August 13-14, 2012 Toronto Police Lifeguard ... - Lifesaving Society

LIFESAVING SOCIETYOntario Senior Lifesaving Championship – Waterfront Communiqué, May 2012 3Ontario Lifesaving Waterfront ChampionshipsThe Ontario club with the highest overall point score shall be awarded the“Ontario Lifesaving Waterfront Championships”. Scoring will be weighted40% Junior, 50% Senior/Open, and 10% Master where the top threeresults per club, per gender, per event will score for their designated clubsat all Waterfront Lifesaving Championships during the same year. Thisaward will be announced following the final waterfront championship of theyear.Ontario Lifesaving Sport Club ChampionshipThe Ontario Club/Affiliate with the highest overall point score shall beawarded the “Ontario Lifesaving Club Championship”. This award will bedecided annually by accumulating all of the earned points of Junior,Senior and Master Competitors and teams for their designated clubs at allseven “Ontario Lifesaving Championships” during the same year (OntarioJunior Games – Pool and Waterfront, Ontario Lifeguard/LifesavingChampionships – Pool and Waterfront). This award will be announcedfollowing the final championship of the year.EVENTSCanadian Iron GuardEvent descriptionCompetitors cover a course of approximately 2000 m that includes: a 300m swim leg, a 1000 m beach run, a 600 m board leg, and a 50 m beachsprint finish. The sequence of legs shall be swim-run-board -sprint.Conditions of racing each leg are as generally required for the individualconditions of that discipline including the rules governing the componentdisciplines: board races, surf races, beach runs.Handler: A member of the competitor’s club assists the competitor withthe board. With the referee’s approval, a non-club member may act ashandler.Handlers shall remove the board from the competition arena uponcompletion of the paddle leg, and:• wear a cap identical to that of the competitor.• make every effort to ensure that they and their craft do not impede othercompetitors (otherwise disqualification may result).The courseBuoys shall be laid out for the swim, run, and board legs as indicated in