Surf lifesaving championships

Press, 8 March 1982, Page 3

Surf lifesaving championships

PA Dunedin St Kilda .emerged as the champion men’s . team through its supremacy in the swimming events when the national surf-lifesaving championships ended at Warrington Beach, near Dunedin, yesterday. St Kilda won four gold medals in both the senior and junior men’s events. It finished 7.5 points ahead of Waikanae (Wellington) with a big gap to Waihi (Thames Valley) in third place. Geoff Walker (Waimairi), the former New Zealand representative- pool swimmer, became the outstanding individual performer by winning five gold medals. lt was a versatile performance by one of the most experienced competitors at the championships. ' Waimairi . also won the Ladies 21 Club Trophy for the women’s, competition, gaining an eight-point advantage over Paekakariki (Wellington). ■ Janice Murdoch, who beat Rebecca Perrot in the sprint to the tape to win the individual surf race, was the outstanding .individual in the Waimairi team. A New Zealand women’s team to tour Britain in July and August was announced after the championships. It was: Valda Walsh (East End, captain), Joanne - Barker (South. Brighton),' Paula Cheeseman (Paekakariki), Sheryl George (East End), Toni Grayburn (Muriwai),

Brenda Griffiths (Muriwai). Anne Jackson (Paekakariki), Janice. Murdoch (Waimairi). Rebecca Perrot (Lyall Bay), Rachel Ramsden (Sunset Beach). Results in the readership area of “The Press" were: SENIOR MEN Surf race, over 40: R. Harker (Red Beach) 1. E. Leask (Waimairi) 2. C. Cousins (St Clair) 3. Belt race: R. Laing (St Kilda B) 1, C. Ellis (Waikuku A) 2, W. Cheeseman (Paekakariki B) 3. - Open long board race; G. Walker (Waimairi) 1. B. Wilson (Midway B) 2. D. Conder (Taylor’s Mistake A) 3. Boat race: Waihi 1, North Beach 2. Mount Maunganui 3. Canoe race: Waikanae 1. Brighton B 2. Whakatane A 3. Four-man rescue and resuscitation: Taylor's Mistake A (2.40) 1. South Brighton A (3.32) 2. Worser Bay A (3.34) 3. .Open taplin relay; Waikanae 1. Worser Bav 2. Ta'vlor's Mistake 3. Ski rescue: G. Walker, G. Instone (Waimairi) 1, P. Duncan. G. Stephenson (Waikanae A) 2. P. McDonald. B. Sokraton (Waipu Cove A) 3. Ski race: G. Walker (Waimairi A) 1, P. McDonald (Waipu Cove) 2. A. Thompson (Waikanae) 3. Rescue tube race: R. Harding. L. Humer (St Kilda A) 1. P. Ryan. R. Edwards (Fitzroy A) 2. C. Innes. J. Dimock (Taylor's Mistake) and R. Laing. N. Lawn (St Kilda B) 3 equal. Beach sprint: R. Hamlett (Waipu Cove A) 1, B. Sokraton (Waipu Cove B) 2. F. Lawrence (Spencer Park A) 3. Malibu board: G. Walker (Waimairi) 1. B. Wilson (Midway) 2. D. Conder (Taylor's Mistake) 3. ■ Iron man: G. Kenny (Australia) 1. G. Walker (Waimairi) 2. G.

Bramwell (Waikanae) 3. A. Thompson (Waikanae) 4. Beach relay: Spencer Park 1. North Beach 2. Orewa 3. Six-man rescue and resuscitation (Nelson Shield): Taylor's Mistake A (4.72) 1, St Kilda A (5.80) 2. East End (6.34) 3. March past: Taylor's Mistake (30.8) 1. Orewa (38.2) 2, South Brighton (39.0) 3. WOMEN Belt race. R. Perrot (Lyall Bay) 1. A. Jackson (Paekakariki) 2. J. Barker (South Brighton A) 3. Surf teams race: Paekakariki (15 points) 1. Waimairi (15 points) 2. Levin-Waitarere (19 points) 3. Four-place rescue and resuscitation: South Brighton (1.74) 1, New Brighton (2.22) 2, Paekakariki (2.60) 3.

Six-place rescue and resuscitation: New Brighton (7.64) 1, Waimairi A (7.96) 2. Waimairi B (8.26) 3. Individual surf race: J. Murdoch (Waimairi) 1, R. Perrot (Lyall Bay) 2, A. Jackson (Paekakariki) 3. Rescue tube race. J. Wade, A, Jackson (Paekakariki) 1. S. Elliott. S. Gemell (Castlecliff A) 2, A, McKendry, L. Griffiths (New Brighton A)'3. Beach sprint: S. George (East End) 1, M. Gibson (Waimairi A) 2. K. Watts (Westshore) 3, March past: New Plymouth Old Bovs (27.1) 1, Waimairi, (27.2) 2. St Clair (30.3) 3. Ladies 21 Club Trophy (overall points): Waimairi (22) 1, Paekakariki (14) 2. New Brighton (11)