Horsham lifesavers compete in national competition

The competition at the John Charles Centre for Sport comprised of four events. One was a first aid scenario where a casualty needed treatment for a cut leg and another unconscious person had to be resuscitated .

The second part took place in the pool, where six people were in difficulty and they all needed rescuing. Two were panicking and couldn’t swim, one was tired, two were injured and one was unconscious on the side. Using the skill set they have learnt during their time at Horsham Life Saving Club, they coped well with these scenarios.

The next two tasks relied on physical skills. These comprised a rope throw to a person in the water, pulling them in and then a swim, towing a person back to the side, both against the clock. The rope throw is the most tricky and no matter how much practice and how many times it has worked, on the day it can all go wrong and the rope doesn’t get to the casualty in the time allowed!