This past weekend two TRU students who work part-time as lifeguards, Brittany Hollett and Bryce Koronko, competed in the provincial lifesaving sport championship, the DB Perks Cup in Surrey, BC and brought home gold.

Brittany Hollet and Bryce Koronko collected a total of 8 medals at the DB Perks Cup, a provincial lifesaving sport championship

Brittany Hollett’s performance landed her four (4) gold medals in the individual events and one (1) gold medal in the relay event. Bryce Koronko’s performance resulted in one (1) gold medal in the relay event, one (1) silver medal and one (1) bronze medal in the individual events.

Brittany Hollet

Originally from Trail, B.C., Brittany is in the third year of the Bachelor of Science Nursing program at TRU. Besides lifeguarding and studying, she volunteers in the emergency department at RIH, acting as liaison between patients and hospital staff. She volunteers to teach swimming to special needs children and conducts demonstrates safety awareness to the general public showing the latest techniques and procedures with personal flotation devices. These community efforts, along with her stellar academic standing have garnered Brittany a Millennium Scholarship Award.

Bryce Koronko

A graduate of Westsyde Secondary in 2006, Bryce is just finishing his fourth year of a Bachelor Science degree majoring in biology. He is planning on dental school so this final semester he has been extremely busy, with six courses, lifeguarding and volunteering at a local dental office. Lifeguarding since 2005, Bryce says its been an ideal part-time job while going to school, especially with the close proximity of the TCC and campus.

“We are extremely proud of Brittany’s and Bryce’s performances at the DB Perks Cup,” said Heidi Ogilvie, Aquatics Coordinator for the City of Kamloops. She adds, “Kamloops is fortunate to have such a strong lifeguard team and for our local lifeguards to excel in these types of competitions will mean safer experiences for Kamloops pool users.”

The DB Perks Cup competition is a time trial meet to qualify for the Canadian Lifesaving Pool Championship which will be taking place in May 2010.