The Royal Life Saving Society’s Pool Life Saving Championships were recently held in Perth and Portsea had two of our youth members competing under the Victorian banner. Rose Buordolone and Camilla Klein were both selected into Life Saving Victoria’s U14 and Development Team.
Camilla has a couple of years of pool lifesaving experience under her belt, competing for Mentone in the winter pool lifesaving competitions. Rose, competing for Portsea, tried her hand at the pool lifesaving competitions for the first time this winter and found herself a natural, with multiple podium finishes both at the state and national championships.
Pool lifesaving is ‘swim racing with a difference’ – the difference being that the events are simulating rescues, retrieving underwater mannikins and towing them, with fins and tubes, to the finish line. Other races involve swimming under obstacles, line throw rescue races and simulated multi-rescue scenarios. There’s lots to choose from should more of our members want to get involved next winter.
Results from the RLSS Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships:
Rose Buordolone
SILVER in U14 girls 50m Manikin Carry
BRONZE in U14 girls U14 100m Obstacles Race
BRONZE in U14 girls 100m Manikin Carry
Camilla Klein
8th in U14 girls 10m Line Throw
12th in U14 girls 50m Manikin Carry
14th in U14 girls 100m Obstacle Race
