The Order of Lifesaving

Grand Knight or Grand Dame

Minimum qualification: Any person who has given extraordinary service to ILS over a period of years in a voluntary capacity as an officer, a Member of the Board of Directors, or a Member of a Commission/Committee. Such a person must, at a minimum, have served ILS, WLS or FIS in such a capacity for a period of no less than fifteen (15) years and must have served as a Member of an ILS member organisation/federation for no less than twenty-five (25) years.

The following persons have been conferred awards in the Order of Lifesaving:

• 1994
  • Hugo ALBERGA (Netherlands) *
  • Klaus BARTNITZKE (Germany) *
  • Melvin (Max) BOWMAN (United States)
  • Doug D'ARNALL (United States)
  • Jack DEARLOVE, MBE (Australia - Surf)
  • Dr. Ian MACKIE, MD (Australia Surf and Royal) *
  • Dr. Achille MARCHETTI, MD (Italy) *
  • Vincent MOOREHOUSE (United States)
  • Frank NOLAN (Ireland)
  • Denis OSBORNE (South Africa)
  • Maria Teresa PAREDES FARGAS (Spain)
  • Wojciech PLOCIENNIK (Poland)
  • Warren RENNIE (Australia)
  • Michael SOMERS (Ireland)
  • Gerhard STIPANI (Austria) *
  • Prof. Dr. Stoyan SAEV, MD (Bulgaria)
  • Paul SMITH, OAM (Australia - Surf) *
  • Gus B. STAUNTON, MBE (Australia - Surf)
  • Cdr. Charles THOMSON, MBE O. ST. J (Great Britain)*
  • Kevin WELDON, AM (Australia-Surf)
  • Bertil WERNER (Sweden)
  • Alan WHELPTON, AO (Australia - Surf)
  • Derrick WHITTING (South Africa)
  • Dr. Klaus WILKENS, PhD (Germany)
  • Prof. Dr. Mieczyslaw WITKOWSKI, PhD (Poland) *
• 1996
  • Gabriel Petrus BOTHA (South Africa)
  • Michael Gifford MORTIMER (South Africa)(posthumus)*
• 2004
  • Dr. Anthony HANDLEY, MD (United Kingdom)
  • Dr. Harald VERVAECKE, PhD (Belgium)

Knight or Dame

Minimum qualification: Any person who, in a voluntary capacity, has given extraordinary service to ILS over a period of at least ten (10) years as an officer, a member of the Board of Directors, or a member of a Commission/Committee. Such a person must, at a minimum, have served as a member of an ILS member federation/organisatioon for no less than twenty (20) years.

The following persons have been conferred awards in the Order of Lifesaving:

• 1996
  • Gregory BONANN (United States)
  • Phillip Walter COLES, AM (Australia - Surf)
  • Dr. Jean DUCOEUR, MD (France)
  • Pedro WALCH DEN TUINDER (Spain)

• 1997

  • Umberto TRAMONTANA (Italy)
  • Dr. Anthony HANDLEY, MD (United Kingdom - Royal)
  • Domenico MAIELLO (Italy)
• 1998
  • Dr. Stefan GLADILOV, MD (Sweden)
  • Sigurd BRATTETVEIT (Norway)
• 2001
  • General Ignazio CORRENTI (Italy)
  • Volkmar FRIEMEL (Germany)
  • Martin O'SULLIVAN (Ireland)
  • Dr. Pietro ROTONDANO, MD (Italy)
  • Cdr. Hendrik VOORHELST (Belgium)
• 2004
  • Jelle MEINTSMA (South Africa)
  • John MARTIN (Great Brittain - Surf)
  • Gregg ALLUM (Australia - Surf)
  • Norman FARMER (Australia - Royal)
  • John LONG (United Kingdom - Royal)
• 2005
  • Dr. Patrick YEUNG Che-To (Hong Kong)
• 2006
  • Brian VELVIN (New Zealand)
  • Walter GRIMM (Germany)
  • Joan DUNCAN (Canada)
  • B. Chris BREWSTER (United States)
  • Robert BRADLEY (Australia - Royal)