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VIDEO: 91ƵBest of the best91Ƶ lifeguards in B.C. battle it out

B.C. competition pits life-saving teams against each other

Amanda Renardy admitted that she hesitated for a fraction of a second when she first saw Elias Baker91Ƶs injured arm.

Courtesy of a volunteer movie makeup artist, Baker had a convincing peice of sharp material embedded in his upper left arm and it was bleeding quite realistically.

91ƵI wasn91Ƶt sure where to touch him [at first],91Ƶ Renardy related.

But then, training and experience kicked in, and Renardy efficiently tended to her patient, who groaned in pain as she wrapped the injury.

Renardy was one of 44 lifeguards on 11 teams competing at the 20th annual Langley Lifeguard Competition on Saturday (august 10) at the Walnut Grove pool, with competitors coming from as far as away as Vancouver island to test their life-saving skills in the longest-running competition of its kind in western Canada.

It was an outdoor test of their first-aid skills.

Organizer Chris Cordova described the competitors as some of the most accomplished lifeguards in the province.

91ƵI would say that these are some of the best of the best,91Ƶ Cordova observed.

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Inside the pool, Langley lifeguard Kelsey Hum was competing with other lifeguards in the deep end of the Walnut Grove pool under the diving platform, aiming to get as many simulated victims out of the pool and into an inflatable platform before a whistle sounded.

91ƵIt91Ƶs rescue as many people as you can,91Ƶ Hum explained, who referred to Walnut Grove as her 91Ƶhome pool.91Ƶ91Ƶ

Overall winner this year was a team called 91ƵThe Beaches91Ƶ from a White Rock-based aquatics company.

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Best recognized for my resemblance to St. Nick, I91Ƶm the guy you91Ƶll often see out at community events and happenings around town.
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