OLDER, possibly wiser, but definitely slower police were no match for their fit young Cornish College rivals at a Mordialloc beach race on Tuesday (21 March).
Competing in the Community Lifesaving Carnival the year 10 and 11 students showed the Moorabbin constabulary a clean pair of heels to win the inaugural trophy.
Teams of five or six males and females competed in 11 events, including swimming, boards, wading, ironman, beach sprints, relays, flags and a two-kilometre run. Water police acted as safety officers.
Chelsea police Senior Sergeant Paul Campbell, who organised the carnival on a surf lifesaving format, was pleased the expected wet weather did not eventuate. “I watched the radar for the previous 36 hours but all we got was five seconds of spitting,” he said.
“I knew it would turn out like yesterday and it did. It was the perfect temperature.”
He said the event was a great way for the 54 police and students to build positive relationships. “It was very informal and friendly and a great day for all who signed up. Sadly, for us, the students won by a country mile.”
Cornish College head of sport Andrew Goodman described the carnival as “a super-friendly competition with lots of interaction and fun with police members”.
“Cornish College had a strong team of athletes and I was delighted by the way our students were prepared to have a go at events they were unfamiliar with.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 22 March 2017
