Sunday the 21st of April, marked the conclusion of the 2024 Aussies, in Maroochydore. 9 days of intense racing and competition came to a close with all the individual events. Big swell and rain were forecasted, keeping everything interesting and unpredictable for all competitors (as had been the theme for the week). Preparing and navigating moments like this is what they’ve trained for.

Racers were also kept on their toes, as the constant changes to scheduling due to the weather and conditions, meant that events were shifted. Mental preparation and resilience was challenged as much as physical preparation at this time.
An example comes from the U17 Female Surf Ski Final where Zoe Moore placed 5th (incredible effort), this event was scheduled to run on Sunday, amongst the finals atmosphere of that day, however was relegated to Friday due to conditions.

There were some fairytale finishes throughout the week, with our U17 girls – Milly Kok, Annika Negus, and Olivia Doddy, taking out the Board Relay Championship. This completes their season, after this combination won both the U17 & Open State Championship in March, before finishing with a National Title at Aussies.
We also had some back-to-back success with our U23 Mixed March Past team clinching gold for a 2nd consecutive year, on the Super Sunday, final day. Jazmin Shipway-Carr achieved her goal of finishing in the top 5 in the Open ski race, continuing her strong form from states to be recognized as not just the best in WA, but one of the best in Australia.

It wasn’t just the girls who displayed their impressive athleticism, with some exceptional results coming from our male competitors. Max Hunter, swam his way into the Open Surf Race final on Sunday, where he faced off against some of the biggest names in Surf Sports, such as Ali Day. Reece Baker, Dan Humble, and Brendon Sarson showed their experience as they made the final for the Open Male Ski Relay, finishing 9th.
With plenty of top 5 finishes, and finalists there is so much to celebrate, and we are proud of all our competitors, coaches, officials, water safety, and support staff, and thank them all for representing our club at the highest standard on the National Stage.

The results are as follows:

Grace Aitchison, Macy Boisvert, Samantha Brigden, Eva Hawkes, Marley Johansson, Macey Johansson, Milly Kok, Georgia Moar, Olivia Moar, Zoe Moore, Femke Negus, and Annika Negus – 1st Place – U/23 March Past

Olivia Doddy, Milly Kok, and Annika Negus – 1st Place – U17 Female Board Relay

Eleanor Flowers, Zoe Moore, and Annika Negus – 2nd Place – U17 Female Taplin

Eleanor Flowers – 24th Place – Open Female Surf Race

Eleanor Flowers – 12th Place – U17 Female Surf Race

Olivia Doddy – 13th Place – U17 Female Surf Race

Max Hunter – 29th Place – Open Male Surf Race

Annika Negus – 14th Place – U17 Female Board Race

Milly Kok – 15th Place – U17 Female Board Race

Samantha Brigden & Zoe Moore – 9th Place – U19 Female Double Ski

Tom Boisvert & Blake Monaghan – 8th Place – U19 Male Double Ski

Ceris Humble & Paige Wood – 12th Place – Open Female Double Ski

Femke Negus & Jazmin Shipway-Carr – 16th Place – Open Female Double Ski

Drew Howells & Brendon Sarson – 15th Place – Open Male Double Ski

Reece Baker, Dan Humble & Brendon Sarson – 9th Place – Open Male Ski Relay

Ceris Humble, Paige Wood & Jazmin Shipway-Carr – 8th Place – Open Female Ski Relay

Tom Boisvert, Joel Doddy & Drew Howells – 14th Place – U19 Male Ski Relay

Samantha Brigden, Zoe Moore & Femke Negus – 14th Place – U19 Female Ski Relay

Zoe Moore – 5th Place – U19 Female Ski Race

Jazmin Shipway-Carr – 5th Place – Open Female Ski Race

Milly Kok & Annika Negus – 8th Place – U17 Female Board Rescue

Reece Baker, Eleanor Flowers, Max Hunter, Ben Jones, Annika Negus & Jazmin Shipway-Carr – 14th Place – Open Mixed Taplin

Samantha Brigden, Georgia Moar & Femke Negus – 9th Place – U19 Female Board Relay