Australian Surf Life Saving Championships
The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships known as The Aussies is the national Surf lifesaving championships for Australia. It is the largest surf lifesaving event in Australia and the largest event of its kind in the world. It is organised by the Surf Life Saving Australia, and is held annually since 1915.
The first Australian Surf Life Saving Championships were held at Bondi Beach, New South Wales in March 1915.[1]
During the 2015 Championships 7,000 surf lifesavers, representing 311 Surf Life Saving Clubs, will be competing in over 380 events in Youth Championships, Masters Championships and Open Championships. The 2015 Championships will be held at North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland.
The 2016 Championships will take place at Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba beaches, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.[2]
List of Championships
Year | Location |
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1915 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales |
2009 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia |
2010 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland |
2011 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland |
2012 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland |
2013 | Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland |
2014 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia |
2015 | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland |
2016 | Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba beaches, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
2017 | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland |
List of Champions
Held at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships every year, the Australian Ironman Title is awarded to the winner of this event. The format is the same as for typical surf carnivals, a ten- to twenty-minute race with a field of 150 competitors, which over several rounds of will be reduced to a final of sixteen atheletes. It is the blue ribbon event the Championships, and also the one that attracts the most attention in terms of television and spectators on the beach. It is typically one of the last events on the program, raced on a final day of competition.[3] .
Year | Male Winner | Location |
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1966 | Hayden Kenny | Coolangatta QLD |
1967 | Barry Rodgers | Southport SA |
1968 | Barry Rodgers | Nth Cronulla NSW |
1969 | Barry Rodgers | Clifton TAS |
1970 | Fred Annesley | Ocean Grove VIC |
1971 | Norm Rabjohns | City of Perth WA |
1972 | Norm Rabjohns | Swansea NSW |
1973 | Ken VIdler | Burleigh QLD |
1974 | Simon Martin | Glenelg SA |
1975 | Ken VIdler | Dee Why NSW |
1976 | Ken VIdler | Clifton TAS |
1977 | John Holt | Bancoora VIC |
1978 | Robert Chapman | Kingscliff NSW |
1979 | Greg Allum | Trigg Island WA |
1980 | Grant Kenny | Maroochydore QLD |
1981 | Grant Kenny | Wanda NSW |
1982 | Grant Kenny | Moana SA |
1983 | Grant Kenny | Clifton TAS |
1984 | Robert Chapman | Kurrawa QLD |
1985 | Dwanye Thuys | Point Leo VIC |
1986 | Dwanye Thuys | Moana SA |
1987 | Trevor Hendy | Scarborough WA |
1988 | Trevor Hendy | Sutherland NSW |
1989 | Dean Mercer | Burleigh QLD |
1990 | Trevor Hendy | Nth Wollongong NSW |
1991 | Trevor Hendy | Scarborough WA |
1992 | Trevor Hendy | Collaroy NSW |
1993 | Guy Andrews | Kurrawa QLD |
1994 | Trevor Hendy | Swansea NSW |
1995 | Dean Mercer | Kurrawa QLD |
1996 | Darren Mercer | Kurrawa QLD |
1997 | Darren Mercer | Kurrawa QLD |
1998 | Steven Pullen | Kurrawa QLD |
1999 | Ky Hurst | Kurrawa QLD |
2000 | Ky Hurst | Kurrawa QLD |
2001 | Ky Hurst | Kurrawa QLD |
2002 | Ky Hurst | Kurrawa QLD |
2003 | Shannon Eckstein | Kurrawa QLD |
2004 | Zane Holmes | Kurrawa QLD |
2005 | Nathan Smith | Kurrawa QLD |
2006 | Shannon Eckstein | Kurrawa QLD |
2007 | Pierce Leonard | Scarborough WA |
2008 | Shannon Eckstein | Scarborough WA |
2009 | Pierce Leonard | Scarborough WA |
2010 | not contested | Kurrawa QLD |
2011 | Shannon Eckstein | Kurrawa QLD |
2012 | Shannon Eckstein | North Kirra QLD |
2013 | Cam Cole | North Kirra QLD |
2014 | Shannon Eckstein | Scarborough WA |
Year | Female Winner | Location |
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1992 | Samantha O'Brien | Collaroy NSW |
1993 | Karla Gilbert | Kurrawa QLD |
1994 | Karla Gilbert | Swansea NSW |
1995 | Stacy Gartrell | Kurrawa QLD |
1996 | Kirsty Holmes | Kurrawa QLD |
1997 | Stacy Gartrell | Kurrawa QLD |
1998 | Kerri Thomas | Kurrawa QLD |
1999 | Kerri Thomas | Kurrawa QLD |
2000 | Kirsty Holmes | Kurrawa QLD |
2001 | Hayley Bateup | Kurrawa QLD |
2002 | Kristy Munroe | Kurrawa QLD |
2003 | Karla Gilbert | Kurrawa QLD |
2004 | Kristy Cameron | Kurrawa QLD |
2005 | Kristyl Smith | Kurrawa QLD |
2006 | Naomi Flood | Kurrawa QLD |
2007 | Kristy Harris | Scarborough WA |
2008 | Alicia Marriott | Scarborough WA |
2009 | Kristyl Smith | Scarborough WA |
2010 | not contested | Kurrawa QLD |
2011 | Courtney Hancock | Kurrawa QLD |
2012 | Rebecca Creedy | North Kirra QLD |
2013 | Courtney Hancock | North Kirra QLD |
2014 | Elizabeth Pluimers | Scarborough WA |
See also
References
- ↑ "2015 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships". Surf Life Saving New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "2016 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships". Surf Life Saving New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Aussies 2012 – Surf Life Saving". Retrieved 15 February 2012.