It was a thrilling weekend at the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre for the 2024 Pool Rescue State Championships. All three days were packed with action, with 225 competitors from 12 clubs competing across 75 events.
STATE CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to West Beach SLSC, who won the 2024 Pool Rescue State Championships with a substantial 447 points! This marked the club’s fourth consecutive state championship win. Impressively, 51 out of 54 competitors received medals.
Final Tally
West Beach - 447 points
Seacliff - 142 points
Semaphore - 139 points
Henley - 127 points
Grange - 122.5 points
Brighton - 92.5 points
Glenelg - 74 points
Somerton - 66 points
Moana - 36 points
Christies Beach - 24 points
Aldinga Bay - 15 points
South Port - 13 points
INDIVIDUAL AGE CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to the below athletes who were named champions in their age groups.
U11 - Zoe Bampton (Semaphore SLSC) and Jack Williams (Grange Surf Life Saving Club)
U12 - Mia Weston (Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club) and Fergus Charleson (Semaphore SLSC)
U13 - Emily Findlay (Glenelg SLSC) and Jimmy Toivonen (Grange SLSC)
U14 - Jade Rocca (West Beach Surf Life Saving) and Xavier Tunbridge (Henley Surf Life Saving Club)
U15 - Layla Mason (Seacliff Surf Life Saving Club) and Toby Murphy (Moana Surf Life Saving Club)
U16 - Allinta Dingwall (West Beach SLSC) and Toby Sutton (West Beach SLSC)
Open - Amy Buck (Semaphore SLSC) and Noah Pronk (West Beach SLSC)
Masters - Leila Nazimi, Deborah Wareing, Briny McArthur (West Beach SLSC) and Benjamin Edmonds (Grange SLSC)
STATE, NATIONAL AND WORLD RECORDS
SLSSA was thrilled to have 40 state records and two world records broken at the 2024 Pool Rescue State Championships.
World Records
Open Male Line Throw / Time - 8.69 / Taj Ward and Fletcher Luscombe - Seacliff
Women 40-44 200m Super Lifesaver / Time - 2:48.16 / Leila Nazimi - West Beach
National Records
Women 50-59 12.5m Line Throw / Time - 20.37 / N Ross, J Varney - West Beach
Men 60&O 12.5m Line Throw / Time - 19.92 / B Burrowes, N Collins – West Beach
State Records
Women 40-44 100m Manikin Carry / Time - 1:12.49 / Leila Nazimi - West Beach
Women 50-54 100m Manikin Carry / Time - 1:10.77 / Alexandra Laws – Henley
Women U19 100m Manikin Tow / Time - 1:07.93 / Amy Buck – Semaphore
Women Open 100m Manikin Tow / Time - 1:07.93 / Amy Buck – Semaphore
Women 40-44 100m Manikin Tow / Time - 1:08.46 / Leila Nazimi – West Beach
Women 50-54 100m Manikin Tow / Time - 1:11.84 / Alexandra Laws – Henley
Women U19 50m Manikin Carry / Time - 41.48 / Amy Buck – Semaphore
Women 40-44 50m Manikin Carry / Time - 46.12 / Leila Nazimi - West Beach
Women U19 200m Super Lifesaver / Time - 2:45.03 / Amy Buck – Semaphore
Women 40-44 200m Obstacles / Time - 2:32.89 / Leila Nazimi - West Beach
Women 50-54 200m Obstacles / Time - 2:36.32 / Joesphine Varney - West Beach
Women 50-54 50m Fins / Time - 25.57 / Alexandra Laws – Henley
Men U15 100m Manikin Carry / Time - 59.86 / Toby Murphy - Moana
Men 45-49 100m Manikin Carry / Time - 1:09.82 / Andrew Hoxey - Somerton
Men U15 100m Manikin Tow / Time - 1:04.23 / Toby Murphy – Moana
Men Open 100m Manikin Tow / Time - 57.55 / Taj Ward – Seacliff
Men 30-34 100m Manikin Tow / Time - 1:06.71 / Ben Edmonds - Grange
Men 45-49 100m Manikin Tow / Time - 1:09.60 / Craig Moore - Grange
Men U15 50m Manikin Carry / Time - 37.89 / Toby Murphy – Moana
Men U19 50m Manikin Carry / Time - 34.63 / Noah Pronk - West Beach
Men 30-34 50m Manikin Carry / Time - 35.21 / Benjamin Edmonds – Grange
Men 40-44 50m Manikin Carry / Time - 42.40 / Justin Clarke - Seacliff
Men 45-49 50m Manikin Carry / Time - 41.46 / Craig Moore - Grange
Men U15 100m Rescue Medley / Time - 1:19.18 / Toby Murphy - Moana
Men U15 200m Super Lifesaver / Time - 2:32.13 / Toby Murphy - Moana
Men U19 200m Super Lifesaver / Time - 2:30.08 / Noah Pronk - West Beach
Men U15 50m Fins / Time - 19.94 / Oscar Dingwall - West Beach
Boys U11 50m Obstacles / Time - 35.91 / Xavier Dalton – Glenelg
Girls U11 50m Obstacles / Time - 35.94 / Zoe Bampton – Semaphore
Girls U13 100m Obstacles / Time - 1:08.11 / Sutton Miller – Brighton
Girls U12 50m Brick Carry / Time - 38.44 / Mia Weston – Glenelg
Girls U13 4x50m Obstacle Relay / Time - 2:20.98 / L Bastiaans, H Molenaar, S Miller, K Venables - Brighton
Women Open 4x25m Manikin Relay / Time - 1:45.20 / A Dingwall, J Varney, L Nazimi, M Pronk – West Beach
Girls U13 4x25m Brick Carry Relay / Time - 1:30.43 / L Bastiaans, L Meehan, H Molenaar, S Miller, K Venables - Brighton
Boys U13 10m Line Throw / Time - 12.97 / H Robb, J Toivonen - Grange
Women 40-49 12.5m Line Throw / Time - 19.75 / S Goodwin, L Nazimi - West Beach
Men 40-49 12.5m Line Throw / Time - 13.38 / C Nicholson, C Velliaris – Grange