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It is contested by various continental bodies, particularly popular in areas of Europe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-aspirants-lead-aussies-in-stunning-lifesaving-cup-opener-in-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia with a significant culture<\/a> of life on the water. (Australian <strong>Lani Pallister,<\/strong> for instance, is a world record holder in a pair of youth disciplines.) And it\u2019s included in the quadrennial World Games.<\/p>\n<p>But its only inclusion in the Olympic program was as a demonstration sport at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topendsports.com\/events\/demonstration\/lifesaving.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1900 Olympics in Paris<\/a>, in the Seine River which will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paris-implementing-swimming-plan-to-ready-seine-for-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">again be featured as an open water and triathlon venue<\/a>. Ahead of the Olympics\u2019 return to that city, various lifesaving sport organizations are pushing to raise the profile of a sport that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/more-sports\/2022\/08\/15\/competitive-lifesaving-daily-cover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has existed for more than a century<\/a> and melds water safety with a competitive aspect. (The International Life Saving Federation, for instance, is recognized by both the IOC and the World Health Organization.)<\/p>\n<p>That was the goal of the meeting in Greece, the \u201cInternational Experts Symposium on Lifesaving as Olympic Sport.\u201d The event, \u201chighlighted the importance of lifesaving sport as an innovative drowning prevention means that corresponds with the ideals of the Olympic Games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Efforts have been underway for many years to push toward Olympic inclusion. The GLSA published a book in 2022, \u201cLifesaving as an Olympic Sport,\u201d authored by <strong>Stathis Avramidis, Ioanna Mastora<\/strong> and <strong>John Dimakopoulos.<\/strong> Avramidis is the president of the GLSA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Olympic aspiration of lifesaving is a noble concept because it is a spectacular sport that saves lives from aquatic injuries,\u201d wrote <strong>Christian Wacker,<\/strong> president of the International Society of Olympic Historians, in a salutation for the symposium. \u201cIn other words, beneath the citius, altius, fortius component, lifesaving has an additional respectable humanitarian core orientation that corresponds profoundly with the Olympic ideals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 meting included eight oral presentations on subjects relevant to Olympic inclusion, including the legacy of lifesaving as a sports and its humanitarian value. 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