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CO H hvH O CM F ire fig h te rs s h a tte r w o rld reco rd s in c o m p e titio n by David Lea The Oakville Fire Department still possesses individual competition, breaking his previous world record by completing the obstacle course w ith a time of 1:14:76. The second place finisher, Ryan Fitzgerald of Team USA completed the course with a time of 1:17:57. "Ian is a m achine," said Boissonneault. "He is continuously pushing the bar, breaking his ow n world records. The commitment to his training and the commitment to training the overall team shows is second to none." Van Reenen and teammate Henderson took gold in the tandem category with a time of 1:08:74. Van Zandbergen took gold in the individual over 40 competition with a time of 1:26:48. He also took third place in the over 40 tandem category with the help of an American partner. Boissonneault said other Oakville firefighters ran personal bests during the championships. He emphasized the competition is not just about bragging rights noting that preparing for and participating in these events builds endurance that will help Oakville' s firefighters do their jobs better. The obstacle course simulates many of the physical challenges a firefighter will have to overcome during their day-to-day work. see Firefighters on p.17 CM .Q £ CD CD Oakville Beaver Staff "CS In som e of the fastest and strongest firefighters w in the world if their performance at a recent international competition is any indication. Local firefighters shattered two world DC LU records and walked away with numerous s § other victories following the 2017 World' OQ Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge LU Championships, which took place in Jeffersontown and Louisville, Kentucky last < week (Oct. 23-28). o The Oakville team took on firefighters £ from around the world and defended a o q championship they had w on during last d o year' s competition in Montgomery, Alabama. CD .E "The entire department is extremely proud CD g o f their efforts," said Oakville Deputy Fire Chief Paul Boissonneault. "We had 10 athletes go down and to bring 5 back the amount of hardware they did was just phenomenal. In the individual and team competitions they represented the Oakville Fire Department in the best manner possible." Involving hundreds of competitors from across the United States, Canada, Slovenia, Germany, Poland, Kuwait, N ew Zealand and elsewhere, the annual challenge takes its participants to the very limits of their endurance by requiring them to run a complex I-- An Oakville firefighter participates in the 2017 World's Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge Championships. | Oakville Fire Chief Brian Durdin/Twitter photo obstacle course while in full firefighter gear. For the second year in a row the Oakville team (which included Ian Van Reenen, Shaun Henderson, Darren Van Zandbergen, Matt Longwell and Dave Walker) took first place in the team category, breaking their previous world record with a time of 4:04:03. Van Reenen received a gold medal in the 2W O N L Y E E K S L E F T / BEFORE OUR PRE-OPENING RATES END! MOVATI V /l A T H L E T I C V IS IT U S A T O U R P R E V IE W C E N T R E 2020 APPLEBY LINE AT UPPER MIDDLE RD. O P E N IN G N O V E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 7 M O VATIXA/BUR LIN G TO N