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​Please note that dates are subject to change and it is advised to join the Coogee SLSC COMPETITION group via Stack Team App for up to date information. 

​Members who are interested in surf sports, may be eligible to participate in a variety of beach (sand) events at local, Branch, State and National level competition.  Surf sports competition is a healthy and enjoyable part of lifesaving.  Competition is voluntary, members can compete according to their membership status, eg patrol hours.  Those that participate can attest to it being an incredibly rewarding element of life saving.  Not to mention keeping fit, training for a goal, ie national gold medal and for enjoyment.

​Coogee has a reputation nationally for producing high quality sprint competitors and being able to produce many teams across the age groups.  In 2023, Coogee won an impressive 43 medals across the team in season 2023 at the Branch, State and Aussies Championships.
 
Beach competition events are only run on sand and include:

• Beach Sprint: 70m up to U15 and Masters, 90m U17, U19 and Opens
• Beach Relay Teams: Teams of M/F and Mixed gender teams (excl Masters) of 4 race the baton across either a field of 70m each leg (U15 and Masters), Or 90m each leg for U17, U19 and Opens
• Distance Runs: 2km ages up to 60, 1km over 60
• Beach Flags: 15m – up to U15 and Masters, 20m U17, U19 and Opens

 
Beach Sprint
A sizzling, exuberant foot race of 70m or 90m across the sand with first across the line to win.  Competitors start on the line in a crouch position, exploding out of the starting blocks as fast as possible, employing high knees complemented by arms pumping and long stride length to get to the finish line first, no easy feat.  Sprinting on any surface is tough, but take into account the unpredictable and uneven surface that is sand provides a challenging event for any competitor.
 
Beach Relays
Always an exciting part of competition are the beach sprint relay team events held usually straight after sprint finals.  Based over the same distance as sprints, the relay teams are made up of four (4) team members with two competitors at one end and two at the other.  Competitors must transfer the baton from one to the other crossing the line at each end, with the fourth last runner to cross the line first to win.  The changeover points are the most exciting with often races won or lost on the changeover.   Competitors train across the season to perfect the baton changeover process.  Its an art form in itself.
 
Distance Runs
This is not only a physically demanding event, but a mentally demanding one too.  Long Distance runs are a much longer event than the shorter sprints  – 2000m as opposed to 70m/90m - but is a more evenly paced race that can be run across both soft and hard sand, so it is a challenging event.  2km distance for the up to 59 years of age, to a shorter 1km for the over 60’s.  Whilst its not a straight out sprint, some of the competitors are incredible with their pace not that far off a sprint race!  Competitors who do well in this event are often also middle distance grass competitors, cross country runners or half or marathon runners. 
 
Beach Flags
Always the “flagship” event at the National titles, Beach Flags rounds off the Beach events competition, with it usually being the final event in beach competition.  A favourite with the crowds, beach flags is physically competitive but is also mentally quite tough, with competitors requiring to conduct many rounds of jumping up and sprinting 20m to grab the flag, often dozens of times to come out victorious.   Flag competitors lie face down on the sand, chin on top of hands, feet must be together on the line with the body lying straight.  On the starter’s commands, the competitor must jump up, spin and sprint to the flag.  Knocking out one competitor at a time till the last flag is the winner.  Depending on the age groups there can be dozens of rounds to go through, the physical fitness must be just as tough as the mental for beach flags, not for the faint hearted!

Training times can vary. Morning & evening sessions at Coogee Oval and on the beach.

There are a number of events available in the water during competition all tying back to the essential skills of SLS. There are both individual, team and multi-disciplinary events available with various distances.

Board-Race, Relay, Rescue Ski-Race, Double Ski, Relay Multi-Discipline Taplin Relay, Cameron Relay, Iron-person, and Lifesaver Relay.

Training times are varied, with many early morning & evening sessions.

For Board & Ski information, please contact boardskicaptain@coogeeslsc.com.au

While all the other competitive disciplines are having fun and competing throughout the summer months, the IRB are busy carrying out water safety.

As a result, IRB racing takes place after the ‘main’ Australian Championships event, with IRB drivers and crew able to compete at an Interclub level at the Australian IRB Championships in autumn each year. Aside from the spills and thrills of the competition the event is a real reinforcement of lifesaving skills. The races are all about simulating rescue situations and testing the abilities of drivers and crew people as they’re transferred to a competitive setting.

Champion is an individual event that involves a resuscitation, a questionnaire and
competition events.

Patrol Competition demonstrate how lifesavers work as a team in performing some or all of the skills associated with surf rescue patrol work. The Patrol Competition includes several physical skills, practical and theory tasks involving racing, rescue and/or first aid situations.

The First Aid competition is a team competition with a simulated accident scenario with assessment on how they respond to the incident.

​For all enquiries please email sportslifesaving@coogeeslsc.com.au

This iconic Surf Life Saving event dates back to the 1920s. 
A team of twelve club members march around a rectangular course on the beach to music led by their Flag Bearer, carrying a Club Flag, and a reel party carrying a traditional surf reel.

This is a great sport to begin your surf life saving competition journey.

They are judged on eight separate sections: 

• Time and Step 
• Arm Swing
• Leg Action
• Body Carriage 
• Covering
• Spacing and Dressing
• Wheeling and Length of Pace

The team with the least amount of faults wins the competition.

​For all enquiries please email marchpastcaptain@coogeeslsc.com.au

Competitors test their rescue skills with events such as manikin tows, obstacle swims and tube swims carrying patients in a pool environment. There are individual and team events available.

The Rescue and Resuscitation (R&R) competition provides the opportunity for members to demonstrate in a competitive manner some traditional rescue and resuscitation techniques used in Surf Life Saving.

Although the reel, line and belt have been replaced in our beach patrols in recent times, the event continues to provide a valuable contribution to teamwork, patient care and handling, resuscitation skills, and surf awareness.

Rescue and Resuscitation was one of the first competition events conduction by The Surf Life Saving Association and has been conducted at every Australian titles. It was used as a method of honing lifesaver's skills in the event of a rescue and ensuing resuscitation of a patient. 

The event is a mock rescue with a beltman swimming out to rescue a patient with his team mates paying out line and hauling them back to sure. These same team members then assess the patient and carry out simulated resuscitation of the patient. All these activities are assessed by judges who deduct points for incorrect technique or mistakes. The Open 6 Person event was known ( and still is) as the " Premiership" event due to it's early significance and was the most sort after Gold medal at Aussies for many years.

Training for R&R starts in early October with the younger teams and newer competitors beginning first. The more experienced tams will begin in late November/early December. Most teams will train on Sunday mornings with training times arranged around nipper and patrol obligations.

There are a number of events. Mixed events include U11 to U15 2 person, U15, U17, U19 and Open 5 person and 6 person Open. There is also Open 5 person Male event and Open 5 person Female event.

Coogee SLSC is the premier R & R club with consistent multiple Branch, State and Aussies wins throughout the years.

​For all enquiries please email rrcaptain@coogeeslsc.com.au

Coogee SLSC has a separate Board Riding Section to the rest of the board events. Divisions include Men’s and Women’s in Open, U19, U17 and U15. 

The judging objective is to assess the rider’s style, skill and ability to make full use of the wave being ridden, by their performance in wave selection for quality and size and for the longest time at the fastest speed using the widest range of manoeuvres in the most critical section(s) of the wave.

This event sees individual competitors vying for a score out of ten (10), based on their
performance while riding a surf board. The length of each round is between 15 – 30
minutes, or until the maximum number of waves has been caught by the competitor, being 12 waves.

All members are invited to compete in the annual Seddon Shield, our own Surf Board Riding event.
​For all enquiries please email surfingcaptain@coogeeslsc.com.au