Mount Maunganui lifeguards Libby Bradley, Hamish Miller and Kane Sefton have been selected in the Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) Youth team to compete at the 2016 Lifesaving World Championships in the Netherlands this September.
The team, known as the Junior Black Fins, consists of 12 athletes; six male and
six female.
![Libby Bradley competing in the Mount Monster ski leg. Photo/file](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CT6C5J37EM2MBNEMBSNRIJ2HNY.jpg?auth=73baa31b6d31c2348be5ac306aa2da51ff855ff0b298ebbaad2cbd3fedd72c00&width=16&height=7&quality=70&smart=true)
The Lifesaving World Championships is held every two years and attracts
competitors from over 40 nations.
The Youth team component was added to the Life Saving World Championships
by the International Life Saving Federation in 2012. The format is the same as
the Open national teams' event.