Celebrity challenge brings out the stars
4.1 Beach Flags: U/19: Male H/SF 4.2 Beach Flags: U/19: Female H/SF 4.3 Beach Flags: U/17: Male H/SF 4.4 Beach Flags: U/17: Female H/SF 4.5 Beach Flags: U/15: Male H/SF 4.6 Beach Flags: U/15: Female H/SF 4.7 Ski Relay: Junior Male H 4.8 Ski Relay: Junior Female H 4.9 Rescue Tube Rescue: Junior Male H 4.10 Rescue Tube Rescue: Junior Female H 4.11 Board Rescue: Junior Male H 4.12 Board Rescue: Junior Female H 4.13 Run/Swim/Run: U/19: Male H 4.14 Run/Swim/Run: U/19: Female H 4.15 Run/Swim/Run: U/17: Male H 4.16 Run/Swim/Run: U/17: Female H 4.17 Run/Swim/Run: U/15: Male H 4.18 Run/Swim/Run: U/15: Female H 4.19 Double Ski: Junior Male H 4.20 Double Ski: Junior Female H 4.21 Ski Relay: Junior Male SF 4.22 Ski Relay: Junior Female SF 4.23 Rescue Tube Rescue: Junior Male SF 4.24 Rescue Tube Rescue: Junior Female SF 4.25 Board Rescue: Junior: Male SF 4.26 Board Rescue: Junior: Female SF 4.27 Double Ski: Junior Male F 4.28 Double Ski: Junior Female F 4.29 Rescue Tube Rescue: Junior Male F 4.30 Rescue Tube Rescue: Junior Female F 4.31 Board Rescue: Junior Male F 4.32 Board Rescue: Junior Female F 4.33 Run/Swim/Run: U/19: MaleF 4.34 Run/Swim/Run: U/19: Female F 4.35 Run/Swim/Run: U/17: Male F 4.36 Run/Swim/Run: U/17: Female F 4.37 Run/Swim/Run: U/15: Male F 4.38 Run/Swim/Run: U/15: Female F 4.39 Ski Relay: Junior Male F 4.40 Ski Relay: Junior Female F 4.41 Beach Flags: U/19: Male F 4.42 Beach Flags: U/19: Female F 4.43 Beach Flags: U/17: Male F 4.44 Beach Flags: U/17: Female F 4.45 Beach Flags: U/15: Male F 4.46 Beach Flags: U/15: Female F 4.47 Double Ski: Junior Male F 4.48 Double Ski: Junior Female F Medal Presentations after last event 2.1 Beach Sprint: Male H/SF 2.2 Beach Sprint: Female H/SF 2.3 Run/Swim/Run: Male H 2.4 Run/Swim/Run: Female H 2.5 Single Ski: Male H 2.6 Single Ski: Female H 2.7 Board Rescue: Male H 2.8 Board Rescue: Female H 2.9 Ironman: Male H 2.10 Ironwoman: Female H 2.11 Single Ski: Male SF 2.12 Single Ski: Female SF 2.13 Board Rescue: Male SF 2.14 Board Rescue: Female SF 2.15 Ironman: Male SF 2.16 Ironwoman: Female SF 2.17 Single Ski: Male F 2.18 Single Ski: Female F 2.19 Board Rescue: Male F 2.20 Board Rescue: Female F 2.21 Run/Swim/Run: Male F 2.22 Run/Swim/Run: Female F 2.23 Beach Sprint: Male F 2.24 Beach Sprint: Female F 2.25 Ironman: Male F 2.26 Ironwoman: Female F Medal Presentations after last event SPRINGBOK World Cup winner, Test Centurion and record points scorer Percy Montgomery will take on General Tire Lifesaving Ambassador and TV personality Siv Ngesi in Saturday’s Celebrity Challenge.
Montgomery, 44, gives up 20 years to Ngesi but says (with a chuckle) his knowledge of the local beach and surf could counter the exuberance of youth.
“I’ll be okay in the surf swim but the old hammies may not be too happy when it comes to beach sprints and flags… Seriously, though, it’s fantastic that the sport of LifeSaving has a big sponsor in General Tire and that the National Championships is getting good television, social media and newspaper coverage. It will make a huge difference to those taking part.”
Ngesi and Montgomery both share a strong schoolboy waterpolo background.
Ngesi played for WP and Montgomery played WP and SA Schools. “He (Ngesi) is a young man. I hope he’ll go easy on the old man …”
“He better get ready to eat my sand,” responds Siv in a bit of banter on Twitter.
Ngesi is among the new generation of celebrities who align themselves with social consciousness interests and he and Montgomery both feel there can’t be one more powerful than that which focuses on the saving of lives.