Surf Lifesaving Report

Week 6 Term 4 2023

Year 7 and 8 Nippers

Rough conditions sent the nippers around to Fisherman’s Beach on Wednesday afternoon, where some board races, a surf swim and a team relay were held. On Saturday, the surf conditions were great, and the Nippers were able to use the waves in some very competitive individual and team events. The following results were recorded:

Wednesday 15 November

	Surf Swim	Board Race B Final	Board Race A Final
1st	Noah M	Dash D	Noah M
2nd	Henry P	Hamish W	Will H
3rd	Max W	Jai V	Max W
4th	Tom B	Ben F	Marcos P
5th	Alby J	Alby J	Henry P
6th	Tristan R	Richard G	Tom B

	Board / Swim Relay
1st	Max W / Alby J
2nd	Will H / Richard G
3rd	Jai V / Henry P

Saturday 18 November

Board Race – Water Start – ‘The Barry Rogers’

	Race 1	Race 2
1st	Will H	Henry P
2nd	Marcos P	Max W
3rd	Jackson D	Will H
4th	Dash D	Marcos P
5th	Henry P	Richard G
6th	Tom B	Tristan R

Year 9 and 10 Intermediate

The Intermediate Group have made great progress with their Bronze Medallion training under the expert guidance of trainer/assessor Mr B Neighbour and coaches Mr M Lee, Miss K Carlisle and Mr M Liccioni. On Thursday, the boys had a late evening at Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club, where they were assessed on the First Aid and CPR components. Congratulations to all the boys on successfully gaining the following nationally recognised units:

• HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
• HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
• HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

The Bronze Medallion Group will be embarking on a 3-day intensive training course during Week 7, followed by their final ‘wet’ assessment on Sunday 26 November, at North Curl Curl SLSC. We wish them the best of luck.

The boys were also able to fit in some competitive events around their Bronze Medallion preparation. The following results were recorded:

	Board Rescue Race 1	Board Rescue Race 2
1st	Charlie M and Jackson Y	Charlie M and Jackson Y
2nd	Harrison G and Noah K	Lachlan A and Ewen S
3rd	Chris M, Lachlan A and Ewen S	Harrison G and Noah K
4th		Ethan A and Angus K
5th		Don J and Xavier A

Year 11 Seniors

Firstly, Shore SLS would like to congratulate Duncan C on being named as SLS Captain for the 2023/2024 season. Duncan is an impressive athlete, a competitive surf lifesaver outside of the School programme, and will be a strong leader for the boys in Shore SLS. Well done, Duncan!

The Seniors enjoyed excellent conditions on Saturday, with an average-sized swell, light winds and, more importantly, an open beach. They made the most of these conditions, spending most of their time in water events, including swim races, board paddling, pairs board races and team relays. The boys also rotated through their other SLS responsibilities, including acting as Water Safety for the younger age groups, assisting with the Bronze Medallion training, and completing their rostered Patrol. In addition to their keen competitive spirit, the Senior boys also have a real sense of ‘giving back’ to the School SLS programme, Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club and the wider community as a whole.

The following results were recorded in competitive events:

	Water Start Board Race 1	Water Start Board Race 2
1st	Louis L	Henry C
2nd	Hugh B	Jake H
3rd	Henry B	Charlie D
4th	Isaac E	Charlie P
5th	Will M	Oliver R

	Board Race	2-Man Board Relay
1st	Duncan C	Louis L and Doug C
2nd	Louis L	Duncan C and Lewis K
3rd	Rory C	Cam C and Lachlan C
4th	Lachlan C	Jake H and Matthew L
5th	Jake H
6th	Lewis K
7th	Cam C
8th	Doug C

Mr G Jones
Acting MIC SLS