ILS Africa

2026 - Lifesaving World Championships - South Africa
2026-10-01 - 2026-12-31
The 2026 Lifesaving World Championships will be held in the city of Port Elisabeth – Nelson Mandela Bay in October/November/December 2026.

2027 - World Conference on Drowning Prevention - Sri Lanka
2027-10-08 - 2027-10-10 | Colombo, Sri Lanka
The 2027 World Conference on Drowning Prevention, which was planned to take place in Colombo – Sri Lanka in October 2021 was postponed due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus first and the internal difficulties Sri Lanka was facing in 2022.
The Conference is now planned to take place in 2027 in Colombo – Sri Lanka.

2028 - Lifesaving World Championships - Morocco
2028-09-15 - 2028-10-05 | Agadir, Agadir, Morocco
The 2028 Lifesaving World Championships
The International Lifesaving Federation has appointed Agadir in Morocco as the location of the 2022 Lifesaving World Championships. With the outbreak of the Corona Virus at the end of 2019 (Covid-19) and the rapid spread of the virus in 2020, the 2020 World Championship planned in 2020 in Riccione – Italy, was postponed to October 2022 in Riccione – Italy. In view of the serious pandemic situation, the Royal Moroccan Lifesaving Federation kindly accepted to postpone the organisation of the 2022 Championship of Agadir and host it in September 2028 in Agadir.

Morocco, officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco is a unitary sovereign state located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Geographically, Morocco is characterised by a rugged mountainous interior, large tracts of desert and a lengthy coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Morocco has a population of over 33.8 million and an area of 446,550 km2. Its capital is Rabat, and the largest city is Casablanca. Other major cities include Marrakesh, Tangier, Salé, Fes, Agadir and Meknes.

Agadir is a major city in mid-southern Morocco. It is located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sousse River flows into the ocean.

Agadir is a fine and modern city at the Atlantic Ocean with wide avenues, blooming gardens, superb hotels, first grade airport and a magnificent port. The population of Agadir (approximately 700,000 people) is known for their hospitality and care and you would surely find yourselves wanting to come back to enjoy the city.

The Hotels, Beach venue, Pool venue and Lifesaving Village are all within 20 km from each other, which is all on walking distance.

2029 - World Conference on Drowning Prevention - Morocco
2029-10-15 - 2029-10-20 | Marrakesh, Morocco
The 2029 World Conference on Drowning Prevention will be held in Morocco, in the city of Marrakesh.
