Retford Lifesaving Club has been very successful over recent years. For such a small, local club, we are known in the lifesaving community throughout the UK and the world for producing top-class swimmers and competitors. Just some of these achievements include national honours and international medals.
International Awards and Medals – Our small teams have done incredibly well at the World Lifesaving Championships over the recent years. In both the Interclub and Masters categories, our competitors have delivered an outstanding effort and come away with the medals to prove it.
- Masters Line Throw, Gold Medal, World Interclub Lifesaving Championships 2016 (Theresa Tomlinson, Karen Moore)
- Youth Line Throw, Gold Medal, World Interclub Lifesaving Championships 2016 (Georgina Tomlinson, Hannah Barnett)
- Open SERC Team, Silver Medal, World Interclub Lifesaving Championships 2016 (Pete Moyes, Theresa Tomlinson, Alex Moyes, Toby Sanderson)
- Masters Line Throw, Bronze Medal, World Interclub Lifesaving Championships 2016 (Pete Moyes, Ian Hutchings)
- Youth SERC Team, 10th Place, World Interclub Lifesaving Championships 2016 (Jake Hammond, Jess Newton, Georgina Tomlinson, Hannah Barnett)
RLSS UK National Honours – These special awards are decided by the RLSS UK, the leading drowning prevention charity and the governing body for lifesaving sport in the UK. Holders of these awards have shown commitment to Lifesaving and
- Young Lifesaver of the Year – Jake Hammond, 2016
- Young Lifesaver of the Year – Toby Sanderson, 2015
RLSS UK Distinction Award – This medal is awarded to lifesavers who have achieved a Gold Award in three of the four disciplines in the Survive & Save programme. These disciplines include Medallion, Beach, Stillwater and Sport. The recipients of this award are listed below:
- Ruth Moore, 2017
- Jacob Screeton, 2017
- Jess Newton, 2017
- Jordan Ferguson, 2017
- Amy Evans, 2014
- Toby Sanderson, 2014
