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Cudgen Headland SLSC has almost returned to the summit of Country surf sports but there’s still plenty of racing to go after a day in which competitors of all ages earned a slew of medals at the 2026 NSW Country Championships at South West Rocks.

A cool start on the thermometer but a hot one on the sand and in the surf – the 2026 NSW Country Championships kicked off today, Friday 23 January, and saw hundreds of athletes strut their stuff at South West Rocks surf club.

A new year, new location, and new challenges await more than 1,000 athletes who will descend on the state’s Mid North Coast for the 2026 NSW Surf Life Saving Country Championships, set to run from this Friday and across the weekend, January 23–25. 

In an all-too-familiar tale, NSW athletes have taken out yet another Australian Ocean and Beach Interstate Championships, defending the crown for the seventh time in a row at Maroubra Beach on Friday 9 January. 

Sydney Branch continued its recent dominance of teams format racing with a comprehensive point score victory at the Interbranch Championships at Avoca Beach from 29-30 November – its fourth straight.