YOUNG Mentone and Mordialloc life savers had a great showing at the Victorian Junior Pool Lifesaving Championships earlier this month.
The two lifesaving clubs came away from the day with plenty of medals in the under 10 and under 11 categories. Mentone LSC came first in the under 11 mixed obstacle relay and under 11 mixed medley tube relay. The under 10 girls obstacle race was won by Mordialloc LSC.
Diego Fernando, Connor Watkins, Spencer Goodbody, and Neko Burns from Mentone LSC won individual events on the day. Goodbody finished first on five occasions.
Three life savers from Mordialloc LSC won medals – Isabelle Thornborrow, Esmee Kerkhof, and Alice Hopkinson.
Geelong Grammar School hosted the event. Life Saving Victoria general manager of sports participation, Ryan O’Connor, said that the young life savers showed “teamwork and comradery within their own teams and between clubs.”
“The future of pool lifesaving, both as a sport and rescue discipline is certainly bright when you look at the standard of competition at the Victorian Junior Pool Lifesaving Championships,” O’Connor said. “Pool lifesaving develops rescue techniques and fitness and prioritises the importance of working as a team, which are all skills that are vital to saving lives when on patrol.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 28th June 2023