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Rettungssport

Rettungssport is a sport or discipline with its own rules, equipment, and scoring formats. At its core, the sport is about complete rescue-specific tasks faster and more cleanly than competitors. Participation format: Individuals, relays, teams. It is typically contested on or in Pool, beach, and ocean courses. Scoring is based on Time, points, and placing scoring. Core equipment includes Rescue tube, manikin, fins, board, ski, and course markings. Important forms include Pool events, Ocean events, SERC. Listed competitions include Lifesaving World Championships, The World Games Lifesaving. Origin/development: International, 1993. The sport is actively practiced today.

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Classification

Category Other

Family Other

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung This sport has its own rules, equipment, or flow and does not fit neatly into a large standard sport family.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to try a specialised or unusual activity.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

sport-specific equipment
suitable venue
instruction or experienced group
safety material depending on activity

First steps

read description and rules
look for a club/class/group
start with rental equipment
progress gradually

Start through local groups, classes, clubs, or safe recreational providers.

With unclear sources, be especially careful and do not imitate risky actions without instruction.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, water, einzeln, wasser, rettungssport, other, weitere-sportart, sonstiges

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to complete rescue-specific tasks faster and more cleanly than competitors.

Teilnehmer

Individual, relay, and team events.

Teamgröße

Individual or teams/relays depending on event.

Spielfeld

Pool, beach, surf, and open water.

Dauer

Event-dependent under ILS rules.

Wertung

Time, placing, or points depending on event.

Gewinnbedingung

Best time, highest score, or best aggregate ranking wins.

Ausrüstung

rescue tube
manikin
fins
board
ski
buoys

Wichtige Regelpunkte

false start
incorrect equipment use
lane/course fault
disqualification under ILS rules

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Life Saving Federation (ILS)

Wikipedia DE Wikipedia DE · reference · medium
ILS Competition Rules International Life Saving Federation · official · high
ILS Lifesaving Sport Events International Life Saving Federation · official · high
The World Games Lifesaving IWGA · olympic · high
SLSA Surf Life Saving Australia · official · high