Briefs: Shields sets records

Tom Shields (Edison High, 2009) set two new records during the FINA Wold Cup competition last weekend in Berlin, Germany.

Shields, of Huntington Beach, set American records in the short-course 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly events. He set the 200-meter record Saturday in 1 minute 51.31 seconds. The new record came just three days after he had set the 200-meter record time of 1:51.38 during the first FINA World Cup tour stop Aug. 7 at Eindhoven, Netherlands.

On Sunday, Shields set the new record time in the 100-meter butterfly at 49.01, breaking the previous record of 49.04 set in 2004 by Ian Crocker.

— From staff reports

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Lifeguards take second

California State Lifeguard Assn., which includes several Huntington Beach State lifeguards, finished in second place in the large division Saturday at the 44th annual Nautica United States Lifeguard Assn. National Lifeguard Championships at Manhattan Beach.

The large lifeguard chapter division (100 or more lifeguards) was won for the 27th consecutive year by Los Angeles County Lifeguard Assn.

Monmouth County, N.J. placed third and Sussex County, Del., finished fourth.

L.A. County won the competition for the 40th time in the 44-year history of the event.

In the small lifeguard chapter division (100 lifeguards or less), Smith Point, N.Y., captured the overall title followed by Destin, Fla.

Two weeks ago, California State Lifeguard Assn. won the Large (A) division and overall team titles at the 31st annual California Surf Life Saving Championships at the Newport Beach Pier. L.A. County finished in second place.

Huntington Beach Surf Lifesaving Assn., which placed fifth in the Large (A) division and seventh in the overall division standings at the state competition, didn’t compete at the national championships which drew more than 1,000 lifeguards and Junior Lifeguards who competed in team and individual ocean and beach course events.

— From staff reports

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Soccer tournament coming to Surf City

Strikers South Coast will put on the Strikers Cup 2013, a youth soccer tournament, Aug. 24-25 at field locations in Huntington Beach.

The Strikers Cup is a Cal South sanctioned Class 1 Tournament and is open to all United States Soccer Federation-affiliated teams divisions U9 through U19. USSF National Assn. Player passes also are excepted. Age groups are for the 2013-14 season.

Trophies will be given to teams that win division champions and individual medals will be presented to players on teams finishing in either first or second place.

The Huntington Beach Sports Complex is the host venue for the two-day event. High school field sites hosting games are Huntington Beach, Edison, Marina and Westminster. Games also will be played at other field sites in Huntington Beach.

— From staff reports