Lifesaving Sport NewsRescue 2010 Team Canada releaseTORONTO - July 9, 2010 Lifesaving/Sauvetage Canada is pleased to announce the selection of members to Canada's National Lifesaving Team for the upcoming Rescue 2010, World Lifesaving Championships in Alexandria, Egypt. These 12 individuals were selected following the Canadian Pool Lifesaving Championships (CPLC) in Montreal in June, based on performances in the last year in sanctioned lifesaving competitions. The team invitations were issued by the national team selection committee. The Team Canada athletes are: Marie-Eve Chamberland - Quebec Jordan Duggan - Ontario Jennifer Ellison - Ontario Gail Findlay-Shirras - British Columbia Nelson Giraldo - Quebec Chris Goulet - Nova Scotia Gaétan Normandin - Quebec Audrey Prayal-Brown - Nova Scotia Chantique Payne - Ontario Brittany Shaw - Ontario Scott Vandoormaal - Ontario Will Walters - British Columbia Read more... Rescue 2010 Team Canada release (ENG) Read in French...Rescue 2010 Team Canada release (FR) Jacob Lollback TributeRead about athlete Jacob Lollback here. Kracka Racing Surfcraft Australia downloadsKracka Racing Surfcraft Australia has some new Iphone Wallpaper downloads on their website. Check them out! Appointment of Assistant Coach for Rescue 2010April 12th, 2010 I am pleased to report that the National Sport Commission has appointed John Eddolls as Assistant Coach for Rescue 2010. John joins Don Burton, Head Coach and Shanna Reid, Manager for these championships. John Eddolls was a member of the inaugural Canadian National Team at Rescue 2000 and competed on the national team until Rescue 2006. John currently is a Police Officer for the Halton Regional Police Service. He also continues to lifeguard for the Town of Acton and coaches the Guelph Marlin Aquatic Club. It is great to see one of our national team athletes giving back to the sport. John can offer the athlete perspective, as well as a solid technical foundation in lifesaving and the skills he has developed as a coach. We look forward to working with John and wish him good luck in his role. Patricia Kitchen, Sport Commissioner Read this article in French Australian team named ahead of World Title defence in Egypt Selectors have named the 12 person Australian Lifesaving Team that will head to Egypt in October to defend Australia's number one ranking at the World Life Saving Championships (Rescue 2010). The Aussies will be led by World Ironman Champion Shannon Eckstein, who will be joined by World Ironwoman Champion Naomi Flood, NSW Ironman Champion Chris Allum and Australian Ironwoman Champion Kristyl Smith. In the pool it will be the experience of Australian Team veterans Downie Langthorne, Mitch Parkes and current 50m manikin carry world champion Andrew Bowden, combined with rising stars Miranda Bell, Felysia Konakoff and Stephanie Ballantine who are expected to set some great times. Read More... Explore.org Honors the LifeguardIn a country where the Lifeguard is only a seasonal position, multimedia organization Explore, brings to life and honors these guardians of the sea. Check out Guardians of the Sea, courtesy of the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation (ODKF) and Explore.org Adelaide to Host 2012 World ChampionshipsThe International Life Saving Federation announced that Adelaide will host the World Life Saving Championships in 2012 at a Press Conference held on 16 June 2009 in front of the Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club in Glenelg - Adelaide. "The World Championships is the largest international lifesaving event in the world," says Minister Wright. More than 4,000 competitors and officials plus thousands of spectators are expected to travel to Adelaide from across Australia and overseas to take part in the 2012 World Championships. Rescue 2012 will be a great sporting spectacle that will showcase South Australia's magnificent beaches as well as providing an $18 million boost to the State's economy. In addition to enjoying our coastlines and using the new Aquatic Centre, many of the thousands of competitors will take the opportunity to tour our State's great regions and experience the very best of South Australia. The International Life Saving Federation's (ILS) Secretary General, Dr. Harald Vervaecke PhD, visited the locations in Adelaide and said he is impressed by what he has seen. The beaches and facilities that Adelaide has to offer for the World Championships will allow the ILS to take the event to a new level and make Rescue 2012 a showcase sporting event in Australia. I believe Adelaide will have a strong point of difference with all venues being conducted within close proximity, making it a spectator and competitor friendly event. The ILS is once again excited to be bringing the event to Australia and we know Adelaide will provide a great backdrop for this world-class sporting event. Surf Life Saving Australia President Ron Rankin AM, describes Adelaide as an ideal venue for the 2012 World Championships. Rescue 2012 will be held across three venues in Adelaide including Christies Beach, Glenelg Beach as well the future state-of-the-art Aquatic Centre at Marion which will host the pool events. Additionally Glenelg will be the official ‘accommodation hub' of Rescue 2012 and will become the athlete's village and event location, with the opening and closing ceremonies to be conducted there, with all beach events to be held at twilight. "Rescue 2012 is another great addition to the State's thriving events calendar," says Minister Wright. With the World Bowls Championships also taking place in Adelaide, South Australia will now host two major world championships in 2012. We look to working with the local councils, the City of Holdfast Bay, City of Onkaparinga and City of Marion, on this major event." Courtesy of Surf Life Saving Australia Perhaps the Greatest Paddle-Racer in the History of the SportJanuary 26, 2009 Sometime next month, Australian Jamie Mitchell, perhaps the greatest paddle-racer in the history of the sport, will begin training for the 13th annual QuiksilverEdition Molokai to Oahu race, a 32-mile battle of endurance across one of the most challenging pieces of open water in the world. His preparation will span five months of his life, and require the type of focus and commitment that only the most physically fit athletes can endure. Since most surfers see paddling as just a means to an end-a way to catch waves-we decided to ask the six-time Molokai champ why he's made a career out of the functional, rather than fun, side of surfing. Mitchell had the flu when we caught up with him in mid-January, but the tireless Aussie was happy to discuss the physical, mental, and emotional demands (and rewards) of systematically engaging in a practice akin to torture. For full coverage check out paddleboard.com Bondi Rescue SeriesAugust 29, 2008 The Bondi Rescue series comprises 8 x 1/2 hour episodes for television. Originally commissioned by Channel Ten in Australia it has had a very successsful run with audiences averaging around 1.2 - 2.2 million viewers weekly. The lifeguards themselves have become household names in many parts of Australia as audiences have warmed to these larrikin protectors of life. As one person well described them, they are like M.A.S.H, they joke around and make light of themselves, but when it comes down to it they go in and save life like true professionals. Bondi Rescue Episode 1/3
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