Rae Kwan BRINGING HOME THE MEDALS AT THE 2024 Surf LifeSaving World Championships
We are extremely proud of Rae Kwan who was selected to be part of the Black Fins Team representing New Zealand at the Lifesaving World Championships 2024 at Gold Coast, Australia 20 August - 8 September 2024, competing on a global stage, showcasing lifesaving skills to the world!
Congratulation on outstanding performances by the Black Fins, bringing home the following medals:
Medals
🥇Gold: 4x50m Obstacle Relay
🥇Gold: Rescue Tube Relay
🥈Silver: 4x50m Mixed Lifesaving Relay
🥉Bronze: Line Throw
🥉Bronze: 4x50m Medley Relay
The New Zealand Black Fins and Junior Black Fins both finishing 2nd in the National Teams Competitions at the Lifesaving World Championships 2024.
A massive five days of hot competition against the best in the world and you did us proud. Congratulations to our fellow Australian and French teams also!
Overall Results:
Open:
🥇Australia 907,
🥈New Zealand 873,
🥉France 629
Youth:
🥇Australia 973,
🥈New Zealand 774,
🥉France 759
Follow the live action here https://shorturl.at/rr7CS
New Zealand finish on top of the world at the Lifesaving World Championships 2024! Our Kiwi teams have achieved remarkable success on the Gold Coast. The Black Props defended their incredible title as world champions in IRB racing, while the Black Fins and Junior Black Fins both secured silver medals, smashing multiple world and New Zealand records! A special thanks to our management crew, officials, volunteers and whanau who have been there every step of the way! Congratulations to all our athletes who competed and wore the fern with pride.
The Lifesaving World Championships was originally founded by World Life Saving (WLS) when they conducted both beach and ocean-based events in South Africa in 1974 for the first ever world championships for lifesaving activities. It was then in 1988 at the WLS World Championships, that saw ocean and pool events paired in a competition together. Five years later, the WLS and FIS lifesaving organisations combined forces and merged to become the International Life Saving Federation (ILS).
Since its official formation in 1996, the ILS Lifesaving World Championships have been a reoccurring event hosted every two years in a new location and is often referred to as “Rescue”. The Lifesaving World Championships have taken place in a variety of locations over the years, from Australia to Europe and more.
In 2014 the word “Rescue” was replaced with the term “Lifesaving World Championships” (LWC) to better describe the ILS LWC and to delineate from the biennial ILS World Conference on Drowning Prevention.
To read more about the Lifesaving World Championships head to the website https://www.lwc2024.com/info/history/
