Sasha-Lee captains SA lifesaving team
The national lifesaving team will compete in both the youth and open events at the World Champs from 17 November until 2 December.
LIFESAVING South Africa will send its strongest team to the Lifesaving World Championships in Adelaide, Australia in November, where the national team will compete in both the youth and open events from 17 November until 2 December.
Since announcing the national squad earlier this year, the full team has participated in several training camps, culminating in Johannesburg for an invitational gala hosted by the Ekurhuleni District Lifesaving Association on 26 and 27 October in Germiston.
This was followed by an awards evening at Serengeti Golf Estate where the team were presented with their South African colours, receiving their blazers from Lifesaving South Africa’s President, Dylan Tommy, Billy Holmes, Regional Sales Manager Continental Tyre (SA) and acting Chief Executive Officer of SASCOC, Patience Shikwambana.
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Berea’s Sasha-Lee Nordengen-Corris, (21), has been made captain of the SA team. Sasha-Lee started lifesaving at the age of 10 and has achieved many awards over the years.
“A highlight of my career is being selected for the Rescue 2018 team, as well as being selected to captain the team. I will be focusing on the Surf Swim, Taplin and Tube Rescue at the World Champs, and have put in a lot of training in the form of swimming, boarding, gym, running and Iron sessions in preparation,” she said, adding that her expectations and goals for World Champs would be a podium position in the Surf Swim and Taplin relay.
New Zealand are the current world champions, while Australia has consistently been the dominant powerhouse in the sport. South Africa has enjoyed a top three billing over the years and remains an international force in lifesaving.
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