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The national team and the youth team are each composed of eight males and eight females who will represent the U.S. in the international competition, <span data-term=\"goog_1634622552\">Sept. 3-6<\/span> in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015 International Surf Rescue Challenge will be held at Maroochydore Beach on Queensland&#8217;s Sunshine Coast. Participating countries include Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, the USA and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe members of the national and youth national teams are a select group of individuals who have demonstrated, at a very high level with consistent success, their unique skills against the best competition in the United States,\u201d said National Teams Director, <strong>Skip Prosser<\/strong>. \u201cThe ISRC will be a tough challenge, and we are confident in our athletes and we are excited to see them perform at their peak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The national and youth national teams, competing in the bi-annual International Life Saving Federation (ILS) sanctioned event, were chosen by a USLA selection committee based on a variety of criteria, including: USLA membership, past performances at national events and endurance and versatility in the pool and on the beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe USLA is proud to be the sole Full Member of the International Life Saving Federation and the sanctioning body for lifesaving sport in the USA, thus empowering us to select the U.S. Team,\u201d said USLA President, <strong>B. 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It began in 1939 as the Trans-Tasman Series between Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>The national and youth national team rosters follow:<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 U.S. National Team Roster<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"644\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\"><strong>Men&#8217;s Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"371\"><strong>Women&#8217;s Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">James Bray \u2013 Carpinteria, Calif.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Christina Boring \u2013 San Clemente, Calif.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Timothy Burdiak \u2013 Los Angeles<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Sandi Woodhead \u2013 Port Jefferson, N.Y.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Kevin Fink \u2013 Long Beach, Calif.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Annie Fittin \u2013 Sea Girt, N.J.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Patrick Fink \u2013 Long Beach, Calif.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Carter Graves \u2013 Coronado Beach, Calif.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Pat Kilgallen \u2013 Rockaway, N.Y.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Jennifer Noonan \u2013 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Thomas O\u2019Neill &#8211; Rockaway, N.Y.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Eva Porter \u2013 Jacksonville, Fla.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Rich Sprout- Costa Mesa, Calif.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Hallie Petersohn \u2013 Port Orange, Fla.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Garrett Thibodeau \u2013 Port Jefferson, N.Y.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Lexi Santer \u2013 Wilmington, Del.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Manager: Randy Eickhoff<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Coach: Dr. Mike Barrows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 U.S. Youth National Team Roster<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"644\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\"><strong>Men&#8217;s Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"371\"><strong>Women&#8217;s Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Ben Coffey \u2013 Santa Cruz City, Calif.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Sarah Brennan \u2013 Monmouth, N.J.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Chasen Dubs \u2013 East Hampton, N.Y.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Amanda Calabrese \u2013 East Hampton, N.Y.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Hayden Hemmens \u2013 Newport Beach, Calif.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Zoe Colomer \u2013 Los Angeles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Oli Holt\u00a0 \u2013 Santa Cruz City, Calif.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Natalie Gold \u2013 Los Angeles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Hunter Pflueger \u2013 Honolulu, Hawaii<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Holly Maine \u2013 Los Angeles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Benjamin Tran \u2013 Long Beach, Calif.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Isabelle Pabon \u2013 Monmouth, N.J.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Malcolm Wilkie \u2013 Hollywood, Fla.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Bella Siering \u2013 Los Angeles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Chris Wise \u2013 Destin, Fla.<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Shannon Snell \u2013 Pompano Beach, Fla.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"273\">Manager: Gus Avila<\/td>\n<td width=\"371\">Coach: Casey Graham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:newsmaster@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\">newsmaster@swimmingworld.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) is sending a group of high-performing professional and junior lifeguards to the 2015 International Surf Rescue Challenge (ISRC). 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