2025 Pool Lifeguard of the Year

This award recognises excellence and commitment to lifeguarding, including customer service, knowledge and skills relating to lifeguarding, interpersonal and leadership skills, commitment to safety and overall contribution to the facility.


Essential Criteria

  • Current Pool Lifeguard Certificate/Licence.
  • Currently and actively employed in a facility in a Lifeguard position in WA.


Award Criteria
Provide details on:

  • Outstanding customer service
  • Any acts of bravery or assistance of a person(s) that required the skills and knowledge of a Lifeguard.
  • How they promote and educate safety in and around the water.
  • Provide details on what professional development through ongoing training, PD or other areas of self-development/improvement has been done whilst in the position of a lifeguard
  • Third-party feedback on acts, commitment and dedication to their role as a lifeguard (i.e. customers, peers and/or employer)
  • Overall work ethic

As an optional addition to your nomination, you’re welcome to submit a short video (under one minute) explaining why your nominee deserves to win. While not required, videos are a great way to further support your nomination and highlight their achievements. Please submit your videos to events@liwaaquatics.org.au


All Nominations criteria fields need to be completed.

This survey is conducted in accordance with our Data Collection Privacy Policy

Enter your email address*

Please provide the name of the person being nominated.

Please provide a contact number for the nominee.

Please provide the email of the person being nominated.

What Aquatic Facility does the nominee work at?

Please input date DD/MM/YY

Provide details why the lifeguard has shown outstanding customer service

Provide details on any acts of bravery or assistance provided to a person that required the skills and knowledge of a lifeguard.

Provide details on how the lifeguard has shown excellence in promoting and educating safety in and around water.

Provide details on what Professional development, through ongoing training, PD or other areas of self-development/improvement has been done whilst employed as a lifeguard.

Provide information on their overall work ethic.

Further documents or supporting evidence can be emailed to events@liwaaquatics.org.au

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