Australian surf life saving titles 2021: Stars, standouts of the U17, U19 Aussies
They are the Generation Next of Australian surf life saving and they have been turning plenty of heads. The stars of the future and standouts of the U17 and U19 Aussies.
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There were team winners, individual winners and emotional winners.
The under 17 and under 19 competition at the Australian surf life saving champions threw the spotlight on some extraordinary young talent.
We take a look at some of the stars who turned heads at the Sunshine Coast carnival, some of their top successes and the top performers in these age groups.
And the best-of-the best was Newport’s Mitch Morris - one of three brothers competing at the carnival - who was named Male Competitor of the 2021 championships. Open competitor Georgia Miller was named female Competitor.
STARS OF THE U17, U19 2021 AUSTRALIAN SURF LIFE SAVING TITLES
Bella Williams - Swansea Belmont
U19 Female Surf Race - 1st.
U19 Female Taplin - 1st
U19 Female Board Race - 3rd
U19 Female Taplin - 1st
Isabellah Walker - Cronulla
U19 beach flags - 1st
U19 beach sprint - 1st
U19 mixed beach relay - 1st
Zach Morris - Newport
U19 Male Rescue Tube Rescue - 2nd
Open Male Board Relay - 1st
U19 Male Board Relay - 3rd
Open Male Board Rescue - 2nd
U19 Male single ski - 5th
U19 Male Rescue Tube Rescue 2nd
Open Mixed Lifesaver Relay - 1st
Natalia Drobot - Avoca
U17 Female Single Ski - 1st
U17 Female Taplin - 3rd
U17 Female Single Ski Relay - 3rd
Mitchell Morris - Newport
U17 Ironperson - 1st
U17 Male Taplin - 1st
U17 Male Single ski relay - 1st
U17 Male board rescue 2nd
U17 Male surf teams 3rd
U19 Male Rescue Tube Rescue 2nd
Open Mixed Lifesaver Relay - 1st
U19 Male Surf teams race - 2nd
U19 Male Board Relay - 3rd
Jake Morris Newport
U17 Male Taplin - 1st
U17 Male board rescue - 2nd
U17 Male surf teams - 3rd
Fletcher Armstrong Avoca
U19 single ski - 1st
U19 double ski - 3rd
Open mixed double ski - 4th
Beau McGregor - Swansea Belmont
U17 Male Taplin - 2nd
U17 Male Board Rescue - 1st
U19 Male Board Relay - 1st
U17 Male Board Relay - 1st
U19 Male Board Rescue - 5th
Bailey Clues, Newport
U17 Male Taplin - 1st
U17 Male Surf Teams - 3rd
U17 Single Ski Relay - 1st
U19 Double Ski - 4th
Lily Finati - North Bondi
U17 Board Rescue - 1
U17 Taplin - 2nd
U17 Ironwoman- 2nd
U17 Board race - 5th
U17 Female Surf teams - 2nd
U17 Female Board Relay - 1st
Bernadette Hughes North Bondi
U17 Board Rescue - 1st
U17 Taplin - 2nd
U17 Female Surf teams - 2nd
U17 Female Board Relay - 1st
U17 Ironperson - 4th
Caprice Stokes North Bondi
U17 2x1km Beach run relay 1st
U17 Taplin - 2nd
U17 Female Surf teams - 2nd
Sophie Ferenczi North Bondi
U17 2x1km Beach run relay 1st
Open 2x1km Beach run relay 1st
U17 Female Surf teams - 2nd
Jamie Perkins Northcliffe
U17 ironperson - 1st
U17 surf belt race - 1st
U17 surf teams - 1st
U17 Taplin - 1st
U17 board rescue - 4th
Evie Coulter, Manly
U17 Surf board riding - 2nd
Open female Surf board riding - 2nd
Open Malibu long board - 2nd
Eliza Johnson Swansea Belmont
U19 Taplin - 1st
U19 Single ski relay -2nd
U19 Double ski - 3rd
U19 Board rescue - 3rd
Amy Joy - Mollymook
Open Mixed Beach Relay - 2nd
U17 Mixed Beach Relay - 1st
U17 Female Beach Relay - 1st
U19 Female Beach Relay - 3rd
Levi Sommers - Mollymook
U17 Mixed Beach Relay - 1st
U17 Male Beach Relay - 2nd
U19 Male Beach Relay - 2nd
U17 Male 2x1km Beach Run Relay - 2nd
Tayla Halliday - Alexandra Headland
U19 Female Board Rescue - 1st
U19 Female Rescue Tube Rescue - 1st
U19 Double ski - 2nd
U19 Female Board Relay - 3rd
U19 Surf teams 2nd
Emma Woods - Alexandra Headland
U19 Female Board Rescue - 1st
U19 Female Rescue Tube Rescue - 1st
U19 Female Board Relay - 3rd
Open Female Board - 5th
Saxon Coates - Swansea Belmont
Swansea Belmont’s Saxon Coates earns a mention for one of the most excited wins in the U19 board final - and it pretty much left him speechless.
“There’s nothing more today that I’ve ever wanted. I just put my head down … I've just got no words, I’m so happy,’’ he said after his win.
“It’s my first Australian medal and I put in the work, I put in 15, 16 sessions a week. “Halfway through the season, I didn’t think I had what it took but after that race I really surprised myself.
“It means everything. It means the work that I’ve put in from the start of the season to the end of the season has paid off. ‘’
GENERATION NEXT OF AUSSIE SURF LIFESAVING PREVIEW
EMELYN WHEELER
This 15-year-old speedster from the Terrigal surf club is a jet on the sand.
Emelyn will be one to watch in the beach events and is competing across the U17 and open age groups.
JAKE AND MITCHELL MORRIS
These 15-year-old twins from Newport have been turning heads for some time,
The Morris twins will compete for Newport in the U17, U19 and open age groups in almost every event.
Their older brother Zach is a competitor on the Nutri-Grain ironman series.
GRACE HEWITT
This 16-year-old hails from the Fingal surf life saving club.
Another speedster, she is a strong contender in the U17 beach sprint and flag events.
Grace is also set to try her luck in the opens beach events, going head-to-head with some of the legends of the sport.
KIMBERLEY DOYLE
This 15-year-old is a rising star of the sport and a member of the strong Newport surf life saving club on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Following in older sister Emily’s footsteps, Kimberley will hope to capitalise on her strong swimming skills when she races across the U17, U19 and opens age groups.
ELIZA JOHNSON
This 17-year-old hails from the Swansea Belmont club.
Eliza is expected to be among the medals at the event after a strong performance at the recent NSW championships.
There she won the U19 ironwoman and ski races.
KAIMANA FITTOCK
This teenager is a member of the Wanda surf life saving club in Sydney’s south.
The 18-year-old is an all-rounder and one to watch in the ocean and team events at the 2021 Australia championships.
KALANI IVES
A talented young 15-year-old from the Yamba surf life saving club.
Kalani is a strong board paddler and showed she has good form after winning the U17 ironwoman title at the recent NSW championships.
NATHAN JAY
This 18-year-old rising star of the sport hails from the Wanda club.
Jay finished third in the recent Nutri-Grain Next Gen Series.
He is coached by former world and Australian ironman star Nathan Smith.
BRIGITTE SALIB AND ELLA RANDAZZO
This pair, aged 17 and 18 respectively, are from the Elouera surf life saving club.
These club mates will both be racing for success in the beach flags and beach sprints under lights at the iconic Mooloolaba Beach during these championships.
FLETCHER ARMSTRONG
Fletcher hails from the strong Avoca club on the NSW Central Coast.
He competes for the same club as Olympic kayakers Riley Fitzsimmons and Lachy Tame.
He is a strong contender in the single ski and double ski events.
SASCHA TAURINS
Another teenager from the Newport club.
This 18-year-old won the board race and finished second in the single ski at the NSW surf life saving championships.
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