The ILS-AP Board encourages all Regional members to conduct lifesaving sport activities, and participate in regional and ILS Championships.
The next ILS Lifesaving World Championships will be held as follows.
- 2022 – Riccione, Italy
- 2024 – Gold Coast, Australia
- 2026 – Agadir, Morocco
Previous Lifesaving World Championships have been held as follows.
- 2020 – Rescheduled to 2022 due to COVID-19
- 2018 – Adelaide/Glenelg, Australia
- 2016 – Eindhoven/Noordwijk, Netherlands
- 2014 – Montpellier/La Grande Motte, France
- 2012 – Adelaide/Glenelg, Australia
- 2010 – Alexandria, Egypt
- 2008 – Berlin/Warnemunde, Germany
- 2006 – Geelong/Lorne, Australia
- 2004 – Viareggio/Livorno, Italy
- 2002 – Daytona/Orlando, USA
- 2000 – Sydney, Australia
- 1998 – Auckland, New Zealand
- 1996 – Durban, South Africa
- 1994 – Cardiff/Newquay, United Kingdom