{"id":103342,"date":"2014-08-06T15:45:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T22:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=103342"},"modified":"2014-08-06T20:49:51","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T03:49:51","slug":"junior-guards-compete-at-nautica-united-states-lifesaving-association-national-lifeguard-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/junior-guards-compete-at-nautica-united-states-lifesaving-association-national-lifeguard-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Guards Compete at Nautica United States Lifesaving Association National Lifeguard Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, August 6.\u00a0THE\u00a0Nautica United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships kicked off in Virginia Beach, Va. today with the National Junior Lifeguard Championships featuring more than 300 young participants from USLA-affiliated lifeguard programs across the country.<\/p>\n<p>These future lifeguarding hopefuls, ages 9-17, competed in eight events in four age categories for individual titles.\u00a0 Competitors from Hampton, Jones Beach, Kauai, LA County, Monmouth County, Pompano Beach and Virginia Beach Lifesaving Associations all won individual titles\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1552297447\">on Wednesday<\/span>.\u00a0 The Junior Guard competition precedes the three-day 2014 Nautica USLA National Lifeguard Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The Junior Guard competition consisted of four divisions\u2014AA Division for 16 and 17 year-olds, A Division for 14 and 15 year-olds, B Division for 12 and 13 year-olds and the C Division for 9 through 11 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Winners of each event and division from\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1552297448\">Wednesday\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Nautica National Junior Lifeguard Championships follow:<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEACH RUN<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>An individual event in which Junior Guards run down, around a flag and back to a finish funnel on the hard sand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys AA Group (ages 16-17, 2km distance run)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaeo Kruse \u2013 Kauai, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls AA Group (ages 16-17, 2km distance run)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shannon Snell \u2013 Pompano Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys A group (ages 14-15, 2km distance run)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grant Gilbert \u2013 Monmouth County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls A Group (ages 14-15, 2km distance run)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Doria Martingayle \u2013 Virginia Beach Lifesaving Association, Va.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys B Group (ages 12-13, 1.5km distance run)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dutch Fairbanks \u2013 Kauai, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls B Group (ages 12-13, 1.5 km distance run)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sophie Wilson \u2013 Virginia Beach Lifesaving Association, Va.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys C Group (ages 9-11, 1km distance run)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Calice \u2013 Pompano Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls C Group (ages 9-11, 1km 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Those who fail to get a baton are eliminated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys AA Group (ages 16-17)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hikari Oberman \u2013 Kauai, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls AA Group (ages 16-17)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wailana Gandeza \u2013 Kauai, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys A group (ages 14-15)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eric Potter \u2013 Kauai, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls A group (ages 14-15)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sophie Kolhoff \u2013 Hampton Lifeguard Association, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys B Group (ages 12-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Max Mahi \u2013 Hampton Lifeguard Association, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls B Group (ages 12-13)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lila Ferraro \u2013 Hampton Lifeguard Association, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys C Group (ages 9-11)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shane McLaughlin \u2013 Monmouth County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls C Group (ages 9-11)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bella Tarbet \u2013 Hampton Lifeguard Association, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Virginia Beach Lifeguard Association (VBLA), the USLA National Lifeguard Championships continue\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1552297449\">Thursday at 8 a.m. ET<\/span>\u00a0on Virginia Beach between 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Streets.<\/p>\n<p>From\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1552297450\">Thursday<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1552297451\">Saturday<\/span>, professional lifeguards from 46 USLA chapters across the country\u00a0will compete for individual and team honors in water and beach course events that challenge their lifesaving skills including surf swims, beach runs, paddleboard races, landline rescue relays, a taplin relay, board rescue races, beach flags, and Ironman and Ironwoman races.<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the Nautica USLA National Lifeguard Championships in Virginia Beach is free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Nautica USLA National Lifeguard Championships, and for full results from today\u2019s National Junior Lifeguard Championships, visit\u00a0<a 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