Park Service Lifeguards Compete in Regional Tournament

The New Jersey State Park Service Lifeguard Tournament featured the four Southern Region Lakes in a heated Lifeguard competition on Aug. 5. Four lakes challenged one another in eight lifeguarding events displaying skills used to protect inland lake patrons during the summer season.

The 2013 NJSPS Lifeguard Southern Region Inland Lake Tournament held at Atsion Lake in Wharton State Forest featured lifeguards from Lake Atsion, (Wharton State Forest) Lake Absegami, (Bass River State Forest) Lake Parvin, (Parvin State Forest) Lake Nummy, (Belleplain State Forest).

The 2013 Lifeguard Tournament Events included: Iron Male/Female Iron Guard (Swim, Kayak, Run), Kayak Relay, Swim Relay, Kayak Rescue, Torp Swim Relay, Tin Guard (Team Swim, Kayak, Run), O2 Relay (Oxygen Tank Surf Dash), Beach Flags.

Tournament Results:

1st Atsion

2nd Parvin

3rd Bass River

4th Belleplain

Events Results:

Iron Guard Male:

1st Sam Shepard, St Augustine HS, Parvin

2nd Jacob King, Hammonton HS, Atsion

3rd Jason Palermo, TCNJ, Bass River

4th Matt Pennock, Shalick HS, Belleplain

Iron Guard Female:

1st Kate Grovatt, Baylor U, Atsion

2nd Samantha Schmidt, Hatboro-Horsham HS PA, Belleplain

3rd Sam Shepard, St Augustine HS, Parvin

Kayak Relay:

1st Parvin: Brett Peters, Don Daigle, Jon-Paul Caltabiano, Rob Moorhouse

2nd Atsion: Christina Gall, Tyler Mahoney, Mike Perkins, Brian Paulson

3rd  Belleplain: Saun Platt, Justin Canion, Matt Winter, Trevor Justis

4th Bass River: John Vogt, Mike Yak, Austin Skaggs, Chris Yak

Swim Relay

1st Parvin: Rob Moorhouse, Sam Shepard, Don Daigle, Nick Roberts

2nd Atsion: Dan O’Brien, Jacob King, Tyler Mahony, Kate Grovatt

3rd Bass River: John Vogt, Jessie Forand, Austin Skaggs, Noelle DeLvsant

4th Belleplain: Matt Winter, Matt Pennock, Samantha Schmidt, Sean Platt

Kayak Rescue

1st Bass River: John Vogt, Jessie Forand

2nd Parvin: Rob Moorhouse, Don Daigle

3rd Atsion: Tonya Hoban, Brittany Chladek

4th Belleplain: Justin Canion, Nicole Castagnoli

Torp Relay

1st Bass River: Jason Palermo, Mike Yak, Chris Yak

2nd Atsion: Jessie Hoban, Dan O’Brien, Mike Perkins

3rd  Parvin: Sam Shepard, Nick Roberts, Brett Peters

4th Belleplain: Justin Canion, Sean Platt, Trevor Justis

Tin Guard

1st Atsion: Christina Gall, Brian O’Brien, Mike Perkins

2nd Belleplain, Samantha Schmidt, Matt Winter, Justin Canion

3rd  Parvin: Nick Roberts, John-Paul Caltabiano, Brook Kott

4th  Bass River: Noelle DeLvsant, John Vogt, Austin Skaggs

O2 Relay

1st Bass River:  Mike Yak, Jason Palermo, Jon Vogt, Chris Yak

2nd Parvin: John-Paul Caltabiano, Sam Sheppard, Tyler Harris, Brett Peters

3rd Atsion: Paige Chladek, Mike Perkins, Christina Gall, Brian Paulson

4th Belleplain: Justin Canion, Sean Platt, Trevor Justis, Matt Pennock

Beach Flags

Male

1st Parvin: Brett Peters

2nd Atsion: Mike Perkins

3rd  Bass River: Mike Yak

4th Belleplain: Justin Canion

Female

1st Atsion: Paige Chladek

2nd Parvin: Brook Kott

3rd Bass River: Nicole Orr

4th Belleplain: Nicole Castagnoli