Top of the Class in Surf Sports - Open Men's Boat Crew & Kaimana Fittock

Surf Sports plays an important role within our surf club, it helps members maintain a physical fitness, they also gain great skills in various surf conditions making them better lifesavers. This season was another outstanding season in surf sports with our nippers, senior surf/craft & boat sections shining brightly. Our 2 major award winners on Presentation Night were the Open Men's Boat Crew & U15 surf/craft athlete Kaimana Fittock. 

Russ Jones Trophy (Best performed boat crew) Open Men’s Boat Crew Shane Geloven, Heath Mercer, Dean Roberts, Dan Porra, Ben Lowe and Fraser Worthington results include 1st George’s River Roosters River Marathon  1st Warilla Bowls Boat Series  4th Australian Surf Rowers League Championships 3rd ‘Beko’ Best of the Boats Surf Life Saving NSW  1st Illawarra Branch Championships  1st Ocean Thunder Boat Series  1st NSW Championships (4 of the last 5 years)  2016-2017 ASRL Top Ranked Open Men’s crew & NSW Reps ARSL Inter-State Championships

‘Ken Baker’ Surf Sports Athlete of the Year Kaimana Fittock Representative Teams: 2016-2017 Surf Life Saving Illawarra Branch Team U15 athlete & 2016-2017 Surf Life Saving NSW Senior Performance Academy Squad  2016 Surf Life Saving New South Wales Pool Rescue Championships 1 Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze medals  2016 Surf Life Saving Australian Pool Rescue Championships 2 Bronze medals  2016 SLSNSW Inter-Branch Championships (representing SLSI) 5 1st in individual & team events  2017 Surf Life Saving Illawarra Branch Championships 1 Silver medal (Carnival cancelled due to weather conditions)  2017 Surf Life Saving New South Wales Championships 1 Bronze medal (3rd U15 Female Surf Teams) plus finalist in U15 Female Iron person (4th), U15 Female Surf, U15 Female Board, U15 Female Board Rescue  2017 Surf Life Saving Australian Youth Championships 1 Bronze Medal (3rd U15 Female Iron-person) plus finalist in U15 Female Surf Race & U15 Female Surf Teams (4th)