Surf Sport

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…

Records topple as Trigg Island claims championship title

After three fierce days of action in the pool, Trigg Island Surf Life Saving Club have been named Champion Club at the 2019 SunSmart WA Pool Rescue Championships, held from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 June at HBF Stadium. It didn’t take long for records to start falling as Australian…

WA greats inducted into Sporting Hall of Fame

Surf sports greats Natalie Morris and Mark Finucane were recognised for their sporting achievements as they were inducted into Surf Life Saving WA’s Sporting Hall of fame in front of more than 460 club mates and peers at the organisation’s annual Awards of Excellence last Saturday night. One of the…

Testing conditions provide challenge at 2019 Aussies

Over nine exciting days of competition, 238 athletes from 13 WA clubs took on some of the best in Australia, with seven of our youth, thirty open and twenty masters’ competitors bringing home medals from the recent 2019 Aussies, held on the Gold Coast from the 30 March…

Aussies 2019 | WA youth athletes show strength on the sand

The 2019 Australian Youth Surf Life Saving Championships, held the weekend of 30 – 31 March 2019 at North Burleigh, Queensland, saw over 45 young WA athletes from 11 clubs step up with some impressive performances. With rough, challenging ocean conditions, WA’s best results came on the sand. Day 1 kicked…

2018/19 SunSmart Senior Carnival Series winners announced

We are excited to announce the 2019 winners of over $17,000 worth of Engine merchandise vouchers! The vouchers have been allocated for the first three male and female ranked winners…

Congratulations to our 2019 Nipper Age Champions

Each year, Surf Life Saving WA recognises the highest performing male and female nipper of each age group based on their performance across the SunSmart WA Nipper Surf Life Saving Championships. We would like to congratulate the following 2019 Nipper Age Champions Age Gender Name Club U10 Female Indiarna Burch Sorrento SLSC…

Summer surf sports season wraps up on a high

Wrapping up a massive summer of surf sports, last weekend saw nearly 1,000 nippers from 23 clubs battle it out over three days in the final of our championships series, the SunSmart WA Nipper Surf Life Saving Championships. Kicking off on Friday night under lights at Scarborough Beach with the beach…