Newport 2nd overall and 1st on Handicap Point Score at Aussies 2023

By Guyren Smith, President | 3 April 2023

From the 25th of March till the 2nd of April, we have had a contingent of competitors fighting it out at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships in Perth.

There have been some amazing results achieved over the week culminating with Newport claiming 2nd on the Open point score behind Northcliffe, being the only NSW club in the top 6. Newport also won the handicap point score. The Handicap point score is based on the Champion Club from the previous year’s Australian Championships. The calculation of the winning club is the Champion Club from the previous year’s championships (Northcliffe, Queensland) starting on zero points and the club that scored zero points in the previous year commencing with maximum points.

Conner Maggs from Newport won the title of “Athlete of the Carnival”, coming away with an incredible 8 gold medals and creating history by being the first athlete to come away with the Board, Swim, Ski and Iron Golds from an age group.

Great results came from all different disciplines within the team, with points and medals from the beach sprinters, the rowers, our water team and the “Lifesaving” competition team.

These results show the incredible strength of the Newport Surf Club, and the training that these competitors undertake directly contributes to the lifesaving capability that is present on the beach, ready to respond when needed.

All club members and the Newport community as a whole should be incredibly proud of what has been achieved.

Having this team turn up in Perth and compete at such a high level has taken a massive commitment from a range of people; two 40-foot containers of gear were sent to Perth and will be returning shortly. The club would like to thank and congratulate all the athletes, coaches, officials, water safety, logistics crew, team managers, helpers and supporters.

Of course, none of this would be possible without the support of our wonderful sponsors: