St. Johns Jr. Life Guards Fair Well in Regional Competition

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 showcases many different skills that 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 focuses 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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