WLSC has been involved in State, National and International level IRB competitions for many years. IRB Racing is a surf sport where life saving club teams race IRBs under competitive conditions. There are 5 categories of events which include: IRB Rescue, IRB Rescue-Tube Rescue, Mass Rescue, Teams Rescue and IRB Relay. The specifics of each event can be found below. 

• IRB Rescue: A team of one driver and one crew person race out to sea to collect a patient and return to shore. 
• IRB Rescue-Tube Rescue: Similar to the IRB Rescue, the crew person must swim with a rescue tube to collect a patient and return to the boat to then race back into shore. 
• Mass Rescue: A team of one driver and one crew person must collect one patient, return to shore, and head back out to seat to collect a second patient. 
• Teams Rescue: Similar to the mass rescue, an additional team is incorporated into the event to do a changeover after the first team has collected their patient. 
• IRB Relay: This is a continuous relay involving each of the events described above. 

The IRB competitions provide a great opportunity for our patrolling members to refine their life saving skills. Our competitors have had the privilege and experience of racing at local Victorian carnivals as well as the Australian Surf Life Saving IRB Championships and World Life Saving Championships. 

The 2024/2025 IRB season carnival dates are as follows:

Dates TBA

• Round 1: 
• Round 2: 
• Round 3: 
• Round 4:
• Round 5: 
• Victorian IRB Championships:
• Aussies: Thursday 17th July until Monday 21st July 2025 - South Rocks Surf Life Saving Club