Crawley Town Lifesaving Club claims medal haul

Five members of the Crawley Town Life Saving Club's squad accepted an invitation from Wales SLS to compete at their Still Water Championships held in the impressive 50m Olympic pool at Swansea's seafront and won a total of six gold, five silvers and six bronze medals.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd May 2014, 15:23 GMT
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 06:58 GMT
Crawley Town Lifesaving Club's Commonwealth champion Simon Worne SUS-140518-190909002Crawley Town Lifesaving Club's Commonwealth champion Simon Worne SUS-140518-190909002
Crawley Town Lifesaving Club's Commonwealth champion Simon Worne SUS-140518-190909002

Once again Open Commonwealth champion Simon Worne led the way by winning five golds and two silver medals continuing his total domination of the three fin related events at this year’s three National Championships.

Supported by Oba Waiyaki, Simon showed his versatility as a competitive lifesaver when taking gold in the 12.5m speed line throw rescue. Up and coming finner Laurie Hughes took a bronze in the 100m tow before pairing up with twin Marcos do the same in the line throw.

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The four Crawley men then teamed up to win silver and bronze medals in the 4x50m medley and 4x25m manikin relays respectively.

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Crawley Town Lifesaving Club's Commonwealth champion Simon Worne SUS-140518-190952002Crawley Town Lifesaving Club's Commonwealth champion Simon Worne SUS-140518-190952002
Crawley Town Lifesaving Club's Commonwealth champion Simon Worne SUS-140518-190952002

In the master’s events, Gary Lee won a bronze in the 100m rescue medley.

In competitive lifesaving competition, Crawley Town will now move from the pool to the beach before taking on the world’s top clubs at RESCUE2014 World Club Championships.

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