panaji goa is all set to get its own cj parker or stephanie holden this season sauntering on the beaches peering through binoculars and if needed rushing into the choppy waters of the arabian sea to rescue swimmers in distress will be a blonde blueeyed longlegged lass from the united kingdomkerry blewett 22 years and 510 in height has arrived from the seaside county of cornwall to give goan lifeguards a lesson in rescuing but could well turn out to be a tourist attraction herself ill just have to face it laughs kerry the first woman lifeguard goa will haveon thursday kerry demonstrated jetski manoeuvring techniques to 25 male rookie lifeguards at baina beach vasco im here to train women lifeguards and spread watersafety awareness among beachgoers says kerry who has five major rescues under her beltkerrys knowledge of the sea reflects in her azure eyes ive been a lifeguard for the last four years and worked on different beaches during our mayoctober summer swimming rowing and surfing are my hobbies says the waterbaby who spent the last three winters studying at the university of cardiff and recently graduated in sports sciencehaving a woman lifeguard in goa could result in some interesting incidents weve conducted rescues of women tourists and in one case a woman refused cpr from a male lifeguard at calangute says rajiv somani chairman and managing director of drishti special response which has been awarded the beach safety management programme in goathats not a worry for kerry in an emergency we dont really see if were rescuing a man or a woman here i may coordinate rescues and even get into the action if needed she says comparing goan beaches to those in the uk kerry says the beaches here are wider and the waters warmer and calmer back home we have a rocky coastline lots of coves bigger waves and water that is colddrishti has 11 lifeguard towers from baga to sinquerim in the north and from velsao to benaulim in the south equipped with communication first aid and beach transport facilities if we even get one woman lifeguard at each of the 11 towers i think that would be sufficient said somaniwomen lifeguards can match up to men strength is not a major factor its all about the right technique once they know it women lifeguards could be able to flip a 100 kg drowning man onto the rescue tube said somani