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| By Jeremy Robshaw, SJCFR |
| 2010 Competition Team: (from left to right) Back Row: Stephanie Guy (Fire Rescue), Nick Kelley, Kristen Dagher, Cassidy Smith, Emily Puttick, Walter Kennedy, Jeremy Robshaw (Fire Rescue) Alec Yeoman, Photographer Michael Dagher
Front Row: Jessica Earl (Fire Rescue), Joey Corrado and Harrison Dagher. |
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| By Jeremy Robshaw, SJCFR |
| Jr. Guard Nick Kelley at the start of the Distance Swim race. |
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| By Jeremy Robshaw, SJCFR |
| Walter Kennedy and Joey Corrado start the paddleboard rescue race...they finished in the gold and silver medal positions. |
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| By J. Robshaw, SJCFR |
| Emily Puttick wins Gold in the girls 14-15 year old Beach Flags event. |
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St. Johns County Fire Rescue Junior Lifeguards joined junior guards from around the region in an annual competition held in Jacksonville Beach this past Saturday. Jr. Guards from Nassau County, Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville Beach and Flagler County competed as individuals and as teams in this event that showcase many different skills lifeguards use as training to improve their rescue skills in the aquatic environment.
The team from St. Johns County was made up of several Jr. Lifeguards that had just completed our annual Jr. Lifeguard camp. The camp was held during the first three weeks of July and focused on teaching campers the importance of safety in the water, rescue techniques and many other skills the lifeguards use on a daily basis to protect our beaches. As part of the camp sessions, students trained for the competition events in an effort to prepare them for the regional competition skills challenges.
The SJCFR competition team consisted of seven junior guards, one photographer and three coaches. The competitors participated in seven challenges with medals awarded for the top three finishers in each division. The divisions were broken up into three age brackets: 9-11, 12-13 and 14-15. At the conclusion of the competition, the SJCFR team brought home a total of 26 individual and team medals with the breakdown as follows: 8 Gold, 11 Silver and 7 Bronze medals.
Individual SJCFR results are as follows:
Distance Beach Run: Joey Corrado (15) – Silver, Kristen Dagher (14) – Gold
Distance Ocean Swim: Joey Corrado (15) – Gold, Walter Kennedy (15) – Silver, Nick Kelley (11) Bronze, Cassidy Smith (15) Gold, Emily Puttick (15) Silver, Kristen Dagher (14) Bronze
Paddleboard Race: Walter Kennedy (15) Gold, Joey Corrado (15) Silver, Emily Puttick (15) Gold, Kristen Dagher (14) Silver, Harrison Dagher (12) Bronze
Buoy Rescue Race: Joey Corrado (15) and Walter Kennedy (15) Gold, Cassidy Smith (15) and Alec Yeoman (14) Silver, Harrison Dagher (12) and Nick Kelley (11) Bronze
Run – Swim – Run: Joey Corrado (15) Gold, Walter Kennedy (15) Silver, Emily Puttick (15) Gold, Kristen Dagher (14) Silver, Nick Kelley (11) Bronze
Swim Relay Race: Silver medal team of – Joey Corrado, Walter Kennedy, Cassidy Smith, Emily Puttick and Kristen Dagher
Beach Flags: Walter Kennedy (15) Bronze, Emily Puttick (15) Gold, Cassidy Smith (15) Silver, Kristen Dagher (14) Bronze
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