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Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) is one of the most recognisable and iconic brands in Australia, the ‘Red & Yellow’ patrol caps are seen on every beach in Australia from October through to April when the volunteers patrol Australia’s coast. The largest part of the movement is in Competition with close to 10 000 competitors competing in the National Titles that are held every year in April. An interesting fact is that the SLSA National Titles are the largest Annual Sporting event conducted in the Southern Hemisphere on a yearly basis!

Of the SLSA National Titles, the largest section is that of the Surfboats, with nearly a third of all competitors coming from this section. Surfboats have 4 Rowers and a Sweep and is contested in the following divisions:

Open Men

Open Women

Reserve Grade Men

Reserve Grade Women

Under 23 Men

Under 23 Women

Under 19 Men

Under 19 Women

Surfboat Relay

1997

Australian Finalist – 4th Open Women

1998

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – OPEN WOMEN

1999

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – OPEN WOMEN

2000

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – OPEN MEN

Australian Finalist – 4th Open Men (2 Crews in Open Mens Final)

Australian Finalist – 5th Open Women

2001

Australian Finalist – 4th Open Women

2003

Australian Medal – 2nd Open Women

2004

Australian Finalist – 6th Open Women

2006

Australian Finalist – 4th Reserve Grade Men

Australian Finalist – 5th U/21 Men

2007

Australian Finalist – 5th Open Men

Australian Finalist – 6th U/23 Men

Australian Medal – 3rd U/23 Women

Australian Finalist – 6th U/23 Women (2 Crews in U/23 Women's Final)

2008

Australian Medal – 2nd U/23 Women

Australian Finalist – 5th U/23 Men

2009

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – UNDER 23 WOMEN

Australian Finalist – 4th U/23 Women (2 Crews in U/23 Women's Final)

2010 – No racing due to surf too large

2011

Australian Finalist – 5th U/23 Women

2012

Australian Finalist – 6th U/23 Men

2013

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – UNDER 23 WOMEN

Australian Finalist – 4th U/23 Men

2014

Australian Medal – 2nd Club Surfboat Relay

Australian Medal – 2nd U/23 Men

Australian Medal – 3rd U/19 Men

2015

Australian Medal – 2nd Club Surfboat Relay

Australian Medal – 2nd U/23 Men

Australian Medal – 3rd U/23 Women

2016

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – UNDER 23 MEN

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – UNDER 23 WOMEN

Australian Medal – 2nd Club Surfboat Relay

Australian Medal – 2nd Reserve Grade Men

Australian Finalist – 5th U/19 Men

Australian Finalist – 6th U/23 Women (2 crews in the U/23Womens Final)

2017 – No racing due to massive storms on the Gold Coast during the week of Nationals

2018

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – UNDER 23 MEN

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS – SURFBOAT RELAY

Australian Medal – 3rd Open Women

Australian Medal – 3rd U/23 Women

Australian Finalist – 6th U/19 Men

Open Men

Plumbers- Daniel Johnston, Hunter Graham, Samuel Holmes, Joshua McGuiness

Phoenix - Roberts Giblin, Jack Hook, Jackson Kench, James Riley

Open Women

Pirates - Gabby Chubb, Meg Conlon, Lucy Lake, Ingrid Holthuer

Reserve Men 

Pelicans - BJ Edward, Phil Alman, James Polkinghorn, Daniel King 

Philosophers - Taighe Wilson, Fabian Schipper, Zander St John, Harry Veall 

Reserve Women

Pterodactyls - Alex Tyrell, Ingrid Cox, Steph Spence, Ali Stirling 

Peastmode - Annika Beesley, Emily Wise, Aysha Whyte, Jacinta Kendall 

Under 23 Men

Phins - Ben Brunker, Tom Lacey, Tom Whalan, Aymeric Moloney 

Penitokos - Harper Hodkingson, Hugo Lumb, Jayke Jecks, Jackson Lind Under 

Petrol - Lachie Clayton, Tom Wait, George Chapman, Gus Gregg 

Pingu - Tom Cubis, Tom Jewell, Tim Thackary, Harry Martin 

Under 23 Women

Pythons- Ali Waddington, Liz Holtheuer, Zoe Gillespie- jones, Emma Elliot  

Pistols- Jess Wise, Brynnin Barr, Lucy Williams, Bridie Cooksey

Pina coladas- Charlotte Cadman, Charlotte Donnelly, Abby Skinner, Grace Tassell

Under 19 Women

Prosecco - Nat Perry, Annie Seve, Chloe Brunker, Maddie Julliard

Peter Spence

Boat Captain Palm Beach SLSC

0421 508 520

peter.spence@au.nestle.com