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On Sunday 28th February, 35 members from 16 clubs across the state came together to compete in the Inclusive events at the 2021 NSW Age Championships proudly supported by Your local club.
After a full four-days of racing in the 2021 NSW Age Surf Life Saving Championships, proudly supported by Your local club, Sydney’s North Curl Curl SLSC retained the title in a decisive show of strength across all age divisions.
It was smiles all round, and a few tears, for some of the state’s littlest surf lifesavers after two days of fierce competition at the 2021 NSW Championships, proudly supported by Your local club. For many, it was their first taste of competing at a major carnival with water events held at Swansea Belmont SLSC and the beach sand events at Redhead SLSC due to Covid restrictions.
Michael Bate knows surf sports. A long-standing and passionate member spanning the Illawarra, Sydney Northern Beaches and even Western Australian, Michael has been part of almost every sports discipline in our movement and has been an official since 1978. There is no one more qualified to deliver what is set to be one of the most complex events of our time as referee of the 2021 NSW Age Championships. With his experience and pure love of surf sports events, Michael has inspiring confidence about the four-day event.
Krishna Dewa is just 11 years old and is Bondi SBLSC’s youngest state medallist. In 2020 he won the first-ever Age Championships title for his club in the Under 9s Beach Flags.
The 2021 NSW Age Championships proudly supported by Your local club is set to host 2,400 of the state’s youngest Surf Life Saving members representing 71 clubs across 11 branches. Four days of competition kicks off on Thursday with events at both Redhead Beach and Blacksmiths Beach (Swansea Belmont SLSC) in the Lake Macquarie region.
A group of surf lifesavers from The Lakes Surf Life Saving Club, including four members of a school-based Nippers training program, saved a large group of people caught in a rip at Soldiers Beach and have been awarded NSW Rescue of the Month for November.
Jerrad Allen from Pacific Palms SLSC and member of the Lower North Coast Support Operations team has attended many incidents and performed countless rescues since gaining his Bronze Medallion in 1992. This one was particularly significant for the volunteer surf lifesaver who had to assess, manage and perform a high-risk rescue single-handedly at an isolated beach.
