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Grizzled Lifesavers Show Youngsters a Thing or Two

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The surf lifesaving youngsters of yesteryear provided some excitement and entertainment during the annual East Cape Masters championships at Pollock Beach on Saturday afternoon.

Competitors took part in seven individual and team events, with results split into the ten year age categories from 30 years upwards. In the relays, the three persons ages had to add up to at least 120 years, or older.

Summerstrand Life Saving Club‘s Andrew Skowno won the 30 to 39 surf swim, followed home by clubmates Hein van Rooyen and Andrew Stone. Kings Beach’s PJ Duffy won the 40 to 49 age group, from Alec Beckett (Hobie Beach) and Stanford Slabbert (Summerstrand) won the 50 to 59 category from Younis Amod (Hobie Beach). Brian Saunders of Summerstrand, the oldest competitor at 67, won his category.

Serano Rademeyer (Summerstrand) just pipped clubmate Jason Goedhals in the 30 to 39 flags, with another Summerstrand competitor, Dalen Davidson third. Hobie Beach’s Shannon Cain won the 40 to 49 category, from PJ Duffy and Alec Beckett. Kings Beach’s Rob Smith survived a false start to win the 50 to 59 flags, followed by Dave Collins (Summerstrand), Younis Amod and Stanford Slabbert.

The Board relay saw several competitors battle in the onshore easterly swell and the Summerstrand team of Jason Goedhals, Stanford Slabbert and Andrew Skowno easily won the title from two other Summies teams of Brendan Bosch, Dave Collins and Jason Goedhals, and third placed Andrew Stone, Brian Saunders and Hein van Rooyen.

Summerstrand paddlers dominated the surf ski titles, with Hein van Rooyen winning the 30 to 39 race from clubmates Andrew Stone and Jason Goedhals, and Stanford Slabbert won the 50 to 59 title from Dave Collins.

The Summerstrand beach relay team of Andrew Stone, Hein van Rooyen and Serano Rademeyer just held off a fast finishing PJ Duffy to pip the Kings Beach Surf Lifesaving team by centimeters. Rob Smith and Chris Allen ran the first two legs for Kings Beach. The hobie Beach team of Melvin Trotter, Shannon Cain and Alec Beckett placed third, followed by Summies’ Brendan Bosch, Jason Goedhals and Dave Collins.

Andrew Skowno won the 30 to 39 beach run from Serano Rademeyer and Hein van Rooyen and Shannon Cain won the 40 to 49 title from teammates Alec Beckett and Clyde Scott. Younis Amod won the 50 to 59 title from Dave Collins and Brain Saunders won the 60 plus category.

In the final King of the Beach dash from the backline, Andrew Skowno won the 30 to 39 category from Brendan Bosch and Andrew Stone. PJ Duffy claimed another 40 to 49 title from Clyde Scott and Melvin Trotter and Rob Smith won the 50 to 59 category, being second in the race, with Younis Amod second and Stanford Slabbert third. Brian Saunders again won the 60 plus category.

Several local masters will travel to Camps Bay, Cape Town, for the Hang Ten SA Masters Championships on Wednesday, 30th March. The senior and junior championships will be at the same venue from Thursday 31st March to Saturday, 2nd April.

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Alan Straton

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