The Eastern Cape's original lifesaving club, guarding King's Beach since 1952: training, lifeguarding and the sport of lifesaving, for every age.
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Sea and beach safety, basic first aid and lifesaving skills, and above all fun in the sun.
The backbone of the club's beach duties and competitions, from 14 up.
Lifesaving doesn't stop at 30. Train with the club and race your own age group.
People of all ages and abilities can become a King's Beach member. Come and join in the fun.
Skills you learn at KB stay with you on every beach.
Bring the whole family: Nippers, juniors, seniors and masters all train on the same beach.
Swimming, running, board and ski: lifesaving builds real fitness, and skills that save lives.
Club days and competitions right through the season.
From the youngest Nemos to Masters over 65, there's a place for you.
Train with a squad, do duty with your mates and make friends for life.
Mornings on King's Beach and in the water of Algoa Bay.
Stronger together, ready for the world. Follow KB's athletes as they train and compete on the world stage.
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Follow our journeyRegister online on the club's CloudSquad page, where you'll find this season's membership packages. Fees and documents are on Membership & Documents.
Every age. Nippers from U9 to U14 (Nemos for the youngest), Juniors 14 to 17, Seniors 18 and up, and Masters from 30. See Departments.
The season runs from September to Easter, with training on Fridays (16h45 to 18h00) and Sundays. [Times from the 2022 season: to confirm] Details on Departments.
You need to be 14 or older and a confident swimmer. It starts with a 400 m pool test, then training in rescues, resuscitation and first aid towards a lifeguard award. See Lifeguarding.
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Always swim between the red and yellow flags, where the lifeguards are watching.
Results, training updates and what's happening at the club.
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A short summary of the post shows here, two or three lines at most.
A short summary of the post shows here, two or three lines at most.
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