Revealed: With the surf lifesaving season about to kick off, the Bulletin looks at 10 juniors to keep an eye out for this season
With the surf lifesaving season about to get underway, the Bulletin takes a look at 10 athletes to keep an eye out for this season.
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WITH the surf lifesaving season about to get underway, the Bulletin takes a look at 10 athletes to keep an eye out for this season.
Name: Tex Dixon
Club: Surfers Paradise
Age: 17
Favourite events: Board and ironman
Years competing: Eight
Season ambition: To win the Board Race at the Australian Championships.
Biggest achievement: Won the Open and Under 19 Board Race at the recent Queensland Endurance Championships.
Name: Max Allars
Club: North Burleigh
Age: 12
Favourite events: Ocean Swim, Ironman and all team events
Years competing: Seven
Season ambition: To make the finals in all water events at the State Championships and achieve a podium finish; to represent the region in Surf Lifesaving; continue to strive to be the best I can be in and out of the water.
Biggest achievement: Individual Bronze in the Ocean swim at State Championships and member of multiple State Gold medalling teams.
Name: Levi Wildman
Club: Currumbin
Age: 10
Favourite events: Board, Swim & Team events
Years competing: Three years competing / five years at nippers
Season ambition: To win the Board Rescue
Biggest achievement: 1st in the Branch Board Race – U9’s
Name: Bianca Rayward
Club: Kurrawa
Age: 11
Favourite events: Ironwoman, Swim, Beach Run
Years competing: Four
Season ambition: Retain my titles at Coolangatta Gold and QLD Youth Championships
Biggest achievement: Three time individual Golds at QLD Youth Championships (Ironwoman, Swim and 1km beach run) and winning Coolangatta Gold - even beating the boys. I also made State and Nationals for six different sports this year.
THE 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO TOOK ON THE BOYS AND WON
Name: Lilli Hodge
Club: Currumbin
Age: 12
Favourite events: Board Rescue and Board Relay. I love all the team events and water events.
Years competing: Six years
Season ambition: Winning a medal in the board rescue with my partner Aleah and to have the most fun in my final season of nippers.
Biggest achievement: Improving every season and winning a state medal in the Enduro last weekend.
CUFF’S SIMPLE GOAL FOR NEW SURF LIFESAVING SEASON
Name: Auden Parish
Club: Northcliffe
Age: 16
Favourite events: Board and ironman.
Years competing: Started nippers age 5 started first nipper competition age 7
Season ambition: Place in all carnivals win Queensland board and finish top three in Ironman. Win the Australian title board and place top three in the Ironman.
Biggest achievement: Third in the Australian Ironman
Name: Sara Tazaki
Club: Northcliffe
Age: 16
Favourite events: Surf lifesaving - surf swim race and ironwoman. Open water swimming - 7.5km swim.
Years competing: Going into my seventh year this season (started nippers at 4 years old, started competing in U11’s and have loved it since). Open water - 4 years.
Season ambition: Lifesaving - make AYLT (Australian Youth Lifesaving Team) for Worlds next year, win back to back u17 surf race and top three in u17 iron woman at Aussies. Open water - 1st in 7.5km and 5km at Nationals and go to Worlds next year by making Australian Team.
Biggest achievement: Selected in the AYLT (winning team this year) for ISRC (International Surf Rescue Challenge) 2019 and won the surf race. 1st in u17 surf race at Aussies 2019. Won 5km and 7.5km swim for open water at Nationals 2019
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Name: Kai Watson
Club: Northcliffe
Age: 16
Favourite events: Ironman
Years competing: Seven
Season ambition: To improve my skills on my ski
Biggest achievement: Winning under 15’s Qld Ironman and receiving the Matthew Barclay Memorial trophy. Making the Queensland teams and winning Aussie medals with my teammates.
Name: Charlize Menefy
Club: Mermaid Beach
Age: 14
Favourite events: Board and ironwoman.
Years competing: Six
Season ambition: Aussie Board/iron champion and Queensland team.
Biggest achievement: 3rd Australian board race, 1st state board race, 6th Australian ironwoman.
Name: Alex Sheppard
Club: Kurrawa
Age: 11
Favourite events: Team events and Ironman.
Years competing: Four
Season ambition: To come top five in the State Ironman event.
Biggest achievement: Winning the Ironman at the 2019 State Titles.
Name: Eliza Bethe
Club: Southport
Age: 12
Years competing: Three seasons
Season ambition: Make podium for the state champs in my events and to represent the Branch team at interbranch carnival.
Biggest achievement: 2018 state endurance 2nd u12 1 km Board, 2018 Branch 3rd in u12 Ironwomen, 2018 Branch 3rd u12 Board race, 2018 Branch 3rd u12 &u13 Board relay
2018 State 5th u12 board race, 2019 State Endurance u13 1km board race.
Name: Ethan Wentworth
Age: 13
Club: Southport
Favourite events: Board and Ironman
Years competing: 6 seasons
Season ambition: Be selected on the QLD State Team, compete and medal at first Australian title
Biggest achievement: 2nd for 4klm Board Race at QLD State Endurance, 2nd for Ironman and 4th for Board Race at U13 Qld State Titles. 2nd for Line throw at QLD State Pool Rescue plus selected on the South Coast SLS Team.
Name: Morgan Trinca
Age: 14
Club: Southport
Favourite events: Board and Ironman
Years competing: 5 seasons
Season ambition: state team selection, Australian title
Biggest achievement: Qld State team selection, 5th place or better in 11 events at U14 Qld state titles, silver and bronze at U14 Aussie Titles
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