary service to the public at various beaches and other aquatic facilities through the country. These duties continue to be performed very successfully in spite of the lack of facilities and support from local authorities in many cases. During this past year no drownings were recorded at beaches where our lifeguards were on duty. During the past financial year a total
PRESIDENT’S REPORT Dylan Tommy - President
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Vice President Allen Pembroke
Member Winston Meyer
Director of Finance Bruce Roberts
Director of Drowning Prevention
Dhaya Sewduth
Member Marius Oosthuizen SC
Member Warren Prins
Interim Director of Sport
Peter Odendaal
Director of Lifesaving
Jurie Wessels
Member Trevor Martin
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of 3122 rescue were performed and first aid was provided to a further 7500 people.
LSA now has a Memorandum of Understanding in place with South African Local Government Association (SALGA). Together with SALGA’s we will develop guidelines for professional lifeguarding at municipal level and create opportunities for professional lifeguards to participate in the sport of lifesaving. We also have SLAGA’s assurance that they will assist in negotiations with municipalities regarding lifesaving related matters.
As a result of our continued commitment to this noble cause, many families have been spared the loss of a loved one. I would therefore like to extend my sincere gratitude to all our volunteer lifeguards, the club administrators who make duties happen and to the municipalities which continue to make valuable contributions to our clubs and districts.
LIFESAVING AWARDSOur Surf, Pool and Open Water Lifeguard Award is now fully accredited by ILS and all certificates issued for these awards now bear the ILS logo. Members wishing to obtain an ILS certificate for these awards can do so at a minimal fee. A sub-committee has also completed our new IRB Training Manual which will be made available shortly. During this past year a total of 4565 examinations was conducted, of which 824 were Lifeguard Awards.
I would like to thank all our instructors and examiners for continuing to maintain a high standard to ensure quality lifeguards complete our training process. Our Director of Lifesaving, Jurie Wessels is stepping down at this year’s AGM. I would like to thank him not only for the past year, but for the many years of service to lifesaving and would also like to wish him well for the future.
National ChampionshipsDuring this financial year we successfully held four national championships the:
• 2015 Surf Nipper Nationals hosted by Strand in the Western Cape
• 2015 Surf Nationals hosted by Suncoast Pirates in KZN
• 2015 Stillwater Nationals hosted by Gauteng in KZN
• 2016 Surf Nationals hosted by Kings Beach in the Eastern Cape
I would like to express the entire movement’s gratitude to all the host clubs, districts, provinces and especially all our Technical Officials who make these championships possible.
LIFESAVING SPORTThis past year was a non-world championships year, so there was not a lot happening on the international front. We did however send teams to compete in the BeNe Cup and the German Cup. Both these teams comprised mostly of up and coming youngsters with the aim of giving them international exposure in the run up to the 2016 World Lifesaving Championships. During this period our High Performance Manager, Heather Morris-Eyton together with her team developed a strategy to bring about an improved performance at the 2016 & 2018 World Championships. During winter our national squads will be attending various
training camps as part of this new strategy and we will for the first time host a combined surf and pool event for our elite athletes. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our national and club teams well as they prepare for Rescue 2016 in Holland. I would also like to thank Peter Odendaal for stepping in and keeping thing going, when Lee Quigley stepped down as director.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSJelle Meintsma continued to serve as Secretary for the ILS Sport Commission. While I continued to serve on the ILS Board and Business Commission. I also continued to serve on the Royal Lifesaving Commonwealth Management Committee and Helen Herbert served on their Business Development Committee. Allen Pembroke served on the RLSS Commonwealth’s 125th Anniversary Committee. At an ILS Africa meeting during this past year it was proposed that South Africa become the headquarters of the organisation and that our General Manager serve as its Secretary General. Our Management Board has agreed to this and the proposals have been put forward to the ILS Africa AGM later this year.
The current economic climate and the weak rand makes it difficult to send people to international meetings and conferences, but if we want to keep up with international trends and maintain our status as one of the leading lifesaving nations in the world, we need to have people serving on international boards and committees.
PARTNERSI wish to acknowledge the continued contribution made to our organisation by our partners and record Lifesaving South Africa’s appreciation to the National Lottery Board (NLDTF), the National Department of Sport & Recreation (SRSA), the Western Cape Provincial Government, USABCO (ADDIS), the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and Surf Life Saving Australia for their generous support during the past lifesaving year and we look forward to strengthening these partnerships. Our contract with the Treble Group has been in place for a year now and they have approached over 50 top companies, but due to the current economic climate no sponsor has been found yet.
CONCLUSIONLastly, I would like to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to all our members and office bearers throughout our movement, especially the Management Board and staff for your continued support and commitment.
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
1970’s World Championships March Past
HEADOFFICE REPORT
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125TH ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FROM RLSS DEPUTY COMMONWEALTH PRESIDENT, CLIVE HOLLANDOn behalf of the Commonwealth Management Committee, I am pleased to extend greetings to the Lifesaving South Africa on the occasion of your Annual General Meeting.
Annual meetings are important events in the life of the Society; they are a time for volunteers, partners, supporters and staff to reflect on their many successes, recognize those who made them possible and to look forward to the challenges and opportunities which lie ahead.
For the Royal Life Saving Society, 2016 is a milestone year. Founded in 1891 in England; on February 7 of this year we achieved our 125th anniversary.
And we have much to celebrate. Since our inception the Society has expanded across much of the Commonwealth to the point where we have a strong presence in twenty-seven
nations on five continents. Much of this expansion occurred many years ago such that some Member Branches are over one hundred years old.
The mission of the Commonwealth Society is “No person in the Commonwealth shall drown”. This mission envisions a future without drowning and is consistent with the goals of our Founders, over a century and a quarter ago.
Over the years, the Society has developed lifesaving and lifeguard training; survival swimming and learn-to- swim programmes; implemented lifesaving sport; undertaken research into the causes and prevention of drowning; advocated for strong drowning prevention standards and implemented public awareness and risk management initiatives. This effort has resulted in many lives saved and countless drownings prevented.
Despite these initiatives, the need to prevent drowning has never been more urgent. According to the World Health Organization, drowning globally claims an estimated 372,000 lives every year with a high proportion of those being children, mostly in low and middle income nations. That is 40 people every hour of every day.
In response and as part of our 125th Anniversary Celebration, the Society has developed the Survival Swimming Guide—Survival Swimming in Every Commonwealth Nation. This new resource offers turn-key survival swimming which organizations can adopt for their use. We hope this will save lives by increasing access to survival swimming through the implementation of new programmes and the scaling up of existing ones so that one day, everyone in the Commonwealth will be able to participate.
Visit www.rlsscommonwealth.org to learn more about Survival Swimming and the Commonwealth RLSS of which you are a valued partner.
Best wishes for a successful meeting and thank you for your continued dedication toward a future without drowning.
I have it on good authority (my staff) that this past year has been hectic and the pace does not appear to be slowing.
A new Data Base is nearing completion, creating an interactive platform across smart devices to manage membership, duties and awards, streamlining the administrative process for Provinces, Districts and Clubs.
The Lifesaving SA brand and logo is now found in a number of new and exciting formats including clothing, banners, posters, badges, flags, as well as on all learning materials, although a formal policy still needs attention.
Head office has hosted training to access the competition scoring program. With the champs taking
place within weeks and in some cases days from each other head office was a bit stretched, and in the midst of it all staff members contracted chickenpox. I must commend the staff for their dedication as they took work home with them to complete whilst being booked off.
The HP and Academy programs have kicked into action with camps and tours and the admin and logistics behind these events is ably managed by head office. The Technical Official’s program has been submitted to CATHSSETA for their verification and grading. Involvement in the National Coaches Framework and structures continues with admin and guidance from the office.
Drowning Prevention has become the new buzz word and the programs and initiatives rolling out will have a far reaching impact. Strategic partnerships are essential in this program and to that end we are working with various Provincial Departments of Sport and Recreation, Disaster Management and Aquatics Managers.
Lifeguarding remains the core and backbone of the association. A new handbook of instruction is now available.
The Inflatable Boat Rescue handbook of instruction is now available to all. The numbers of units required each year does not make it feasible for us to print hundreds of copies. This has a major impact on the cost of the course materials.
I must congratulate all the Directors and their committees and sub-committees for their valued input this past season, the returns on their involvement is being seen in the awareness we have created around our presence, brand and passion.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to all our members and office bearers throughout our movement, especially the President; Management Board and staff; Janelle, Stephanie, Rita, Melinda and Liesl for your continued support and commitment. I must congratulate and thank Rita on working for this association for over 30 years; it is a privilege to see how far you have come in those years.
To my ever patient husband and family who only get to see me periodically a huge thanks for your support and understanding.
Helen Herbert General Manager
COMMONWEALTH PRESIDENT CLIVE HOLLAND
INTERNATIONAL LIFESAVING SPORT COMMISSION
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INTRODUCTIONI serve on the International Lifesaving Federation’s (ILS) Sport Commission and hold the position of Secretary.
The Sport Commission is responsible for all aspects of lifesaving sport on behalf of the ILS Board of Directors: writing the rules and regulations, management of ILS events (Lifesaving World Championships, World Games, etc.), athletes, technical officials, sport development, anti-doping, research, sanctioning of events and equipment development, and so on.
In the year under review, one meeting was held at the Italian Swimming and Lifesaving Federation’s Training Centre in Ostia, Rome, Italy in February, 2016.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SPORT COMMISSION MEETINGThe following items were discussed and are being dealt with:
• 2016 Lifesaving World Championships (LWC): A provided progress report from the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and ILS Sports Commission was given. The Event Management Committee (EMC) has been very active in liaising with the Committee (LOC).
• Other issues raised, regarding the 2016 LWC:
• Event Management Structure is now in place: ILS Sport Commission representative in Noordwijk and another person in Eindhoven. The Chairman and I will travel between the venues.
• Interclub, Masters and Open event entry endorsement: The LOC has undertaken to request all entries endorsed by the relevant the federations.
• Naming of Lifesaving World Championships: The continued relevance of the term “Rescue” was discussed in the light of the competition that takes place and the conduct of the World Downing Conference. It was unanimously agreed that in future the Rescue Series be called: “LIFESAVING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (LWC)”.
• “Ownership” of the International Surf Rescue Challenge (ISRC): The ISRC event was initially set up as the Tri Nations and run by South Africa, New Zealand and Australia as a partnership. The last few years other countries have participated including Great Britain, Canada and USA. It was unanimously agreed that the status quo remains. The next ISRC event will be hosted by New Zealand in 2017 at Mt Manganui, New Zealand.
• ADAM (Anti-Doping Administration and Management System): The Commission was advised that a couple of athletes did not report their whereabouts and this resulted that they were absent when WADA testers knocked on their door. The ILS Legal Advisor has drafted warning letters to athletes when he/she is not at their nominated address when drug administrator call and detailing the consequences of absence. A letter has also been drafted to the relevant Federations so that they can advise their athletes to keep the whereabouts up-to-date.
• Risk Management: The Chair of the ILS Business Commission, gave a presentation on Risk Management. He noted that Risk Management is now part of the ILS requirements and good governance. He defined risk as “the chance of something happening that will have an impact on objectives”. Risks affecting organizations can have consequences in terms of economic performance and professional reputation, as well as environmental, safety and societal outcomes. Therefore, managing risk effectively helps organizations to perform well in an environment full of uncertainty.
• Wetsuits: The standards for wetsuit use contained in the ILS Competition Manual currently include water temperature, wind chill factors and wetsuit thickness. The ILS standards were compared with the current and emerging standards of various federations such as FINA and Triathlon. Some of these Federations standards also include length of event and time in water. It was noted that FINA’s new standard appears to have been modified and then (temporarily?) withdrawn. It was also mentioned that ILS should also look at the maximum temperature. The FINA rules need to be considered once they have been finalized and see what the legal implications are. In the interim it appears that the present ILS rules appear to be in order. However we need to further consider.
• Risk at ILS Sanctioned Events: These are events conducted by other federations and or organizations. ILS needs to consider what the risks are to ILS if an incident occurs at an ILS sanctioned event. Need to seek legal advice. There is a need of a recognition system for World Records.
• Entry and Registration System: An update on the proposed ILS Entry and Registration System was given. At the moment ILS does not own such a system. Each LWC host sets up their own system and this often results in issues and problems.
• 2015 Competition Manual and 2016 LWC Competition Handbook: The new 2015 -2019 ILS Competition Manual has been published. This Manual is to remain current until 2019 (with the assistance of Update Bulletins). For the first time the Manual separates ILS competition Rules and the LWC rules. The LWC rules are contained in a new document titled “2016 LWC Competition Handbook”.
• 2018 Lifesaving World Championships: A brief update report was provided by the Chairman. The LWC will be staged in Adelaide at Glenelg Beach and the South Australia Aquatic Centre from 16 November, 2018 to 2 December, 2018. The LOC have appointed a Manager for the event and the Sport Commission has been liaising with the LOC.
• 2020 Lifesaving World Championships: ILS Secretary General reported that the applications to host documentation have gone out. Inspections will be undertaken. It is currently planned that the ILS will consider bids at their September BOD meeting.
• World Masters Games: A brief report on the World Masters Games to be held at Tunapuna Beach, Auckland in April 2017 was given. The events to be staged are: Surf Swim, Surf Ski, Board, Oceanman/woman, Flags, Sprint and Beach Runs (1km and 2km), Ski Relay and Board Relay. NZL Surf is managing the lifesaving Championships.
• World Games 2017: The next World Games to be held in Wroclaw, Poland. Pool lifesaving is again included but no ocean events, as there is no suitable venue. The lifesaving program will be on 21 and 22 July 2017. The 2021 World Games will be held in Alabama in the USA.
• The next and final meeting of the current ILS Sports Commission is scheduled for 1st September, 2016 at the Van Der Valk Hotel in Eindhoven in the Netherlands just before the 2016 LWC. This will be a wrapping up of the current Sport Commission’s activities. There is keen interest that we, LSA, should host a meeting in the future, perhaps April/May, next year.
2016 LIFESAVING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSA great deal of my time is taken up with the event management of the 2016 Lifesaving World Championships, to be held in September, 2016. I am responsible for the programming of all the championships: pool and ocean, youth and open, a total of 16 programmes, appointment of officials, 230 officials for the 16 championships. Liaising with the Local Organizing Committee on a number of issues, for example: number of medals to be ordered, responding to enquiries, and so on. During the Championships I represent the Sport Commission at the event and basically am in a problem solving position and a member of the Event Management Committee.
CONCLUSIONIt is most important that LSA maintains a presence going forward at ILS on the Board and in Commissions. I believe it is important for LSA to be represented on ILS and maintains a presence. It gives the opportunity of contact and liaison with other lifesaving federation’s people in terms of exchanging ideas and be aware what is happing that is where the great benefits are. Through this liaison, LSA was allowed to use the Australian Competition Software (including training); we are kept up-to-date with Competition Handbook development, we are now liaising with New Zealand regarding electronic finish gates for surf events, and so on.
I would like to thank LSA for the opportunity to attend this meeting and be a member of the ILS Sport Commission. I appreciate Lifesaving South Africa and Sport and Recreation South Africa for their continuing support and assistance to me to attend the meetings and undertake my ILS duties.
Jel le Meintsma ILS Sport Commission Secretary
The ILS Sport Commission
Front Row: John Martin: ILS Board Members (Great Britain Surf); Anni Gardiner (Australia Royal); Stephanie Andrews (Great Britain Royal); Dave Thompson (Australia Surf - Chairman); Jelle Meintsma (South Africa - Secretary)
Middle Row: Giorgio Quintavalle (Italy); Marta Cuetos (Spain); Jolanda van Dalen (Netherlands); Shu Miyabe (Japan); Rebecca Boyd (Canada); Eilkhan Nourimazandarani (Iran)
Back Row: Wim Nuyens (Belgium); Wayne Franich (New Zealand); Perry Smith (Canada); Greg Allum (Australia Surf)
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It is my pleasure to report on activities for the past season and I’d like to thank all the RCE’s, assessors/examiners and instructors who tirelessly worked to make for a successful period of re-tests and examinations.
My thanks, as always goes to the members of the Lifesaving Committee for their guidance and willingness to be sounding boards regarding all the queries received from Provincial/ District Assessors.
These Officials continue to do an amazing amount of work at all levels, often under difficult circumstances.
Most outstanding was the contribution and efforts of all our voluntary lifeguards, who gave many hours of community service protecting the bathing public. All patrols were of a very high standard and recreation areas were effectively patrolled, sometimes under extremely difficult conditions.
A very successful and educational Examiners Conference was held during the year and I’m pleased to report that many ideas and plans were exchanged and thrashed out over the weekend.
The numbers of newly qualified members, from Nipper level through to Lifeguard Award level and IRB qualifications, again show an increase and so too are retests. Congratulations and thanks go to the Club
Instructors and the Assessors throughout the Country. Your dedication to Volunteerism stands out in your communities.
A full statistical analysis appears in table form elsewhere in the Annual Report.
I believe that the Lifesaving Committee has met the challenges that it has been set during the period under review. I sincerely thank everyone involved.
My thanks go to Helen Herbert, LSA General Manager and her very capable staff for their input with all administrative matters.
This is my final report and term as Director Lifesaving – Thanks to all who have assisted me in the portfolio and I wish my successor all the best in the post!
First I would like to thank the Management Board for giving me the opportunity to fill this position in the absence of Lee Quigley.
The 2015 – 2016 competition year was a great success with the following competitions.
COMPETITIONSLSA Junior/Senior/Masters and Inter-Provincial Surf National Championships were held in the Eastern Cape and hosted by Kings Beach. The LOC from KB must be complimented once again for the setup of the arenas and general organization. The surf conditions were ideal and all competitors thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The officials must be congratulated on a job well one and we are grateful for the Regions who subsidized their officials’ travel costs enabling there to be sufficient officials to run this competition.
LSA Surf Nipper and Inter – Provincial Champions was a huge success and the organizing committee of Durban Surf who hosted these competitions must be complimented. They have certainly set a benchmark for the setup of the arenas and general organisation. The surf conditions were ideal and all competitors thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The officials must be congratulated on a job well one and we are grateful for the Regions who subsidised their officials’ travel costs enabling there to be sufficient officials to run this competition.
LSA Stillwater and Open Water Championships were successfully hosted in KZN by Durban Surf and congratulations go out to the organising committee for ensuring the success of this championship. Kings Park
Pool continues to be a venue of the highest international standards and all competitors were able to compete at their highest levels. The officials must be thanked for the long hours they put into ensuring the smooth running of the championships. Big thanks to the Surf Officials for assisting the Pool Officials in running the Open Water at uShaka Beach. This is the second year that the Open Water was done in the Surf and it has proven to be a bit challenging for the inland clubs, however this has given them the opportunity to get used to competing in the surf as it is now compulsory to compete in both surf and pool to be eligible for selection to the Lifesaving World Champs Team. The number of entry’s for Stillwater was increased by at least 100.
PROTEA TEAMSThere are four tours planned for 2016.
1. Sanyo Bussan Cup 2016: A Senior Surf Team will compete on the 2nd and 3rd of July in Miyazaki, Japan.
2. Lifesaving World Champs 2016: A Senior mixed Surf and Pool Team and a Junior mixed Surf and Pool Team will be competing on 6th to 11th of September in Eindhoven and Noordwijk in the Netherlands.
3. Orange Cup 2016, Date and venue still to be confirmed. The Pool selectors will select a Presidents Team to compete in Netherlands in November 2016 at the LWC format held in August.
4. German Cup 2016, The selectors will select a Senior Pool team to compete in Warendorf, Germany in November 2016 at the LWC format held in August.
The Orange and German Cup teams will be selected at the first Rescue format Inter-Provincial to be held in August 2016 in Durban.
A big thank you to the Management and coaches that will be taking the National Teams overseas. The effort and professionalism that is shown in the preparation and planning to make these tours a big success is evident. Thank you.
We wish all the teams every success in their event.
CLOSINGIn closing, a big thank you goes out to the Sports Commitee for their invaluable support and advice during this last season. Thanks also go out to the General Manager and her staff who are always more than willing to help. To all the other members of the movement who have shown nothing but support and sometimes a lot of patience, thanks goes out to you as well. Many changes are coming and the Sports Committee is more than prepared to ensure that the competitions are run as the competitors would like and will enjoy.
LIFESAVING COMMITTEE
SPORT COMMITTEE
Jurie Wessels Director
Peter Odendaal Interim irector
SURF RESULTS: STILLWATER RESULTS: INTER PROVINCIAL RESULTS:CLUB RANKINGS:
Senior Club Grand Aggregate: • Fishhoek 1st • Marine 2nd • Llandudno 3rd
Junior Club Grand Aggregate: • Kings Beach 1st • Fishhoek 2nd • Durban Surf 3rd
Nipper Champs: • U10 – Durban Surf • U12 – Durban Surf • U14 – Pirates
Nipper Grand Aggregate: • Durban Surf 1st • Umhlanga 2nd • Pirates 3rd
CLUB RANKINGS
Open Water Nippers: • Suncoast Pirates 1st • Mangaung 2nd • Harties 3rd
Pool Nippers: • Mangaung 1st • Harties 2nd • Suncoast Pirates 3rd
Overall Nipper Grand Aggregate: • Suncoast Pirates 1st • Mangaung 2nd • Harties 3rd
Open Water Seniors: • Marine 1st • Durban Surf 2nd • Harties 3rd
Pool Seniors: • Harties 1st • Marine 2nd • Boksburg 3rd
Overall Senior Grand Aggregate: • Marine 1st • Harties 2nd • Durban Surf 3rd
STILLWATER SCORES:
Open Water Nippers: • KZN 1st • GPLA 2nd • NWL 3rd
Pool Nippers: • KZN 1st • GPLA 2nd • NWL 3rd
Overall Nipper Grand Aggregate: • KZN 1 st • GPLA 2nd • NWL 3rd
Open Water Senior Division: • KZN 1st • GPLA 2nd • NWL 3rd
Pool Seniors Division: • KZN 1st • GPLA 2nd • NWL 3rd
Overall Senior Grand Aggregate: • KZN 1st • GPLA 2nd • NWL 3rd
SURF SCORES:
Senior Grand Aggregate:
• KZN A 1st • LWC 2nd • KZN B 3rd • LEC 4th
Nipper Grand Aggregate
• KZN A 1st • LWC 2nd • KZN B 3rd • LWC 4th • LEC 5th
This is the first time in the history of Life Saving in South Africa that KZN walked away with a clean sweep winning
every division in the Inter Provincial, Surf and Stillwater.
Well done to KZN!
2015/2016 TOURING TEAMS
The Orange Cup (previously known as the BeNe Cup) took place in Eindhoven, Netherlands on the 14th and
15th November. Lifesaving South Africa was represented by the President Team Members below:
MEN
Caghan Fisher Robbie le Roux Wesley Schutte Johan Randles
LADIES
Tanya Pieterse Annien Muller
Emily van Niekerk Bridgette Sturgeon Ayanda Maphumulo
Team Coach was Tronel van der Walt.
Team Manager - Valencia Walker.
The German Cup took place in Warendorf, Germany from the 19th – 22nd November. Lifesaving South Africa
was represented by the ProteaTeam Members below:
MENChristiaan Malan Ricardo Peach Reece Turner
Brandon Isemonger
LADIES
Carmel Billson Lauren Billson
Lemay van Rensberg Samantha Blaauw Jess Kerr Neely
Team Coach was Lynnette van Rensburg.
Team Manager - Valencia Walker.
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INTRODUCTION: The 2015-2016 year certainly ratcheted up the activities of the Drowning Prevention Committee (DPC). Despite the turnover of representation from the provinces, a few keen members remained to grow the activities. The DPC is constituted by the following members within four sub-committees:
SUBCOMMITTEES MEMBERS
Research (DP and WS) Colleen Saunders (PhD) - LWC (Dr Jay Matthew – EM KZN ) (Prof Ashley van Niekerk- MRC) (Prof Olive Kobusingye (WHO/ ILS)
Schools and Public Education Programmes Regina van den Bout (GPLA Sifiso Simamane (Sun City Tess Kotze (LEC) Cheryl Johnston (Linden)
Risk Analysis Richard Botha (Eden) (with LAB)
Media / Publicity James Ross (LKZN) Stephanie Fourie (LFS)
Two teleconferences were convened during the year under the review, one of which included the participation of the President and the General Manager (GM). A full-day planning meeting was convened at Surf House on 12 December 2015 with the President and GM primarily to develop plans for the Schools Water Safety Education curriculum.
Strategic Thrust of the Drowning Prevention Committee:
The illustration at the end of the report represents a strategic thrust of the DPC. It was conceptualized out of the workshop proceedings held a day after the 2015 AGM as well as during the DPC meetings, but it is work in progress at this stage. During the coming year it is hoped that the strategic intent of the DPC would be adapted and incorporated within the broader LSA Strategy.
The following points summarizes the activities and events of the DPC for the year under review:
Joint meeting of the DPC and Lifesaving Committee (LC)
A day and half workshop took place in Johannesburg on 19 September 2015. Although the intended outcomes were not fully realized, it was certainly a step in the right direction in terms of collaboration on developments such as Risk Analysis Methodology and Toolkits.
Conference Presentations:
• Two oral presentations delivered at the ILS World Conference on Drowning Prevention (WCDP2015) by the Director. The topics are referenced at the end of the report and showcased at the 2016 AGM. The summary of
the presentations and recommendations from WCDP2015 was presented to the MB meeting on 23 January 2016.
• Participation and Presentation at the Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) Conference on 24-25 February 2016 in Cape Town.
• An Oral Paper and Poster presentation, by Colleen Saunders (PhD) and Dr Jay Matthew respectively was made at the International Conference on Emergency Medicine ICEM2016 from 18-21 April 2016 in Cape Town. The former research paper has been submitted for Journal publication and the latter won the best poster award. The poster and abstract have been subsequently submitted to the African Journal of Emergency Medicine for publication. Hopefully both presenters/ presentations will also be showcased at the 2016 AGM.
• LSA President represented LSA at the International Marine Rescue Federation (IMRF) Workshop on 14 March 2016 in CT.
• LSA will also be represented at an Environmental Medicine Symposium on 19 August 2016 hosted and organized by the Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, and supported by various national environmental medicine stakeholder organizations.
One of the strategic outcomes since WCDP2015 through to the MCM conference and ICEM2016 was the advocacy work done among experts from Medical and Research Council (MRC) and the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System (NIMSS) which resulted in the successful lobbying and nomination of Prof Ashley van Niekerk (MRC) and Prof Olive Kobusingye (Ghanaian-based medical doctor, international emergency-medicine expert and ILS / WHO researcher). The successful outcome was the formation of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) for research on drowning related and drowning prevention focus areas. This elevates LSA profile in terms of research to great heights and bodes well for at least 5-6 presentations on behalf of LSA at WCDP2017.
A significant opportunity emerging from the conference participation is to position LSA within a key national strategic initiative called “Operation Phakisa” which involves the development of the so-called “blue economy” as part of the National Development Plan (NDP) for SA.
Strategic partnerships and MOU:
• The MoU with SALGA is all but signed. Various meetings culminated in a full day workshop at SALGA headquarters in Pretoria on 7 April 2016. LSA was represented by the President, GM, Director DPC, Gus Malgas, Mzi Myedwa and Sifiso Simamane. The workshop convened to develop an Implementation Plan out of the MoU. By the time the MoU is officially signed, there should be a national public announcement on the roll out of the four key areas of the MOU:
• Qualifications verification, Standard Setting, Accreditation and Monitoring.
• Clubhouse provision and access to adequately resourced municipal pools and water recreational facilities.
• Ongoing public education and awareness on water safety
• Joint Risk Analysis, Governance and Policy
development and Disaster Management.
• KZN Dept of Sport and Recreation. The GM, Director: DPC as well as LKZN continue to play a leading and active role to assist the province in developing a Strategy for Water Safety. Various contributions have been forwarded to this provincial government and a writing process is in place. Hopefully if KZN Sport and Rec gets their strategy accepted, we could see a roll out of similar strategies in the other provinces.
• The MoU with NSRI in terms of water safety and drowning prevention is in progress and led by President, Dylan Tommy. Various engagements and interactions have taken place but this process may still see further negotiations before the final MoU is signed.
Schools Education Programme:
The developmental work of collating the Life Skills Orientation (LSO) Curriculum for Grades 4 and 6 started slowly but has gained momentum. At least three of the Units have been written. However, with head office looking to find further funding to re-start the development work, we could see this initiative come to fruition. Hopefully the plan to roll out the educational programme to schools in the pilot could meet the third term timelines for this year. This initiative of developing the school’s curriculum will be a more sustainable approach to water safety education and drowning prevention in our country and should position LSA at the forefront of water safety in SA.
This initiative will also see the launch of a new mascot (Resci) for all drowning prevention and water safety initiative. A concept has emerged through the leading work from Linden Lifesaving Club (Cheryl Johnston) which hopefully will be appropriated nationally for the movement.
Risk Analysis Methodology:
A draft document has been developed and presented by the convener, Richard Botha. Unfortunately not much has been done to further develop this initiative. It is hoped that the collaboration with LAB will refine the methodology in time for the implementation work with SALGA.
Media Campaigns:
• Various media releases were published in mainstream and local media and also included interviews on radio stations and one national TV channel (Kyknet). This was mainly in the build up to the peak 2015 December holidays:
• ANN7 interview with Dhaya, Helen and Linden LSC featured on “Shape your Life” programme.
• The roll out of the “Beachers App” and the Peoples’ Weather (Channel 180) was fairly low key and would need greater impetus and drive in 2016.
• It is encouraging to see that more “WhatsApp” groups are organically developing in different corners of the LSA movement. However if the @SurfRescueKZN example can be emulated widely then LSA clubs, members and associates will really begin to be both proactive and responsive to drowning prevention initiatives and incidents.
• However, more can be done to promote the DP / WS messages on LSA website, FaceBook and Twitter sites.
We missed the opportunity to raise our profile on May 15 deemed World Water Safety day!
DROWNING PREVENTION COMMITTEE
Dhaya Sewduth Director
The Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2016 are included in the 2016 Annual Report and will require approval by the National Council on 30 July 2016.
The financial affairs of LSA were well controlled throughout the year and we were able to generate a surplus of R113 019 (2014/15 : R208 209 deficit) .
INCOMEIncome increased by R439 567 to R2 834 736 mainly as a result of all three 2015 National Champs ( held in April 2015) and the 2016 Senior/Junior Champs ( held in March 2016) being included in the 2015/16 financial year. Competition surpluses increased by R508 904, however this was partially offset by lower sponsorship revenue from Addis and a reduced surplus from the sale of stock items and duty kit.
EXPENDITUREExpenditure increased by R290 345 to R2 988 365.
This however includes Department of Sport and Recreation expenses (re Grants) and Western Cape Provincial Government Grant expenses. If we deduct the abovementioned expenses from the respective year’s total expenditure we end up with figures of R1 872 459 and R1 733 476 for the 2014/15 financial year. Meeting expenses increased by R142 448 and the introduction of staff benefits ( retirement annuities, life, disability and funeral cover ) cost R62 596. The net cost of National team competitions was reduced to R801 from the R159 387 incurred in 2014/15 as a result of Rescue 2014 subsidisation.
LOTTO GRANTSDuring the year LSA received an amount of R997 500 re Lotto Project No 38824. Expenditure of R662 594 was incurred during the year and a balance of R608 855 as at 31 March 2016, is still to be spent.
We have a one further tranche ( R 997 500 ) due to LSA re Project 38824 and this amount will only be paid to LSA when we have expended all outstanding Grant amounts.
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION SOUTH AFRICA (“SRSA”) – GRANTS
During the year LSA received an amount of R600 000 from SRSA and incurred expenditure amounting to R505 522 during the year under review. An amount of R100 000
was allocated to LSA administration costs and balance of R510 943 is still to be spent as at 31 March 2016.
FIXED ASSETSThe freehold land and buildings situated at 35 Livingstone Road, Durban (“Surf House”) are in the process of being registered in the name of LSA. They were previously registered in the name of the Surf Lifesaving Association of South Africa.
THANKSI would like to thank Scott Sowman for his continued contribution to the financial affairs of LSA via his valuable input to the Financial Committee. Although the Financial Committee did not hold any ‘face to face’ meetings during the year, we communicated by email on numerous matters throughout the year.
Many thanks to Helen Herbert and her Head Office team (including Liesl Swanepoel from Optimal Accounting). LSA is fortunate to have such a dedicated and professional unit managing the day-to-day affairs of the organisation.
Lastly, I would like to thank Vinesh (from our auditors V N Kandailal and Company) for his support and assistance since my appointment in 2008.
Water Safety Events and Campaigns:
• Blue Water Bay SLC hosted a successful Drowning Prevention launch on 29 November 2015 as part of a very concerted campaign run over the December / January – quite worthy of emulation in other parts of the country.
• The collaboration with the Reinhardt Drewel Foundation resulted in a major drive on 19 March 2016. The joint event supported by with ER24 and Linden Lifesaving Club took place at the BP Oasis on the N1 along Beyers Naude Drive in Gauteng.
• Water Safety Awareness Campaign at the Brightwater Commons Fun Day for Drowning prevention (April 2016). Water Safety and importance of CPR training and related matters featured on 94.7 Radio Station and the Next 24 hours publication.
CONCLUSION:Great thanks and appreciation must go to the GM and her head office staff for their invaluable assistance and support as well as to the members of the DPC for their untiring efforts. The successes are also attributed to members in the clubs and the movement at large for supporting the DPC. It is recommended that LSA amends its constitution to allow for DPC members to be appointed for a period of at least three years or consistent with LSA strategic planning cycles. This move will augur well for sustainability, growth and attainment of medium to long term strategic goals.
DROWNING PREVENTION COMMITTEE DROWNING PREVENTION COMMITTEE STRATEGIC THRUST OF ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES
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INTRODUCTIONGauteng Provincial Lifesaving still faces many challenges, the integration of the districts into a provincial body has been a slower process than anticipated. Administration, and development of the sport, continue to be our main stumbling blocks.
TRANSFORMATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSWhile the numbers in ELA have increased, especially under the nippers, the numbers in GNL and Jozi have remained relatively stagnant. There are many contributing factors, amongst them obviously economic factors playing a large role, lack of coaches is also a massive problem but I think that an even greater factor is the lack of acknowledgment and status of Lifesaving in our schools. We are obviously delighted with the introduction of LSA’s schools programme and look forward to helping it grow in status. We need the schools to start realising the important role they can play in developing not only an awareness of water safety, but also stimulating an interest in community service in their pupils.
DISTRICT/PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS We have had a very successful competitive season and our athletes have excelled. We hosted a series of combined galas throughout the season culminating in a very well supported and successful GPLA Championship in February/March. This was held over 2 weekends, incorporating a 2 day Pool Gala at Hillcrest in Pretoria, and an Open Water event at Arrowe Park in Benoni the following weekend. North West Province joined our Pool gala and had their own championships alongside ours.
LIFESAVING SPORTAt LSA Stillwater Nationals our swimmers dominated in the pool, setting 73 new GPLA records and 16 new SA records! We finished 1st in the Pool Competition at Nationals and came a close contested 2nd place in the Open water to KZN. The Open Water in surf conditions continues to be a challenge for us as an inland province with little or no experience in the sea, so we were especially delighted when several of our athletes were chosen for the Rescue teams. Christiaan Malan, Johan Lourens and Janke Grobbelaar were selected to the Senior Rescue team, and Milan Erasmus was selected to the Junior Rescue team. Furthermore 11 of our athletes were chosen for the National HP Squad and 7 for the National Academy Squad.
LIFESAVING PATROLSOur districts continue to operate patrols independently. Open water patrols are becoming increasingly scarce due to an influx of out-of town patrol teams and a lot of undercutting of prices. The patrols are our lifeblood and as we do not receive any funding from anywhere else this continues to be
a major problem The guidelines on the number of lifeguards at an event also needs to be strictly enforced with the event organisers and monitored, as many event organisers are using too few lifeguards to keep the prices down and patrol teams are agreeing to this to get the patrols.
CONCLUSIONAquamartina continues to burn the flame in Gauteng for water safety education, hosting regular seminars and galas to educate and advocate water safety. Martina, I salute you and your team, your tireless efforts are saving lives!
I would like to say a very big thank you to the members of the district committees, and to my GPLA committee, for their hard work and support. Thank you for the time that you all offer up to be part of Gauteng Lifesaving, each and every one of you are a vital cog in the wheel.
Louise Erasmus Acting President
INTRODUCTION2015/2016 Has been a great season for Lifesaving in the Free State. Lifesaving is truly finding its rightful place in the sporting fraternity in the province. It is with excitement to see and acknowledge how lifesaving has grown and developed in the past 6 years.
We would like to salute our dedicated lifesavers and parents for all their efforts, teamwork and support during the season. It is exhilarating to experience the participation of all to achieve success.
TRANSFORMATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSThis season we were fortunate to experience growth in the senior category, while the nippers remained stable, our PDI compliment is growing yearly and we are very excited with this positive development. We are looking forward to this positive curve to continue in future seasons.
Lifesaving is becoming more popular by the season and parents, coaches and especially participants acknowledge how this great sport has a positive effect on the athlete’s other sporting activities, and on lifesavers as balanced individuals.
It is with passion that we support and assist our children and competitors to become the best that they can be by participating in this great sport and life skill.
We would like to congratulate Andrew van Wyk with the positive development of the Octopus club, his lifesavers has performed very well during the season and are in good form. We are looking forward to great achievements from the club in the future.
LIFESAVING PATROLSLifesavers completed their duty hours at various venues and were working well together with Maselspoort and Aldam. Lifesavers did duties at the Kovsies open water event which is a seeding event for the Midmar open water, the Aldam multi sport day, Biathle competitions, and the SA Triathlon champs. Lifesaving in the Free State is playing an ever more important role in support of other aquatics sporting events.
DISTRICT/PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPSTwo interprovincial galas were hosted in 2016, on 20 & 21 February 2016, a trial champs was hosted and on 5 & 6 March 2016 the Free State champs. Both events were hosted in Mangaung swimming pool and Maselspoort with great success and efficiency.
LIFESAVING SPORT Free State is proud to have entered 83 lifesavers for the 2016 LSA National Stillwater Championships. We are proud to have achieved Victrix Lodorum positions in the girls 9 and 10 years categories and in the boys 9, 11, 16 and 17 years categories. Our secretary confirms the medals were too many to count.
Thank you to Durban Surf for hosting a great SA Stillwater championship.
CONCLUSIONWe sincerely would like to thank our coach Tronel vd Walt and our coaches in training Stephanie Boshoff and Chantel Smith for their commitment during the season and making lifesaving a positive and exciting experience for our lifesavers. Yolanda Keeve from Kroonstad, thank you for your continuous time, effort and commitment in your coaching and all round lifesaving activities
Our Chief Examiner, Tronel vd Walt, thank you for your commitment, time and efforts with the awards program. Your assistance with the municipality lifeguards is also well appreciated.
The Free State executive committee, thank you, you are a fantastic team.
Stephanie Fourie, secretary, thank you, you are indeed a shining star.
Congratulations to Wesley Schutte and Robbie le Roux that has been selected for the LSA 2016 Stillwater HP squad.
Congratulations to Tronel, our coach, for being selected as a coach for the junior Team for Rescue 2016 in Netherlands, and also Robbie Le Roux for the Junior men.
LSA, Dylan Tommy and Helen Herbert, thank you once again for all your support during the season.
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Mornay Pretorius Interim President
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INTRODUCTIONIt has been heartening and rewarding to see the growth and progress being made by our clubs across the Western Cape in the 2015/2016 season.
TRANSFORMATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIPHowever in saying this there are still a few clubs struggling behind other clubs. Please work with Lifesaving Western Cape so we can work together to improve on areas of need.
We have continued to see our membership recruitment maintained, and continuous review of development and delivery of the essential programs that support our clubs. This continues to improve and expand to meet the growing and diversifying population of our regions. Our nipper programmes is a fantastic success story with most clubs having large numbers of 7 to 14 year olds.
We started already with promoting lifesaving in the Westcoast. Eden Lifesaving District sent lifeguards to attend an Expo to promote Lifesaving in the Overberg district. Thanks to the WCDM for the funds that they provided to make this possible.
LIFESAVING SPORT This year LWC achieved the second position at the Lifesaving South Africa’s Inter Provincials for Seniors and Nippers, it’s not a good feeling but will make sure next year will regain the title again. A big thanks must be given to the known competitors who can deliver at high level of competitions.
OVERVIEWThe 2015/2016 season saw the end of an outstanding period of 11 years, where LWP had successfully managed the “full time seasonal” lifeguard patrols on behalf of the City of Cape Town.
This change has reflected on the administration functions of LWP by the direct loss of Ed Schroeder as the Provincial Co-ordinator and the indirect loss of Alan Watkins as the treasurer for both LWP and LWC.
The voluntary sections of LWP’s administration and the secretarial and record keeping functions have continued to operate under the greater workload and meeting the demands of Patrol duties, Instruction and Qualification of new and practicing lifeguards as well as the sporting sections hosting both the Nippers and the Senior/Junior competitions.
SUCCESSESVoluntary Duty:
• A total of 30838 hours of voluntary duty logged over 5 duty months (November to March)
• No drownings in the demarcated patrol areas during duty times.
Lifesaving awards:
• 495 Lifesavers successfully completed retests. • 3 new LA Instructors • 3 new IRB Instructors • 155 new Lifesaving Awards • 118 new Junior Lifesaving awards • 8 new IRB Drivers • 23 new IRB Crewmen
Nipper Awards:
• 77 new Under 10 • 109 Under 12 • 127 Under 14
Competitions:
• 2 Interclub Senior/Junior competitions with 166 and 157 entrants • Western Cape Senior/Junior competition with 272 entrants • 3 Nipper interclub competitions with 327, 349 and 348 entrants • Western Cape Nipper competition with 403 entrants • False Bay SLC presented the first of its kind Grand Prix King of the Beach Series and Workshop during the past season
DEVELOPMENT:Clubs:
• Surf Clubs – 13 • Still water Clubs – 3 • Active Membership:
March 2015 • Juniors: 365 • Seniors: 487 • Nippers: 931 Total : 1783
March 2016 • Juniors: 364 • Seniors: 541 • Nippers: 781 Total : 1686
THANK YOUA special word of thanks must go to all the Instructors, Examiners, Technical Officials and the dedicated members along with their families for their commitment and dedication to lifesaving, your efforts are greatly appreciated. Without your help, lifesaving in the province would not happen.
To my committee I would like to thank you for your support and dedication. To the team in the office thank you for all you hard work during the past season.
Our heartfelt condolences to all the LWP families who lost family during the past season.
We would like to acknowledge our sponsors for who were are extremely grateful, with out there contributions we would not be in a position to assist our athlete’s.
City of Cape Town NSRI Cape Town Sailors Home Department of Culture Affairs and Sport
Gerald De Jager Chairman
Brian Sturman Chairman
EDEN DISTRICT
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Office Bearers/ Executive Committee: The NWPLA Executive Committee consists of the following members: Carlo Geel (Chairperson), Ian Meyer, Ciska
Bobbert, Marna Pieterse, Lynnette van Rensburg, Marlinda Ferreira, Jennifer Taylor, Louis Du Toit and Elrie de Beer (Secretary).
Executive Meetings are held twice a year. An annual AGM is held after the annual South African Still Water Championships.
Affiliations: The NWPLA is affiliated with Lifesaving South Africa. NWPLA requires affiliation with the North
West Sports Confederation, as per the requirements of Lifesaving South Africa. Affiliation remains problematic, as we have received no response from the Sports Council after numerous requests. The NWPLA Executive Committee remains committed to enable this.
Activities/Galas and training camps: The following galas/events were held over the season to enable time trials:
Our Development Gala at St. Conrads was a success, which also enabled us the marketing of lifesaving as a sport.
Training camps were also held at the Potchefstroom Dam.
Affiliated Clubs: We currently have three lifesaving clubs affiliated with NWPLA. These clubs are Aquamix Lifesaving Club (Klerksdorp), Sun City Lifesaving (Sun City) and Harties Reflections Club (Hartbeespoortdam). Future plans entail the establishment of a lifesaving club in Potchefstroom.
Activity Host/ Place Date
Hillcrest Prestige gala Hillcrest Pool, Pretoria November 2015
Arrow Park Lifesaving Gala Arrow Park, Benoni (individual club entry) 23 January 2016
North West Lifesaving Championships This was done in association with the Gauteng Province Lifesaving Champs at the Hillcrest Swimming pool in Pretoria 26 – 27 February 2016
Lifesaving Development Gala Aquamix Lifesaving Club (Klerksdorp), St. Conrad’s College Swimming Pool 11 March 2016
Lifesaving Still Water Nationals 2016 Lifesaving Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), Durban 28 April – 1 May 2016
Education, Training and Skills development
Three Lifesaving Exams were done during the season Skills development training was done during the season for 6 lifeguards of the Tlokwe Municipality, Potchefstroom Dam pool
It’s with great pleasure that I present the 2015/2016 annual report of Eden Lifesaving District.
We had a very successful examiner’s workshop and our plan for the off season to give AED training for all instructors and examiners. We must really thank DCAS and Western Cape Lifesaving for the funds that
they provide to do capacity building and development amongst our clubs. Two of our members also attended a coach’s workshop that was held in Johannesburg.
We successfully established two new clubs in our district which increased our membership. Plettenberg Bay Surf Lifesaving Club is our corner stone for the development of nippers. We spread our wings to the stillwater side of Lifesaving where I had talks with the Oudtshoorn Municipality in connection with pool lifesaving.
The most important and gratifying aspect of the 2015/2016 season was simply the performance of our lifeguards. In each and every club across the Eden
District, the patrolling lifeguard stood tall, their efforts were above and beyond everyday standards and they excelled in our function of “Vigilance Service”
Plettenberg Bay Surf Lifesaving Club hosted a very successful Nipper Cape Champs and our Cape Champs for seniors and juniors continues to flourish with increased participation. Well done to the Eden Team that participated at the Surf Nationals in Port Elizabeth.
I would like to thank all the Eden Lifesaving District Executive for their continued assistance and support.
Gerald De Jager Chairman
Carlo Geel President
Club members of the Aquamix Lifesaving Club Club members of the Harties Reflections Lifesaving Club
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INTRODUCTIONWhile many clubs in the Eastern Cape are performing well both in terms of patrols and competition, the Province as a whole is still struggling along and remains unable to function effectively without a full Executive Committee.
Thanks must go to the LEC temporary secretary Anita, who has kept contact with our clubs this past season.
TRANSFORMATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSThe reasons for the problems in the province are many and varied but are mostly due to two important factors viz. the lack of interested young adults - LEC has strength at nipper and junior levels, but then lose most young adults who leave for the bigger centres (Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban) to study or seek employment. The second inhibiting factor is the massive distance covered under the administrative banner of the LEC, basically from Storms River in the west to Port Edward in the east (close to a 1000km).
Despite these issues, LEC clubs and their members have produced some amazing feats this past season.
From a pure lifesaving point of view, mention must be made of the continued interest in Drowning Prevention at Bluewater Bay SLC under the expert leadership of Dave Bamber. For a number of years now, this initiative has been very close to Dave’s heart and he
has invested much time and money to make the very dangerous Bluewater Bay beaches and the adjacent Swartkops River Mouth as safe as possible for the bathing public. All kudos to Dave and his Team at BWB SLC!
NWPLA also report with sadness the death of one of our prominent senior athletes, Martin Du Toit who passed away during May 2016. May his soul rest in peace.
Performance: We are proud to state that the NWPLA obtained a THIRD place for both the Nippers and the Senior athletes at the annual South African Stillwater Lifesaving Championships (SA’s) in Durban. NWPLA represented the most competitive athletes at the SA’s, based on the amount of athletes that competed. Our biggest challenges remain the sea events, an area that we aim to improve significantly over the next few years.
Our excellent performance is also reflected in the amount of records broken at the SA’s.
Our coaches demand high standards. This is reflected in the individual clubs and provincial performances at the SA’s and the Provincial Championships. We are very proud of them and their supporting personnel.
Patrols were held, with special mentioned to Max Carbonell with 60.25 community service hours and his brother Kyle Carbonell with 83.25 community service hours. We are very proud of you! Many of our parents volunteered officiating at galas and at Nationals and we are very grateful for this.
Finance: NWPLA still requires to address its registration as a Non-Profit Organisation and then with SARS.
Areas for improvement: Like any new province competing at national events, we have our unique challenges. These include:
• Swimming/Lifesaving Infrastructure, e.g. swimming pools to enable regular galas and to enable interprovincial competitions
• Improved collaboration with local authorities on lifesaving initiatives, education and development
• Funding for equipment (including its repair)
• Improved exposure of the lifesaving as a life skill and sport, including sponsorships
• A dedicated Provincial Lifesaving Championship (North West Province based).
• Improved emphasis on transformation (Transformation Scorecard)
• Recognition of lifesaving at school level
In the true Spirit of Gratefulness, I wish to express my appreciation for the contribution of each lifesaving athlete, the NWPA Executive Committee, club managers, coaches and parents for the well-supported lifesaving season.
Robert Smith Acting Chairman
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Riches Mndiyata Chairman
LIFESAVING SPORTAnother excellent initiative was the hosting of a very successful set of National events by Paul, Tess and the Kings Beach SLC Team. KB SLC hosted the rest of South Africa for SA Junior/Senior Championships, SA Masters Championships and SA Inter Provincials. All these events ran very smoothly and the standard of competition was excellent and the event was well run and enjoyed by all.
And 2016 saw history been made in the East Cape with Kings Beach Surf Lifesaving Club been crowned as South African Junior Club Champions. This amazing feat is a first for an East Cape Club and all credit to Paul Lynch and his awesome Junior Team who swept aside all opposition, dominating both surf and beach events.
Congratulations must also be extended to all the East Cape competitors selected to High Performance and Academy Squads as well as to Amica de Jager of Woodridge SLC for her national selection to the Junior Protea Team to compete at World Lifesaving Championships in the Netherlands and her selection to the Stillwater High Performance Squad.
Mention must also be made of the fine efforts of the men and women of the ORT District under the
able leadership of Riches Mndiyata, the District Chairman. Lifeguards working the beautiful but dangerous beaches of the old Transkei work in almost total isolation from the rest of the lifesaving world and their commitment and efforts are greatly appreciated by us all.
Congratulations to the following new clubs that have applied for affiliation this past season:
Eastern Beach SLC - East London Pellsrus SLC - Jeffreys Bay Umngazi Dolphin SLC - Port St Johns, ORT Fossil SLC - Mzamba, ORT
CONCLUSIONLEC wish to thank the following for their commitment, support and hard work this past season: Vic (KB SLC), Anita (LEC), Dave (BWB SLC), Paul (KB SLC/LEC), Riches (ORT), Tess (KB SLC), Andrew (LEC), Grant (LEC), Helen (LSA), Janelle (LSA) and Stephanie (LSA) - without your efforts lifesaving in our province would not exist.
INTRODUCTIONOR Tambo Lifesaving District is growing progressively and the 2015/2016 season was a good season for our district as there were few reported incidents during the patrol days.
TRANSFORMATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSI express my sincere gratitude to the club’s leadership who motivated their members to perform voluntary duties. I also wish to thank our instructors and examiners for their hard work this past season. We are proud to say that OR TAMBO Lifesaving District is gradually developing as we are producing instructors, examiners and technical officials.
A new club, Fossil Surf Lifesaving Club was successfully established and we are in process of launching another club, Mngazi Dolphin Surf Lifesaving Club.
LIFESAVING SPORTThree of our clubs (Mzamba SLC, Nyandeni SLC and Fossil SLC) attended and represented OR Tambo Lifesaving District at the Surf Nationals in Port Elizabeth. They attempted and were successful in getting sponsorships for their accommodation and meals.
CONCLUSIONMy thanks go out to Wildcoast Sun Casino and Nyandeni Municipality for assistance given to Mzamba Surf Lifesaving Club and Nyandeni Surf Lifesaving Club.
I express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Mr Bruce Roberts for his assistance is helping us get our finances up to date, the chairman of Fossil SLC, Mr Siphelele Gasa who formed his club and succeeded in getting his members to Surf National Championships
with limited resources and finally to the head office staff for their continued support and assistance to OR Tambo District.
Sibambangazbini
It gives me great pleasure to report on the activities and highlights of our lifesaving clubs within KwaZulu Natal which encompasses the Surf and Stillwater aspects of lifesaving.
Our members in KZN fulfilled their role in providing voluntary lifesaving duties in the province stretching from Empangeni Lifesaving Club in the north to Umtamvuna Surf Lifesaving Club on the lower south coast, to Aquafin in Uthukela District in Ladysmith. It is significant to note that voluntary lifesaving duties were carried out throughout the year by our lifesaving clubs on Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays thus providing safer bathing areas on peak days at busy beaches and pools.
TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENTThe element of transformation in active lifesaving is complete and we are a fully integrated, multi-racial essential service providing voluntary duties, education, training and certification. Our duty squads and club membership profiles speak volumes and as a province we have reached a point where active lifesaving has transformed.
MEMBERSThe number of lifesaving clubs in KZN stands at twenty, spanning the entire coastline and inland to Ladysmith. Our total gross membership across all divisions exceeds 3700 and includes men and women from all race groups. Our active duty patrol numbers exceeds 1200 at the last count, but this has increased in the recent active season.
LIFESAVING PATROLSThanks to our Patrol Officers Alastair Bond, JJ Joubert and Les Donald, assisted by Ian Jackson and Mickey Thompson, for sacrificing weekends to do inspections on clubs to keep them on their toes and maintain the standards we expect. Our aim is to reduce the number of rescues having to be performed, which is indicative of clubs patrolling their beaches efficiently and conscientiously.
The standard of the duties being performed was satisfactory. In total 89 inspections were carried out in KZN. Our focus has been promoting the concept of drowning prevention, as opposed to the reactive approach of saving lives and our patrols are proactively preventing loss of life by managing the beaches and educating the bathing public. Through the management of the beach and improved proactive communication, the duty squads have been actively making the bathing public aware of the restrictions on a patrolled beach i.e. the necessity of remaining in
the designated bathing area, obeying the instructions issued by the duty member, what to do in the event of needing assistance and generally making the bathing public and particularly our up-country visitors aware of the inherent dangers associated with bathing in the sea.
As a result of this proactive approach, we are pleased to report that we have not had a single drowning incident involving a member of public on those beaches patrolled by our duty squads. The downings reported in KZN, were all outside the times of our scheduled patrols. Well done to all our duty lifeguards!
LIFESAVING AWARDS Our Provincial Chief Examiner, Deon Woodley and Regional Chief Examiner, Sheldon Roux produced the following reports.
Examination Statistics Lifeguard Award 254 Junior Lifeguard Awards 66 Nipper Awards 234 Annual Retests and 815 Technical Officials 15 IRB Driver and Crewman Awards 25 TOTAL 1409
LIFESAVING SPORT The sport of lifesaving in KZN is at its peak since the combination of Surf and Stillwater events and the results of recent national events across all age groups and disciplines portray the dedication, training and fierce competitive fiber that exists within the province. We are extremely proud of the achievements from club and KZN provincial teams that competed in Nippers, Junior/Senior Surf and Stillwater Championships.
On a club level the following excelled:
• SA Nipper Championships – Durban Surf took honors at Addington Beach with Umhlanga Rocks coming second and Suncoast Pirates in third.
• SA Senior Championships – Marine were runners up at Port Elizabeth.
• SA Senior Stillwater Championships – Marine were the victors
PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:• SA Surf Nipper Inter Provincials – KZN Team took the trophy
• SA Surf Senior Inter Provincials – KZN Team took the trophy
• SA Stillwater Nipper & Senior Inter Provincials – KZN Team took the trophy
A clean sweep in the Inter Provincial Competitions! Congratulations to all our clubs and members who took part in our sporting calendar this last season.
ADMINISTRATIONIt is also prudent to make mention of the hardworking club secretaries and committees who give up their time to make sure that voluntary lifesaving clubs throughout the province are well administered and managed. To you and the club chairmen of KZN I say well done and thank you for your commitment. Our provincial executive committee performed well and I must acknowledge the efforts of Mickey Thompson, Barbara Banks, Lesley Lunn, Derek Fourie, Peter Odendaal, Peter Gilmore, Roy Carty, Sheldon Roux and Deon Woodley.
PARTNERSOur Thanks to the local Municipalities within KZN for their continued support and to our Sponsors, National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund. We are also very thankful to the Department of Sport and Recreation in KZN for supporting us financially and to that end we have certainly delivered as being the top province in Lifesaving Competition.
Finally to our provincial examiners, instructors, judges and lifesavers I commend you on your sterling contribution to voluntary lifesaving.
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Mike Raubenheimer Chairman
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The BAC has had a very busy year and a total of 26 incidents were assessed during the period under review. After a quiet 2013, when no nominations were received, the BAC adjudicated five incidents in 2014 and awarded 10 recipients. Last year, 2015, four incidents were assessed and 5 rescuers were honoured.
During the period under review, specific mention is made of the following:
• The entire BAC panel of 2015 were again unanimously re-elected for another term of office.
• Sadly, Des Collopy, who had served on the panel for over 30 years, passed away on 12th August and we salute Des for his enormous contribution to our lifesaving movement and the BAC.
• Ken Bentall relocated for the UK in November and agreed to remain on the committee, as emails are our main form of liaison. We thank Ken for his ongoing commitment, wisdom and experience.
• LSA requested that the operational procedures of the BAC be documented and the final draft has now been submitted to LSA for ratification and adoption
• Drowning Prevention Awards were added to the BAC portfolio in December and several incidents were brought to the attention of the BAC and assessed.
• Mickey Sadler was co-opted onto the BAC panel in December, bringing with him a wealth of lifesaving experience. Mickey retired several years ago and relocated to St Francis Bay.
• Recognition Awards were recently added as a new category of award, to acknowledge the actions of qualified lifesavers in non-water related incidents. The first recipient of this award has also been identified, and is noted in the list below.
The Bravery Awards have now been categorised into four levels, Level 1 being a Letter of Appreciation, Level 2 being a Letter of Commendation, and Level 3 being a Certificate of Commendation. Level 4 is the Silver Medallion, the highest award for Bravery, and only 16 such awards have been made since the BAC was formed in about 1948. We now congratulate the newest recipient, 19 year-old Alexander Swanepoel.
The new Drowning Prevention Awards have also been formally classified into three categories. Level 1 is a Letter of Appreciation for preventing a drowning. Level 2 is a Letter of Commendation related to actions to prevent a drowning, including CPR, and Level 3 is the highest award, a Certificate of Commendation, for actions taken to save a life, which includes cardio pulmonary resuscitation. These incidents do not involve bravery and they are assessed when there was no life-threatening risk to the rescuer(s).
Incidents were spread throughout the past year, starting with the shark attack at Buffels Bay in June, 2015, one incident
in July, one in August, two in October, two in November, and three in December. Six incidents happened in January, followed by three in February, one in March, and two in April. The latest incident occurred on 19th June this year.
One incident assessed actually occurred in March, 2014, as the panel only recently became aware of the rescue of the one-year-old baby by two Virginia Preparatory School pupils, who were both 10 at the time of their quick reaction and retrieval of the baby from the lazy river at Ushaka.
Of the 26 incidents assessed, two had to be abandoned due to the lack of sufficient information. These occurred in July in Elliotdale (good samaritan drowned), and August in the Bergville area (CPR). Twenty four incidents were considered appropriate and adjudicated to recognise those involved in the saving of lives.
As part of the new initiative to promote the LSA awards, incidents will, in future, be assessed and awards made as soon as possible after each incident. This will also lighten the load on the panel, who have been kept very busy over the past month.
For the past year, July 2015, to June, 2016, the BAC panel is pleased to announce the following 36 Awards, the most ever in one year:
• Recognition Award (1) • Drowning Prevention awards (16) • Bravery Awards (19)
RECOGNITION AWARD: (1)Duan Bezuidenhout On 8th April, 2016, Stillwater Lifesaver, Duan Bezuidenhout, assisted at the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident on the N2 at Montana, Pretoria, where he utilised his lifesaving skills and his actions resulted in the saving of many lives. Duan becomes the first recipient of this new award category.
DROWNING PREVENTION AWARDS FOR 2016: (16)• Letter of Appreciation – L1 (11) Anelly Zulu (10) and Philippa Pavid (10), Sarah Waries, Firdous Hendricks, Dave van Beuningen, Thandile Xhalabile,Paul Richards, Meresh Sukdeo, Constable Bruce Brits and Jabe de Kock, Aimee Langenhoven (11)
• Letter of Commendation – L2 (4) Chantell Botha, Dr Marli van Rensburg. Bonita Jones and Matthew Hutchison (15)
• Certificate of Commendation – L3 (1) Officer Mabulela Diko
The youngest recipients are Big Bay nipper, Aimee Langenhoven, aged 11, and Virginia Preparatory School pupils, Anelly Zulu and Philippa Pavid, both now 12, who were 10 at the time of their rescue. Of the 16 recipients, only 3 are qualified lifesavers: Bonita Jones (QC), Matthew Hutchison and Officer Mabulela Diko
BRAVERY AWARDS FOR 2016: (19)• Letter of Appreciation – L1 (1) Njabulo Mbhense
• Letter of Commendation – L2 (11) Thulani Njoli, Herbert Conradie, Nic Bothma, Charl Jones (17) and Ariel Mausenbaum (16), Philip Radebe (28), Jean Bezuidenhout, Daniel & Matthew Syren (19) and Reon Boosi, Cameron Hofer (22).
• Certificate of Commendation – L3 (6) Andre Botha, Luke McCracken, Beth Laas (12), Phenyo Nkopo, 15 (posthumous), Ruan de Villiers, 27 (posthumous), Siyanda Buthelezi, 15 (posthumous).
• Silver Medallion – L4 (1) Alexander Swanepoel (19)
The following aspects are highlighted:
- Three are posthumous awards: Phenyo Nkopo, 15, for his heroic deed at Wydenham Beach, near Umkomaas; Ruan de Villiers, 27, paid the ultimate price in his heroic rescue attempt at Kogel Bay; and Siyanda Buthelezi, 15, perished during his supreme effort at Umkomaas.
- Five of the awards go to youngsters, with Beth Laas, 12, the youngest. Siyanda Buthelezi and Phenyo Nkopo were both aged 15 when they died heroically.
- Brothers Daniel and Matthew Syren are twins, and Reon Boosi is engaged to Dr Marli van Rensburg, who resuscitated the two victims that the three men rescued at Umhlanga.
- Of the 19 recipients, only 6 are qualified lifesavers: Herbert Conradie (Strand), Cameron Hofer (Umhlanga Rocks), Charl Jones and Ariel Mausenbaum (Milnerton), Philip Radebe (Durban Pro) and Luke McCracken (Marine).
- Three of the Bravery incidents occurred at Buffels Bay, also known as Buffalo Bay, near Knysna.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF EACH DROWNING PREVENTION INCIDENT, IN DATE SEQUENCE, PER CATEGORY:
LETTER OF APPRECIATION:
15th March, 2014 Ushaka Lazy River tube ride. Virginia Preparatory pupils Anelly Zulu (10) and Philippa Pavid (10) reacted quickly to rescue a one-year-old baby who had fallen into the canal.
18th August, 2015 Muizenburg Shark Spotters, Sarah Waries, Firdous Hendricks, Dave van Beuningen and Thandile Xhalabile assisted & stabilised an elderly lady who had collapsed into the surf.
16th October, 2015 Paul Richards, owner of Sandown Blues restaurant at Kleinmond, used his knowledge of the sea to safely guide three tourists to safety after they were caught in a rip current.
22nd November, 2015 Swartkops River, Despatch. Constable Bruce Brits and Jabe de Kock (CPF) rescued a woman who had jumped off the bridge in an apparent suicide bid.
23rd January, 2016 Big Bay nipper Aimee Langenhoven (11) reacted swiftly to rescue 3-year-old EmilyScott who had fallen unnoticed into a swimming pool during a birthday party.
7th February, 2016 Meresh Sukdeo, Guest Services Manager at the Umhlanga Sands Hotel, successfully performed CPR on a 7 year-old youngster who had drowned in the hotel resort’s pool.
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LETTER OF COMMENDATION:
28th November, 2015 Estuary Beach, Port Edward. Chantell Botha was taking photo’s at a beach wedding when a 5 year-old youth was pulled from the surf and she successfully applied CPR.
28th December, 2015 Milnerton Beach. After a dramatic IRB rescue, Milnerton SLSC members Bonita Jones (QC) and Matthew Hutchison (15), successfully performed CPR on the one victim.
19th April, 2016 Umhlanga Beach. After two non-fatal drowning victims had been pulled from the surf, Dr Marli van Rensburg successfully performed CPR to revive the two victims.
CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION:
27th October, 2015 Monwabisi Beach, Cape Town. Officer Mabulela Diko was on law enforcement patrol when he responded to a drowning in progress, rescued the victim and performed CPR before paramedics took over. Minutes later he rescued another bather and two hours later, utilising a jet-ski, he rescued another two people in distress. In the space of two hours he prevented four drownings.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF EACH BRAVERY INCIDENT AND AWARD, IN DATE SEQUENCE, PER CATEGORY:LETTER OF APPRECIATION:
17th January, 2016 Pietermaritzburg. After a vehicle crashed into the Dusi River, Njabulo Mbhense assisted two people to safety. Another rescuer, Philip Radebe, saved one person trapped inside the car.
LETTER OF COMMENDATION:
27th July, 2015 Uitenhage. Farmworker Thulani Njoli (29) saw a police vehicle get swept off the Kruis River causeway and rescued WO Ashton Mew from the flooded vehicle before it sank.
28th December, 2015 Milnerton Duty squad members, Charl Jones (17) and Ariel Mausenbaum (16), launched their IRB into the massive surf, to rescue two youths caught in a strong rip.
1st January, 2016 Buffels Bay. From his caravan, Strand lifesaver Herbert Conradie saw a youth being swept out to sea. He raced to the scene, swam out in rough conditions & rescued him.
2nd January, 2016 Noordhoek, Cape Town. Alerted to the plight of a missing bodyboarder, local surfer Nic Bothma eventually found Nazley Davids floating 2km off-shore and rescued her.
17th January, 2016 Pietermaritzburg. After a vehicle crashed into the Dusi River, part time Durban lifeguard Philip Radebe entered the submerged vehicle to rescue Mondli Cele from the wreck.
9th February, 2016 Buffels Bay. Surfer Jean Bezuidenhout noticed a 50 year-old German tourist caught in a strong rip current & paddled out through the big surf & rescued the unconscious man.
19th April, 2016 Umhlanga Beach. Twins Daniel & Matthew Syren (19), and Reon Boosi, swam out in turbulent surf to rescue two drowning victims caught in a powerful rip current.
19th June, 2016 eMdloti Beach. Umhlanga lifesaver Cameron Hofer, taking part in a beach run, had just completed 17km, when alerted to a drowning in progress. He dashed into the turbulent surf to rescue the victim, and then carried on with the race along the beach.
CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION:
6th December, 2015 Pipeline, Honululu. SA professional bodyboarding champion Andre Botha realised that surfer Evan Gieselman was in serious trouble after wiping out on a massive wave. He found Evan and immediately started mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, whilst battling to keep the patients head above the water in the turbulent conditions. His efforts were hampered by the massive 12/15 foot waves and powerful rip currents. It was a very dangerous situation and Andre’s quick action saved Evans life.
31st December, 2015 Zinkwazi, North Coast. Off-duty lifeguard, Luke McCracken (20), was alerted at 4am to a drowning in progress. He immediately rushed to the beach and went out into the pitch dark on a malibu board. After negotiating through the large surf he eventually found the teenager, with the light of a flare, in a rip behind the backline, who was cramping up. On their return journey, the board sank and he managed to swim the patient back towards shore and then over the rocks to safety.
1st January, 2016 Wydenham Beach, Umkomaas. Phenyo Nkopo (15) was enjoying a day at the beach when he saw a young girl caught in a strong rip current. Without hesitating, he rushed to assist her and was also swept out to sea. His heroism sadly cost him his life and his unselfish action has been acknowledged with a posthumous award.
4th January, 2016 Kogel Bay. After a day at the beach and whilst leaving, Ruan de Villiers (27), heard a frantic cry for help and noticed a person caught in turbulent currents in the big waves at ‘Dappat se Gat’. Without hesitation, Ruan rushed into the surf to assist & was caught up in the surging currents where waves were converging from both sides. He sadly paid the ultimate price for his rescue effort and his heroism has resulted in a posthumous award.
6th February, 2016 Pelican Island, Richards Bay. Returning towards the beach from a sandbank, two sisters were caught in a deep gully. The youngest, Erin Laas (6), was being swept away in the strong current. Older sister Beth Laas (12) dived into the current and pushed her sister to the surface, battling to keep her afloat and breathe at the same time. Their father, who was surfing nearby, noticed what had happened and rushed to assist. By the time he pulled both girls onto his surfboard, Beth had stopped breathing, and she was admitted to hospital in a serious condition. Beth made a full recovery after her heroic rescue.
5th March, 2016 Margate. Siyanda Buthelezi (15) was part of a group of Bongumusa High School pupils from Swayimane, enjoying the late afternoon at the beach when a friend was swept out by a strong current. Siyanda immediately went to her assistance and brought her safely back to shore. He noticed that two other pupils were also being swept out to sea in the currents and set off to rescue them. Sadly, his heroic effort was in vain and he perished in the rough surf, which also claimed the other two. Siyanda’s heroism is acknowledged by a posthumous award.
SILVER MEDALLION:
27th June, 2015 Buffels Bay. Alexander Swanepoel (19) was body surfing with his brothers Caleb and Joshua, when a shark passed under them. Caleb shouted a warning to his brothers and all three started swimming shore-wards. Alexander suddenly realised that Caleb was missing, turned, and saw that Caleb had been attacked and the water around him was full of blood. He reali sed that Caleb had been bitten. Without fear, he immediately swam to Caleb’s aid, grabbed him and started pulling him towards the shore. They were about 80metres from the beach and the shark circled twice, bumped Alexander and bit Caleb again. As it approached again, Alexander fended it off using his flipper, and it bit through it. Keeping calm in the desperate situation, Alexander did not panic and waited for the shark to move away, before resuming his struggle to get his injured brother to the beach. They managed to catch a wave into the shallows, where their mother, Tracy, was waiting to assist. Caleb’s right leg had been amputated above the knee and his left leg had been lacerated. They kept him calm and Alexander used a belt and made a tourniquet to stem the blood loss from the stump, whilst surfers and others assisted with medical care. Alexander’s heroic act in fending off the shark and getting his severely wounded brother to shore is bravery of the highest order. He is commended for his bravery and for saving the life of his brother in a life threatening situation.
IN CLOSING:It is pleasing to report that all nine BAC committee members are available to continue for another term of office. My appreciation is extended to Ken Bentall, Gabie Botha, Richard Davidson, Lance Harrison, Ken Honneysett, Winston Meyer, Mickey Sadler and Bevin Worlock for their ongoing commitment and support.
Although BAC founder, Gabie Botha, now 91, does not play an active role in the panel’s deliberations, as he has no access to a computer, his ongoing support of the committee that he started over 60 years ago is most appreciated. Gabie, we salute you!!
Special thanks go to President Dylan Tommy and LSA Directors Jurie Wessels and Dhaya Sewduth for their support and encouragement.
We encourage all LSA members to bring noticeable rescues and / or incidents to our attention, by notifying the LSA office and supplying as much information as possible. News clippings are always very helpful.
“There is no better reward than to
save a life”
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Bravery Awards
LSA National Meritorious Award Grant Breetzke LEC
Administration Cup for Branches. Lifesaving North West
Safety Medical Trophy for the most awards. Lifesaving Jozi
Darnel Cup for Stillwater Patrol Branch Award. Gauteng Provincial Lifesaving Association
Stillwater Patrol Consistency Award Ross McIntosh from Lifesaving Jozi
President Award Ryle De Morny - False Bay Lifesaving Club
The Bert Ashford Instructor’s Award for Surf Instructors. Willem Van Tonder from Clifton
Surf Lifesaving Club
Stillwater Lifesaver of the Year. Kerrin Stanton : Boksburg Lifesaving Club
The Daphne Nel Trophy for the S/W Region with the highest percentage.
Lifesaving Free State
Surf Lifesaver of the year - Des Hanger Amanzimtoti Surf Lifesaving Club
Herman Meerholz
Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay
Letter of Commendation
Theo Pienaar
East London, EC
Letter of Commendation
Devon Dodd
Buffels Bay, Knysna
Letter of Appreciation
Dr Herman Nel
Vanderbijlpark
Letter of Commendation
Andre Bernard
Vanderbijlpark
Letter of Commendation
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LSA COMMITTEE AND SUB COMMITTEES
SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM Regina van den Bout GPLA
Sifiso Simamane GPLA
Tess Kotze LEC
Cheryl Johnston GPLA
SPORT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Interim Director :Peter Odendaal LKZN Mornay Pretorius LFS
Rob Smith LEC
Desmond Kiewiets GPLA
Marna Pieterse NW
Claudio Miller LWC
Co opted : Valencia Walker GPLA
SUB COMMITTEE FOR RULES, TECHNICAL OFFICIAL AND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jelle Meintsma LKZN
Allen Pembroke LKZN
Graham Lewis LWC
Derek Fourie LKZN
John Coyne LKZN
STILLWATER SPORTS PANEL
Jelle Meintsma LKZN
Heidi Fontini LWC
Andrew Van Wyk LFS
Carlo Geel LNW
Louise Erasmus GPLA
ATHLETES COMMITTEE
Chairman: Armand Marais LNWMarthinus Krugel LFS
Ryle De Morny LWC
Matthew Bouman LKZN
Cuan Coetzee LEC
Ricardo Peach GPLA
COACHES COMMISSION
Senior Coaches: Nipper Coaches: Fanie Van Der Walt LFS Tronel Van Der Walt LFS
Lynette Van Rensburg LNW Ciska Bobbert LNW
Russell Sadler LKZN Peter Gilmore LKZN
Andrew Crook LWC Diane Craemer LWC
Paul Lynch LEC Bridgette Tucker GPLA
Martina Van Den Bout GPLA Clint Meintjies LEC
LIFESAVING COMMITTEE Director : Jurie Wessels LWC
Grant Breetzke LEC
Carlo Klaasen LWC
Deon Woodley LKZN
Ciska Bobbert LNW
Tronel Van Der Walt LFS
Bronwyn Cumming GPLA
Gordon De Vaal GPLA
Regina Van Den Bout GPLA
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Grant Breetzke LEC Riches Mndiyata OR Tambo District Tronel Van Der Walt LFS
Bronwyn Cumming GPLA & Ekurhuleni District
Gus Malgas Jozi District
Martina Van Den Bout Tshwane District
Deon Woodley Ethekwini District
Sheldon Roux Ugu District
Ciska Bobbert LNW
Cheryl Carter-Smith Cape Town District Surf
Graham Manchest Cape Town District Stillwater
Carlo Klaasen Eden District
BRAVERY AWARDS COMMITTEE
Convener Stanford Slabbert LEC Gabie Botha LKZN Lance Harrison LKZN
Ken Bentall LKZN
Bevin Worlock LKZN
Richard Davidson GPLA
Ken Honeysett LKZN
Winston Meyer GPLA
DROWNING PREVENTION COMMITTEE
Director : Dhaya Sewduth GPLA Stephanie Fourie LFS
Tess Kotze LEC
Sifisio Simamane GPLA
Richard Botha LWC
James Ross LKZN
Regina Van Den Bout GPLA
RESOURCE SUB COMMITTEE
Convener Regina Van Den Bout GPLACheryl Johnson GPLA
TRANSFORMATION COMMITTEE Chairman : Allen Pembroke LKZN
Swelihle Ndlovu LKZN
Warren Prins LWC
Tronel Van Der Walt LFS
Gus Malgas GPLA
Sifisio Simamane GPLA
Paul Fortuin LWC
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE Convener: Colleen Saunders
Dr Jay Matthews
Professor Ashley van Niekerk
Dr Olive Kobusingye
RISK ANALYSIS
Richard Botha LWC
MEDIA / PUBLICITY
James Ross LKZN Stephanie Fourie LFS
SURF AND STILLWATER STATISTICS
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SURF AND STILLWATER STATISTICS (cont)
28
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OF
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5
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Am
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Eas
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1527
00
00
00
1527
00
00
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00
00
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260
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10
00
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035
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370
80
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08
378
016
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326
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326
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00
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0
Kin
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each
1172
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00
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1172
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870
89
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70
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124
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30
030
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117
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117
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82
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363
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192
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614
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37
621
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139
2218
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917
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301
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660
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109
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125
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209
00
00
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209
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10
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160
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104
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104
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107
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211
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5536
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290
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148
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148
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255
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450
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120
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329
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542
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411
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6590
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433
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180
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640
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064
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3046
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243
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6312
276
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394
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2
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125
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610
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2116
100
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2128
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17
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1216
62
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370
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211
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Bal
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127
00
00
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127
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80
161
515
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845
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112
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360
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360
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725
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2514
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246
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110
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219
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564
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120
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564
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2131
00
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3152
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162
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00
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162
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220
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06
110
46
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372
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50
290
611
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LIFE
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573
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573
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260
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70
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3635
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489
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24
212
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756
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756
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50
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50
40
070
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74
02
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663
30
132
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249
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100
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2041
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110
04
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1561
60
60
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90
00
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90
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037
1218
20
6944
91
111
12
420
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2585
40
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04
2589
013
00
350
48
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1729
260
20
129
1758
10
10
40
6
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053
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5355
33
680
025
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321
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67
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784
31
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82
20
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412
00
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00
00
00
00
00
00
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04
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414
40
40
031
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00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0
Mar
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30
60
09
260
134
046
063
Mos
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ay78
252
00
03
5583
70
114
30
148
126
6
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819
80
00
019
830
60
253
00
1089
4213
84
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00
00
00
860
00
00
00
Sou
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ross
177
160
00
016
193
01
10
240
26
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541
430
2456
216
537
1207
86
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173
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9704
423
2910
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431
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6615
1195
233
126
5218
712
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2034
10
00
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433
00
00
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GR
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7385
2329
109
324
316
4431
2212
0599
1511
9523
312
652
1871
274
99
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L i fesav ing South Afr ica Annual Repor t 2016 31
Awar
ds 2
015
- 20
16
LIFE
SAVI
NG
AW
AR
DS
Surf
Aw
ards
Still
wat
er
Awar
ds
(Poo
l and
O
penw
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)
PRO
VIN
CE
JLA
JQC
LA
QC
RPL
INSTRUCT
IRB INSTRUCT
IRB CREWMAN
IRB DRIVER
IRB EXAMINERS
JUDGES
EXAMINER
NIPPER EXAMINER
RETEST
NIPPER 1
NIPPER 2
NIPPER 3
TOTAL
JLA
JQC
LA
QC
RPL
INSTRUCT
IRB INSTRUCT
IRB CREWMAN
IRB DRIVER
IRB EXAMINERS
JUDGES
EXAMINER
NIPPER EXAMINER
RETEST
NIPPER 1
NIPPER 2
NIPPER 3
TOTAL
JLA
JQC
LA
QC
RPL
INSTRUCT
IRB INSTRUCT
IRB CREWMAN
IRB DRIVER
IRB EXAINERS
JUDGES
EXAMINER
NIPPER EXAMINER
RETEST
NIPPER 1
NIPPER 2
NIPPER 3
TOTAL
Life
savi
ng E
aste
rn C
ape
620
107
150
10
00
00
00
294
4046
3560
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0
Life
savi
ng F
ree
Sta
te0
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
05
00
00
00
00
00
00
10
00
613
07
00
00
00
00
00
1910
57
61
Life
savi
ng G
aute
ng0
01
00
00
00
00
00
10
00
217
099
10
20
00
00
00
156
614
2131
624
332
40
21
66
03
10
5111
1627
187
Life
savi
ng K
ZN64
319
88
44
020
17
102
072
471
9783
1296
11
467
00
00
00
07
014
52
210
221
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
Life
savi
ng L
impo
po0
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
03
00
00
00
00
00
160
00
190
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0
Life
savi
ng N
orth
Wes
t0
00
00
00
00
00
00
190
00
190
00
00
00
00
00
00
80
00
86
213
10
00
00
00
00
1216
128
70
Life
savi
ng W
este
rn C
ape
124
223
94
22
226
81
01
074
087
129
153
1520
112
5425
03
00
00
00
128
55
914
37
01
00
00
00
00
00
210
31
33
Priv
ate
00
00
00
00
00
00
015
00
015
00
200
00
00
00
00
023
00
043
20
40
00
00
00
00
00
00
06
TOTA
L25
05
545
276
72
469
810
30
1793
198
272
271
3452
343
222
330
50
00
00
71
377
1321
4075
652
557
50
21
66
03
10
103
3736
4335
7
AWA
RD
S 20
15 -
2016
POO
LO
PEN
WAT
ERSU
RF
DROWNING STATISTICS - APRIL 2015 – MARCH 2016 (Records taken from media reports)
32
Activities prior to Drowning
Province
• Swimming – Includes paddling and wading• Diving – Includes scuba, spear, and snorkelling• Watercraft – Include surfing, canoeing and kayaking• Natural Disasters – include river crossings and floods• Other – include cultural ceremonies, bath tubs, spas and waterparks• Unknown – takes into account deceased victims found in various locations of water and alleged acts of homicide
Drownings per Age Category
Type of location of water
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