Sprinter Tynan Neveceral flags a new career at Australian surf life saving titles

The warm-up was “too complicated’’ and he didn’t actually know the rules but Tynan Neveceral though he’d give racing the beach flags at the Australian surf life saving championships a crack

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The warm-up was “too complicated’’, he didn’t actually know the rules and felt sick from nerves but schoolboy sprint sensation Tynan Neveceral though he’d give racing the beach flags at the Australian surf life saving championships on the Gold Coast a crack - and ended up with a national title.

The accidental hero on day two of the nine day event said he had idea what to do when he “rocked up’’ to race beach flags on Sunday.

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Not long after he was being awarded his first Australian title in a sport he had never done before in his first ever surf life saving competition.

Tynan Neveceral, left, and Peter Thoroughgood, right,

Tynan Neveceral at the Australian junior athletics championships.

“I just came here for fun, just rocked up for the weekend and somehow I got this, a win,’’ said the 15-year-old rising star of the track who kicked sand in more than a few of his rivals faces on Sunday.

“I tried to warm up, but it was a little too complicated so I though I’d just see how it went.’’

Neveceral said he was so nervous before the race “I felt like I’d throw up’.

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“I didn't know anything but I thought to myself, just go have fun and I did ,’’ said the Year 10 student from the Currumbin surf club .

“There were so many races though. I just want to go and sleep now.’’

Neveceral might not have had the know-how but he has the speed with the teenager a 100m and 200m sprinter off the sand.

The young sprinter last year broke the 11 second barrier for the first time with a 10.95 in the 100m final at the Australian junior athletics championships.

When back on the track Neveceral said he will likely work on a campaign to make the junior world athletics championships.

“I just do what the coaches tell me to do,’’ he said.