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A trio of NSW’s best, most consistent and deserving athletes have been honoured with recognition by Sport NSW – named as finalists in several categories for the 2026 NSW Sport Awards.
A dozen of the best NSW athletes have confirmed their place on the start line for the 2026 Iron Series, with eight pre-qualifiers now joined by four new faces after a gruelling Trial Series at Tugun Beach.
Charlie Verco from North Bondi SLSC has capped an incredible 12 months of competitive surf sports and lifesaving achievements by setting a new record finishing time to claim his fourth consecutive Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championship in Hawaii.
Many years of hard work and focus on a singular goal came to a head at South West Rocks on Wednesday 15 July, where a strong NSW side ended a streak of Queensland dominance to triumph at the Sharkskin 2026 Australian IRB Interstate Championships.
Despite a spirited challenge from North Cronulla SLSC, a fourth straight title is heading back to Lake Macquarie after Caves Beach SLSC triumphed, once again, at the 2026 Sharkskin NSW IRB Championships in Fingal Bay.
It’s another Sharkskin NSW Inflatable Rescue Boat Premiership title for Caves Beach SLSC, but the win came with a statement from a Sydney club that the chasing pack is getting closer and closer with every race.
Surf Life Saving NSW members and initiatives will contest five categories at the upcoming NSW Community Sports Awards, while a stalwart of country surf sports will be recognised with a Distinguished Long Service Award.
Two of four 2026 Sharkskin NSW Inflatable Rescue Boat Premiership rounds are in the books, with teams passing the halfway mark and chasing incumbent champions, Caves Beach SLSC back towards the finish line.
Liam Blair: It’s a name you might have heard over the PA or the livestream at a Surf Life Saving event, and now it’s a name that sits alongside the once 13–year–old Olympic legend of swimming, Ian ‘Thorpedo’ Thorpe AM.
