Corey Adams (born 1962) is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer in the

New South Wales Rugby League The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...

competition. He played for the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are ...

and Eastern Suburbs. Between 1974 and 2019, Adams held the Sydney eastern suburbs school zone boys 12 200m

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record (2 minutes and 30.90 seconds). After a brief playing career, Adams spent 20 years as a professional

lifeguard A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake. Lifeguards are trained in swimming and Cardiopulmonary ...

Bondi Beach Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eas ...

with

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, featuring in many episodes of ''

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'' over its first three seasons. During his time as a lifeguard, he also served a firefighter with Fire and Rescue NSW. In 2011, he became president of the Maroubra Surfers Association. He still held that position in 2013.The Maroubra Surfers Association celebrates 50th anniversary
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Rugby league players from Sydney Living people South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sydney Roosters players People from the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) Australian surfers 1962 births Australian surf lifesavers Date of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub