NSW best and brightest up-and-comers have brought home a bagful of gold medals from the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships in Scarborough, Western Australia, shining a light on the tremendous future the state can look forward to with its stable of capable and competitive athletes.
NSW Masters Dominate at Aussie Surf Titles
The Australian Masters Surf Life Saving Championships has been run and won in Scarborough, Western Australia, with several NSW clubs featuring heavily on the final day and having an impact across each competition event.
Golden Aussies for NSW Youth Athletes
NSW athletes have brought home the most gold medals of any state at the 2023 Australian Surf Life Saving Youth Championships, following an exciting two days in Scarborough, Western Australia.
Vale Michael Byrnes OAM
It is with great sadness that we inform members of the passing of a truly significant surf lifesaver, a former President of Surf Life Saving NSW and Avalon Beach SLSC stalwart, Michael Byrnes.
Lifesaver Reunites with Rescued Swimmer
To Olivia Rosewall, her rescue effort at Bronte Beach last month was simply the product of her three years in Surf Life Saving; an unassuming, even unspectacular – save for a few dumping waves – paddle out to a swimmer who had floated a little too far outside the flags. To Isabella Mancera, it was a sequence of actions that meant the world.
ALBERT Program Developing On-Water Skills
50 women are now far more skilled on the water after a successful Australian Lifesaving Boat Emergency Rescue Training (ALBERT) program ran in the Hunter at the weekend.
Nipper Rescue Highlights Importance of Training
It may have happened just over two months ago, but 13-year-old Katja Moritz remembers her first rescue very clearly.
New Junior Lifesaver of the Year Finalists Announced
Nearly 60 of the state’s brightest young lifesavers will come together on the Northern Beaches in April for the Ingenia Holiday Parks Junior Lifesaver of the Year (JLOTY) Program and the Youth Opportunity Makers (YOM) Workshop – two of Surf Life Saving NSW’s flagship youth development programs.
Pink Patrol Celebrates Women in Surf Life Saving
In recognition of International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8 March, Bondi SBLSC has once again held its ‘Pink Patrol’ – a celebration of women in Surf Life Saving and a workshop for networking, confidence building and inclusivity.