| Event: | Lifesaving |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Venues: | Kaohsiung Swimming Pool (pool) Sizihwan Bay (beach) |
| Dates: | 23–25 July 2009 |
| Competitors: | 96 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The lifesaving events at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung was played between 23 and 25 July.[1] [2] 96 athletes from 8 nations participated in the tournament. The competition took place in Kaohsiung Swimming Pool for pool events and in Sizihwan Bay for beach events. For both men and women, there were four individual events in pool lifesaving, three individual events in beach lifesaving, and an overall team event combining five non-medal team and relay events in pool and beach disciplines.[3]
| 50 m manikin carry | |||
| 100 m manikin carry with fins | |||
| 100 m rescue medley | |||
| 200 m obstacle swim | |||
| Board race | |||
| Ocean | |||
| Surf race | |||
| Team overall | Nicola Ferrua Diego Giuglar Giovanni Legnani Federico Pinotti Simone Procaccia Germano Proietti | Chris Allum Andrew Bowden Hugh Dougherty Shannon Eckstein Luke Harper Mitchell Parkes | Shared silver |
Glenn Anderson John Gatfield Mike Janes Steven Kent Dan Moodie Matt Sutton |
| 50 m manikin carry | |||
| 100 m manikin carry with fins | |||
| 100 m rescue medley | |||
| 200 m obstacle swim | |||
| Board race | |||
| Ocean | |||
| Surf race | |||
| Team overall | Katrin Altmann Fabienne Göller Aline Hundt Stephanie Kasperski Julia Schatz Stefanie Schoder | Naomi Flood Felysia Konakoff Jennifer Parry Kristyl Smith Terri Sullivan Sarah Windsor | Gao Yuting He Qian Huang Jiefen Lu Ying Song Jianrong Yang Jieqiao |
Isabella Cerquozzi Marta Mozzanica Chiara Pidello Marcella Prandi Elena Prelle |