Wednesday 27 March 2013

Sun Sets on State Champs 2013

The 2013 Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships have wrapped up for another year, but we want to thank the 8000 competitors who gave it their all, in the surf and on the sand at Ocean Beach-Umina.

Congratulations to everyone who participated and supported the event.

Special thanks goes to the incredible volunteer workforce and the hundreds of officials who helped to make the event a success.

Results

For full results from the 2013 Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships please visit the event page.

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News

NSW Ironman and Ironwoman Crowned

The pinnacle of the Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships is the Open Ironman and Ironwoman event and after a three-day fitness and endurance contest at Ocean Beach-Umina on the Central Coast, the new state champions have been crowned.

Surf Athletes Sun Safe at State Champs

The Melanoma Institute of Australia and Surf Life Saving NSW partnered up at the 2013 Allphones NSW Open Surf Life Saving Championships to promote the importance of skin awareness and protection from the sun.

Far North Athletes At State Champs

Athletes from Cudgen Headland made a solid impression on the results sheet at the 2013 Allphones NSW Opens Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ocean Beach-Umina from 8-10 March.

Redhead on Fire at State Champs

Redhead SLSC surf athletes showed everyone how it’s done at the 2013 Allphones NSW Opens Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ocean Beach-Umina from 8-10 March.

State Champs Wraps on Central Coast

More than 3000 competitors aged under 15 through to Opens battled it out over three days on the beach and in the water at the Allphones NSW Opens Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ocean Beach-Umina from 8-10 March.

Newport Athletes Do It For Tim

Newport Surf Life Saving Club rode a wave of success at the 2013 Allphones NSW Open Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ocean Beach-Umina.

Sydney Clubs Reign at State Champs

Sydney clubs dominated on the sand and in the water at the 2013 Allphones NSW Opens Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ocean Beach-Umina from 8-10 March.

Illawarra Beachies Dominate on the Sand

They are called the ‘sand rats’, the Illawarra Surf Life Saving team that made history at the Allphones NSW State Surf Life Saving Championships when they claimed gold in both the men’s and women’s open beach relay and women’s open sprint final for the first time ever.

South Coast Athletes Dominate at State

Surf athletes from Warilla-Barrack Point SLSC were on fire at the 2013 Allphones NSW Opens Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ocean Beach-Umina from 8-10 March.

Newport Surf Life Saving Club rode a wave of success at the 2013 Allphones NSW Open Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ocean Beach-Umina.

Turning Japanese at State Champs

Two Japanese lifesavers are getting a healthy taste of Aussie beach culture at Ocean Beach-Umina where they have joined thousands of Open competitors at the Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships.

Girl Power On Show at State Champs

For International Women’s Day, Manly Surf Life Saving Club’s superstars put on a powerful display at the Allphones NSW Opens Surf Life Saving Championships at Ocean Beach–Umina.

Masters Competition Wraps Up

The older generation of Surf Life Saving Club competitors showed what they are made of at the 2013 Allphones NSW Masters Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ocean Beach-Umina from 6-7 March.

NSW Junior Surf Champs Conclude

Braving far from ideal conditions, around 4000 nippers took part in the 2013 Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships with reigning champions Manly coming out on top once again.

Dates for 2014

The program for next year’s NSW Surf Life Saving Championships was announced at the official ceremony and March Past at Ocean Beach-Umina.

Increasing levels of participation and the sheer size of the event program have put pressure on organisers’ ability to run the event effectively and fairly.

After seeking feedback from both competitors and officials, organisers have decided to split out some events and run the program over several consecutive weekends instead of a 10 day block. This will mean less clashing of events so athletes won’t miss out on the opportunity to participate and will reduce the need for people to take time off work or school to compete.

The 2014 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships at Ocean Beach-Umina will be held from the 28th of February to the 2nd of March for the Age Championships (including Junior R&R and First Aid) and the 7th to the 9th of March for the Open event including R&R).

The Masters competitors will have their own dedicated event to be held on the 15th and 16th of March. Masters surfboats will be on Friday March 7. Lifesaving events Champion Lifesaver and Patrol Comp) will be held on 22nd and 23rd of Feb.

Fox Sports to Air State Champs Highlights

The dates are set for the finals highlights from the 2013 Allphones Open Surf Life Saving Championships to be aired on Fox Sports 3 in April.

Competitors at the 2013 Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships will have their five minutes of fame in a production which grabs all the action from the finals events at Ocean Beach-Umina on 9-10 March.

To maximise the exposure of our premier surf sports event, the TV production team captured many of the ups and downs of Finals racing to put together a highlights package which will be broadcast by Fox Sports 3 over two separate, 2 hour-long episodes on Wednesday 3 April and Thursday 4 April 2013 from 5pm-7pm EST.

Watch the sneak preview.

Photos

Photographs from the 2013 Allphones Surf Life Saving Championships can be viewed on our event page or the SLSNSW Facebook page. Professional photographs can be purchased from our photographer Stephen Chu by calling 0408 243 989.