Join in the fun of Water Smart® Contest to spread the Society’s drowning prevention messages and help save lives.
Water Smart Contest in 5 Easy Steps
- Fill in the Water Smart Registration Form here to receive a Water Smart Contest Package.
- Print out the contest pages for each age category you’re participating in (available below).
- Hand out the materials for each age group.
- Promote your contest by sharing it on your social media, posting a notice in your facilities, running an activity with your lessons or camps, etc.
- Select a winner from the submissions in each age category.
- How you pick the winner is up to you. You can also give out your own awards for facility winners – first prize, second prize, third prize, most creative, random draws, etc. Have fun with it!
- Submit the work of one winner from each of the age 6-10 and 11-15 categories to the Lifesaving Society for entry into the province-wide contest by email.
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The theme for 2025 is Lifejackets. Choose it. Use it.
contest details and packages
The Water Smart Contest is divided into three age categories. Each age group’s contest is slightly different and designed be age-appropriate. Click to download and print the ones you want!
5 years of age and under: Lifejacket colouring Contest
The affiliate determines their winner and awards the prize sent from Lifesaving Society. The 2025 prize for ages 5 and under is the book S is for Swim.
6-10 years old: Lifejacket Sticker Design
Affiliates host the contest and select one winning design to send the Lifesaving Society. The Society evaluates all submissions and chooses one provincial winner.
The provincial winner will receive a Lifesaving Society Prize Pack that includes: a Swim to Survive towel, t-shirt and two silicone bracelets, Buddy stickers, a rubber duck, and a Lifesaving Society luggage tag.
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11-15 years old: Lifejacket Poster Design
Affiliates host the contest and select a winning design to send to the Lifesaving Society. The Society evaluates all submissions and chooses one provincial winner.
The provincial winner will receive a Lifesaving Society Prize Pack that includes: a Swim to Survive towel, t-shirt and two silicone bracelets, Buddy stickers, a rubber duck, and a Lifesaving Society luggage tag.
Rules and Regulations
By entering the Water Smart Contest, you are guaranteeing that you have read and agree to the Rules and Regulations of the contest and you grant the Lifesaving Society, Ontario Branch the right to contact you regarding your entry, publicize your entry, promote your entry for any other purpose related to the Contest and/or broadcast your entry.
Affiliates may only submit one entry per age group and must provide the following information:
- Entrants’ name, age, email address, mailing address and phone number; and
- Facility name and contact information.
Affiliates may send winning entries and a copy of the entry to watersmart@lifeguarding.com with the subject line 2025 Water Smart Contest or by mail to:
2025 Water Smart Contest
c/o The Lifesaving Society
475 Cochrane Drive
Markham, ON, L3R 9R4
Deadline for entries is September 12, 2025 and all finalists will be announced by April 30, 2026. Proof of age of entrant(s) and verification of identity may also be required.
One entry per participant is allowed, and each entry must:
- be the original creation of the entrant(s)
- not be defamatory, libelous, obscene, lewd, offensive, pornographic, sexually explicit, disparaging or otherwise illegal, objectionable or inappropriate
- not violate or infringe any copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity right or other proprietary or intellectual property right of any person or entity
- not contain any copyrighted material not in the public domain or for which you have not obtained the rights to use
- not contain any artwork for which you have not obtained the rights to use.
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All entries must be appropriate for all audiences. Entries referencing sex, drugs, or violence will not be accepted. Any entry that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, obscene, as determined by the Lifesaving Society in its sole discretion, will not be eligible.
By entering the Lifesaving Water Smart Contest, each entrant - with the consent of parent(s) and/or guardian(s) in the case of those under 18 years of age - is representing and warranting that the entry they submit are their own creations and that they have obtained permission, if applicable, to enter this contest, and that the submission of the idea will not violate any enforceable agreements or understandings the submitter has with any third party.
Rights and Usage
By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees and hereby irrevocably and perpetually grants and assigns to the Lifesaving Society Ontario complete ownership and marketing rights to the content, along with the right to use entrant's name, likeness, image and biographical information in any manner and medium in connection with the Water Smart Contest and without any additional compensation. The Lifesaving Society may: (a) edit and/or format the content, (b) create derivative works from the content or any portion thereof, and (c) reproduce, publish, display and distribute any of the content or derivative works in any medium now or hereafter existing, including without limitation, posting on The Lifesaving Society’s website or any other website or platform for purposes of the competition and for any general promotional purpose of The Lifesaving Society.