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A.K.A "Quiggers"
Quiggers is also following in the footsteps of his dad!
Name: Ben Quigley
Nickname: Quiggers
Lifeguarding for: 15 years
Local Beach: Tamarama
What drew you to lifeguarding? My dad was a lifeguard at Bondi for 30 years. I was brought up amongst lifeguards and learnt the importance of respecting the lifeguards for the job they do everyday.
What's your most memorable rescue? A sad one - finding Yondon Dongu on the ocean floor at South Bondi and having to attempt resuscitation in front of his family and the entire beach knowing that there really was no hope.
What do you think are the most important characteristics of a lifeguard? Patience, communication skills an the ability to laugh things off.
If I could spend a day with anyone dead of alive it would be: Nelson Mandela.
One thing you wouldn't know about me: I have never been beaten in a game of backgammon.