The 72nd NSW Surf Life Saving Championships proudly supported by Your local club continues this Friday 5 – Sunday 7 March at Swansea Belmont SLSC (water events) and Redhead SLSC (beach events).
Inclusive Athletes Shine in Surf and on Sand
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.
Nth Curly Claims Junior State Surf Title
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.
Youngest Surf Champions Crowned
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.
Who is the Referee Behind the Big Decisions at Age Champs?
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.
This Nipper Made Bondi History at State Champs
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.
State of Play: 2021 Age Championships Preview
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.
Nipper Heroes Awarded NSW Rescue of the Month
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.