News from the 2024 Australian Surf Living Saving Championships

The Aussies is an annual event where members from Australia’s 314 Surf Clubs compete in more than 480 beach and ocean events. It is the largest event of its kind, only comparing the likes of the Commonwealth Games.
13 – 21 April 2024 | Alexandra Headland SLSC (lifesaving & surf boats), Maroochydore SLSC (water), Mooloolaba SLSC (2 km swim, 2 km run, beach sprint & flags and adaptive), Coolum SLSC (surfing)
Check out the gallery below for a few images from each area. Photo credits: Surf Life Saving Australia

Overall Aussies Wrap by Guyren Smith, President | Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Fantastic results from the Aussies that wrapped up on Sunday.
Newport again placed second on the open point score, won the U17 point score, and won the handicap point score.
Newport’s Pipi Te Pania claimed the coveted Female Athlete of the Carnival.
2024 saw the first time that Aussies included adaptive events, and Newport’s Ryan Murphy competed and won gold in the Wade and silver in the Flags and Beach Sprint.
This wraps up an outstanding competition season that saw Newport host the Branch Championships, win the Open NSW Championships and gain our first IRB Aussies Gold Medals.
Great results came from across the age groups and the different areas of competition.

Youth

Gold

Lisa Derz: U14 2 km Ocean Swim
Lisa Derz: U14 Surf Swim
Charli Barbour, Sadie Maggs, Alannah Paul: U14/15 Board Relay

Silver

Charli Barbour: U15 Ironwoman
Sophie Clues/Lisa Derz: U13/14 Board Rescue
Sophie Clues, Lisa Derz, Sadie Maggs, Matilda Young: U13/14 Surf Team

Bronze

Tom Shrivell: U14 Ironman
Sophie Clues: U14 Ironman
Charli Barbour, Abi Capell, Alannah Paul, Sarah Song: U14/15 Surf team
Sophie Clues, Lisa Derz, Sadie Maggs, Matilda Young: U13/14 Cameron
Charli Barbour, Abi Capell, Alannah Paul, Sarah Song: U14/15 Cameron

4th

Sophie Clues, Lisa Derz, Matilda Young: U13/14 Board Relay

5th

Tom Shrivell: U14 2km Ocean Swim
Tom Shrivell: U14 Surf Swim
Sophie Clues: U14 Surf Swim
Sadie Maggs: U14 Board

Masters

The highlight of the two water competition days was seeing Laurence McCoy win his first Australian Championships medal with teammates Ashley Brown and Nick Carroll in the 150+ years Male Board Relay. Placegetters and point scorers are listed below:

Gold

Ted Smithies: 70-74 yrs Male Beach Sprint

Silver

Rebecca Capell: 40-49 Champion Lifesaver
Ashley Brown: 50-54 years Male Board Race
Ashley Brown, Nick Carroll, Laurence McCoy: 150+ years Male Board Relay
Tristan Conn: 40-44 Male Beach Flags
Tristan Conn: 40-44 Male Beach Sprint

Bronze

Ashley Brown: 50-54 years Male Ironman
Stephen Ford: 60-64 years Male 2 km Ocean Swim
Ted Smithies: 70-74 years Male Beach Flags

4th

Guyren Smith: 50+ Champion Lifesaver
Nick Carroll: 55-59 years Male Ironman
Felicity Peters: 55-59 years Female 2 km Beach Run
Ashley Brown, Stephen Ford, Darren Warrener: 170+ years Male Surf Teams
Julia Jones-Hughes, Felicity Peters, Jan Proudfoot: 150+ years Female Board Relay

6th

Leo Pinherio, Darren Warrener: 55-59 years Male Board Rescue

Masters surf sports is a thrilling and inclusive event, open to anyone aged 30 and over who holds their Bronze Medallion. If you’re passionate about surf life saving and patrol at least 25 hours per calendar year, we encourage you to get involved. For more information, please email Darren Warrener, Director of Surf Sports.

Adaptive by Ian Crutch

For the first time in Aussies history, an Adaptive Competition was introduced, allowing athletes of all abilities to participate. Newport’s Ryan Murphy competed and won gold in the Wade and silver in the Flags and Beach Sprint. This was a great effort from one of our best. We are so proud of him!

NEW EVENTS BRING NEW ENERGY TO AUSSIES PENULTIMATE DAY – Surf Life Saving (sls.com.au)

Opens

Gold

Jemma Smith: Open Female Champion Lifesaver
Harrison Woodrow: U17 Male Champion Lifesaver
Sequoia Avtarovski/Tabitha Reeman: U17 Mixed First Aid
Bailey Clues/Maguire Reid: U19 Male Double Ski
Jayke Rees/Jasmine Locke: Open Mixed Double Ski
Max Brooks/Jayke Rees/Mitchell Trim: Open Male Single Ski Relay
Olivia Clues: U17 Female Single Ski
Sam Chaffer/Noah Maggs/Harvey Monnock: U17 Male Taplin
Olivia Clues/Kimberley Doyle/Pipi Te Pania: U19 Female Board Relay
Charlie Brooks/Conner Maggs: Open Male Board Rescue
Charli Barbour/Olivia Clues/Dom Melbourn/Pipi Te Pania: U17 Female Surf Teams
Olivia Clues/Kimberley Doyle/Sarah Locke/Pipi Te Pania: U19 Female Surf Teams
Maguire Reid: U19 Male Single Ski
Conner Maggs: U19 Male Board Race Silver

Silver

Noah Maggs: U17 Male 2km Ocean Swim
Jemma Smith/Lizzie Welborn: Open Female Double Ski
Mitchell Trim/Jemma Smith: Open Mixed Double Ski
Olivia Clues/Brooke Derz/Pipi Te Pania: U17 Female Single Ski Relay
Bailey Clues/Maguire Reid/Ziko Vesely: U19 Male Single Ski Relay
Pipi Te Pania: U17 Female Board Race
Noah Maggs: U17 Male Board Race
Pipi Te Pania: U17 Female Ironperson
Jake Lynch: Open Male Beach Flags
Sarah Locke: U19 Female Surf Race Bronze

Bronze

Pipi Te Pania: U17 Female 2km Ocean Swim
Max Brooks/Jayke Rees: Open Male Double Ski
Luke Chaffer/Anthony Doyle/Conner Maggs/Noah Maggs: U19 Male Surf Teams
Fletcher Armstrong/Jackson Borg/Charlie Brooks: Open Male Single Ski Relay
Analise Kibble/Hannah Minogue/Lizzie Welborn: Open Female Single Ski Relay
Kimberley Doyle/Analise Kibble/Sarah Locke/Lizzie Welborn: Open Female Surf Teams
Noah Maggs/Harvey Monnock: U17 Male Board Rescue
Lizzie Welborn: Open Female Board Race
Kimberley Doyle: U19 Female Surf Race
Sarah Locke: Open Female Surf Race
Charlie Verco: Open Male Ironperson
Bailey Clues/Conner Maggs/Maguire Reid: U19 Male Taplin
Sarah Locke/Jemma Smith/Lizzie Welborn: Open Female Taplin
Kimberley Doyle: U19 Female Board Race

4th

Phoebe Savage: Open Female Champion Lifesaver
Piper Harrison/Analise Kibble/Lizzie Welborn: Open Female Board Relay
Fletcher Armstrong/Piper Harrison: Open Mixed Double Ski
Charli Barbour/Olivia Clues/Pipi Te Pania: U17 Female Board Relay
Sam Chaffer/Noah Maggs/Harney Monnock: U17 Male Single Ski Relay
Olivia Clues/Kimberley Doyle/Sarah Locke: U19 Female Single Ski Relay
Sarah Locke/Lizzie Welborn: Open Female Board Rescue
Fletcher Armstrong: Open Male Single Ski
Bailey Clues: U19 Male Single Ski
Jackson Borg: Open Male Ironperson
Olivia Clues/Kimberley Doyle/Sarah Locke: U19 Female Taplin
Jackson Borg/Charlie Brooks/Conner Maggs/Jayke Rees/Mitchell Trim/Charlie Verco: Open Male Taplin

5th

Harrison Taurins/Sascha Taurins: Open Mixed Double Ski
Olivia Clues/Pipi Te Pania: U19 Female Double Ski
Mitchell Trim: Open Male Single Ski
Conner Maggs: U19 Male Ironperson

6th

Sam Capell: Open Male Champion Lifesaver
Mitchell Trim/Luke Jones: Open Male Double Ski
Jackson Borg/Charlie Brooks/Charlie Verco: Open Male Board Relay
Noah Maggs: U17 Male Ironperson
Dom Melbourn: U17 Female Surf Race
Jayke Rees: Open Male Single Ski
Charlie Verco: Open Male Board Race
Maguire Reid: U19 Male Ironperson
Luke Chaffer/Anthony Doyle/Ziko Vesely: U19 Male Taplin

Catch up on all the news from Youth (Under 15s) and Open athletes (including Under 17s and 19s) via the academy’s newsletters. The newsletters include a daily blog from Nick Carroll and the daily medal and points tally.

2024 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS PRELIMINARY POINTSCORE – YET TO BE OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED

Rank	Club	Points
1	Northcliffe	391
2	Newport	243
3	Maroochydore	151
4	Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park	136
4	Wanda	136
6	Alexandra Headland	127
7	North Cronulla	104
8	Currumbin	90
9	Swansea Belmont	77
10	Noosa Heads	72