News release

Surf Lifesaving Championships

Sport and Recreation Commission

Jeff Farwell and Shauna Conrad of Halifax formed the winning team at the 1999 Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service Surf Lifesaving Championships held at Rissers Beach in Lunenburg County on Aug. 31.

Mr. Farwell and Ms. Conrad were the top finishing team in the water situations event, a triage event, and posted top-ten finishes in five other events.

This year's competition featured 58 of the top lifeguards from across Canada, some of whom competed as participants in the Canadian National Lifesaving Team selection camp held in Halifax over the weekend.

Jason Cross of Eastern Passage, a winner in previous years, put in another impressive performance, placing in the top three in six events and winning two. Most notably, Mr. Cross successfully defended his ironguard title, an event he has won 11 times in the past 12 years.

David Sage of Vancouver also posted noteworthy performances. Mr. Sage was victorious in the run-swim-run event, just edging out his teammate, Mr. Cross. The duo then won the rescue board relay race.

Top female performers of the day were Shannon Bell of West Vancouver, Hannah Fraser and Lori Borgal of Halifax and Amy Lanza of Ontario. In the female events, Ms. Bell won the ironguard; Ms. Fraser placed first in the run-swim-run and second in the ironguard; Ms. Borgal posted third place finishes in the run-swim-run, ironguard, and beach lags; and, Ms. Lanza won the beach flags.

The top three finishers for all events are listed below:

Run-Swim-Run

  1. David Sage, Vancouver
  2. Jason Cross, Eastern Passage
  3. Tavis Austen, Antigonish

Female Run-Swim-Run

  1. Hannah Fraser, Halifax
  2. Shannon Bell, West Vancouver
  3. Lori Borgal, Halifax

Rescue Board Relay Race

  1. David Sage, Vancouver, and Jason Cross, Eastern Passage
  2. Veronique Comtois, du domaine Boloeil, and Pierre Mathieu Roy, Montreal
  3. Nelson Geraldo and Valerie Homier, Montreal

Beach Flags

  1. Tobin Faraday, Halifax
  2. Gary Basso, Dominion
  3. Jason Cross, Eastern Passage

Female Beach Flags

  1. Amy Lanza, Burlington
  2. Shauna Conrad, Halifax
  3. Lori Borgal, Halifax

Water Situations

  1. Jeff Farwell and Shauna Conrad, Halifax
  2. Gary Basso, Dominion, and Andrew Millar, Truro
  3. Paul Arsenault, Shediac, and Dave Vessie, Bathurst

Ironguard

  1. Jason Cross, Eastern Passage
  2. David Sage, Vancouver 3.Tavis Austen, Antigonish

Female Ironguard

  1. Shannon Bell, West Vancouver
  2. Hannah Fraser, Halifax
  3. Lori Borgal, Halifax

Taplin Team Relay

  1. Tavis Austen, Antigonish, and Mike Smith, Halifax
  2. Dave LeBlanc, Sydney, and Chris Stewart, Halifax
  3. Jason Meadows, Halifax, and Jamie Wildsmith, Halifax

Rescue Board Rescue Race

  1. Kim Childs, Waverly, and Pat McGrath, Halifax
  2. Dave Vessie, Bathurst, and Paul Arsenault, Shediac
  3. Jason Cross, Eastern Passage, and David Sage, Vancouver

Beach Sprint Relay

  1. Andrew Millar, Truro, and Gary Basso, Dominion
  2. Jordan Conway and Tobin Faraday, Halifax
  3. Sean Connolly, Halifax, and Chris Stone, Bridgewater

Surf Swim

  1. Tavis Austen, Antigonish, and Mike Smith, Halifax
  2. Jason Cross, Eastern Passage, and David Save, Vancouver
  3. Jeff Arthurs, Stoney Plain, and Jason Bell, West Vancouver

For complete results and event descriptions, check the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service Website at www.nsls.ns.ca and click on competitions.

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

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