Lifeguard Olympics

LIFEGUARD OLYMPICS

The Lifeguard Olympics is an annual competition between lifeguard agencies in which teams compete in a series of different life saving events testing strategy, stamina, strength and speed in rescue simulations, equipment handling, endurance and relays. Corolla Ocean Rescue has taken first place on the Outer Banks for the last 10 years.

These competitions are generally open to the public and really fun to watch! We encourage you to come out and cheer for your local lifeguards. More information is available on our
Events Calendar.

2011 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

JUNE 8th
2K Run & Paddle in Duck

JUNE 15th
Run Swim Run & Surf Swim in Nagshead

JUNE 29th
Rescue Board Rescue Race, Surf Rescue Race, Line Pull, & Beach Flags in Kill Devil Hills

JULY 6th
OBX vs. VA Beach Lifeguard Challenge

JULY 13th–14th
SALA Regional Championships in North Myrtle Beach

JULY 27th
All Women's Lifeguarding Tournament

AUGUST 4th–6th
USLA National Lifeguarding Championships in Cape May, NJ

2010 SALA REGIONAL COMPETITION RESULTS

Corolla Ocean Rescue took first place in the small beach division at the SALA Regional Lifguarding Competition in Virginia Beach, where they competed against Eastern seaboard teams from Virginia Beach down to the southern tip of Florida. Corolla brought home a total of 36 medals (first through third) with 13 of those being gold.

Corolla Ocean Rescue earned 272 points, averaging 20.92 points per competitor–the second highest average in the entire competition (first being Jax Beach with 20.93 pts./competitor).

Gold Medals were taken in the:

Landline Rescue Race (Men’s team)

Rescue Race (Men’s team)

Men’s Board Race (Shaun Buen)

Men’s Beach Flags (Mike Hudson)

Board Rescue Race (Women’s Team)

Women’s 2K Beach Run (Sylvia Wolff)

Women’s Surf Race (Sylvia Wolff)

Women’s Run Swim Run (Sylvia Wolff)

Women’s Beach Flags (Sylvia Wolff)

Women's Run Swim Run (Carolyn Royce)

CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS

Thanks to Virginia Beach for hosting such a fantastic event, and to all the competing guards who did an outstanding job representing Corolla Ocean Rescue! We have so many phenomenal athletes in our crew this year. Special thanks also to those who stayed back to watch the water, allowing a few to travel and compete.

WAY TO GO C.O.R!

2009 LIFEGUARD OLYMPICS SUMMARY

Local Competition Results

The northern Outer Banks local Lifeguard competition was held over the course of three evenings; one in Corolla, one in Nags Head, and one in Kill Devil Hills. The three events' scores were then tallied for a final result of Corolla placing first with 497 points,

ahead of Nags Head (269.75 points), then Kill Devil Hills (188 points), then Surf Rescue (Duck and Southern Shores) with 73.25 points. Kitty Hawk Ocean Rescue elected not to participate this year.

Regional Competition Results

Corolla Ocean Rescue then sent a team to the regional competition in Myrtle Beach, where they competed against Eastern seaboard teams from Virginia Beach down to the southern tip of Florida. Corolla won FIRST PLACE in the 'B' division (‘A’ division is for agencies with more than 50 employees, ‘B’ division is for agencies with less than 50 employees). Corolla brought home a total of 22 medals (first through third) with 11 of those being gold. Our Division Chief Sylvia Wolff won 8 first places in her age group! Corolla brought home medals in the run-swim-run, paddle-board, swim rescue race, 2-K run, the surf ski, the line-pull, the rescue relay, flags, the 4x100 relay, the surf swim, and the iron-guard. It was a fantastic event, and all competing guards did an outstanding job representing Corolla Ocean Rescue.