Competition The other key part of surf life saving is the competitive sport which evolved from the training activities of lifesavers at Australian and New Zealand surf beaches, though most events share little with modern Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) based surf rescue techniques. The sport is still based on volunteer clubs which perform rescue duty, from children in the "nippers" category through to professional elite circuits that have been established for the high-profile "ironman" events. The sport is still mainly in Australia and New Zealand. However, the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service in Canada has run the Nova Scotia Surf League competitions every summer since 2000, and competition programs exist in five regions of Canada. In Europe the sport is increasingly developed, with Italy, Spain and Germany particularly strong and the UK, the Netherlands and Ireland developing rapidly.
competition the other key part of surf life saving is the competitive sport which evolved from the training activities of lifesavers at australian and new zealand surf beaches though most events share little with modern inflatable rescue boat (irb) based surf rescue techniques the sport is still based on volunteer clubs which perform rescue duty from children in the "nippers" category through to professional elite circuits that have been established for the high-profile "ironman" events the sport is still mainly in australia and new zealand however the nova scotia lifeguard service in canada has run the nova scotia surf league competitions every summer since 2000 and competition programs exist in five regions of canada in europe the sport is increasingly developed with italy spain and germany particularly strong and the uk the netherlands and ireland developing rapidly