RNLI Lifeguard Kerry Blewett has been selected to train for the 2012 Olympics as part of Team GB. Kerry entered a UK Sport and English Institute of Sport talent recruitment drive to find female athletes to take up sprint kayaking.

She says: ‘Growing up, I was always involved in a lot of sports, and had played water polo to national level, and of course as an RNLI lifeguard I have to meet strict fitness criteria. However, I felt I could go further if I found the right sport for me, so this opportunity is just amazing.’ In the Summer, Kerry patrols beaches in Cornwall.