GLSA Citation of Honor
It is presented to individuals or organizations that have made important contributions to advance the activities of the Greek Lifesaving Sports Assocation in terms of water safety or lifesaving sport.
2024
Dr Steve Beerman, former President of the International Life Saving Federation, for outstanding contrbutions to lifesaving as sport, profession and voluntrary activity (more).
Dr Emily Francis, for her contributions to lifesaving at administration, professional and scholarly level (more).
2023
Dr Harald Vervaecke, Secretary General of the International Life Saving Federation, for outstanding achievements on lifesaving sport and drowning prevention internationally.
John Martin MBE, Events Manager of the International Life Saving Federation and Vice President of the International Life Saving Federation of Europe, for outstanding achievements on lifesaving sport and drowning prevention internationally.
2022
Spyros Capralos, OLY, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and Member of the International Olympic Committee, for outstanding achievements in sports in Greece and across the globe in the fields of the Olympic Games (more).
Kostas Hardavelas, Reporter of the TV Program "Stin Arena tis Zois", for exercising useful media career that assisted Josephine Avramidou to publicise the case of her son Stathis for his entry at the University of Athens in 1993 (more).
Spiros Salamastrakis, former Board Member of the Hellenic Red Cross, for assisting the implementation of the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association to meet its aims and objectives in terms of water safety and lifesaving sport.
Konstantinos Chalioris, General Director of the , for allowing the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association to host a Lifesaving Sport Camp that for 7 swimming clubs as part of the project "Safe Greece" that is implemented with the support of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation (more).
Yiannis Markoulakos, President of the Nautical Club of Vari- Varkiza, for popularizing lifesaving sport through the teaching of students from the School of Sport Science and Physical Education at the University of Athens and by fulfiling the goals of the GLSA.
2021
Tasos Papanastasiou, Director of the Glyfada Athletic Sport Club (ANOG) for assisting the Greek Lifesaving Sports
Association achieve its goals for drowning prevention through sports.
Evi Moraitidou, President of the Hellenic Olympic Winners Association for signing
a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greek Lifesaving Sports
Association.
Iraklis Markouizos, for his longtime contributions that enhanced the preservation of a human life from injuries and the activities of the Greek Lifesaving Sports
Association.
Michalis Lazaridis, Board Member of the Hellenic Water Polo Coaches Association for signing
a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greek Lifesaving Sports
Association.
2020
Alexandros Palatianos, President of the Hellenic Navy Seals for signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association.
Voula Kozompoli, OLY President of the Hellenic Olympians Association for for signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association.
Prof. Antonia Moropoulou, representative of the International Giusseppe Sciacca Awards for supporting the work of the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association.
Lefteris Avgenakis, Deputy Minister of Sports for supporting the Greek Lifesaving Cup 2020.
Dr. George Mavrotas, Secretary General of Sports for supporting the Greek Lifesaving Cup 2020.
Gregory J. Bonann, creator, director and producer of the world's #1 TV series "Baywatch" for supporting and endorsing numerous water safety activities of the Greek Lifesaving Sports Association in Greece.
