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The cream of Illawarra’s surf sport athletes showcased their talent at last weekend’s Interbranch Championships on the state’s Lower North Coast doing enough to finish sixth in the overall standings.
Lifesavers from Southern NSW had plenty to smile about at the annual Interbranch Championship last weekend as they took on the challenge of the best surf sport athletes from around the state.
Sydney Northern Beaches (SNB) has claimed the Interbranch title for the second year after two days of tough competition at Black Head SLSC on the state’s Lower North Coast.
There’s the unmistakable sense of excitement in the air as surf lifesavers from all 11 NSW Surf Life Saving Branches finalise their preparations for the opening representative surf sport event of the summer to be held on the state’s Lower North Coast this weekend.
Surf Life Saving NSW is pleased to confirm the squads for the Country team to contest the Trans-Tasman Tri Series and Interstate Championships in January 2019.
A decade’s worth of frustration and near misses for the Australian Life Saving Team was put to rest on Sunday as the green and gold were crowned world champions for the first time since 2010 on their home turf.
Another stellar campaign in the surf and pool from Umina’s Jemma Smith has earned this exceptionally talented surf lifesaver the Australian Youth Athlete of the Year Award at the Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence in Sydney last weekend.
It’s been a successful season in the hot seat for Cudgen Headland’s Jenny Kenny, who has held senior officiating roles at Branch, State, and National level throughout the 2017/18 season.
A summer to remember for Kendrick Louis ended in the best possible fashion at the 2018 Surf Life Saving Australia Awards of Excellence last weekend when he was crowned the nation’s athlete of the year.
