North Barrier Branch Surf Rescue Championships

On Saturday 16 November, lifesavers from across the North Barrier Branch attended the Annual Surf Rescue Championships at the Ayr Surf Club.  Surf Rescue Champs is a specialised carnival that focuses on events that test your 'life saving' skills. Competitors in the Champion Lifesaver event will compete in a Rescue Tube race, board, surf swim and beach sprint, as well as completing a theory test paper, a live patient assessment and a Resuscitation component. The day also hosts a First Aid competition where teams of two assist in the management and treatment of simulated first aid scenarios. For most of the competitors this is an introduction to a different aspect of lifesaving competition and allows them to broaden their knowledge and experience.

The Ayr Team brought home some fantastic results to win the carnival overall. Some individual results include: 
   • U12 Female Champion Lifesaver: 1st - Alyssa Irvine, 2nd - Eva Rickards
   • U13 Male Champion Lifesaver: 1st - Cole Pontifex
   • U13 Female Champion Lifesaver: 1st - Milla Chapman, 2nd - Emma Jones, 3rd - Charlotte Lawry
   • U14 Male Champion Lifesaver: 1st - Zachary Dale
   • U15 Female Champion Lifesaver: 1st - Bella Lawry, 2nd - Isla Chapman
   • U17 Female Champion Lifesaver: 3rd - Ryley Sartori
   • Masters Male Champion Lifesaver: 1st - Ben Lawry
   • Masters Female Champion Lifesaver: 1st - Kristy Wassmuth
   • U15 First Aid Competition: 1st - Bella Lawry & Briella Wassmuth

Contributed with thanks to Kellie Lawry.

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Zachary Dale completing his CPR component in Under 14 Champion Lifesaver
Bella Lawry & Briella Wassmuth competing in U15 First Aid Competition
Start of U17 Rescue Tube Race - Ryley Sartori (far left)
Isla Chapman in the Under 15 Female Board Race
Charlotte Lawry performing Live Patient Assessment in Under 13 Champion Lifesaver

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