The sun was shining and the weather was warm as Canada arrived on the Baltic coast at Warnemünde for 2 days of National Teams surf competition at the Rescue 2008 World Lifesaving Championships.

Day 1
Jason Cross finished 12th in the Surf Ski Race. In Beach Flags, both Jordan Duggan and Emmanuella Ruel made it to semi-finals. In the Board Rescue, Canada’s women finished 8th in the A-final while the men finished 11th.

Day 2
In the Rescue Tube Rescue, Canada’s men and women made the B-final; the women finished 5th and the men finished 3rd.
In Beach Relay, both the men and women made the B-final; the women finished 4th and the men finished 7th.

In Board Race, Jason cross was 12th. In the Surf Swim, Laura Kendall finished 5th and Will Walters finished 16th.
12th and the men finished 13th.

In the Oceanman/Oceanwoman Relay, Canada’s women finished Canada secured 13th place out of 37 National Teams. Italy took the pool events title, Australia took the SERC and ocean events titles. The top three national teams overall are: Australia, New Zealand and Italy.

National Team members are: (men) Jason Cross (NS), Jordan Duggan (ON), Nelson Giraldo (PQ), Alex Griffith (ON), Scott Van Doormaal (ON), William Walters (BC); (women) Renata Jaciw-Zurakowsky (ON), Laura Kendall (ON), Chantique Payne (ON), Emmanuella Ruel (PQ), Christie Smith (ON), Allyson Tayler (ON). Canada’s team is coached by Don Burton. Shanna Reid is team manager.

The World Lifesaving Championships (Rescue 2008) are sanctioned by the International Life Saving Federation. Lifesaving sport – the only sport developed on humanitarian principles – is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Federation. The Lifesaving Society – Canada’s lifeguarding expert – is the governing body for lifesaving sport in Canada.

The Lifesaving Society has been saving lives in Canada for 100 years through its training programs, Water Smart® drowning prevention campaign, and safety management services. Over half a million Canadians participate annually in its swimming, lifesaving, lifeguard and leadership training courses.

For more information: Results are posted on the Rescue 2008 website: http://www.rescue2008.com/Results.59.0.html?&L=1