2024 Pool Rescue State Championships Wrap Up

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

1. West Beach - 447 points

2. Seacliff - 142 points

3. Semaphore - 139 points

4. Henley - 127 points

5. Grange - 122.5 points

6. Brighton - 92.5 points

7. Glenelg - 74 points

8. Somerton - 66 points

9. Moana - 36 points

10. Christies Beach - 24 points

11. Aldinga Bay - 15 points

12. 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

Angus Higgins (Seacliff SLSC) to head to Japan for Surf Lifesaving Exchange Program

By Surf Life Saving Australia

After a three-year break, Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) is excited to be sending six surf lifesavers to Japan for a Lifesaver Exchange Program in partnership with the Japan Lifesaving Association (JLA). This includes Angus Higgins from Seacliff Surf Life Saving Club in South Australia.

The partnership between JLA and SLSA was established in 2007 and has seen many successful exchanges, with participants broadening their scope of lifesaving beyond Australian beaches and helping to enhance local safety management and prevent drowning on Japanese beaches.

Past Japan Lifesaving Exchange Program participant Tyla Cousins (Goolwa SLSC) found the program to be incredibly rewarding and enjoyable.

“The Japan Lifesaving Exchange was an amazing experience where we had the opportunity to share knowledge and skills with patrolling groups and help run the children’s water safety program,” she said.

“It was an exciting and intense four weeks where we got to learn about the similarities and differences in how we try to meet the same mission of zero preventable drownings.

“I left feeling inspired to continue the work and development at my club, and it really cemented my passion within the movement.”

There are two programs on offer this year that will see surf lifesavers assist with educating Japanese junior high school students with basic skills for water safety and survival or to join patrol activities at local surf lifesaving clubs in the Izu Peninsula.

Ms Cousins currently resides in Japan and is excited for the 2024 Program participants and their upcoming experiences.

“Having the chance to be absorbed in lifesaving and the sharing and learning that comes with connecting through it with another country is amazing,” she said.

“Be ready for some things to be different and have a go at learning some key phrases as they appreciate the effort. But we all figured it out in the end.

“It’ll be hot and humid, but it’s a great time with lots of great people.”

Surf Life Saving Australia had an overwhelming response to the program with 66 worthy candidates putting their names forward.

Congratulations to all the participants selected to head to Japan this year.

2024 Japan Exchange Program Participants

Program 1: Iwai Seaside Camps (25 days): 20 July – 13 August 2024

Amity Clark - VIC, Waratah Beach SLSC

Angus Higgins - SA, Seacliff SLSC

Tom Barrett - QLD, Maroochydore SLSC

Robert Matthews - VIC, Port Campbell SLSC

Program 2: Beach Patrol – Izu Peninsula (5 days): between 7 – 11 August 2024

Calden Lyons - VIC, Apollo Bay SLSC

Elise Stallard - WA, Coogee Beach SLSC

16 competitors selected for 2024 Sharkskin IRB SA State Team

Surf Life Saving SA is thrilled to congratulate the 16 competitors selected for the 2024 IRB SA State Team, proudly sponsored by Sharkskin.

The four crews will head to Queensland in July to face the best IRB racers in the country at the Interstate Championships which coincide Aussies.

STATE TEAM

Male Team

Dannion Hards (Christies Beach SLSC)

Lachlan Rothwell (Christies Beach SLSC)

Jack Millsteed (Somerton SLSC)

Daniel Birch-Smith (Christies Beach SLSC)

Male Team

Paul Perry (Port Noarlunga SLSC)

Trent Stone (Port Noarlunga SLSC)

Jamie Rose (Port Noarlunga SLSC)

David Lowrey (Port Noarlunga SLSC)

Female Team

Kristi Bedford (Aldinga Bay SLSC)

Talia Vivar (Aldinga Bay SLSC)

Amy Neville (Aldinga Bay SLSC)

Rachelle Rothwell (Aldinga Bay SLSC)

Female Team

Michelle Rose (Port Noarlunga SLSC)

Jacqui Corbett (Port Noarlunga SLSC)

Hayley Hosking (Seacliff SLSC)

Georgia Warriner (Seacliff SLSC)

The squad was presented with their official state gear at the 2024 Sharkskin SA IRB State Championships