BOP Patrol Captain of the Year Danielle Shepherd (Mount Maunganui) won gold in the Masters division at the Lifesaving World Champs in France. Photo / George Novak
Western Bay has two more world champions after day one of the Lifesaving World Championships in the South of France yesterday.
Papamoa club's outstanding teenager Natalie Peat won gold in the Women's 4 x 50m Obstacles Relay alongside teammates Samantha Lee (Lyall Bay), Natasha Hind (Lyall Bay) and Laura Quilter
(Wainui). Their time of 1m 51.87s was slightly behind the world record time of 1m 50.39s set by the Kiwis at Rescue 2012 in Adelaide.
Peat and her crew then added a silver medal to the mix in the Women's 4 x 25m Manikin Relay, beaten by Italy in first, with Germany coming in third.
Mount Maunganui's Danielle Shepherd also became a world champion, winning gold in the Masters Competition in the women's 30-34 Beach Flags. She won a bronze in the beach sprint and finished fifth in the 30-35 Board Race.
Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service clubbie Garry King took out two medals in the Masters competition, grabbing a bronze in the 100m Obstacles as well as in the 100m Manikin Carry. He added to his wins with a further two medals in the pool, silver in the 50m Carry and bronze in the 100m Tow with Fins.
