How to Compete for Team Canada

National teams for the World Lifesaving Championships and any RLSS Commonwealth Lifesaving championships are assembled using members from this permanent roster or those responding to a call for athletes who are eligible to be a member of the permanent roster. The national team roster is also used when naming representative teams participating in other sanctioned international competitions.

To be eligible to compete on the Canadian National Team, you must:

• Be a registered athlete in good standing both provincially and nationally;
• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (via a government-issued birth certificate, permanent resident card, or Canadian passport);
• Hold a Lifesaving Society Canada Bronze Star or above (need not be current, except otherwise indicated in the call for interest);
• Be a minimum of 15 years of age as of the appointment date;
• Be willing to register and be tested with the World Anti-doping Agency;
• Be willing to participate in any training camps or regimens as required by the Head Coach; and,
• Be available for the duration of events of teams to which you are assigned.

Members who are named to the national team roster will have a specialized coach from the Technical Coaching Committee assigned to them to provide them with assistance in planning, training and preparing for future international events. Teams representing Canada on the international stage will be selected from members of these permanent rosters.

To apply to join the national team roster, please contact the National Team Head Coach.