Young Reporter at 1st Phuket Lifesaving Carnival

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The Phuket Lifeguard Club, a non-profit organisation established in 2003, was the organiser of this new event, with funding and support from the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation. The event was held at Patong Beach near the Dolphin or Loma Public Park area. The event began with adult races then kids races and also included a Light Brunch for the hungry contestants. The emphasis was on fun and boosting lifesaving skills as a sport. We talked to some Thai kids: They were Sungklot from Dowroongwittaya School,
Jaksapon from Phuket Wittayalai School, Thanavorn from Satree Phuket School, & Nattanon from Satree Phuket School they said this was the first time they joined the event and they enjoyed it; the parents encouraged them to enter and they would like to do this event again in the future.
The categories included races for individuals & relays for teams in Surf races, Beach & relays, Board races & relays, Tube races, Board rescues, combined swim/run/board/run relays; beach flag races; & rescue or run/swim/tube/board/carry relays. Whew, thats a lot of races! There were different age categories under 18, 18-30, 30-40, 40-50, over 50 and a Thai National award per event. The prizes included medals or money sponsored by Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort.
It was a great fun event with nice incentives to use new skills in a new sport. This is Janshir, Young Reporter for Andaman News on NBT.

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• Phuket
• Thailand
• Patong
• lifesaving
• carnival