President’s Award

Recognising significant contributions to ILS and its global aims.

President's Award

The President's Award recognises people whose actions have significantly contributed to ILS or globally to its aims and objectives.

President's Award recipients

Minimum qualification: Any person whose actions have significantly contributed to the International Life Saving Federation or globally to its Aims and Objectives as defined in the ILS Constitution. No more than three President's Commendations shall be issued each year.

Brent E. MOORE

United States – USLA

2003

Anthony CHAN Wai-Lun

Hong Kong – China

2005

Helmut STOHR

Germany – DLRG

2008

Tom DALY

United States – USLA

2008

Robert GEAR

Australia – Surf

2008

Carl MARTINEZ

United States – USLA

Deceased

2009

Ambassador Pete PETERSON

TASC

Deceased

2011

Mrs. Vi PETERSON

TASC

2011

Dr. Michael LINNAN MD

TASC

2011

Ross COX

TASC

2011

Mr. Lee Lam THYE

Malaysia

2012

Justin SCARR

Australia – Royal

2012

Robert BRADLEY

Australia – Royal

2012

Carl MARTINEZ

United States – USLA

Deceased

2012

Jean Pierre SOUBIRAN

France

2014

Jolanda VAN DALEN

The Netherlands – KNBRD

2016

Dr. Harald VERVAECKE PhD

Belgium

2017

Prof. Dr. Linda QUAN MD, PhD

USA

2017

Prof. Dr. Joan Ozanne SMITH AO, MD, PhD

Australia

2017

Dr. David MEDDINGS MD

Canada

2017

Dr. Aminur RAHMAN MD

Bangladesh

2017

Karin OBUS

Belgium

2018

Mohamed Ali GHARBAL

Morocco

2018

John MARTIN MBE

Great Britain – Surf

2019