The British Universities Lifesaving Clubs' Association (BULSCA) is the governing body for lifesaving

Lifesaving

Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue however it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete...

 sport at the University

University

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 level in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. It organises the university-level competition schedule, assists with the training of judges, and hosts an annual Student National Championship. BULSCA organises competitions in England

England

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, Scotland

Scotland

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, and Wales

Wales

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 and also includes member teams from Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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 and Ireland

Ireland

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.

History

A preliminary calendar has been released for the 2009-10 season, and can be found here

Results 2008-09 Season

University and Club	"A" League Ranking (2008–09)	"B" League Ranking (2008–09)
University of Southampton University of Southampton The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...	1	1
University of Nottingham University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...	2	4
University of Birmingham University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...	3	2
University of London Union University of London Union The University of London Union is the university-wide students' union for the University of London...	4	8
University of Warwick University of Warwick The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...	5	3
Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...	6	5
University of Bath University of Bath The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....	7	7
Aberdeen University	8	9
University of Plymouth University of Plymouth Plymouth University is the largest university in the South West of England, with over 30,000 students and is 9th largest in the United Kingdom by total number of students . It has almost 3,000 staff...	9	10
University of Bristol University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...	10
Swansea University Swansea University Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...	11	6
Cambridge University	12
University of St Andrews University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...	13
Oxford University	14

Competitions

Competitions take place throughout the year in line with University

University

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 term dates, i.e. from October to Christmas and from January to May. Each competition is hosted by one of the member clubs. Clubs typically enter one or two teams (an "A" and "B" team), and each year there is both a league for A and B teams. A full list of league results can be found here.

Fixed Events

These events occur at every BULSCA competition.

• Dry and wet Simulated Emergency Response Competition

• Rope Throw Relay

• Swim and Tow

Variable Events

Hosting universities have some flexibility with these events, having to include at least one of the following events.

• Medley Relay
  Medley relay
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• Manikin Carry Relay

• Obstacles Relay