posted on March 15: McMaster hosts national, provincial university lifeguard championships

McMaster University is completing final preparations to host
the 2002 Canadian and Ontario University Lifeguard Championships this
weekend.

It is the second national championship that McMaster will host in
as many weeks having successfully hosted the 2002 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women's Basketball Championship last weekend.

Today (March 15), 18 teams from across Canada will arrive at
the Ivor Wynne Centre to begin competition in six lifesaving
events.

The championship begins at today at 2:15 p.m. and will
continue all day Saturday. The competition ends Saturday evening.

The detailed schedule of events is:

Friday
2:15-4:30 p.m. – First Aid and Individual Skills Preliminaries

5:15 p.m. – First Aid Finals

7 p.m. – Individual Skill Finals
Saturday
8:30 – 9:15 a.m. – 4×50 Timed Obstacle Relay

9:45-1 p.m. – Water Rescue Preliminaries

1:45-2:15 p.m. – Timed Medley Relay

2:45-4 p.m.

– Water Rescue Finals

4:15-5:15 p.m.

– Timed Manikin Relay

All events will take place in the Ivor Wynne Centre, the exact locations of events will not be confirmed until the day of the event.

All events are open to spectators, and members of the surrounding
community are invited to participate in the Water Rescue event on Saturday with free swimming for the general public from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 2:45 to 4 p.m..

For more information consult the 2002 Canadian and Ontario
University Lifesaving Championship Web site at
http://www.athrec.mcmaster.ca/guardcomp2002/index.htm or contact Ashley Kupczak at ext. 27354 or Sarah Wojkowski at ext. 23575.

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McMaster University is completing final preparations to host<br />
the 2002 Canadian and Ontario University Lifeguard Championships this<br />
weekend.<p><br />
It is the second national championship that McMaster will host in<br />
as many weeks having successfully hosted the 2002 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women&#039;s Basketball Championship last weekend.<p><br />
Today (March 15), 18 teams from across Canada will arrive at<br />
the Ivor Wynne Centre to begin competition in six lifesaving<br />
events.<p><br />
The championship begins at today at 2:15 p.m. and will<br />
continue all day Saturday. The competition ends Saturday evening.<p><br />
<br />
The detailed schedule of events is:<p><br />
<ul><li><b>Friday</b><p><br />
<li>2:15-4:30 p.m. - First Aid and Individual Skills Preliminaries</li><br />
<li>5:15 p.m. - First Aid Finals</li><br />
<li>7 p.m. - Individual Skill Finals</li></li><br />
<br />
<li><b>Saturday</b><p><br />
<li>8:30 - 9:15 a.m. - 4x50 Timed Obstacle Relay</li><br />
<li>9:45-1 p.m. - Water Rescue Preliminaries</li><br />
<li>1:45-2:15 p.m. - Timed Medley Relay</li><br />
<li>2:45-4 p.m.</li> - Water Rescue Finals</li><br />
<li>4:15-5:15 p.m.</li> - Timed Manikin Relay</li></ul><br />
<br />
All events will take place in the Ivor Wynne Centre, the exact locations of events will not be confirmed until the day of the event.<p><br />
All events are open to spectators, and members of the surrounding<br />
community are invited to participate in the Water Rescue event on Saturday with free swimming for the general public from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 2:45 to 4 p.m..<p><br />
For more information consult the 2002 Canadian and Ontario<br />
University Lifesaving Championship Web site at <br />
<a href="http://www.athrec.mcmaster.ca/guardcomp2002/index.htm">http://www.athrec.mcmaster.ca/guardcomp2002/index.htm</a> or contact Ashley Kupczak at ext. 27354 or Sarah Wojkowski at ext. 23575.<br />
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