N.S. Lifeguards Take Top Spots

Nova Scotia lifeguards put in winning performances during the 12th annual New Brunswick Waterfront Championships on Aug. 11 at Parlee Beach in Shediac.

Nova Scotians took four of the top six places in the rescue board relay and the ironguard relay and three of the top six places in the beach flags elimination event.

Overall, Nova Scotia teams won all three physical events. The team of Mike Dull and Hannah Fraser placed first in the rescue board relay, Chris Swift and Matt Richardson placed first in the ironguard relay and the team of Billy Clyburn and Gary Basso placed first in beach flags.

Other Nova Scotia performances are as follows:

Rescue board relay 1st: Mike Dull and Hannah Fraser of Halifax 2nd Chris Swift and Matt Richardson of Halifax 4th Gary Basso and Billy Clyburn of Dominion 6th Jeff Farwell and Nicola Goudy of Halifax

Ironguard relay 1st Chris Swift and Matt Richardson 2nd Mike Dull and Hannah Fraser 4th Gary Basso and Billy Clyburn 6th Jeff Farwell and Nicola Goudy

Beach flags 1st Gary Basso and Billy Clyburn 3rd Jeff Farwell and Nicola Goudy 6th Chris Swift and Matt Richardson

The Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service is a joint project of the Nova Scotia Sport and Recreation Commission and the Lifesaving Society, Nova Scotia branch.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos of some of the Nova Scotia competitors are available on the Communications Nova Scotia ftp site.

Members of the media can access the ftp site using the following information:

Site: ftp.gov.ns.ca UserID: cns_guest Password: vEw1078K Files: swiftc.jpg
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