Surf Sport

Surf sport season off to a flying start

Perfect weather greeted the more than 350 athletes aged from 11 to 60+ who turned out this morning at Sorrento Beach for the 2019 SunSmart WA Endurance Championships. With the sea breeze coming in just before the final event of the day, the endurance format had age group athletes racing…

WA athletes face tough challenge in new Nutri-Grain Iron Series qualifier

WA athletes Will Savage and Ceris Graham (Trigg Island SLSC) took on over 100 of Australia’s elite surf sports competitors in the 2019 Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series Qualification event, held last weekend at Coolum Beach, Qld. This new five-part surf sports series has been described as the pinnacle of…

Western Suns claim third in close contest

After three days of tough competition, WA’s Western Suns have made the west coast proud, coming away with a third place finish at last week’s Interstate Pool Rescue Championships, just 17 points behind NSW. Run concurrently with the Australian Pool Rescue Championships, the 24 strong Western Suns team was joined…

Western Suns head east for IRB Champs

Described as the V8s of surf rescue, over 1,000 of Australia’s best IRB competitors took to Kingscliff Beach, NSW, from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 July, to compete in the 2019 Australian and Interstate IRB Racing Championships. With swell and wind conditions conducive for good racing, our Western Suns put…

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 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.

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…

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…