Surf Sport

Twelve finalists to represent WA at 2020 SLSA Awards of Excellence

Twelve category winners from the 2020 Surf Life Saving WA Awards of Excellence will proudly represent WA as part of Surf Life Saving Australia’s virtual Awards of Excellence. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s National Awards will be celebrated on Saturday, 7 November via a live, online event, consisting of…

MEMBER ALERT: Cancellation of this weekend’s SunSmart WA Nipper Surf Life Saving Championships

MEMBER ALERT: Cancellation of this weekend’s SunSmart WA Nipper Surf Life Saving Championships Since the outbreak and escalation of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus), Surf Life Saving WA has been keeping up to date with health advice from the Australian Government and considering our options in regards to our upcoming events,…

Athletes descend on Denmark for weekend of championships

The recent February/March long weekend saw more than 600 athletes from 23 clubs descend on Ocean Beach, Denmark to contest the 2020 SunSmart WA Masters & Country Surf Life Saving Championships. Bunbury athletes were once again out in force looking to bag their 26th consecutive country champs title while in…

Little Nippers hit the Sorrento sand

Sorrento Beach was a sea of nippers this morning as nearly 500 of our youngest athletes descended onto the sand for the 2020 SunSmart WA Little Nippers Surf Life Saving Championships. Eighteen clubs were represented as the U8 and U9 athletes hit the sand and water to contest the Beach…

City Red bring the heat to take win and clean sweep of series

Another outstanding performance at Sorrento Beach this morning saw City Red take their third win, and a clean sweep of the 2019/20 SunSmart WA Surf League series, ahead of North Cottesloe White in 2nd and Trigg Island Red in 3rd. Scarboro Black got off to a strong start in…

2020 SunSmart WA Surf Rescue Championships

Congratulations to those clubs and athletes who took on the 2020 SunSmart WA Surf Rescue Championships yesterday at Mullaloo Beach. The Surf Rescue championships comprise the Rescue & Resuscitation, Belt Race, and Rescue Tube Rescue events and it was fantastic to see some of our nippers from as young as…

Red hot form gives City Red surf league win

Coming off a win in round 1 of the SunSmart WA Surf League, expectations were high for City Red and once again they delivered, taking six event wins which saw them close out round 2 sitting atop the leader board ahead of North Cott and City Black. The first event…

Conditions put youth athletes to the test

Twenty of WA’s emerging surf sports athletes headed to Alexandra Headlands earlier this month to contest the SLSA Youth Pathway Cup. Run alongside the annual SLSA Interstate Championships, for many of the U14 and U15 athletes this was their first taste of national competition and an exciting opportunity to test…