The 2025 NSW Age Surf Life Saving Championships, proudly presented by Your local club, has wrapped for another year, with North Bondi SLSC emerging victorious on the overall club point score and many athletes shining on the big stage.
Four age groups competed through to finals in the flag pit while U13s hit the water for the first time at Collaroy to round out a bumper four days of Championships racing.
Outside host club, Queenscliff SLSC, the U11s kicked us off with some rapid movement across the sand.
A tight race between two Central Coast clubs in the U11 Male final saw Copacabana SLSC’s Rafferty Thornton pip Louie Veness of North Avoca SLSC to the day’s first gold medal, and moments later Jasmine Shardlow of Cronulla SLSC defended her crown from the U10s against Alex Onley of Coogee SLSC.
Bronte SLSC’s Emily Snow was the best of the bunch in the U12 Female Flags, and Narooma SLSC’s Liam Tague added to a podium yesterday in the sprint with gold in the U13 Male Flags.
Over at Collaroy, where conditions were very challenging and competitors put on an excellent demonstration of board and swim skills, a North Bondi exhibition saw Mia Hoo prove her dominance once again, winning the U13 Female Iron and Swim, while clubmate Bart Carmody was the Male Iron champion for the 13s.
Manly LSC’s Eve Seymour, Lucy Whitehead and Tamzin Woolston (the U13 Female Board winner) were too good in the Female Board Relay, ahead of Avoca Beach SLSC and Lennox Head Alstonville SLSC, and Wanda SLSC’s Max Dzarasov, Dashiell Lonergan, and Jordan Prince won the Male Board Relay.
Jack Keough from Byron Bay backed up his Country Championships gold medal with the same again at state level in the U13 Male Board.
It all led to North Bondi’s eventual overall point score victory, with Wanda finishing second and Manly coming in third.
The final day of the Championships also saw the Inclusive events contested, with huge attendance to race through a beach program at North Steyne.
The 2025 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, proudly presented by Your local club, continues on Wednesday 12 March and Thursday 13 March with the Masters Championships, before Open and Surf Boat athletes hit Queenscliff Friday 14 March.
Sunday 9 March 2025