Grove finishes second in state champs

Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club finished runner-up in the 2022 Victorian Senior Pool Lifesaving Championships. (Facebook)

Ocean Grove finished second in the state at the 2022 Victorian Senior Pool Lifesaving Championships in Melbourne on September 5.

Victoria’s best pool lifesaving athletes made a splash in the senior state champs Melbourne Sports Centres and the competition saw athletes compete in disciplines such as obstacle races, manikin carries and tows, line throws and super lifesaver events, showcasing the skills used by LSV members to keep Victorians safe in and around the pool and on our beaches.

Mordialloc Life Saving Club finished on top with 279.5 points followed by Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club with 181.5 points and Black Rock Life Saving Club on 160 points.

The Ocean Grove team consisted of Tamsyn, Steph and Teagan Reade, Will Goldstraw, Georgie and Indi McIntyre, Grace Bird and Mem and Arabella Johnson.

Mem Johnson took home five gold medals while Arabella Johnson, Will Goldstraw and Steph Reade each won two.

Tamsyn Reade also won gold along with the Mixed 10-12 200 LC Meter U12/13 Med (4x50m) Relay team comprising Will Goldstraw, Georgie McIntyre, Teagan Reade and Mem Johnson won gold.

The Junior Pool Life Saving State Championships are at Geelong Gramar on Sunday September 11.