Youth, Masters and Open Sunshine Coast champions of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships
An epic nine days of lifesaving action has wrapped up on the Coast and plenty of Aussies gold will remain on the region’s shores. SEE THE LIST
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An epic nine days of lifesaving action has wrapped up on the Coast and plenty of Aussies gold will remain on the region's shores.
More than 6000 athletes from 315 surf clubs across the country contested more than 480 beach and ocean events at Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba for the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships over the past fortnight.
Athletes hit the surf and sand fired up to perform after last year's Aussies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
That included Coast lifesavers who were hungry to make the most of home beach advantages.
The event, which wrapped up on Saturday, had athletes contesting youth, masters and open divisions throughout.
Here's how the Coast fared, with a remarkable list of gold medal champions showcased in full.
OPEN
U19 Female Single Ski Relay
-Alexandra Headland: Summer Rolston, Tayla Halliday, Emma Woods
Open Female Malibu Long Board
-Noosa Heads: Kirra Molnar
U19 Male Surf Boat
-Maroochydore Force: Michael Brooks, David Lough, Thomas Barrett, Sean Cauley, Matthew Eggins, Masen Lough
Open Mixed Patrol Team Comp
-Alexandra Headland: Bradley Doughan, Michael White, Brigette Seymour, Kate Smith, Scott Sinclair, David Brown
U17 Mixed Patrol Team Comp
-Mooloolaba: Kiera Bascombe, Connor Dick, Rylee Jones, Hayden Notley
U19 Mixed First Aid
-Noosa Heads: Lara Porter, Lilly Tindal
U17 Mixed First Aid
-Dicky Beach: Samantha Hutton, Grace Garland
Open Male Surf Belt Race
-Maroochydore: John Baxter, Matthew Palmer, Hayden Cotter, Daniel Peacock, Ethan Irvine
U19 Male Surf Belt Race
-Alexandra Headland: Bradley Doughan, Zachary Tabuai, Jack Rawlings, Samuel Hensen-Thompson, Jack Hansen
U19 Male Rescue Tube Rescue
-Maroochydore: Oliver Monaghan, Samuel Short, Ruben Zikarsky, Ethan Irvine
U19 Female Rescue Tube Rescue
-Alexandra Headland: Summer Rolston, Tayla Halliday, Emma Woods, Holly Thain
U19 Male Taplin
-Maroochydore: Adam Palmer, Oliver Monaghan, Samuel Short
U19 Male Beach Relay
-Alexandra Headland: Aaron Gigney, Alexander Innes, Josh Fabiani, James Brown
U19 Female Board Rescue
-Alexandra Headland: Tayla Halliday, Emma Woods
Open Male Board Rescue
-Maroochydore: Beau Farrell, Matthew Palmer
U17 Male Surf Teams
-Maroochydore: Mitchell Stitt, Joel Piper, Sam Harris, Matthew Magnussen
U19 Male Surf Race
-Maroochydore: Samuel Short
Open Male Surf Race
-Noosa Heads: Nicholas Sloman
U17 Female Surf Board Riding
-Mudjimba: Layne Baldock
U19 Female Single Ski Relay
-Alexandra Headland: Summer Rolston, Tayla Halliday, Emma Woods
Open Male Surf Board Riding
-Alexandra Headland: Luke Brumby
Open Male Champion Lifesaver
-Alexandra Headland: Bradley Doughan
U17 Female Beach Flags
-Maroochydore: Kiara Rychvalsky
Open Male Surf Teams
-Maroochydore: Matthew Palmer, Matthew Magnussen, Hayden Cotter, Samuel Short
U19 Female Ironperson
-Alexandra Headland: Emma Woods
YOUTH
U15 Mixed First Aid
-Noosa Heads: William McGarry, Poppy Tindal
U15 Male Beach Relay
-Maroochydore: Jake Neill, Tom Johnston, Will Wischusen, Jett Peacock
U15 Female Champion Lifesaver
-Dicky Beach: Elsie Shrapnel
U15 Male Beach Flags
-Maroochydore: Tom Johnston
U14 Male 2Km Beach Run
-Alexandra Headland: Findlay Booker
MASTERS
60-64 yrs Female Board Race
-Noosa Heads: Georgina Lynch
65-69 yrs Male Board Race
-Mooloolaba: Rodney Taylor
45-49 yrs Male Board Race
-Maroochydore: Clint Irwin
65-69 yrs Female Board Race
-Alexandra Headland: Marilyn Clarence
65-69 yrs Female Surf Race
-Mudjimba: Alison Windsor
65-69 yrs Male Surf Race
-Mooloolaba: Rodney Taylor
70 yrs & Over Male Malibul Long Board
-Noosa Heads: Ross Fisher
65-69 yrs Female Beach Sprint
-Dicky Beach: Angie McPhee
40-44 yrs Male Beach Sprint
-Mooloolaba: Nicholas Dutton
60-64 yrs Male Beach Sprint
-Mooloolaba: Craig Parker
60-64 yrs Male Beach Flags
-Mooloolaba: Craig Parker
40-44 yrs Male Beach Flags
-Mudjimba: Ryan Veitch
45-49 yrs Male Beach Flags
-Maroochydore: Todd McSwan
70-74 yrs Female Board Race
-Mooloolaba: Norith Ladner
50-54 yrs Male Single Ski
-Alexandra Headland: Martin Kenny
50-54 yrs Female Single Ski
-Maroochydore: Katrina Egan
45-49 yrs Female Single Ski
-Maroochydore: Tamara Thorogood
65-69 yrs Female Single Ski
-Alexandra Headland: Marilyn Clarence
65-69 yrs Male Single Ski
-Dicky Beach: William Scott
35-39 yrs Male Single Ski
-Alexandra Headland: John Lakeland
170 yrs min Female Single Ski Relay
-Noosa Heads: Alison Fisk, Georgina Lynch, Julie Fidler
150 yrs min Male Single Ski Relay
-Alexandra Headland: Jeffrey Lemarseny, Grant Kenny, Martin Kenny
150 yrs min Female Single Ski Relay
-Maroochydore: Katrina Egan, Tamara Thorogood, Jenni Belcher
50-59 Male Malibul Long Board
Noosa Heads: Hayden Swan
60-69 yrs Male Malibul Long Board
-Coolum Beach: Bruce Dunne
30-39 yrs Male Malibu Long Board
-Noosa Heads: Jack Lewis
60-64 yrs Female Ironperson
-Noosa Heads: Georgina Lynch
60-64 yrs Female Single Ski
-Alexandra Headland: Jacqueline Eaton-Sinclair
55-59 yrs Male Single Ski
-Alexandra Headland: Jeffrey Lemarseny
30-39 yrs Male Short Board Riding
-Noosa Heads: Jack Lewis
200 yrs min Female Beach Relay
-Mooloolaba: Carol Jones, Chantelle Minter, Cherie Bell, Tania Morton
65-69 yrs Male Ironperson
-Mooloolaba: Rodney Taylor
65-69 yrs Female Ironperson
-Alexandra Headland: Marilyn Clarence
200 yrs min Male Beach Relay
-Mooloolaba: Gregory Toman, Matthew Stewart, Craig Parker, Nicholas Dutton
45-49 yrs Female Double Ski
-Maroochydore: Katrina Egan, Tamara Thorogood
55-59 yrs Female Ironperson
Noosa Heads: Alison Pegg
50-54 yrs Male Double Ski
-Alexandra Headland: Darren Naylor, Martin Kenny
65-69 yrs Male Double Ski
-Mooloolaba: David Rossiter, Rodney Taylor
40-49 yrs Male Short Board Riding
-Maroochydore: Luke Short
60-69 yrs Male Short Board Riding
-Coolum Beach: Bruce Dunne
45-49 yrs Male Double Ski
-Maroochydore: Ashley Massie, Kirk Jarrott
50-59 Male short Board Riding
-Alexandra Headland: Ryk McCarthy
55-59 yrs Male Board Rescue
-Alexandra Headland: Jeffrey Lemarseny, Grant Kenny
60-64 yrs Female Board Rescue
-Noosa Heads: Georgina Lynch, Julie Fidler
65-69 yrs Male Board Rescue
-Mooloolaba: Rodney Taylor, David Wilson
170 yrs min Female Surf Teams
-Noosa Heads: Alison Pegg, Georgina Lynch, Joanne Carroll-Thompson
170 yrs min Female Taplin
-Noosa Heads: Alison Fisk, Alison Pegg, Julie Fidler
35-39 yrs Female Double Ski
-Alexandra Headland: Kristy Munroe, Kirsty Holmes
60-64 yrs Female Double Ski
-Noosa Heads: Georgina Lynch, Julie Fidler
55-59 yrs Male Double Ski
-Alexandra Headland: Jeffrey Lemarseny, Grant Kenny
170 yrs min Female Board Relay
-Noosa Heads: Alison Fisk, Alison Pegg, Georgina Lynch
75 yrs & Over Male Board Rescue
-Alexandra Headland: Peter Fraser, Peter McMahon
Originally published as Youth, Masters and Open Sunshine Coast champions of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships
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