News & Events
News & Events
Series wild card provides sponsorship opportunity
With the recent announcement of the new Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series, Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) has announced it will provide sponsorship to any WA athlete that qualifies for the series. SLSWA’s High Performance Officer Andrew Mosel said they had been working closely with Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA)…
Surf Sport
Surf lifesaving to return to Denmark for 2020 championships
Following a hugely successful carnival which saw nearly 1,000 competitors from across WA converge on Ocean Beach, Denmark over the 2019 Australia Day long weekend, Surf Life Saving WA have announced that they will return to Denmark as the site of their 2020 SunSmart Country and Masters championships next February.
Blogs
2019/20 Nutri-Grain Iron Series announced
SLSA has announced a new look Elite Series which will feature the Nutri-Grain Ironman and Woman Series, plus a separate team-based Super Surf League Series. The Nutri-Grain Ironman Series will be held over five rounds, with 20 of the best male and female athletes competing in traditional Iron…
Surf Sport
Western Suns IRB Team announced
Congratulations to the following athletes from Mullaloo and Scarboro, who have been selected to represent WA in the 2019 Western Suns IRB Team. The team of 16 will head east in coming days to contest the SLSA IRB Interstate Championships, held at Kingscliff Beach, NSW from the 11 – 14…
News & Events
Youth Volunteer of the Year inspires our future lifesavers
Meet 14-year-old Jackson Ballardin from Trigg Island SLSC, our Youth Volunteer of the Year and an incredible young man. Jackson has been a member of surf life saving for seven years now and has since made a huge impact at his club, coaching nippers, implementing new surf sports technology and…
Surf Sport
2019 Western Suns Pool Rescue team announced
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected in the 2019 Western Suns Pool Rescue Team. Boasting five members who have also been selected in the Australian Life Saving Team (Jake Smith, ALST High Performance Squad; Callan Smith, ALST Pathways Squad; and Chalise Pratt, Harrison Hynes and Tupou Chong…
What it looks like to be SLSWA Administrator of the Year
Lyn Brosens (Mullaloo SLSC) isn’t your average admin worker. When she isn’t busy in the surf office, you’ll find her on the beach, hail or shine, coaching athletes, training members and saving lives. We asked Lyn to share some of her favourite surf lifesaving moments with us, as well as…
News & Events
Rain clears as reigning champions re-claim their title
After relocating from Mullaloo to Sorrento Beach due to severe weather warnings, 117 brave competitors from six clubs took to the ocean to face some strong swell and fierce competition, in the 2019 WA IRB Racing Championship last Sunday. In what could be seen as a miracle, the skies cleared…