Where Lifesaving Meets High-Performance Sport
The Rescue Sport Series is South Africa’s premier surf and pool lifesaving competition, bringing together elite athletes, junior lifeguards, and local clubs in a dynamic showcase of speed, skill, and surf rescue excellence.
Spanning the Western Cape’s top beaches and pools, our series combines world-class lifesaving sport with a deeper purpose: to save lives through sport. Every event is designed to grow the profile of lifesaving, recruit and retain lifeguards, and inspire the next generation of coastal heroes.
2026/2027 Competition Calendar
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Pool #1, UWC Pool - 10 October 2026
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Surf #1, Fish Hoek - 17 October 2026
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Rescue, Fish Hoek - 24 October 2026
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Surf #2, Clifton 4th - 7 November 2026
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Pool #2, UWC Pool - 14 November 2026
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Surf #3, Strand - 6 February 2027
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Pool #3, Bellville - 13 February 2027
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Western Cape Surf Championships, Milnerton - 27, 28 February 2027
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Western Cape Surf Championships, Milnerton - 13 March 2027
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Western Cape Pool Championships, UWC Pool - 3 April 2027
Beginner’s Guide to Pool Rescue — Now Live!
We created a six-part video training series to help athletes build skills, confidence, and control in the water. Learn from some of the Western Cape’s top Pool Rescue coaches with step-by-step guidance and practical tips you can apply immediately.
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Latest News
RESCUE SPORT SERIES LAUNCHES SEASON 3: BIGGER, BOLDER AND BUILT FOR THE FUTURE
The Rescue Sport Series is entering its third season with its biggest racing calendar yet, increased investment, new competition formats and a renewed focus on growing lifesaving sport across the Western Cape. Season 3 will feature 11 days of racing across seven months, spanning Surf, Pool, Ocean and rescue-specific competition,
Ocean Trade Supplies Joins the Rescue Sport Series as Community Partner
The Rescue Sport Series is proud to welcome Ocean Trade Supplies as an official Community Partner of the Rescue Sport Series, strengthening a partnership built on a shared passion for the ocean, community and growing the sport of lifesaving. While Ocean Trade Supplies officially joined the Rescue Sport Series towards
Rescue Sport Series Welcomes Sealand as Official Community Partner
Saving lives starts here. The Rescue Sport Series exists to do more than crown champions. Every race, every competition and every season is designed to build a stronger future for lifesaving in South Africa. Through competition, we recruit and retain the next generation of lifeguards, inspire more people to join