Sunday, August 14, 2016

Saturday At The 2016 USLA National Lifeguard Championships...




Dateline: Saturday, August 13, 2016, Hermosa Beach, Calif.

The photos and videos during the morning prelims, the afternoon final events, and the after party in the evening at GOOD STUFF Restaurant...














Below, on duty at 13th St. is LACo OL, Shawn Gudmundsson...
















*** Video Alert ! ***

Age Group Men Run-Swim-Run Mustering: The Video

     https://youtu.be/LhiJ_--u2xE






*** Video Alert ! ***

Official's View of Age Group Men's R-S-R At The First Turn: The Video



*** This "Official's Video" immediately above is courtesy of and by Adam Sandler. ***


Meanwhile, looking on as both competitor, spectators and as a couple, below, L2R, LACo OL, Kyle Atkins, and LACo OL, Lacey Beattie...








*** Video Alert ! ***

•  One Second Of Eldin: The Video

      https://youtu.be/hNid9eN2KUk

•  OL Ed Heinrich: The Video

     https://youtu.be/jeBnfVDu_hg








Below, OL Diane Graner crushes the field in the Run-Swim-Run...











*** Video Alert ! ***

Jay Butki x 360 Degrees: The Video

   https://youtu.be/C6v9WWJkGe4 



*** Video Alert ! ***

13th Street Plus Venue Reconn: The Video

     https://youtu.be/ZazJn5GWtLw










USLA Event Officials Lunch Break...


*** Video Alert ! ***

USLA Event Officials Lunch Break: The Video

       https://youtu.be/w9PFEadUKks   






And then it was time for the Men's "OPEN" Run-Swim-Run Final!!!...


 *** Video Alert ! ***

•  The Start of the Open Men's Run-Swim-Run Final: The Video

    https://youtu.be/7I9tSA1EJas

•  Official's View of The First Turn of the Open Men's R-S-R Final: The Video



*** This "Official's Video" immediately above is courtesy of and by Adam Sandler. ***








*** Video Alert ! ***

The Finish Of The Men's Open Run-Swim-Run: The Video


     https://youtu.be/sy-njQOfXNo



And then it was time for the Women's Open Run-Swim-Run Final...


*** Video Alert ! ***

The Start Of The Women's Open Run-Swim-Run Final: The Video



*** Video Alert ! ***

The Finish Of The Women's Open Run-Swim-Run Final: The Video







Below, in a photo by Adam Sandler, is Tom Gill - (PA) Voice of USLA Nationals at the Open R-S-R Finish Line...





*** Video Alert ! ***

Benji & Ryan x 360 Degrees: The Video

     https://youtu.be/T9E1a1N8iP8
 



Below, the men's open surfski race final has just begun...



Below, OL Tim Burdiak crushes the field finishing first overall...  all this training down under has certainly paid off!



*** Video Alert ! ***

Competition Surfskis Reconn: The Video

      https://youtu.be/VkR-ad42GKw


Below, the start of the women's open surfski race final...




*** Video Alert ! ***

The Finish Of The Women's Open Surfski Final: The Video
     
https://youtu.be/sQ2YfMkkcP0






Below, Kelsy O'Donnell's paddleboard valet...






*** Video Alert ! ***

The Finish Of The Men's Rescue Relay Final: The Video

     https://youtu.be/pwPnpmTiEEU

And below, is the start of the final men's competition of Nationals, namely, the men's open Taplin relay...  rescue board, surfski, swim and run to the finish line...








And below, heading for the finish line for the winning LACo Taplin Relay Team is OL Pat Jacobson...



And last but not least, the final event of the 2016 USLA Lifeguard Nationals was the women's open Taplin Relay final...












First swimmer to reach shore... no surprise it's LACo OL, Kelcy Cummings, which then enables their runner to cruise home in first place overall!...








And that concluded the events at the 2016 USLA Lifeguard Nationals!... and we pan the crowd
and shoot some video as we gather up our belongings to depart...

*** Video Alert ! ***

The Closing Minutes Of Nationals: The Video

     https://youtu.be/5nRd7p09KS4

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Easy Reader News article on the 2016 USLA Lifeguard Nationals:

     http://www.easyreadernews.com/133729/solberg-cummings-fink-usla-national-championships/

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The After Party at Good Stuff appears as a separate blog post at:

     http://countyrecurrent.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-after-partyawards-banquet-at-good.html


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Until next time.....


"County Recurrent" News
http://CountyRecurrent.blogspot.com

(All photos and videos by & Copyright Will Maguire 2016, unless otherwise indicated).

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1 comment:

Nick said...

Great coverage Will! Thank you