The Man with No Time

After playing in a concert on Saturday evening I had to drive straight to Bath ready for the BULSCA Student Nationals. I had to be at the venue by 8:30 am Sunday morning, so rather than risking sleeping in and being late I decided to head down the night before. Two closed motorway junctions and attendant diversions later, I eventually made it to the Travelodge where I was spending the night. I've always enjoyed the BULSCA Championships as an event. More so since they switched to a 50m pool. Last year was my first taste of the competition as a non-competitor, as I organised the whole thing ; this year I was going to be judging.

After what seemed like an interminable length of time with no lifesaving to do, the BULSCA calendar restarted at the weekend with the second official St Andrews league competition. Which meant that it was road trip time - yay!

As of this morning it’s Christmas break for the BULSCA lifesavers. In year’s gone by this would have marked the halfway point in the season, but some calendar shuffling at the last AGM means that we’re not quite there yet (this is a good thing, as it’s spread the events out a little more than has traditionally been the case). It’s been my first season as a judge rather than a competitor, and it’s been a slightly odd experience to be honest. I missed one competition whilst at playing in a concert with my new orchestra, but the rest have really opened my eyes to a completely different side of lifesaving events.