The first to hit the beach and surf this Aussies was our youngest group of competitors, but that didn’t intimidate our superstars, as they demonstrated a tenacious attitude that set the tone for the rest of the week. As Saturday 25th was the opening day of the 9-day competition, it started with an opening ceremony, that saw our own Milly Kok read the athlete’s oath, alongside the official oath, and speeches given by Surf Lifesaving Australia officials.
After her graceful spoken piece, it was down to business for our young members. Oliver Browne proved to be a dominant force in the open water swims, walking away from the weekend with 3 Gold medals, in the Surf Race, 2km Ocean Swim, and Surf Teams events. Macy Boisvert was able to improve on her last Australian Championship performance in the Beach Sprint, this year earning herself a bronze medal, in comparison to last year where she placed 5th.
Whilst we had many medal winners, we also had a number of members reach the finals, which is not an easy feat in a National competition against Australia’s best youth athletes.
As the 22/23 season comes to a close, we want to congratulate all our youth members, age group managers, supporters, and families. It’s been a phenomenal season and we look forward to the next, where we’re sure will be filled with a competitive spirit, improvements, and joy.

Medalists:

GOLD:

– U13 Male Surf Race – Oliver Browne
– U13 Male 2km Ocean Swim – Oliver Browne
– U13 & U14 Male Surf Teams – Chris Jiang, Billy Hawkes, Oliver Browne & Tadgh Smith

SILVER:

– U14 Male Surf Race – Tadhg Smith
– U13 Male Surf Race – Billy Hawkes

BRONZE:

– U14 Female Beach Sprint – Macy Boisvert
– U13 Male Beach Flags – Billy Hawkes
– U15 Female 2km Ocean Swim – Eleanor Flowers
– U14 & U15 Female Board Rescue – Elyn Bawden & Milly Kok

Finalists:

– U14 Female Beach Flags – 14th Place – Macy Boisvert
– U13 Male Surf Race – 17th Place – Timothy Hannon
– U13 Male 2km Beach Run – 10th Place – Bo Watters
– U15 Female Surf Race – 16th Place – Eleanor Flowers
– U15 Female Surf Race – 18th Place – Elyn Bawden
– U15 Female Board Race – 5th Place – Milly Kok
– U15 Female Ironperson – 14th Place – Milly Kok
– U13 Female 2km Beach Run – 8th Place – Milla Tan
– U15 Male Surf Race – 22nd Place – Hayden Headling
– U15 Male 2km Ocean Swim – 6th Place – Hayden Headling
– U13 Male Ironperson – 12th Place – Oliver Browne
– U13 Male Ironperson – 14th Place – Billy Hawkes
– U13 Male Ironperson – 18th Place – Timothy Hannon
– U15 Female Champion Lifesaver – Eleanor Flowers
– U14 & U15 Mixed Beach Relay – 6th Place – Matthew McEwen, Ben Nguyen, Macy Boisvert & Olivia Mackey
– U14 & U15 Female Cameron Relay – 6th Place – Annabelle Forrest, Eleanor Flowers, Milly Kok & Olivia Mackey
– U14 & U15 Female Board Relay – 6th Place – Elyn Bawden, Grace Aitchison & Milly Kok
– U14 & U15 Female Beach Relay – 6th Place – Annabelle Forrest, Charlotte Rigg, Macy Boisvert & Olivia Mackey
– U14 & U15 Male Cameron Relay – 13th Place – Matthew McEwen, Benjamin Nguyen, Charlie Okines & Hayden Headling
– U13 & U14 Male 2 x 1km Beach Run – 16th Place – Bo Watters & Zander Liddell-Houghton
– U15 Mixed First Aid – 5th Place – Indiah Reidy & Peyton Maguire