Corey Adams

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

| name = Corey Adams

| image =

| fullname = Corey Adams

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|2|12}}

| birth_place = Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia

| position =

| club1 = South Sydney

| year1start = 1984

| year1end =

| appearances1 = 2

| tries1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| fieldgoals1 = 0

| points1 = 0

| club2 = Eastern Suburbs

| year2start = 1985

| year2end =

| appearances2 = 1

| tries2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| fieldgoals2 = 0

| points2 = 0

| source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/corey-adams/summary.html Rugby League Project][https://web.archive.org/web/20110313064132/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Corey-Adams_517.aspx Yesterday's Hero]

}}

Corey Adams (born 1962){{cite web|url=http://www.ssralmanac.com/mobile/players_a/player_adams_corey.htm|title=Corey Adams – South Sydney Player Report|work=ssralmanac.com|accessdate=28 March 2019}} is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League competition. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Eastern Suburbs.

Between 1974 and 2019, Adams held the Sydney eastern suburbs school zone boys 12 200m freestyle record (2 minutes and 30.90 seconds).{{cite web|last=Field|first=Antony|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/localsportsstars/swimmer-smashes-45yearold-200m-freestyle-record/news-story/b29bd553d20b2f6a43d847dcee194801|title=Swimmer smashes 45-year-old 200m freestyle record|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|date=27 March 2019|accessdate=28 March 2019}}

After a brief playing career, Adams spent 20 years as a professional lifeguard at Bondi Beach with Waverley Council,[https://web.archive.org/web/20120402215709/http://ten.com.au/bondi-rescue-corey-adams.htm Bondi Rescue profile] featuring in many episodes of Bondi Rescue over its first three seasons.{{cite news|title=Bondi surf rescue show goes global|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/bondi-surf-rescue-show-goes-global/2007/01/13/1168105225838.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=14 January 2007}}[https://www.metacritic.com/person/corey-adams Metacritic] During his time as a lifeguard, he also served a firefighter with Fire and Rescue NSW.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB_ETyo98FM Lifeguard's 2nd Job | Best of Bondi Rescue]{{Citation|title=Real People, Real Stories – Maroubra local, Corey Adams|url=https://www.facebook.com/ngfarahrealestate/videos/real-people-real-stories-maroubra-local-corey-adams/3991120410917089/|language=en|access-date=2021-06-02}} In 2011, he became president of the Maroubra Surfers Association.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130813175040/http://maroubramsa.com.au/history.html MSA History] He still held that position in 2013.[https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-maroubra-surfers-association-celebrates-50th-anniversary The Maroubra Surfers Association celebrates 50th anniversary]