Lifesaving at the 2025 World Games
| Lifesaving at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chengdu Sport University Sancha Lake Campus Natatorium |
| Dates | 8–9 August 2025 |
| No. of events | 16 |
The lifesaving competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 8 to 9 August 2025 at the Natatorium within the Chengdu Sport University Sancha Lake Campus in Chengdu, China.[1][2] The discipline had sixteen events, eight for men and eight for women. The obstacle swim events were replaced with rescue medley ones.
Qualification
A total of eight athletes qualified for each event, based on a qualifying time:[3]
Qualifying times for the individual events
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 500m Manikin Carry | 30.68 | 36.78 |
| 100m Rescue Medley | 1:04.87 | 1:15.25 |
| 100m Manikin Carry with Fins | 49.55 | 55.46 |
| 100m Manikin Tow with Fins | 55.15 | 1:02.33 |
| 200m Super Lifesaver | 2:18.35 | 2:33.08 |
Qualifying times for the team events
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 4x50m Pool Lifesaver Relay | 2:02.08 | 2:02.08 |
| 4x25m Manikin Relay | 1:13.65 | 1:28.42 |
| 4x50m Medley Relay | 1:39.12 | 1:50.25 |
Participating nations
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Manikin Carry |
Fergus Eadie New Zealand |
Kacper Majchrzak Poland |
Francesco Ippolito Italy |
| 100m Manikin Carry with Fins |
Tom Durager France |
Davide Cremonini Italy |
Fergus Eadie New Zealand |
| 100m Manikin Tow with Fins |
Davide Cremonini Italy |
Mathieu Perillon France |
Fabio Pezzotti Italy |
| 100m Rescue Medley |
Kacper Majchrzak Poland |
Simone Locchi Italy |
Francesco Ippolito Italy |
| 200m Super Lifesaver |
Francesco Ippolito Italy |
Fabio Pezzotti Italy |
Felix Hofmann Germany |
| 4x25m Manikin Relay |
Italy Davide Cremonini Francesco Ippolito Fabio Pezzotti Simone Locchi |
Poland Wojciech Kotowski Adam Dubiel Mateusz Grabski Kacper Majchrzak |
Australia Callum Brennan Jake Smith Harrison Hynes Riley Brennan |
| 4x50m Medley Relay |
France Goroco Koindredi Tom Durager Kevin Lasserre Arnaud Cordoba |
Italy Gabriele Brembillaschi Simone Locchi Francesco Ippolito Davide Cremonini |
Germany Sebastien Pierre Louis Jan Malkowski Danny Wieck David Laukfotter |
| 4x50m Pool Life Saver Relay |
Italy Gabriele Brambillaschi Davide Cremonini Simone Locchi Fabio Pezzotti |
Germany Sebastien Pierre Louis Jan Malkowski Danny Wieck Tim Brang |
France Goroco Koindredi Tom Durager Elouan Deffin Arnaud Cordoba |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Manikin Carry |
Nina Holt Germany |
Lena Oppermann Germany |
Magali Rousseau France |
| 100m Manikin Carry with Fins |
Lucrezia Fabretti Italy |
Lena Oppermann Germany |
Antia Garcia Spain |
| 100m Manikin Tow with Fins |
Zoe Crawford New Zealand |
Undine Lauerwald Germany |
Madison Kidd New Zealand |
| 100m Rescue Medley |
Nina Holt Germany |
Lena Oppermann Germany |
Helena Giovanelli Italy |
| 200m Super Lifesaver |
Lucrezia Fabretti Italy |
Alica Gebhardt Germany |
Camille Julien France |
| 4x25m Manikin Relay |
Germany Nina Holt Undine Lauerwald Alica Gebhardt Lena Oppermann |
France Romane Boudes Magali Rousseau Camille Bouteloup Camille Julien |
Italy Francesca Pasquino Valentina Pasquino Lucrezia Fabretti Helene Giovanelli |
| 4x50m Medley Relay |
Germany Nina Holt Lena Oppermann Alica Gebhardt Undine Lauerwald |
Italy Helene Giovanelli Valentina Pasquino Francesca Pasquino Federica Volpini |
Spain Antía García Silva Núria Payola Anglada Yael Mantecón Ruiz María Rodríguez Sierra |
| 4x50m Pool Life Saver Relay |
Germany Nina Holt Julia Hennig Lena Oppermann Undine Lauerwald |
Italy Francesca Pasquino Valentina Pasquino Helene Giovanelli Federica Volpini |
Australia Piper Asquith Rachel Eddy Mariah Jones Cyra Bender |
References
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025 by sport, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ "Venues World Games 2025". theworldgames. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "World Games 2025 Qualification Process for Lifesaving Sport" (PDF). Retrieved 10 September 2024.