Results from Rescue 2016 in The Netherlands

The World Life Saving Championships (pool and surf) have been completed in the Netherlands where Newport was represented in the Australian Team by our very own Jake Lynch, Georgia Miller, Dane Farrell and Marty Lynch (Australian Team Beach Coach), also representing Australia in the Youth Australian Life Saving Team was Charlie Brooks and Isaac Smith.

The Australian Youth Team dominated to win the competition and the Australia Open Team came second overall to New Zealand.

The Newport members performed superbly as illustrated by their results:

Jake Lynch

• 1^st Beach Flags
• 1^st Beach Sprint
• 2^nd Beach Relay
• 4^th Oceanman relay
• Jake then backed up to compete for Newport SLSC in the inter-club competition held at the World Championships where he achieved 1^st Beach Sprint

Georgia Miller

• 1^st Oceanwoman
• 1^st Board Rescue
• 1^st Beach Relay
• 1^st Oceanwoman Relay
• 2^nd Medley relay
• 2^nd Obstacle Relay
• 3^rd Ski
• 4^th Surf Race
• 6^th Manikin Relay

Dane Farrell

• 2^nd Board Rescue
• 2^nd Beach Relay
• 3^rd Oceanman
• 3^rd Ski
• 4^th Board
• 4^th Tube Rescue
• 4^th Oceanman Relay
• 4^th Surf Race

Isaac Smith

• 1^st Ski
• 1^st Board
• 1^st Board Rescue
• 1^st Oceanman Relay
• 2^nd Oceanman
• 2^nd Tube Rescue
• 4^th Obstacle Relay
• 4^th Manikin Relay
• 4^th Medley Relay

Charlie Brooks

• 1^st Board Rescue
• 1^st Oceanman
• 1^st Oceanman relay
• 2^nd Board
• 6^th Ski
• 7^th Beach Sprint

To be selected in the Australian Life Saving Team is a fantastic honour and a well-deserved reward for the hard work and commitment that these Newport competitors have applied to their training and racing.

The exemplary results they have achieved at the World Championship competition against the very best Life Savers in the world is a wonderful accomplishment for all of our Newport representatives and I am sure that I can speak for the entire Club in congratulating them on a job very well done, we are very proud of our Australian Team representatives and what they have achieved.

Rob Emerson
President Newport SLSC

By the way, Newport’s Dan Grbac represented Canada in the World Championships and achieved:

• 3^rd Beach Sprint
• 13^th Oceanman Relay

Well done Dan