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1 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Media Guide Sutherland Shire, Sydney Wanda Elouera North Cronulla Cronulla NSW Age Championships 3-5 March 2006 NSW Masters Championships 9 March 2006 NRMA Insurance Open Championships March 2006 Produced by: Hanson Sports Media Pty Ltd For and on behalf of: Surf Life Saving NSW

2 Media Contacts & General Information Hanson Sports Media Pty Ltd has been appointed by Surf Life Saving NSW to service the media needs during the 2006 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships. Media Manager Media Centre Manager David Moase Kim Hamilton State Champs Media Centre SLSNSW Media & Communications Officer Office Number Brett Moore Media Accreditation An official SLSNSW Media Pass must be worn at all times for access to the competition arena. Passes can be collected from the Media Centre where you also need to register for lunch and drinks, and to collect results and other information. Photographers Photographers must wear their SLSNSW accredited bibs at all times and must show Media Accreditation from a metropolitan, suburban or regional newspaper, radio or television network. Event Sponsors The naming rights sponsor of the 2006 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships is NRMA Insurance. Supporting sponsors are NSW Department of Sport & Recreation, Sutherland Shire Council, Worldwide Online Printing Sutherland, Tradies, Laerdal, Thorpedo Water, Yamaha and Streets. Parking & Traffic Information Directions: Signage will be in place from CAPTAIN COOK DRIVE coming from the north, and on THE KINGSWAY. Car Parking: The major car park for both championships will be at GREENHILLS, north of Wanda Surf Club. Road Closures: MITCHELL ROAD will be closed between BANDO ROAD and HUME ROAD on the following dates from 5:00am to 5:00pm on competition days only Included in this Media Guide * 2006 Age Championships Preview * 2005 Age Championships Review * 2006 Senior Championships Preview * 2005 Senior Championships Review * Fast Facts: Age Championships * Fast Facts: Senior Championships * 2006 Championship Analysis * Defending Open State Champions * Discipline Explanations * Athlete Profiles * Event Timetable * Club Cap Colour Guide Front cover images: (L-R) Tent City at Umina (05); Nathan Smith in full cry and the Grand Parade and March Past (05). Photos: Courtesy of harvpix.com & HSM.

3 Message from the President of Surf Life Saving NSW Welcome to the 2006 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships. The high standard of competition will commence on Friday 3 March with the Age Championships, then on Thursday 9 March the Masters strut their stuff. From Friday 10 March the best surf sports competitors in the state will do battle for three days at the 2006 NRMA Insurance NSW Surf Life Saving Championships. we have seen. To our hosts, Sutherland Shire, thank you very much for the effort and commitment you have shown in the preparation and conduct of these Championships. The contribution of Sutherland Shire Council, the local businesses and Cronulla community have laid the foundation for what will surely be one of the best State Titles To our major sponsor, NRMA Insurance, I once again thank you for your support of the State Titles. Your continued commitment to the movement in NSW and around the country goes a long way to improving not only the standard of surf sports competition, but is also a major contributing factor in helping to save lives on our beaches. To the organising committee, I extend my thanks for the many hours of preparation you have given to make these Championships successful. Over the two weeks of the Age, Masters and Open championships, around 9000 competitors will enjoy healthy competition, but should also take the time to appreciate the efforts put in place by the event organisers in bringing together such a monumental event. To the unsung members of the work party, thank you for ensuring all competitors, officials, family, friends and members of the public have a thoroughly enjoyable event. We continue to receive financial support from government, and I extend my thanks to the NSW Minister for Sport & Recreation, the Hon. Sandra Nori MP, whose support for a number of programs in lifesaving, development and education to members and the wider public cannot be underestimated. My appreciation is extended to the growing media who cover these championships and other surf sports events in this state year after year. The increased exposure the sport is starting to receive is having a positive impact on membership and involvement in surf sports. Surf Life Saving NSW is proud to hold these championships and on behalf of all concerned I wish you every success. Peter M Pearce President Surf Life Saving New South Wales

4 YOUNG STARS READY TO TAKE OVER CRONULLA BEACH 2006 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships Preview, by David Moase Young surf competitors in their thousands will converge on Cronulla Beach for the 2006 NSW Age Surf Life Saving Championships on March 3-5 about 4000 nippers aged from seven to 14 years will run, dive, splash, swim and ride their way through the three days in pursuit of a NSW championship. Those who have qualified for the age championships have won their way through club competitions and Branch championships to take on the best competitors in the State. With them they bring a big band of coaches, officials, supporters, mums, dads, brothers and sisters, making the championships one of the biggest events ever be held in the Sutherland Shire. When the competition starts on Friday, March 3, the most common sight on the beach is likely to be the sky blue, white and black cap of the host club, Cronulla. The powerhouse junior club will be shooting for its ninth consecutive Pointscore. Club title number eight was won clearly at Umina last year where Cronulla finished with points, ahead of Terrigal on 218, Freshwater (154), Manly (125) and Wanda (123). The home clubs are expected to be very tough to beat once again thanks to the rich seam of junior surf life saving talent they seem to mine every year. Located just to the north, Wanda will be hoping to use local knowledge to improve its overall placing, as will the other Sutherland Shire clubs North Cronulla and Elouera. Their rivals from the Sydney Northern Beaches Branch, led by Manly and Freshwater, will provide strong opposition, while Central Coast clubs Terrigal, Copacabana and Avoca Beach will bring some outstanding competitors. The Hunter Branch will provide strong teams such as Swansea Belmont and Cooks Hill, while North Wollongong and Wollongong City lead the Illawarra challenge. From country areas will come strong teams representing Sawtell (North Coast), Warilla-Barrack Point and Shellharbour (South Coast). Manly s Tom Fraser-Holmes is likely to be one of the stars of the weekend when he contests events in the Under-14 age group. He dominated the Ironman and swim competitions at the Northern Beaches Branch championships. Another likely star is Freshwater s Georgia Miller in the Under-10 division. Georgia was a star at Under-9 level last year, winning the surf and Boards and looks set to continue her domination, while her sister Brooke will be hunting for gold in the Under-14s. Copacabana s Jade Condon won two golds in the Under-11s at Umina last year and has carried that form into this season s competitions, as has Matthew Hurst of Ocean Beach, who grabbed a swag of medals last year competing for Terrigal. Whether they win medals or just enjoy three days of great competition, every one of the 4000 competitors will head into the weekend with high hopes and dreams of one day matching the deeds of the King of Cronulla, NSW and Australian Ironman champion Nathan Smith. Did you know? Surf Life Saving NSW has 22,819 junior lifesavers from 129 surf clubs across 11 Branches

5 SCHOFIELD STARS BUT CRONULLA WINS EIGHTH NIPPER CROWN David Lyall looks back at the action from the 2005 Age Championships Terrigal teenager Tim Schofield was the toast of the Central Coast after a sensational three days at the Telstra 2005 NSW Junior Surf Life Saving Championships at Ocean Beach at Umina. Schofield won the coveted Under-14 Ironman crown, his last in the junior ranks, in an exciting sprint finish to top off a massive six medal haul that made him the undoubted star of the 4251 kids competing in the junior surf showcase. Despite Schofield s success Terrigal were unable to steal the all important club pointscore trophy from Cronulla who took the title for an unprecedented eighth straight season. The Sydney club finished on a massive points, well ahead of the spirited Terrigal outfit on 218. Northern beaches club Freshwater were third (154), Manly fourth (125) and Wanda (123) fifth. Terrigal s efforts helped them win the regional pointscore while Warilla-Barrack Point won back-to-back Country titles. In the end Cronulla, who brought a whopping 193 youngsters north up the Pacific Highway, were just too strong across the board and had too much depth for the rest of the competition. They were led by an inspired performance from 13-year-old Lauren Davenport who like Schofield signed off on a stellar junior career with her first ever NSW Ironwoman title to match the feat achieved by her sister Cassie in In the Under-14 Ironman Schofield was always in or near the lead in a race where the field went at a crackerjack pace from the starter s gun. Schofield was ecstatic after the win, his first in the Ironman at state level, and said humbly he got home because he had luck on his side. Normally I get caught by people on waves but today they (the waves) did me a favour which I am really happy about, Schofield said describing the latter stages of the final board leg where, truth be told, he displayed a tremendous amount of guile and Skill to use the choppy half metre swell to his advantage. In the end Schofield, Wanda s Nicholas Fox and MacMasters Beach dynamo Dean Mackay all ended up on the same wave but there was no way anyone was going to take victory from the Terrigal charge in the dash to the line. I am so stoked to win because there were a lot of good racers here from all around the state and this is my last junior Ironman race. I just wanted to come here this weekend and have fun, to do as well as I could. And the Ironman victory was the cream on the cake for the St Edwards High student who also won the Under-14 Surf Race, Surf Teams and Senior Cameron Relay as well as picking up silver in the Board Rescue with his cousin Guy and a bronze in the Board Relay. Incredibly Schofield s six medals doubled the total number of medals he had won throughout his entire junior career. Davenport s display in the Under-14 Ironwoman was equally as impressive with her lead from the front tactics proving a winner and her margin of victory as great as any on the day.

6 The bubbly NSW representative was visibly emotional after the race as she was hugged and congratulated by her fellow competitors. This is just such a great feeling, Davenport said. I have been waiting such a long time for this moment and because this is my last junior race ever, no one can take the title away from me. The likeable youngster also won the Under-14 Female Board Rescue, picked up silver in the Board and bronze in the Surf Race. It was a family affair for the Davenports too, with younger sister Brittany teaming with Bridget Little to win the Under-11 Female Board Rescue to go with her own silver in the Board. Davenport, like Schofield, will contest next week s NRMA Insurance NSW Senior Surf Life Saving Championships before focusing her attention on one day joining the professional Ironwoman series. If Schofield is the star of today, then a pair of Manly swimmers are the stars of tomorrow. Trent Klouzal, who joined the club this year after his family moved from Cudgen Headland, was magnificent in the Under-12s winning the Ironman, Surf Race and Board Relay as well as picking up more hardware with silver in the Board Rescue. In the age above Klouzal, clubmate Tom Fraser-Holmes (Under-13) climbed out of his sick bed to win his fifth straight NSW Surf Race championship, a feat that is believed to be a first. Fraser-Holmes has been the dominant force in his age group for many years but was struck down by illness last Wednesday and had been unable to hold down food or fluid all week. The night before the final he was so ill his father was contemplating taking his son home but in a true sign of courage the plucky youngster insisted on defending his mantle. There were many more notable achievements over the weekend too. Freshwater flyer Karlie Morton won the Beach Flags for the fifth straight year when she won the Under-12s and made it a classic double by winning the Beach Sprint too. Morton has won the beach double an incredible four of the last five years. Coalcliff s Samantha Hammond mirrored Morton s feats by taking out the beach double in the Under-13s. The Illawarra sprinter had won both events in the past, but never both in the same year. MacMasters Beach trio Tami Hunt, Lauren Hall and Annaliese Roden won the Under-14 Female Board Relay to give them an extraordinary unbeaten clean sweep of the Board Relay since their first race in the event as Under-11 competitors. Cronulla s Elly Graf caused the upset of the weekend when she ended the four year unbeaten run of Terrigal s Australian champion Donnica Clarke in the Beach Sprint. Graf also helped her team to Beach Relay gold. North Steyne s Mitch Garth and Marikki Watego of Cudgen Headland won the Junior Lifesaver of the Year awards just ahead of highly commended runners-up Ben Styan of Windang and Charlie Marques from Broulee Surfers.

7 NSW AGE SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS FAST FACTS 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE * Some of Surf Life Saving s biggest names including Josh Blair, Ky Hurst, Jeremy Cotter, Dean Mercer, Darren Mercer, Kane Heussner, Craig Riddington, Sean Kenny, Barry Newman, Greg Allum, Scott Thompson, Robert Chapman, Lilly Miller, Kristy Cameron, Nathan and Kristyl Smith, Naomi Flood and Matthew Freeman, all progressed to the senior level through the NSW Junior ranks. * 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games silver medallist, Scott Miller won gold in the 10 Years Ironman event in 1986 and 11 Years Ironman in 1987 competing for Warriewood. * Ky Hurst, Jeremy Cotter, Daniel Shade, Adrian Tobin and Matthew Freeman have all won a NSW State Junior Ironman championship. * Four- time Australian Open Ironman champion, Ky Hurst won his first ever individual NSW State Championship as a nine-year-old Surf Race competitor back in 1991 competing for Wamberal. * Commonwealth Games gold medallist and past Australian Open Ironwoman and Surf Race champion, Stacey Gartrell won her first NSW State championship with Wanda in the 12 Years Surf Race in * Olympian, 1982 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Open Australian Surf and Belt Race champion, Graeme Brewer won his first NSW State Surf Race title as a nine-year-old for Clovelly in * Dean Mercer won his first NSW State Board title as a 10-year-old competing for Thirroul in 1979 and at 35, is still competing at the highest level 25 years later. * Ron McKeon was a dual Commonwealth Games gold medallist over 200 and 400 metre freestyle in Edmonton in 1978 and a competitor at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games before winning gold as a member of the 4x200m freestyle relay team and two bronze in the 200m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. He still coaches many of today s stars. * In the surf, McKeon was the winner of one Cadet, two Junior and one Senior Australian Surf Race gold medals. Amazingly he was the second place getter in three more Senior Open Australian Surf Race championships, one of which was in 1977 as a 15-year-old!. * He became the second man in history behind legendry swimmer, Bobby Newbiggin to win the Junior Belt, Junior Surf Race double twice (1977 and 1979). Competing throughout his entire career as a member of the South Maroubra club, Ron McKeon won his first ever NSW State Surf Race championship as an eight-year-old in 1970.

8 NSW S BEST SURF LIFESAVERS SET TO LIGHT UP THE SHIRE 2006 NRMA Insurance NSW Surf Life Saving Championships preview by David Moase and David Lyall The focus will be on Cronulla and the Sutherland Shire Beaches for all the right reasons this year when the State s best Surf Life Savers arrive in Sydney s south for seven days of intense competition over two weekends in March. After the NSW AGE SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS kick off the action from March 3-5 the NRMA INSURANCE NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS, incorporating the Masters Championships, will be contested over four days from March Almost 9000 competitors representing close to 90 clubs, bordered by Pambula in the south to Cudgen Headland in the north, will come together for what is shaping up to be a wonderful week in one of the heartlands of surf lifesaving in Australia. They will contest events ranging from the traditional March Past, Beach Sprint and Flags on the sand, to the Surf, Board, Ski, Ironwoman and Ironman races in the water plus the fearless gladiators of the sea in the Surf Boat area. This summer, like each and every year along the NSW coastline, volunteer surf lifesavers have patrolled our beaches and now it is time for them to showcase their Skills in competition. For the Masters and Senior competitors the NSW Championships is the last chance for everyone to fine tune their performances before the NRMA INSURANCE AUSTRALIAN SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS to be held at Kurrawa Beach on Queensland s Gold Coast from March 28-April 2. Last year the Cronulla club swept all before them at the NSW Championships winning the Pointscore at the Juniors for an unprecedented eighth straight year, then dominating the Senior titles by amassing 370 points - exactly double the score of runners up Swansea Belmont. Terrigal followed up their impressive second place at the Junior titles by finishing third on 163 with Manly fourth on 157 and Wanda fifth with 153. Pivotal to Cronulla s chances in the Senior competition will be Ironman superstar Nathan Smith. At last year s Championships at Umina, Smith won a record fourth successive NSW Ironman title before claiming his maiden Australian Ironman crown on the Gold Coast. He will be back to face the challenges from his ever improving clubmate Chris Allum, Swansea Belmont veteran Josh Blair, Avoca s Daniel Shade and countless others out to spoil Smith s homecoming. Allum, third in the Surf Race and Shade, second in the Board at the World Championships at Lorne, will be among the leading competitors not only in their respective individual events, but also in the Cronulla and Avoca Beach teams. There will be several world champions lining up at the NSW Championships including Bulli girls Skye Heness and Brittany Sharkey who defeated hot favourites Kristyl Smith and Kristy Cameron in the Female Open Board Rescue and the Bilgola Female Surf Boat crew, swept by the perennial Don McManus. The female competition will feature a very much in-form Naomi Flood (Manly), the female competitor of the carnival in 2004 and 2005, who will again set the standard but she too will face solid challenges from all over the coast.

9 Flood finished second in the Open Ironwoman and Ski at the recent World Championships, at Lorne behind Alexandra Headland s lifesaver extraordinaire, Kristy Munroe. Terrigal s Amanda White showed she will be tough to beat in the Surf Races with her silver medal winning performance behind Kristyl Smith in the World Championship Surf Race. More than one-third of the competitors at the senior carnival will be in the boat section and all in only five events Open, Female, Reserve Grade, Under-21 and Under-19. Clubs like North Cronulla, Queenscliff, Bronte, Freshwater, Bilgola, South Curl Curl, Austinmer, Avoca and Wanda are expected to shine. Meanwhile if the World Championships are any guide then the strength of the NSW clubs on a world stage is very encouraging with four clubs finishing in the top ten in surf and beach events - Manly (third), Bulli (sixth), Cronulla (seventh) and Terrigal (ninth) in the World Championship pointscore a good indication of things to come at the NSW Championships. Did you know? Surf Life Saving NSW has 56,902 members, including 11,712 active members who patrol our beaches at 129 clubs in 11 Branches.

10 ALLUM S EIGHT GOLD AS CRONULLA TAKES TOP HONOURS A look back at all the action from last year s State Champs at Ocean Beach Cronulla s Chris Allum was named the Most Outstanding Male Athlete of the Carnival taking home an extraordinary eight gold, three silver and one bronze medal that included winning his second successive Open Surf Race title and a maiden Under-19 Ironman crown. The Allum name is an institution at the Wanda club with Chris father Greg winning four NSW Open Ironman titles in the 1970s and 1980s. Wanda had also been Chris club until this season when he made the heart-wrenching decision to switch allegiances to neighbours Cronulla because they had far more competitive teams than at his original club. The move proved a masterstroke with the powerful all rounder taking gold in the Under-19 Belt Race, Surf Teams, Taplin Relay, Board Relay as well as the Open Taplin Relay and the Lifesaver Relay to go with his individual wins. He was also part of three silver medal winning teams and one bronze medal winning squad. The final victory in the Open Taplin Relay was a fitting result for Allum, Open Ironman champion Nathan Smith and the entire Cronulla club who took out the overall pointscore for the second successive season. The Sutherland Shire club were outstanding in all facets of the competition throughout the entire weekend and together with the pointscore crown they won at last week s Telstra NSW Junior Surf Life Saving Championships they are now the undisputed premiere club in NSW. They finished with a massive 370 points exactly double the score of runners up Swansea Belmont on 185. Terrigal followed up their impressive second place at the Junior titles by finishing third on 163 with Manly fourth on 157 and Wanda fifth with 153. Bronte s first Open Surf Boat title in half a century In other events Bronte took out their first State Open Surf Boat title in 50 years their last one coming back in Queenscliff destroyed their opposition to easily win the Female Surf Boat and North Cronulla Red Barons won the Reserve Grade Surf Boat race. Luke and Kim take Single Ski titles North Bondi s Luke Michael was outstanding in the Open Ski winning back-to-back titles against a world class field while North Curl Curl s Kim Low won her first NSW title in the corresponding Female event. In the board events Avoca s Daniel Shade edged out Cronulla s Nathan Smith, while The Lakes Emma Schneider crushed the field in the Female event. Flags just Wright for Lisa On the beach Swansea Belmont s Lisa Wright collected her fourth straight Open Beach Flags title, Greg Hitchenson his first since he won in 1996, while Zane Campbell (Wanda) and Ashlee Cheney (Mollymook) won their first ever NSW Open Beach Sprint titles. Warilla teenager snares two gold In the Male Under-19 competition Warilla- Barrack Point s David Smith, who won the Surf Race and Board, was runner up to Allum in the Ironman and third in the Ski. Lauren stamps her future for Cronulla Just a week after starring at the Telstra NSW Junior Surf Life Saving Championships in the Under-14 events, Cronulla s Lauren Davenport stepped up into the Under-15 events and outclassed girls more than a year her senior.

11 The youngster stamped herself as a champion of the future when she took out the Surf Race, Ironwoman, Surf Teams and Board Relay as well as picking up a silver in the Rescue Tube and a pair of bronze in the Board Rescue and Board. Cronulla wins Lifesaver and Taplin Relay Double Cronulla has thrown down the gauntlet to the big Queensland clubs for this month s NRMA Insurance Australian Surf Life Saving Championships with outstanding victories in the Lifesaver Relay and the prestigious Taplin Relay at the NSW titles. The Lifesaver Relay requires clubs to have a boat crew, a swimmer; board paddler and ski paddler and a beach sprinter. Each team must include a female competitor, an Under-17 and an Under-19 competitor. The Lifesaver Relay team was, Chris Allum (swim), Nicole Jones (sprint), Nathan Smith (board), Nathan Steiner (ski) and Garry Allman, Simon Levings, Matthew Bruce Ivan Skerratt, and Jeremy Neilsen (boat crew). The final results of the Lifesaver Relay: Cronulla A, Queenscliff, Redhead, Manly Gold, Swansea Belmont, Wanda Blue. The Taplin Relay saw the Cronulla combination stage a thrilling finish with Bulli and Swansea Belmont to issue a warning to Queensland clubs Tugun, Northcliffe and North Burleigh.

12 Defending NSW Open Champions Individual Events 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE IRONMAN IRONWOMAN MALE SURF RACE FEMALE SURF RACE SURF BELT RACE MALE BOARD FEMALE BOARD MALE SINGLE SKI FEMALE SINGLE SKI MALE BEACH SPRINT FEMALE BEACH SPRINT MALE BEACH FLAGS FEMALE BEACH FLAGS Nathan Smith (Cronulla) Naomi Flood (Queenscliff) Chris Allum (Cronulla) Amanda White (Terrigal) Matt Freeman (Bulli) Daniel Shade (Avoca Beach) Emma Schneider (The Lakes) Luke Michael (North Bondi) Kim Low (North Curl Curl) Zane Campbell (Wanda) Ashlee Cheney (Mollymook) Gregory Hitchenson (Wanda) Lisa Wright (Swansea Belmont) MALE CHAMPION LIFESAVER Matt Smith (Swansea Belmont) FEMALE CHAMPION LIFESAVER Melinda Pelly (Manly)

13 Defending NSW Open Champions Team Events 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE MALE SURF TEAMS FEMALE SURF TEAMS MALE BOARD RELAY MALE BOARD RESCUE FEMALE BOARD RELAY FEMALE BOARD RESCUE MALE DOUBLE SKI MALE SINGLE SKI RELAY MIXED DOUBLE SKI MALE BEACH RELAY FEMALE BEACH RELAY OPEN MALE SURF BOAT OPEN FEMALE SURF BOAT RESERVE SURF BOAT UNDER 21 SURF BOAT UNDER-19 SURF BOAT OPEN MARCH PAST LIFESAVER RELAY FIRST AID CHAMPIONSHIP PATROL COMPETITION Cronulla B (Ben Orford, Paul MacLachlan, Nathan Steiner, Ryan Hartup) Avoca Beach A (Kate McNamara, Sarah Hull, Renee Fitton, Kimberley Mara) Avoca Beach A (Daniel McClelland, Daniel Shade, Ben Hamilton) Cronulla B (Ryan Hartup, Cameron Pyett) Byron Bay A (Riquie Sharman, Jo Way, Brodie Moir) Terrigal A (Sally Turner, Amanda White) Maroubra D (Matthew Jones, Glen Cowdrey) Cronulla A (Nathan Smith, Nathan Steiner, Tony Schumacher) Maroubra A (Jodie Baker, Francis Blake) Killcare Black (Joel Maybury, Marcus Kain, Brice Johnson, Nick Leon) Mollymook Black (Ashlee Cheney, Melissa Howard, Tegan Davies, Armalie Davidson) Bronte Blue (Robert Conlan, Campbell Cannon, Nigel Johnston, Connor Shepherd, Matthew Woodham) Queenscliff Blue (Matthew Hamilton, Kim McManus, Olivia McMiles, Anna Webster, Amanda Whiteman) North Cronulla Red Barons (Matthew Bell, Adam Mullhall, Paul Slaven, Ben Smollet, Steven Swayne) Bilgola Bogans (Neil Jones, John Tait, Dan Steinberg, Mike Hart, Aaron Dober) Austinmer A (David Jackson, Aaron Jackson, Corey Jackson, Nick Critcher, Tom Dorahy) Collaroy Black (Robert Tomblin, Tony Aouad, Neil Armstrong, Greg Broome, Norm Chaffer, Ricco Cooper, Ron Levy, David MacIntosh, Kenyon McKie, Colin Newman, David Perry, Peter Rumble) Cronulla A (Jeremy Neilson, Chris Allum, Nicole Jones, Nathan Smith, Nathan Steiner, Garry Allman, Simon Levings, Matthew Bruce, Ivan Sherratt) Manly Silver (David Roche, Hayden Cowan) Manly Gold (Melinda Pelly, Georgina Pelly, David Roche, Hayden Cowan, Richard Lees, James Fox)

14 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships - Fast Facts 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE * In 2005 at Umina, Cronulla s Nathan Smith became the first person to win four consecutive NSW Open Ironman championships. Not since Robert Chapman of Elouera in 1983 and 1984 had anyone else ever won two straight. That record is not the only piece of history made by the Smith family after Nathan s sister Kristyl won the Ironwoman in 2003, making them the first ever brother-sister combination to win the coveted titles. (They went on to claim their first Australian titles in 2005). * The brother combination of Dean and Darren Mercer won the NSW Open Board Rescue title five times and the dynamic duo have seven NSW Open Ironman crowns between them. * Steve Warren of North Cronulla won the Open NSW Board championship event five years in a row between 1974 and * Cronulla's, Daniel McLellan has the most consecutive Open Belt Race victories at a NSW Championship with six between 1993 and * Olympians that have won a NSW Open Surf Race title include, Gary Winram (North Bondi), Jon Donohoe (Clovelly), Terry Buck (Clovelly), Greg Rogers (Clovelly), Graham Windeatt (Collaroy), Robert Nay (Wollongong), Ron McKeon (South Maroubra), Brad Cooper (Wollongong), Max Metzker (Maroubra), Scott Miller (Manly) and Malcolm Allen (Maroubra). * Female Olympians who have won a NSW Surf Race title include, Stacey Gartrell (Wanda), Leigh Habler (Coogee) and Elka Graham (Manly). * No Open Ironwoman has ever won three NSW Championships. Samantha O'Brien (South Maroubra), Courtney Ellis (Manly), Lilli Miller (Bulli) and Kristy Cameron (The Lakes/Wamberal) all have two victories to their names. * 2004 Australian Ironwoman champion Kristy Cameron, competing for The Lakes/Wamberal, is the only competitor to win both the NSW Open Ironwoman and NSW Under-19 (or Under-18) Ironwoman titles in the same year. * In 2004 Kristy Smith (North Cronulla) won her fifth consecutive NSW Open Female Beach Sprint title. * Swansea Belmont has won five NSW Open Taplin Relay titles in the last 12 years. * Lisa Wright (Swansea Belmont) won her third consecutive Open and Under-19 Female Beach Flags double in She also won the (now discontinued) Under-16 Female Beach Flags twice giving her eight NSW Beach Flags titles at the age of 19. Including 2005, Wright has won four Open Beach Flags championships. * In 2004 Stephen Munnery (Kilcare) joined rugby league international Nick Yakich (North Narrabeen ), Darren Peters (Wollongong ) and Kip McFarland (Mollymook ) as the only runners to win three consecutive NSW Open Beach Sprint titles. No one has won four straight in the event.

15 TOP OF THE STATE NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS ANALYSIS David Lyall and David Moase look at the major contenders for IRONMAN & IRONWOMAN Open Male Cronulla s Nathan Smith created history last year by becoming the first person to win four consecutive NSW Ironman crowns. On his home beach, and also carrying the title of Australian champion, he is very much the man to beat. Smith, who was fourth in the World Interclub Titles after winning the National Teams Ironman title at Lorne a fortnight ago, is not over the line in his pursuit of a fifth title, however, and will be challenged by the likes of clubmate Chris Allum, Daniel Shade from Avoca, Swansea Belmont s Josh Blair, Maroubra s Ben Squires, Reid Schofield of Terrigal and Bulli s Drew Cairncross, Ben Allen and Gregg Miller. Queenscliff teenager Matt Poole was a sensation at the Northern Beaches championships, winning both the Open and Under-19 events and could challenge the older competitors. Open Female Naomi Flood is the defending champion and her move down the sand from Queenscliff to Manly has done nothing to affect her form, with a stirring second to an unstoppable Kristy Munroe at the World Championships in Lorne a fortnight ago. Flood, the Australian Under-19 champion, will be tough to beat, but it is anything but a foregone conclusion. Amanda Hey (Terrigal) won two years ago and was second to Flood last year so she will be determined to win back the crown. In an event where the standard of competition seems to improve every year, there will be plenty of other contenders including Bulli s Brittany Sharkey and Nicole Sheedy, Candice Falzon of North Bondi, Flood s Manly teammate Emma Schneider, Hayley Condran of North Wollongong and Sawtell s Courtney Hancock. Under-19 Male A great showdown looms in this event, with an array of super young talents set to fight for the crown. Leading contenders include outstanding all-rounder David Smith of Warilla-Barrack Point, Queenscliff s Matt Poole, Josh Minogue of Thirroul and Brendan Schofield of Terrigal. Others who can t be discounted are Shane Barrie (North Wollongong) and Hayden Allum (Wanda). Under-19 Female With some of the big name competitors moving out of this division this year, it gives up and comers the chance to prove themselves. Courtney Hancock of Sawtell, who won the Under-17 title last year, has had a great season and looks set to play a big role in this event, along with the likes of Elyse Yardley (North Wollongong), Meggie Helson (Shellharbour) and Cronulla s Kristy May Morris, Peta Scanlon and Karla Attwells. Arielle Bird of Queenscliff has been a consistent performer although is battling a knee injury, and her clubmate Emma Parsons can test anyone on her day. Under-17 Male Collaroy s Kendrick Louis led the charge for NSW at the Interstate titles and took the top prize at the Interbranch championships. Wade Love-Attard (Manly) and Ben Miller (Terrigal) filled the places at the Interbranch and will challenge again, while Jacob Lollback of Yamba will be back to defend the title he won last year. Mitch Crow of Redhead, Kirk Gosper of Manly and Avoca Beach s Liam Jackson could also find themselves in the mix. Under-17 Female There isn t much either Freshwater s Alisha Miller or Swansea Belmont s Kimberley Tapley haven t won this year and it would surprise no-one to see one of the outstanding pair on top of the dais this week. If they are to be upset, perhaps Sawtell s Bonnie Hancock is the most likely as she attempts to grab the

16 crown won by her older sister Courtney in Others to look out for are Kate Ebrill (Swansea Belmont), Hannah Walker (Wollongong City) and Rachel Crerar (Freshwater). Under-15 Male Michael Booth of Redhead was a star at the Interstate carnival, winning the Ironman and looks a strong chance to do the same here. The Premiership winner will face tough competition from Queenscliff s Saxon Bird and Freshwater s Luke Stirton, Terrigal s Tim Schofield, Dean Mackay of Avoca Beach and Justin King (North Wollongong). Under-15 Female Lauren Davenport of Cronulla will have the luxury of defending her title on her home beach but faces some stiff competition. Kayla Russell (Sawtell) and Brooke Miller (Freshwater) are having strong seasons and will challenge closely, as will another Cronulla competitor, Jane Ware, and Laura Higgins (Redhead). Lauren Hall (MacMasters Beach) will lead the Central Coast challenge, while young Emily Chaffey won the Hunter Branch championship and could worry her older rivals. SURF RACE Open Male Home beach knowledge will be a big plus for Cronulla s Nathan Smith, Chris Allum and Mark Simpson and the rest of the field will keep a close eye on them from the first round. Allum won this crown last year as an Under-19 competitor and probably starts as favourite after comfortably winning the NSW Surf Premiership and taking bronze behind Zane Holmes and Shannon Eckstein in the World Championship Surf Race final, which saw clubmate Smith in fourth place. If the Surf Race crown is to leave the Shire, Ethan Whiteman (Manly) could be the man to take it after a series of consistent performances. Always one of the most open carnival events, this title will also be a high priority for the likes of North Wollongong s Shane Barrie, Bronte veteran Mal Allen, Bulli s Drew Cairncross and Matt Freeman, national Under-19 champion Josh Minogue and Swansea Belmont s Josh Blair. Open Female World Championship silver medallist from Lorne two weeks ago, Amanda White (Terrigal) and Brittany Sharkey (Bulli) finished first and second in last year s final and they are leading contenders yet again. Manly s Naomi Flood will challenge strongly after splitting Sharkey and White at the Interbranch titles. Kristie Lee Ogilvie (North Bondi) showed last year she is still a force in these events. Others in this race right up to their goggles are Terrigal s Amanda Hey and Jessica Parr, Hayley Condran (North Wollongong) and Emma Schneider (Manly), while Kimberley Tapley (Swansea Belmont) will lead the charge of the younger competitors. BOARD Open Male Daniel Shade (Avoca Beach) got the better of Nathan Smith (Cronulla) last year and they probably are the standouts in what should be hotly contested event, but if either slip up or get a bad break there are plenty of strong paddlers waiting to take advantage. Shade and Smith are among the form paddlers of the season with the pair finishing second and third respectively to Shannon Eckstein at the World Championship final in Lorne. Josh Blair (Swansea Belmont) has been a super consistent performer over many years and will give himself every chance. Wollongong City youngster Dean Buttel broke the Bulli stranglehold at the Illawarra Branch championships, edging out Drew Cairncross and Ben Allen. Tim Foran (Redhead) and Mark Bint (Swansea Belmont) will join Blair in a strong contingent from the Hunter Branch, while Terrigal s Schofield brothers, Brendan and Reid, have been strong all season. Cam

17 Coghlan (Manly) won the Surf Premiership but was beaten out by Tom and Ben Atkinson (Queenscliff) for the Northern Beaches Branch title. Open Female Emma Schneider took home the prize last year and, now at Manly, will be a strong contender yet again. She is not the only Emma from the Northern Beaches with hopes this week, as Emma Parsons (Queenscliff) took out the NSW Premiership. Behind her in that competition were Brittany Sharkey (Bulli), Amanda Hey (Terrigal) and Cronulla s Peta Scanlon and Karla Atwells, who also have strong chances. Nicole Sheedy (Bulli), Kate MacNamara (Avoca Beach), Lauren McKie (Collaroy), and Naomi Flood (Manly) are all good paddlers, while Katie Graham of Avoca Beach took the prize at the Interbranch and will be looking to do so again. SINGLE SKI Open Male Heaps of entries and plenty of quality competitors make this an exciting and unpredictable event. Cronulla s Nathan Steiner and Tony Schumacher will know the conditions better than anyone, while North Bondi s Luke Michael will be out to repeat last year s triumph. Bulli s Downie Langthorne (fourth in the World Championship at Lorne) took the Interbranch title and won at Freshwater ahead of two other strong contenders, Manly s Blake Ballard and Paul Tatham of North Bondi. The list of contenders seems endless and any one of Byron Bay s Kurt Tutt (third in the World Championships), Queenscliff s Nick Holt, Redhead s Peter Scott, Maroubra s Glen Cowdrey, North Bondi s Jake Michael and Freshwater s Jono Chalmers (fifth at Lorne) and Collaroy s Scott Austin (sixth at Lorne) could come the out on top. Among all that quality, watch out for young David Smith of Warilla-Barrack Point, who won the NSW Premiership and could upstage them all. Open Female This one could well be fought out by some of the leading Ironwoman contenders, such as Interstate champion and 2006 World Championship runner-up Naomi Flood (Manly), Amanda Hey (Terrigal), Kate McNamara (Avoca Beach), Nicole Sheedy (Bulli) and Lauren McKie (Collaroy). North Curl Curl s Kim Low was last year s winner and has a strong chance of making it a double after winning at the North Cronulla carnival. North Wollongong s Elyse Yardley was the NSW Premiership surprise packet, winning ahead of Queenscliff s Sonja Schleimer, while Terrigal s Sally Turner also performed well in the Premiership. BEACH SPRINT Open Male With NSW gold and Australian silver in his bag from 2005, Wanda s Zane Campbell shapes as a strong contender for a repeat triumph. The man he nudged out last year, Mollymook s Glen Beveridge, has been in hot form this season and took the Interbranch crown. The NSW Premiership was closely fought, with Wamberal s Drew Howell taking top prize narrowly from Gareth Nichols (Caves Beach) and Sean Riley (Wanda). Steve Hatch of Newport has had a very consistent season, as has Killcare s Marcus Kain. Open Female Defending champion Ashley Cheney of Mollymook looks to have the strongest claims on this event after her World Championship victory at Lorne. Add two consecutive Australian championships to her CV and an Interbranch win this season, Cheney will start a hot favourite. Five-time NSW champ and runner-up to Cheney at Lorne, Kristy Smith (North Cronulla) will appreciate competing at home, as will Cronulla s Nicki Jones. Look out for Anna Heasman (Caves Beach) who showed her quality by winning the NSW

18 Premiership. Flags champion Lisa Wright (Swansea Belmont) represented NSW in both beach events this year. BEACH FLAGS Open Male Swansea Belmont s Jay Coburn deserves favouritism for this event after winning the Interbranch, Hunter Branch, Manly and Freshwater carnivals. The Caves Beach contenders including NSW Premiership winner Michael Waghorn, Daniel McGowan and Gareth Nichols have competed well, as has Andrew Fortis of Wamberal and the consistent Matt Palamara of Manly. Open Female Swansea Belmont s Lisa Wright lines up for her fourth straight NSW Open title and her ninth State crown in all. Wright has been at her brilliant best again this season, winning the Interbranch and Interstate titles but suffered a rare defeat at the hands of Mollymook s Melissa Howard at the World Championships in Lorne. Those with the Herculean task of trying to beat the two best in the world are Premiership winner Suzi Hibbins of Elouera, Manly s Nicole Fullbrook and Cronulla s Nicki Jones, Melissa Miles and Laura Hammond and Queenscliff s Laura Shorter. SURF BOAT Open Male Freshwater, swept by Julian Delaney, is the State s most consistent crew and have had a brilliant 2006 so far, winning the Manly Carnival, the final round of the Red Rooster Premiership, the ASRL Open and the Sydney Northern Beaches Branch Championships. Bulli Gold (Paul Jones) however went one better than Freshwater to take out the NSW Premiership. World championship silver medallists Avoca Beach (Richard Brierty), Queenscliff (Matt Hamilton), Bungan Beach (Matt Collins), Wanda Blue (Trevor Robson) and Coogee A (Rodney Colman) have all shown good form throughout the season. Austinmer, swept by Jack Patison, are always competitive. Open Female Typically, clubs from the Sydney Northern Beaches Branch dominate this event and again this year they will be favourites. Like in the Open Male event Queenscliff Blue (Matt Hamilton) is expected to feature, as will World Champions Bilgola (Don McManus) and perennial placegetters South Curl Curl Gold, swept by Chris Flemming. South Curl Curl Gold won the ASRL Open and finished second to Bilgola at the World Championships at Lorne with a crew that includes kayaking dual-olympian Yanda Nossiter. Avoca Beach Zenith (Richard Brierty) and Austinmer Blue (Jack Patison) have also been in good form and come from solid boat rowing clubs. Redhead A (Ben Neppl) was third in the NSW Premiership behind Queenscliff and Austinmer. Reserve Grade This event is the biggest of the entire championships with more than 15 per cent of the total entrants in the carnival. It is also one of the most open events and anything can, and usually does, happen. Austinmer Blue (Jack Patison), Bulli Gold (Nigel Taylor) and Bilgola Gold took the top three spots in the NSW Premiership while Collaroy Spiders (Paul Booth), South Narrabeen Boozers and Queenscliff Blue (Matt Hamilton) finished top three in the ASRL Open. The Wamberal Hollywoods and any team from host clubs North Cronulla, Wanda and Elouera will be competitive. Under-21

19 Bilgola Dilligaf is the form crew in this division having won the NSW Premiership. They will face strong opposition from fellow Sydney Northern Beaches clubs South Narrabeen Snappers, Manly (Darren Burke) and Palm Beach (Peter Spence), who were second in the ASRL Open. Once again Jack Patison s Austinmer crew has had a solid season, winning three of the four NSW Premiership rounds, while Wanda Blue (Trevor Robson) could do well. Under-19 MacMasters Beach Gold (Michael Norman) has been one of the most consistent crews in any division in NSW this year. The Central Coast crew finished with two wins and two seconds in the NSW Premiership. Also in the running will be Bronte, Bilgola, Pacific Palms, Wanda, Austinmer, Gerringong and NSW Premiership runners-up Helensburgh-Stanwell Park Red.

20 SURF SPORTS DISCIPLINE EXPLANATIONS 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE A surf lifesaving carnival as big as the State Titles is a busy spectacle that could be somewhat overwhelming to the uneducated. But to the contrary, despite over 100 events taking place on each weekend the championships are very spectator friendly and, with a quick explanation, quite easy to follow. The NSW Age Surf Life Saving Championships cater for boys and girls in age groups from Under-8 to Under-14. Competitors in the NRMA Insurance NSW Surf Life Saving Championships are grouped into ages for Male and Female in Under-15s, Under-17s, Under-19s, Under 21s (Surf Boats only), Restricted Over-24s (Surf Race only), Open and Masters (Over-30s to Over-65s). They all compete in a range of Beach and Water events BEACH EVENTS March Past Judged on timing and correctness is the most traditional of all surf lifesaving events, the March Past.Often the domain of the more senior members of a surf club, the March Past is synonymous with bag pipes and colourful flags and costumes. It is made up of 12-member teams with standard bearers and includes Open, Under-21 and Age divisions. It has always been the traditional surf carnival showcase and the carnival stops for the March Past. Beach Sprint/Beach Sprint Relay Beach Sprint is perhaps the most simple of all events for it is a matter of getting to the end of an eight lane sand track faster than the next competitor. The Beach Relay is for teams of four runners who transfer a baton after each completing one leg of the Beach Sprint course. Beach Flags The last of the beach events is the Beach Flags, which is run over a shorter distance and is similar in concept to Musical Chairs and was originally known as Musical Flags. Competitors lie face down on the sand with their feet closest to the pieces of rubber hose, or flags, positioned in the sand a short sprint away. Once the starting whistle is blown competitors must rise to their feet, turn to face the flags and then ensure they are able to capture a flag. As in the Musical Chairs, there will be one flag less than there is competitors, thus ensuring one competitor is eliminated each round until a winner is decided. WATER EVENTS Surf Race/Teams The Surf Race is a swimming event that starts on the beach and sees competitors round a string of marker buoys or cans before returning to the beach and finishing with a sprint to the line. The Surf Teams event is made up of four members who all swim at the same time with their finishing place used to accumulate a team score. Rescue and Resuscitation (R&R) The R&R competition is one of the more traditional events at a surf carnival. It involves two, five or six person teams performing a simulated rescue drill that is judged on the precision of each team s actions.

21 Surf Belt In the same area are belt races for Under-19 and Open competitors which, like R&R, is performed using the reel, line and belt. They are made up of five man teams a belt swimmer, three linesmen and a reelman. The gun start signals the teams to run from the shore line to pick up their reel with the swimmer, or beltman, jumping into the belt and the reel party carries the reel down the beach. The beltmen are assigned individual buoys and signal their arrival raising one arm above their head after touching their buoy. Rescue Tube/Rescue Tube Rescue There are rescue tube events for senior competitors,where a swimmer will, similar to a belt race, place his or her arm through the shoulder strap of the tube and swim to their designated buoys and raise his or her hand. The Under-19 and Opens are two person events whereby a patient is dropped behind the designated buoy and the rescuer swims out and places the tube around the patient. The rescuer then tows the patient back to shore and the event is complete when the pair crosses the start/finish line. Ironman/Ironwoman The ultimate challenge for an individual are the Ironman and Ironwoman. In Open and Under-19 events for males and Open events for females, competitors complete three randomly drawn water legs - surf, board and ski with a torturous run leg at the end of each. The event usually takes around twelve minutes but can often take over twenty if the surf is at its toughest. For the younger ages and for juniors there is some respite, with the ski leg not part of the event but that sometimes just means the pace is hotter. Surf Craft/Relays Board and ski races are similar although each has a separate set of different coloured cans for athletes to round with the board longer than the surf race, and the ski longer still. There are also board the board relay and ski relay, three-member team events that are conducted as a relay. Another popular water event for all ages is the board rescue which is a two-person team which requires a swimmer and a board paddler. Each team is assigned a beach and buoy position. The swimmers race to their assigned buoy and they signal for their board paddler to leave the beach. Once the board paddler rounds the buoy, the pair paddle to the beach together. It simulates a board rescue. Probably the most prestigious team event to win is the Taplin Relay. It is often used to gauge the depth of the strongest clubs and is super competitive, not only within the heat of battle but sometimes before the race even starts with competitors striving for the honour of being selected in their club s team. The race involves two swimmers, two board paddlers and two ski paddlers who all complete a similar course to the one they raced over in the surf, board and ski events. While the disciplines are coupled together the order of the event is randomly drawn before the carnival making for a six-leg relay lottery. The juniors, as well as the Under-15 and Under-17s, have a modified event known as the Cameron Relay, which is made up of a swimmer, a board paddler and a beach sprinter). An extension of the Taplin Relay is the Lifesaver Relay which is made up of one swimmer, one ski paddler, one board paddler, one boat crew and one beach sprinter and in case of the NSW Championship clubs must provide at least one female competitor and one Under-19. These are among the most exciting events of the Championships.

22 Board Riding Board riding display events are also very popular, and in recent years a malibu (longboard) event has been added, with winners judged similar to major surf board riding events. Surf Boats The surf boat races are all about power, strength and fitness. There are five divisions for the boaties Open, Female, Reserve Grade, Under-21s and Under-19s. A surf boat crew consists of four rowers and a sweep. The rowers sit on alternate sides of the boat and each pull one oar with two arms while the sweep stands at the back of the boat and steers. On the row out the sweep is also the only member who can see the waves approaching as his or her crew heads out to sea a perilous and thankless job but on the return the crew has a bird s eye view of what is looming out the back! Each crew starts on the waters edge and rows out around their designated turning can before proceeding back to the beach through a set of gate cans. Not only is each crew trying to win the race but they must ensure they stay upright. Capsizing means immediate disqualification and often a heartbreaking end to months and months of hard work. Lifesaving Events There are events to determine the Champion Lifesaver and Champion Patrol Team. Champion Lifesaver competitors must complete a surf race, tube race, beach sprint, board as well as resuscitation and patient assessment and a theory paper. In the Champion Patrol Team competition, teams are made up of up to six competitors who must complete similar physical tasks as a team, similar in format to the Champion Lifesaver but teams also have to complete an assimilated rescue scenario. There are also First Aid competitions for all age groups where two-man teams have to perform simulated first aid on patients who have had anything from cramps, bluebottle stings to shark attacks.

23 ELITE ATHLETE PROFILES CHRIS ALLUM - Cronulla Nickname: Chip DOB: 04/02/86 Years in Surf Life Saving: 13 NSW Team: Australian Team: 2002, 2004, 2005 Rep teams in other sports: NSW Swimming: , Australian Swimming: Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Lots How did you start surf lifesaving: Dad Three best career results: Aussie U16 Ironman 1 st, 2 nd Open Surf '04, '05 (Aussies), U19 Belt '05 1 st (Aussies) Favourite event: Belt Best event: Swim/Belt/Ironman Coaches: Matt Brown (Swim), Richard Gurnsey (Board) Training routine: 8 x swim, 1 x Ski, 1 x board, 1 x ride, 1 x gym 2006 season goals: Go well What or who inspires you: Being number 1 Role models: Lance Armstrong University: Sydney Uni Batchelor Primary Education Favourite Subject: History Favourite Music: Rock What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Golf Describe yourself in five words or less: Relaxed, Witty GLENN BEVERIDGE - Mollymook Nickname: Bevo DOB: Years in Surf Life Saving: 26 NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: Long, long time ago, another life time, nippers '86 & '88 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: 40 Years How did you start Surf life saving: My uncle dragged me along to nippers Three best career results: 3 rd Aussie flags, 4 th Aussie Sprint, 1 st Aussies relay Favourite event: Sprint Relay Best event: Flags Training routine: 3 x sprint, 3 x gym 2006 season goals: To win that elusive Aussie open sprint medal. What or who inspires you: Running for my team mates. Not letting them down. Role models: Wayne Pearce Job: Kiama Leisure Centre Favourite Music: Billy Joel, Elton John What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Play rugby league Describe yourself in five words or less: Determined. Always gives 100% MICHAEL BOOTH - Redhead Nickname: Boothy, Boothtron, Gnome DOB: 30/01/91 Years in Surf Life Saving: 10 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: 03/04 & 04/05 Interstate Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Swimming Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Brothers Stephen & Daniel How did you start Surf life saving: Dad - agent for Dolphin Surf Craft Three best career results: 2 nd in Swim, Ironman at 2005 Australian Titles Favourite event: Ironman Best event: Swim, Ironman Coaches: Shane Arnold Swim, Tim Foran - Board Training routine: 6 x swim, 3 x board, 1 x run 2006 season goals: Win an Australian Gold Medal in an individual event What or who inspires you: Wining Role models: Lance Armstrong, Nathan Smith, Kendrick Louis School: St Mary's Gateshead Favourite Subject: Science Favourite Music: Hilltop Hoods What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf Describe yourself in five words or less: Easy going, short, fun loving

24 EMILY CHAFFEY Cooks Hill DOB: 02/01/93 Years in Surf Life Saving: 4 years Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: None How did you start Surf life saving: Friend told me to join Three best career results: Interbranch, 1 st swim, 1 st Ironwoman, 3 rd board Favourite event: Ironwoman and swim Best event: Ironwoman or swim Training routine: 7 x swims, 2 x board 2006 season goals: Make Interstate team again and rep netball School: Newcastle High School Favourite Subject: Sport Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Socialise Describe yourself in five words or less: Happy 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE DONNICA CLARKE Terrigal Nickname: Nica, Clarky DOB: 20/12/90 Years in Surf Life Saving: 8 Years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: NSW '04, '05 and '06 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Athletics NSW Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: How did you start Surf life saving: My mum started me up in U/8's Three best career results: Winning double in Aussies '05, Winning 3 rd Consecutive state sprint and flags '04 Favourite event: Cameron Relay Best event: Flags Coach: Paul Nancarrow Training routine: 3 x track, 2 x swim, 1-2 x gym 2006 season goals: Win Aussies again What or who inspires you: Nathan Smith, friends, family, my cousin Role models: Steve Munnery, Lisa Wright School: St Josephs Catholic College Favourite Subject: PDH - Sport Favourite Music: Any good stuff What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Hang with friends, beach, surf Describe yourself in five words or less: Sporty, smart, blonde DAMIEN COOK Helensburgh-Stanwell Park Nickname: Cookie DOB: 23/06/91 Years in Surf Life Saving: 8 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Me/Brother/Dad/Mum How did you start Surf life saving: Family Three best career results: 1 st State three times Favourite event: Flags/Sprint Best event: Flags Training routine: 2 x sprint training 1 x gym 2006 season goals: Australian medal, make NSW Team What or who inspires you: Brother (Simon) Role models: Brother and older sports stars Favourite Subject: PE Favourite Music: Whatever sounds good What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Footy, Relax, Friends

25 LAUREN DAVENPORT - Cronulla Nick Name: Loz Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 10 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: 3 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: 2 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: 2 Sisters How did you start Surf life saving: Sisters Three best career results: 1 st State Ironwoman U'14, U'15 Favourite event: Ironperson Best event: Ironperson / Swim Coaches: Kev Neilson Training routine: 4 x swim, 4 x board, no gym 2006 season goals: Go well at Interstate and Aussies Who inspires you: Sophie Delezio, Nathan Smith and Kayla Elliott School: Woolooware High School Favourite Subject: Sport Favourite Music: Hip Hop What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Listen to music Describe yourself in five words or less: Sport, blonde, surfy, energetic, active Role models: Nathan & Kristyl Smith KAILAH ELLIOTT South Maroubra Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 7 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: NSW '05 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: NSW Swimming Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Father, official How did you start Surf life saving: 1 enjoyed going to the beach Three best career results: 1st Ironwoman at Interstate '05 Favourite event: Swim Best event: Swim Coaches/Contact details: Deacon Spicer (Cronulla) Training routine: 7 x swim, 3 x board 2006 season goals: To get a place at Interstate and state What or who inspires you: Ky Hurst Role models: Lauren Davenport, Lane Ware School / University / job: PLC Sydney Favourite Subject: PE Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf Describe yourself in five words or less: Brunette, but acts like a blond JANE ENDICOTT - Austinmer boat crew Nick Name: Chook Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 8 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: George Bass Marathon Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Just this year Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: None How did you start Surf life saving: Friends Three best career results: 1 st in George Bass School Tour Netball team to New Zealand, 4th in NSW Flags Favourite event: Female Boat Racing Best event: Woman's Surf Boat Row Coaches: Jack Patison Training routine: 2 x Boat, 7 x weights, 3 x runs 2006 season goals: Win Australian Titles 2006 What or who inspires you: Blue Skys and a Sunny Day Favourite Music: Pub Bands, U2 What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Travelling Describe yourself in five words or less: Life of the party

26 NAOMI FLOOD - Manly Nick Name: Nomes, Floody Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 14 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: NSW '99, '01, '02, '04, '05. Aust '02, '04, '05 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Dad in Masters How did you start Surf life saving: Nippers through my elder brother, Simon Three best career results: '04 Worlds 1 st in Swim, 1 st Board, '05 Aust Nationals 1 st U/19 Ironwoman Favourite event: Ironwoman Coaches: Craig Riddington, Ben Davies 2006 season goals: Get over my illness What or who inspires you: Others who achieve their goals Role models: Mum, Dad School / University / job: St. George Bank Favourite Subject: English What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf, sleep Describe yourself in five words or less: Fun, enjoys laughing and relaxed Best event: Board TOM FRASER-HOLMES - Manly Nick Name: Tappy, Fraser Date of Birth: 09/10/91 Years in Surf Life Saving: U/9 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: 05/06 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Swimming, IM Squad Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Sister How did you start Surf life saving: My Sister Three best career results: 1 st in State Ironman, Board and Swim Favourite event: Ironman Best event: Swim Coaches: Shane Arnold, Tim Forum Training routine: 6 x swims, 2 x board 2006 season goals: Do well at State What or who inspires you: Chris Allum, Ky Hurst Role models: Chris Allum Favourite Subject: PE Favourite: Jack Johnson What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surfing Describe yourself in five words or less: Tall PETER-JAMES GARCIA - Cronulla Nick Name: Roidy Date of Birth: 16/11/91 Years in Surf Life Saving: 2 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: NSW 2004/05 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Sister and Brother How did you start Surf life saving: A few mates were doing it so I thought it would be fun Three best career results: 1 st in flags at State, 1 st sprint at interbranch, 3 rd in Sprint at State Favourite event: Flags Best event: Flags Coaches/Contact details: Greg Hitchenson 2006 season goals: Win flags at Interstate Role models: Joey Johns School: Kogarah Marist Favourite Subject: PDHPE Favourite: Rock What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Rugby League Describe yourself in five words or less: Competitive Training routine: 2 x run, 2 x flag

27 SIMON GARDNER Soldiers Beach Nick Name: Si Date of Birth: 14/04/89 Years in Surf Life Saving: 9 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: 2001, 2002/03, 2005, 2006 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Football, Swimming 2001 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Gardner Race Boards How did you start Surf life saving: My Dad made the boards Three best career results: 1 st at Interstate Sprints Favourite event: Sprints Best event: Sprints Training routine: 1 x Swim, 1 x Board, 3 x flags, 2 x sprints, 2 x gym 2006 season goals: Do Well What or who inspires you: Jenny Downing (Coach) Role models: Annabelle Stalley & Tim Schofield School: Wadalba High Favourite Subject: Lunch time Favourite Music: Any, don't care What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf, Ski, snowboard Describe yourself in five words or less: Tallish, tanned, blondish, smart and sporty EDWARD GOURLEY - Terrigal Nick Name: Ed/Eddie Date of Birth: 23/03/92 Years in Surf Life Saving: 4 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: None How did you start Surf life saving: Friends got me into it. Three best career results: Winning Ironman at State, 2 nd in Swim, 1 st in Board Relay two years in a row. Favourite event: All water events Best event: Swim/Ironman Coaches: Paul Lemmon, Paul Broadbent Training routine: 5 x swims, 3 x board Role models: Ky Hurst School: St. Edward's East Gosford Favourite Subject: DT Favourite Music: Heavy Metal/Rock 'n' Roll What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Footy and Swimming SAM HAMMOND - Coalcliff Nick Name: Sammy Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 7 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: NSW '05 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Touch Football, Athletics ('01, '02, '03, '04) Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: None How did you start Surf life saving: Brother and sister did when little Three best career results: Interstate - 1 st flags, 1 st sprint, NSW 1 st flags, 1 st Sprint for past 5 years Favourite event: Flags Best event: Flags Training routine: Don't train, looking for a coach What or who inspires you: Kailah, Elliott School: Heathcote High School Favourite Music: RNB What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Friends, beach Describe yourself in five words or less: Lies to do surf club 2006 season goals: To train hard Role models: My sisters Favourite Subject: PE

28 BONNIE HANCOCK - Sawtell Nick Name: Bonza Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 11 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: '04/'05, '03/'04 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Cross Country, Touch Football, Athletics Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Two older sisters, Courtney, younger sister India How did you start Surf life saving: Older sisters were involved, lived on the beach Three best career results: 4 consecutive state board titles, 1 st board, '03/'04 Interstate board Favourite event: Board Best event: Board/Ironman Coaches: Terry de Carle (Board) and Cheryl Neville (Swim) Training routine: 5 x swims, 4 x board 2006 season goals: Do well at State and Aussies What or who inspires you: My sisters Role models: Ky Hurst, Karla Gilbert, Grant Hackett Favourite Subject: PE, English Favourite Music: Anything and everything What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf, snorkel, shop, movies, paint Describe yourself in five words or less: Sporty, active, blonde, beachy, laid back COURTNEY HANCOCK - Sawtell Nick Name: Court Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 8 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: U/13, 14 16, State Team, NSW Cross Country Team Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Cross Country, NSW Catholic Team Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: 2 sisters How did you start Surf life saving: Older sister did nippers Three best career results: U/16 Australian Ironwoman Champion, U/17 NSW State Champion, U/17 Surf Swim Favourite event: Ironwoman, Swim Best event: Ironwoman Coaches: David Reeves, Terry de Carle, Cheryl Neville, my Dad Training routine: a lot of work 2006 season goals: Try my best at State and Aussies, train hard and have fun What or who inspires you: My family and my coach David Reeves Role models: David Reeves School: John Paul College, Coffs Harbour Favourite Subject: Sport and Rec Favourite Music: Anything and everything What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf, spend time with my friends Describe yourself in five words or less: Silly, happy, crazy, spontaneous, jolly INDIA HANCOCK - Sawtell Nick Name: Indy Date of Birth: 12/10/92 Years in Surf Life Saving: 8 years Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Two older sisters, Courtney & Bonnie How did you start Surf life saving: My sisters were involved Three best career results: Won the State Board U9's, 10's and 12s. Favourite event: Board Best event: Board Coaches: Terry de Carle (Board) and Cheryl Neville (Swim) Training routine: 4 x swims, 4 x board 2006 season goals: Do well in board and iron person at State Who inspires you: My older sisters Role models: Top Iron persons of Australia Favourite Subject: PE Favourite Music: All types What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Sleep, shopping Describe yourself in five words or less: Sporty, tall, easy going, shy

29 MELISSA HOWARD Mollymook Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 17 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: Tri Nations in NZ Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: All family members have been involved at some point in their lives How did you start Surf life saving: Family Three best career results: 3 rd Flags at Worlds, Italy. 1 st flags at Aussies Favourite event: Flags, sprint, relays Best event: Flags Coaches: Bevo Training routine: 1 x gym, 2 x running, 1 x beach 2006 season goals: To win flags at Worlds and Aussies What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Spend time with family and friends Describe yourself in five words or less: Competitive, friendly, a little shy KYLIE JOHNSTON Austinmer Nick Name: KJ Date of Birth: 29/12/78 Years in Surf Life Saving: 12 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: Australian's Female Marathon Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: NSW Hockey Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: None How did you start Surf life saving: Nippers Three best career results: 2 nd State, George Bass Winners 3 years in a row Favourite event: Female Boat Racing Best event: Woman's Surf Boat Row Coaches: Denis Patison Training routine: A glass of wine each night What or who inspires you: Jacobs Creek School / University / job: High School Science Teacher Favourite Subject: Chemistry Favourite Music: Jack Johnson, James Blunt What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Having a wine with friends Describe yourself in five words or less: I like to drink wine 2006 season goals: State and Australian Finals Role models: My mum JUSTIN KING North Wollongong Date of Birth: 22/11/90 Years in Surf Life Saving: 10 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: 18 years How did you start Surf life saving: Parents Three best career results: 2 nd Board State, 9 th Board Aussies, 3 rd Swim State Favourite event: Board Best event: Board Coaches: Phil Clayton, Mike McKeon Training routine: 5 x swim, 3 x board, 2 x Ski 2006 season goals: Win Aussie Board What or who inspires you: Winning Role models: Phil Clayton Favourite Subject: Maths What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Football Describe yourself in five words or less: Tall, Fair, Fat, Easy going

30 PENNY LEDNER Austinmer Nick Name: Penwah Date of Birth: 19/10/80 Years in Surf Life Saving: 10 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: Australian / State Marathon team Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Australian Downhill Ski Team Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: None How did you start Surf life saving: IRB racing as a 15 year old Three best career results: Winner George Bass Marathon 2004, Winner Red Rooster NSW Premiership Round , State finalist. Best event: Surfboat Coaches: Jack Patison Training routine: 2 x Boat 3 x Gym, Running/X-training 2006 season goals: Worlds, Aussies, State What or who inspires you: Shane Rose, Sebastian James Role models: Shane Rose, Lance Armstrong Job: PE teacher What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Horse riding Describe yourself in five words or less: Add strings to the bow Favourite Music: 80's hair metal JACOB LOLLBACK - Yamba Nick Name: Jake Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 12 years Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: We are all clubbies How did you start Surf life saving: Friends asked us to join with them Three best career results: 1st U/17 Ironman, 2 nd U/17 Board, 4 th Aussies Board Favourite event: Board Best event: Board Coaches: Jim Dougherty Training routine: 2 x board, 4 x swim, 3 x Ski, 1-2 x run 2006 season goals: Win a medal at Aussies What or who inspires you: Family, friends, passion for the sport. Hugh Dougherty Role models: Nathan, Hugh, Shannon, Macka School / University / job: Grafton High School Favourite Subject: PDHPE What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Do triathlons Describe yourself in five words or less: Funny, happy, kind, helpful Favourite Music: Yellow Card, Blink 182, Nickelback, Green Day KENDRICK LOUIS - Collaroy Date of Birth: 28/05/90 Years in Surf Life Saving: 5 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Cross Country Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Brothers How did you start Surf life saving: Three best career results: 1 st State Ironman, 4 th Ironman Aussies Favourite event: Ironman Best event: Swim Coaches: Sean Kenny, Rick Curl Training routine: 7 x swim, 2 x board, 1 x run 2006 season goals: Top five at Aussies in Swim and Ironman What or who inspires you: Lance Armstrong, Zane Holmes Role models: Chris Allum School / University / job: School Favourite Subject: English, P.E. Favourite Music: Jack Johnson What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf Describe yourself in five words or less: Easy going, medium height, size 12 swimmers, size 10 shoes, 32 waist

31 TANYN LYNDON Lennox Head-Alstonville Nick Name: Tano Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 6 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: NSW Team Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: We are all clubbies How did you start Surf life saving: Dad took me down one day Three best career results: 1 st State Ironman, NSW team Favourite event: Board/Ironman Best event: Board/Ironman Coach: Lou Wilson Training routine: 6 x swim, 3 x board, 2 x Ironman 2006 season goals: Compete well at all carnivals What or who inspires you: Ironmen Role models: Nathan, Zane, Naomi, Dad Favourite Subject: PE Favourite Music: Rock What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Play good rugby Describe yourself in five words or less: Funny, nice, happy, helpful, fair SCOTT MCCARTNEY - Cudgen Headland Nick Name: Macka Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 13 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Competition we are all clubbies How did you start Surf life saving: Through family and friends in green hats Three best career results: 1 st Aussie Board. 3 rd Aussie Board Relay, 3 rd Aussie Board Rescue Favourite event: Board Best event: Board Training routine: 3 x swims, 2 x board, 2 x Ski, 1 x Ironman 2006 season goals: Compete well at Aussies and State What or who inspires you: Family and the competitors I race Role models: Ky Hurst Job: Lifeguard, surf shop Favourite Subject: PDHPE Favourite Music: Yellow Card, Blink 182, etc. What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf and live overseas (Fiji) Describe yourself in five words or less: Funny, happy, nice, helpful, good sport BROOKE MILLER - Freshwater Nick Name: Chook Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 9 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: 2 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: 5 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: 2 Sisters How did you start Surf life saving: Elder Sister Three best career results: 1st State Ironwoman U'13s Favourite event: Ironwoman Best event: Ironwoman Coaches: Graeme Carroll Training routine: 4 x swims, 3 x board, no gym 2006 season goals: Go well at Aussies What or who inspires you: Sophie Delezio and Ky Hurst Role models: Naomi Flood School / University / job: Stella Maris Favourite Subject: Art, Design Favourite Music: Hip Hop / Rap What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Listen to my ipod Describe yourself in five words or less: Sporty, blonde, surfie, active and energetic

32 KARLIE MORTON - Freshwater Nick Name: Karlz Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 7 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Touch Football, Athletics Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Brother and Sister do it. How did you start Surf life saving: My friends and I wanted to do it. Three best career results: Interbranch, 1 st in sprint, 1 st in flags Favourite event: Flags and sprint Best event: Flags and sprint Training routine: 5 x runs, 6 x flag and a slow jog 2006 season goals: Go well in State, run and train well. What or who inspires you: Cathy Freeman Role models: Tracey, Michelle, Greg and Trent 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE School: Cromer Campus Favourite Subject: Sport Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surfing, running, playing touch football and seeing friends Describe yourself in five words or less: Happy AMY NURTHEN Terrigal Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 5 years Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Sister How did you start Surf life saving: Liked the beach Three best career results: 1 st Board, 3 rd Board '05, 1 st board at inter-branch Favourite event: Board Best event: Board Coaches: Paul Broadbent, Paul Lemmon Training routine: 4 x swims 2006 season goals: Medal at State School: Terrigal High School Favourite Subject: PE Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Netball, Swimming Describe yourself in five words or less: Like to do surf club JACK PATISON Austinmer Nick Name: Pato, Tripod Date of Birth: 09/03/73 Years in Surf Life Saving: 19 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: NSW Titles, Tour Japan with Aussie Side Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: NSW ASRL side three times Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Father How did you start Surf life saving: Family Three best career results: Australian Championships 03 open surf boat, State championships 1997, Interstate championships (Boat Race) 05. Favourite event: Surf Boa (sweep) Best event: Surf Boat 2006 season goals: Men and Woman's Aussie Titles What or who inspires you: Big Surf Role models: My Wife "Can Cook" School / University / job: Coal Miner What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Play with my kids and cows. Describe yourself in five words or less: I have too much energy

33 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE KYLIE ROODENRYS - Austinmer Nick Name: Patto Date of Birth: 02/07/74 Years in Surf Life Saving: 16 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: Twice Australian Marathon Team George Bass Surfboat Marathon Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: None Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: They are all lazy and not involved How did you start Surf life saving: When moved from Bathurst to Wollongong, the first thing we did was get our Bronze Medallion and joined a surf club. th Three best career results: Consecutive George Bass Marathon wins; Female Australian Final 4 Favourite event: Female Boat Race Best event: Woman's Surfboat Coaches: Jack Patison, Dennis Patison Training routine: 2 x Boat 2 x Gym, 2 x Running, plenty of Tim Tams st 2006 season goals: World Titles, 1 place NSW in Interstate, Aussie 3 state medals, please! What or who inspires you: Lance Armstrong/Chocolate Role models: Steve Drysdale (Drizzy, aka, king of the bow) University: Wollongong Uni (Psychology) Favourite Music: Powderfinger, Rage Against the Machine What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Play with my daughter Describe yourself in five words or less: Easily excited, endless energy KAYLA RUSSELL - Sawtell Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 10 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: U '13, U'14 State team Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Brother and Sister How did you start Surf life saving: Family involvement st Three best career results: 1 U11, U14 Board State; NSW state team Favourite event: Board Best event: Board Coaches: Terry de Carle board, Cheryl Neville, swim Training routine: 5 x swims, 4 x boards, 1 x Ironwoman 2006 season goals: Win board at Interstate, State and Aussies What or who inspires you: Training team mates, Allira Richardson Role models: Training team mates School: Bishop Druitt College Favourite Subject: Applied movement, PDH/PE, English, maths What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Soccer, shopping, surfing Describe yourself in five words or less: Sporty, active, happy TIM SCHOFIELD Terrigal Nick Name: Schoey Date of Birth: 23/03/91 Years in Surf Life Saving: 5 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: U/14 NSW State Team Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Pacific School Games for Swimming Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Sister, Dad and Relatives How did you start Surf life saving: To spend more time with my Cousins Three best career results: Gold in Swim and Ironman at State and 3 x swims at Interstate Favourite event: All Best event: Sprint Coaches: Paul Broadbent Training routine: 4 x swim, 2 x board, 2 x Ironman 2006 season goals: Final in all my races at Aussie Titles What or who inspires you: Friends, Family and my coaches Role models: Ky Hurst, Nathan Smith, my cousins School: St Edwards College Favourite Subject: Recess/Lunch Favourite Music: Rock What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surfing and friends Describe yourself in five words or less: Smart, nice, sporty, blonde?

34 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE BRITTANY SHARKEY Bulli Nick Name: Britt, Crunchie Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 10 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: '04, '05, '06 State Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Touch Football, Netball, Swimming Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Sister How did you start Surf life saving: Moved to the beach nd Three best career results: 2 Aussie Swim Favourite event: Swim Best event: Swim Coaches: Ron McKeon, Geraldine Miller Training routine: 8 x swim, 2 x board, 1 x Ski What or who inspires you: Naomi Flood Role models: Naomi Flood Favourite Subject: Naomi Flood! Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Talk to Naomi Describe yourself in five words or less: Kind, friendly, talkative, lots of laughter DAVID SMITH Warilla Barrack Point Nick Name: Smidy Date of Birth: 13/02/87 Years in Surf Life Saving: 12 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: 6 years x NSW Reps Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Swimming Pacific School Games/NSW Representative Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: All 5 members How did you start Surf life saving: Grew up through parents rd Three best career results: 3 World Marathon Kayak Juniors, U/19 Australian Single Ski Champion Favourite event: Ski Best event: Ski, Ironman Coaches: Martin Smith or Terry Prosser Training routine: 4 x Spring Kayak, 1 x Ski, 5 x Swim, 1 x Board 2006 season goals: Win Gold at Aussies, 19's single/double Ski and Ironman What or who inspires you: Clint Robinson Role models: Clint Robinson Favourite Music: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Cold Play What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Sport, Kayak Describe yourself in five words or less: Highly competitive, intimidating ELIZA SMITH - Cooks Hill Nick Name: Ellie Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 8 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: IM squad for swimming in '06 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: None How did you start Surf life saving: As an extra sport st Three best career results: Winning Kracka '05, Inter-branch results 1 nd nd Board, 2 Swim, 2 Iron person Favourite event: Swim, Board and Iron person Training routine: 7 x swims, 3 x boards, 1 x run 2006 season goals: Going well in this year's Interstate School / University / job: St Pius Favourite Subject: Sport Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Socialise Describe yourself in five words or less: Happy

35 NATHAN SMITH - Cronulla Nick Name: Smitdog Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 19 Previous NSW/Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: World's '04 and '05, World Games Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Nil Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: All Involved How did you start Surf life saving: Through family Three best career results: Australian Open Ironman Champion, World Surf Race Champion, World Games Male champion. Favourite event: Ironman Best event: Ironman Coaches/Contact details: Kevin Neilson Training routine: 4 x swim, 2 x Ski, 1 x board, 2 x Ironman 2006 season goals: Defend Australian Title What or who inspires you: Everyone who tries Role models: Family School / University / job: PE Teacher Favourite Subject: Lunch Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Sleep, surf Describe yourself in five words or less: God's gift to the ladies SCOTT SMITH - Warilla Barrack Point Nick Name: Smidy Date of Birth: 30/04/93 Years in Surf Life Saving: 6 Favourite event: Ironman Best event: Swim Coaches/Contact details: Martin Smith Training routine: 7 x swims, 6 x boards, 2 x runs Role models: Lake Illawarra High School School / University / job: Lake Illawarra High School Favourite Subject: P.E. DAT. Art Favourite: Greenday, Coldplay, Red-hot Chilli Peppers What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Surf TV Describe yourself in five words or less: Midgit, competitive ANNABELLE STALLEY Avoca Beach Nick Name: Annie Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 3 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: Interstate team '04, '05, '06 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Athletics Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Father competes in Masters How did you start Surf life saving: Nippers '03/'04 Three best career results: 3 rd Sprint Aussies '03/'04, 1 st sprint State '05, 2 nd Sprint Aussies '05 Favourite event: Sprint relay, Board Relay Best event: Sprint Coach: Jenny Downing Training routine: 2-3 x flags, 3-4 x sprint 2006 season goals: 1 st sprint at Aussies, 1 st sprint at World What or who inspires you: Jenny Downing Role models: Jenny Downing School: St Andrews Cathedral School Favourite Subject: PDHPE Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Athletics, surfing Describe yourself in five words or less: Sporty, shortish, blondish, active

36 KIMBERLEY TAPLEY- Swansea Belmont Nick Name: Kim Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 6 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: '03/'04, '04/'05 State team Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: '04 and '05 NSW Sharks team (swimming) Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Mum, official How did you start Surf life saving: With Kate Ebrill Three best career results: 3 rd Aussies swim, 1 st Interstate swim '03/'04, 1 st Ironwoman and swim premierships Favourite event: Swim and Ironwoman Best event: Swim Coaches: Dona Procter, Alan Pickle, Geoff Mowbray Training routine: 6 x swim, 3 x board, 1 x Ski 2006 season goals: To win State and Aussies What or who inspires you: Winning, achieving my goals Role models: Kristyl Smith School / University / job: Year 11 SFX Favourite Subject: Textiles and Design Favourite Music: Jack Johnson What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Eat, sleep, party Describe yourself in five words or less: Tired, hungry, outgoing, stupid ANDREW VARGA Warilla Barrack Point Nick Name: Varga Date of Birth: 01/12/92 Years in Surf Life Saving: 3 Years Favourite event: Sprints Best event: Sprints Training routine: 9 x runs, 4 x swims What or who inspires you: Michael Owen School / University / job: S.A.C. (Shellharbour Anglican College) Favourite Subject: Music Favourite: R 'n B What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Hanging out with friends Describe yourself in five words or less: Tank, fast JANE WARE Cronulla Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 10 years Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Parents both officials How did you start Surf life saving: Through friends Three best career results: 1st Aussies Board Rescue, 1 st State Ironwoman for two years running Favourite event: Swim and Ironwoman Best event: Ironwoman Coaches: Illawarra Surf Club Training routine: 5 x swim, 3 x board, 1 x kayak 2006 season goals: Win State and Aussies What or who inspires you: Winning Role models: Phil Clayton School / University / job: Year 10, Kiama High School Favourite Subject: Textiles and PE Favourite Music: Any What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Sleep, eat and bum Describe yourself in five words or less: Outgoing, tired, hungry and tall

37 LISA WRIGHT Swansea Belmont Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 13 years Previous NSW, Aust teams in Surf Life Saving: NSW '97, '99, '01, '06. Aust '05 Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: How did you start Surf life saving: Nippers Three best career results: Favourite event: Flags Best event: Flags Coaches: Dom and Greg Training routine: 2 x track, 1 x beach run 2006 season goals: Win all flags and win Aussies sprint What or who inspires you: Role models: School / University / job: Physiotherapy at University Favourite Subject: Musculoskeletal Favourite Music: Paul Simon, Dire Straits What do you like to do away from surf life saving 2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA GUIDE ELYSE YARDLEY North Wollongong Date of Birth: Years in Surf Life Saving: 11 years Previous NSW/Aust teams in other sports: Australian Junior Kayak team '04/05 Family involvement in Surf Life Saving: Parents Patrol How did you start Surf life saving: Through friends Three best career results: 2 nd U/19 Ski, Australian Champs '04, 3 rd U/19 board State '05, 3 rd U/19 Ski State '04 Favourite event: Ski Best event: Ski Coaches: Mike McKeon swim, Phil Clayton Board, Terry Prosser - Ski Training routine: 4 x Ski, 4-5 x swim, 2 x board, 2 x gym 2006 season goals: Win U/19 Ski at Aussies and State What or who inspires you: Achieving my goals Role models: Phil Clayton School / University / job: Holy Spirit College Favourite Subject: PDHPE Favourite Music: All types What do you like to do away from surf life saving: Kayaking, shopping, surfing Describe yourself in five words or less: Motivated, happy, outgoing