Surf Lifesaving
Week 2 Term 4 2023
The Surf Lifesaving (SLS) season has started well, with the boys enjoying excellent weather and surf conditions to develop their fitness and skills both on the beach and in the water. Shore SLS has also welcomed a number of new boys to the Sport who have joined after participating in other Summer Sport in Term 1.
Years 7 and 8
During the week, the nippers ran down to Dee Why, where they conducted a Beach Flags event before competing in a surf swim. The session was completed with a body surf in the flags and a run back to Long Reef.
On Saturday, the Nippers spent most of the session doing board training in challenging surf. The break was tricky with a shallow sand bank. Most boys were able to negotiate the bank, and some very good waves were caught.
The following results were recorded:
| Beach Flags | Surf Swim | Beach Flags Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jai Van Hamburg | Noah McLaren | Tom Breakwell |
| 2nd | Henry Peters | Max Warnes | Jai Van Hamburg |
| 3rd | Noah McLaren | Will Hoy | Tristan Rowe |
| 4th | Will Hoy | Alby Jackson | Noah McLaren |
| 5th | Marcos Perez | Marcos Perez | Marcos Perez |
| 6th | Max Warnes | Richard Gao | Max Warnes |
Years 9 and 10
The Intermediate group had a mix of opportunities over the week. The boys have been developing their swim stamina in the School pool, ready for their Bronze Medallion assessment later in the Term. At the beach, the boys competed in several water and beach events and spent time practising their board rescues at increasing depths.
The following results were recorded:
| Beach run and wade | |
|---|---|
| 1st | Lachlan Adamo |
| 2nd | Oliver Roxburgh |
| 3rd | Charlie Parry Oakden |
| 4th | Jackson Yeates |
| 5th | Chris McIntyre |
| 6th | Angus King |
Year 11
The Senior group, along with two Year 10 boys, have been placed into three Patrol groups and have been issued with a roster for the Term. The boys have enjoyed the variety of Saturday mornings, rotating between competitive events, providing water safety and training support to younger groups and fulfilling their allocated Patrol requirements. The seniors made the most of the excellent surf conditions to work on their board paddling fitness and skills alongside some challenging ocean swimming events.
The following results were recorded:
Run-Swim-Run
| Patrol Group 1 and 3 | Patrol Group 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Pollitt | Duncan Cowan |
| 2nd | Henry Bloore | Lewis Kingdom |
| 3rd | Charlie Michel | Charlie Dale |
| 4th | Josh Clayton | Louis Lamond |
| 5th | Lachlan Chappell | Rory Cope |
| 6th | Braxton Tam | Jake Hebblewhite |
Run-Swim-Board Relay (3-man)
| Patrol Group 1 and 3 | Patrol Group 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Breakwell, Mason Jones, Waters | Dale, Lamond, Hebblewhite |
| 2nd | Bloore, Edwards, Chappell | Cowan, Kingdom, Featherstone |
| 3rd | Michel, Lotz, Featherstone | Cope, Parry Oakden, Roxburgh |
| 4th | Clayton, Cassidy, Tam |
Mr G Jones
Acting MIC Surf Lifesaving
