WEEKEND PHOTOS FROM RESCUE 2012

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RESCUE 2012, Adelaide, November 11, 2012: A reminder also that Rescue 2012 will have its own official photographer in Harvie Allison who will distribute to all media outlets and all athletes can contact Harvie via his website Harvpix.co

REZA ON THE RUN: Iranian Olympian Raza Ghasemi shows the style that won him Iran’s first ever world championship in the open beach sprint.

SHUTTER SPEED: Austin Mu of Chinese Taipai pushing hard in the open men’s sprint.

MIRANDA’S MOMENT: Australia’s Miranda Bell wins the open women’s surf race crown.

BLAZING PADDLES: Shannon Eckstein and Hugh Dougherty lead the field home in the open ski.

OCEANWOMAN WIN: Rebecca Creedy on her way to victory in the Oceanwoman.

ECKSTEIN’S GOLDEN FORM: Shannon Eckstein on his way to a fourth gold medal.

SMILE SAYS IT ALL: As Rebecca Creedy crosses the line a clear winner in the Oceanwoman.

SHANNON SHINES: Shannon Eckstein shows his style that won the National Teams board race.

NORWAY BOYS: This Norwegian team made a strong showing in Glenelg.

BOARD BUDDIES: Sri Lankan board rescue team Lahiru Fernando and Sahan Rupasinghe.

IN SYNC: Mariah Jones and Jordan Mercer on their way to winning the Youth board rescue.

EYES ON THE FINISH: Australian Team skipper Kristyl Smith on her way to victory in the board race.

THUMBS UP: A happy Mariah Jones after winning the Youth Surf Race.

HAPPY TIMES: Jess Collins and Jordan Mercer after the Youth Board final.

OUT FIRST: Miranda Bell out of the water first in the Open Women’s Surf race.

NUMBER ONE: No disputing who’s the No 1 man – Aussie skipper Shannon Eckstein after winning the single ski final.

TIGHT FINISH: Australia’s Kristyl Smith edges in front of Kiwi Nikky Cox in a tight board race final.

SURF RACE START: They’re off in the open men’s surf race final won by Shannon Eckstein.

THEY’RE OFF: In a heat of the open men’s beach sprint.

THE BELL TOLLS: Australia’s Miranda Bell off to a clean start in the open women’s surf race.

FRENCH CONNECTION: The French board rescue team get ready to connect for the paddle back to the beach. The French team finished third behind New Zealand and Australia on the Open Team Pointscore for the first time.

ABOUT RESCUE 2012
Rescue 2012 will be held in Adelaide, South Australia, from November 7-18, 2012 and will include five separate competitions - World National Team Championships, World Interclub Championships, World Masters Championships, World Surf Boat Championships, and World Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships.

Rescue 2012 is open to all proficient lifesavers. The Masters competition is open to all proficient lifesavers who are 30 years of age or above.

Athletes can compete in nine separate disciplines - swimming, simulated emergency rescue, Ironman / Ironwoman, surf-ski, board, beach sprints, beach flags, surf boats and IRB.

Beach, National Teams and all IRB events will be held at Glenelg Beach.

Christies Beach will be the home of all Masters, Interclub and Surf Boat events.

The South Australian State Aquatic and Leisure Centre will host all Pool events.

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Attention all media who intend covering Rescue 2012, that Media Accreditation is for working media only and accreditation forms MUST be signed off by your editor before accreditation will be processed. A reminder also that Rescue 2012 will have its own official photographer in Harvie Allison (Harvpix.com ) who will distribute to all media outlets. Freelance photographers who are uploading for their own websites WILL NOT be accredited. ONLY photographers working for newspapers and registered agencies will receive accreditation.

Issued on behalf of Rescue 2012.