Surf Life Saving Report
Shore Carnival – Long Reef Beach
The Sir Adrian Curlewis Cup has never left Shore in all the years that the Shore Carnival has been running. The way the boys approached their training over the week preceding the Carnival showed they were certainly not prepared to relinquish the Cup this time!
Conditions were perfect on Saturday with light winds, clear skies and small swell as Shore welcomed St Joseph’s College, Barker College and Knox Grammar School to Long Reef Beach for a morning of competitive beach and water events.
The Juniors and Intermediates had very few or in some cases no students from other schools to compete against, so they found themselves dominating all events. Nevertheless, there was fierce competition between the Shore boys for the top six point-scoring places and Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals at all times.
The Senior boys faced tougher competition from Joeys, Knox and Barker but they demonstrated immense skill, determination and athletic ability to be the highest scoring school in seven of their eight events.
The Barker girls competed in each age group and showed that they are an incredibly talented surf carnival team. It is hoped that Long Reef Surf Lifesaving Club might raise a team of girls to provide some much-needed competition for future carnivals.
The following outstanding results were attained during the day:
Junior (Years 7 and 8)
| Surf Swim | Beach Sprint | Beach Flags | Board Race | |
| 1st | Henry Peters | Hamish Cleland | Xavier du Vernet | Will Hoy |
| 2nd | Will Hoy | Jai Van Hamburg | Hamish Cleland | Hamish Cleland |
| 3rd | Will Watson | Xavier du Vernet | Jackson Dent | Henry Peters |
| 4th | Alby Jackson | Cayden Anantakrishnan | Hamish Peters | Xavier du Vernet |
| 5th | Xavier du Vernet | Jackson Dent | Will Hoy | Richard Gao |
| 6th | Hamish Cleland | Henry Peters | Jai Van Hamburg | Rory Jones |
| Beach sprint relay | Iron Man Relay | |
| 1st | Jackson Dent, Henry Peters, Xavier du Vernet, Hamish Cleland | Hamish Cleland, Henry Peters, Will Hoy |
| 2nd | Will Watson, Richard Gao, Alby Jackson, Will Hoy | Will Watson, Jackson Dent, Cayden Anantakrishnan, |
| 3rd | Jai Van Hamburg, Rory Jones, Tristan Rowe | Xavier du Vernet, Jye Van Hamburg, Rory Jones |
| Total Points (Junior) | |
| Shore | 156 |
| Knox | Did not participate |
| Barker | Did not participate |
| Joeys | Did not participate |
Junior Age Champion: Hamish Cleland
Intermediate (Years 9 and 10)
| Surf Swim | Beach Sprint | Beach Flags | Board Race | |
| 1st | Lachie Warner | Angus Leslie | Angus Leslie | Sam Davis |
| 2nd | Hamish Warden | Lachie Warner | Harry Murdoch | Lachie Warner |
| 3rd | Barker College | Harry Murdoch | Charlie Parry-Oakden | Charlie Martin |
| 4th | Barker College | Barker College | Lachie Warner | Oliver Roxburgh |
| 5th | Oliver Roxburgh | Charlie Parry-Oakden | Knox Grammar | Harry Murdoch |
| 6th | Xavier Adamo | Barker College | Knox Grammar | Barker College |
| Beach sprint relay | Board Relay | Swim Team | |
| 1st | Barker College | L Warner, C Martin, O Roxburgh | L Warner, H Warden, O Roxburgh, X Adamo |
| 2nd | C Parry-Oakden, L Warner, A Leslie, H Murdoch | N Kordek, H Murdoch, B Jones | Barker College |
| 3rd | Knox Grammar | Barker College | C McIntyre, D Jackson, E Schofield, H Murdoch |
| 4th | E Adamo, C Martin, E Schofield, J Yeates | E Adamo, D Jackson, J Yeates | C Parry-Oakden, E Adamo, C Martin, N Kordek |
| 5th | H Warden, B Jones, N Kordek, S Davis |
| Total Points (Intermediate) | |
| Shore | 106 |
| Knox | 7 |
| Barker | 28 |
| Joeys | Did not participate |
Intermediate Age Champion: Lachie Warner
Seniors (Years 11 and 12)
| Surf Swim | Beach Sprint | Beach Flags | Board Race | |
| 1st | Duncan Cowan | Joeys | Duncan Cowan | Barker |
| 2nd | Jack Pollitt | Angus Brewer | Joeys | Duncan Cowan |
| 3rd | Knox | Knox | Rory Cope | Lachie Chappell |
| 4th | Isaac Edwards | Joeys | Matthew Lotz | Isaac Edwards |
| 5th | Barker | Lachie Chappell | Lachie Chappell | Josh Clayton |
| 6th | Josh Clayton | Joeys | Ben Anderson | Jasper Krawchuk |
| Beach sprint relay | Board Relay | Swim Team | Iron Man Relay | |
| 1st | H Bloore, A Brewer, J Krawchuk, B Anderson | D Cowan, L Chappell, J McLeod | D Cowan, I Edwards, J Pollitt, J Clayton | H Bloore, I Edwards, D Cowan |
| 2nd | C Michel, J Pollitt, D Cowan, W Mason-Jones | Knox | Knox | Barker |
| 3rd | Joeys | J Krawchuk, J Clayton, I Edwards | Shore | Knox |
| 4th | Knox | Knox | W Mason-Jones, J Pollitt, J Krawchuk | |
| 5th | Joeys | C Michel, C Chapman, J Pollitt | C Chapman, J Clayton, L Chappell | |
| Knox | H Bloore, A Brewer, B Anderson |
| Total Points (Seniors) | |
| Shore | 82 |
| Knox | 25 |
| Barker | 12 |
| Joeys | 19 |
Senior Age Champion: Duncan Cowan
Overall Points Scores
| Barker | Knox | Joeys | Shore |
| 40 | 32 | 19 | 344 |
A huge congratulations to the Shore SLS boys for demonstrating such tenacity and competitive spirit to retain the Sir Adrian Curlewis Cup, but more importantly for participating with a sense of fun, camaraderie and of utmost respect for all competitors from other schools.
Mr G Jones
Acting MIC Surf Life Saving