Great Britain Lifesaving announce Open Team to compete at 2019 Lifesaving European Championships in Italy

Great Britain Lifesaving is pleased to announce the Great Britain Open Team to compete at the 2019 Lifesaving European Championships in Riccione, Italy.

The team of six male and six female athletes were selected from the Great Britain Lifesaving Squad representing clubs from Surf Life Saving GB, Surf Life Saving Wales and the Royal Life Saving Society UK.

The Open Team was selected by Gary Lee, GBR Pool Coach and Lloyd Rosewell, GBR Ocean Coach, and verified by Simon Perry (SLSA Wales) and Rob Phillips (SLSGB) and confirmed by the One Team Advisory Group.

The Great Britain Youth Team will be announced shortly.

The European Lifesaving Championships is held every two years and attracts competitors from all over Europe. The team of 24 athletes will race in 24 events across a week of intense competition racing the best in the Europe.

Open Team
Samuel Lawman	Crawley Town
James Blaby	Loughborough Lifesaving
Lewis Rosewell	Portreath SLSC
Euan Dungavel	Gyllyngvase SLSC
Ashley Lewis	Pen y Bont SLSC
Chris Parry	Aberavon SLSC
Zara Williams	Crawley Town Lifesaving
Marina MaCartney	Crawley Town Lifesaving
Rebecca Matthews	Leeds Phoenix
Emma Henderson
Emily Corin	Hayle SLSC
Jasmine Mann	Pen y Bont SLSC

We wish them the very best.

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