The job of a patrolling lifesaver is always varied as you never know what challenges can be thrown up each weekend, but at the core of everything our volunteers do is to help people with one young member recently showing how it’s done.
Spirit Of Inclusion At State Champs
With more than 2000 Nippers competing at the recent NSW Surf Life Saving Championships at Swansea Belmont SLSC, there was no shortage of stories of great sportsmanship or displays of camaraderie. But perhaps none was more uplifting than seeing young Aden Clarke from North Cronulla SLSC, surrounded and supported by his mates, competing at his first State Champs.
Lifesavers Learn Kiwi Lesson
It was a successful trip for a group of dedicated NSW surf lifesavers who have recently returned from a trip across the Tasman as part of the annual Lifesaving Exchange Program where they were put through their paces alongside some of New Zealand’s finest lifeguards.
Lifesavers Return From New Zealand Exchange, A Reflection
After impressing at the 2018 Lifesaving Exchange Program over the Australia Day Weekend, young club members Hamish Christie (Long Reef SLSC), and Lewis Warne (Cudgen Headland) were selected to represent NSW at the Annual Lifeguard Exchange in New Zealand earlier this month joining facilitators Nixy Krite and Damien Woods in a unique experience that will improve their skills and knowledge.
Demanding Weekend Pushes Lifesavers To Limits
The hottest March day on record and a deceptively strong swell combined to create a challenging weekend on the beach for the state’s surf lifesavers all of whom proved once again to be up to the task in extreme conditions.
Lifesavers Gearing Up For Hot And Busy Weekend
A sweltering autumn weekend forecast for much of NSW has volunteer surf lifesavers on their toes as they prepare for an influx of people to hit the beach.
Lifejacket Saves Sydney Rock Fisher
An early morning fishing trip at Kurnell in Sydney’s South would have likely ended in disaster on Thursday had a rock fisherman not been wearing a lifejacket.
State Glory For Southern Lifesavers
The tyranny of distance didn’t prove a problem for the most talented surf athletes from across the South Coast as they enjoyed a successful outing against the best the state has to offer at the 2018 NSW Surf Life Saving Open Championships last weekend.
Solid State Results For Illawarra Lifesavers
Lifesavers from across the Illawarra are basking in the glow of a successful State Championship campaign returning from Blacksmiths Beach with 11 medals in their luggage.