Attachment 11
California Surf Lifesaving Association TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT:
CSLSA Board of Directors Jay Butki-Lifesaving Sport Committee Chair October 8, 2015 Fall 2015 CSLSA Surf Lifesaving Sport Report
2015 Surf Lifesaving Sport Competition schedule: Sat June 6- Pier Paddle-Santa Monica Pier June 6-7 Maui Jim Oceanfest-Maui June 20-South Bay Dozen-Torrance Beach June 27-Ed Perry Regatta-Venice Beach July 17-21- 7th Sanyo Bussan International Lifesaving Cup, Aoshima Beach, Miyazaki, Japan Sat July 18 & 19- San Clemente Ocean Festival: San Clemente Pier California Surf Lifesaving Championships (AKA CSLSA Regionals) –Huntington State Beach Fri Jul 24-CSLSA JG Regionals Sat Jul 25-CSLSA Cal Surf Lifesaving Championships International Surf Festival –July 31 & Aug 1 –24th Wieland Shield-Hermosa Beach Pier Fri July 31 Night-ISF LA County Intracrew Relays Sat Aug 1-Night-ISF Taplin Relays Hunt State Mega Colossus R-S-R Tour De Central R-S-R USLA National Lifeguard Championships – Daytona Beach, FL Wed Aug 5 USLA National Junior Lifeguard Championships Aug 6-8 USLA National Lifeguard Championships Masters Finals & Open Prelims Aug 16-23- Duke’s Oceanfest-Waikiki,Oahu Sept 3-6 - 6th International Surf Rescue Challenge-Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Australia July 24-25 -2015 California Surf Lifesaving Championships: HSBLA hosted another very successful event at the ever popular venue. The competition was fast furious and fun, the surf challenging and in the end 262 registered competitors had a great day. The Surf did wreak havoc on the CSLSA equipment, 4 Danforth anchors were lost, 2 buoys ripped up by the surf, and 6 of the 10 flag buoys on the south course were destroyed by the large surf, one of the flag buoys was recovered from the dog beach north of the pier. Congratulations to the 3peat CSLSA Champions Cal State Parks! Point Scores: 1. Cal State 1529.25 2. LACoSLSA 1166.75 3. Laguna Beach 333.50 4. Santa Cruz 143.50 5. Long Beach 139 6. Tie Coronado Beach 102 / County of Orange 102 8. Santa Barbara 92 9. Newport Beach 82.50 10. LA Lakes 62 11. Seal Beach 58.50 12. San Clemente 55.37 13. LA City 26.25 14. San Diego 25 Aug 5-8 -the 46th USLA National Lifeguard Championships: Daytona Beach, Florida -hosted by the Volusia County Lifeguard Association 578 Lifeguards registered as either Open and/or Masters Competitors as members of the 44 USLA Chapter Teams that were Represented. 46 Lifeguards or Junior Lifeguards raced in the new Under 19 division. Open & Masters Competitors by State and Region State Region
Men
Women
Total
Southwest
52
24
76
DE
Mid Atlantic
23
6
29
FL
South Atlantic
12
7
19
FL
Southeast
148
50
198
HI
Pacific Islands
1
0
1
CA
MD
Mid Atlantic
7
1
8
NC
South Atlantic
17
7
24
NJ
Mid Atlantic
55
27
82
NY
Mid Atlantic
77
26
103
SC
South Atlantic
7
4
11
TX
Gulf Coast
11
8
19
VA
South Atlantic
7
1
8
Howard Lee Championship Trophy Ranking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Agency LA County Surf Life Saving Association Monmouth County, NJ Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association Hampton Lifeguard Assoc., NY California State Lifeguard Association Sussex County, MD Long Beach NY Jax Beach, FL Riis Park, NY Coronado Beach Lifeguards
Total Points 1079.625 903.625 303.750 222.000 221.625 193.750 164.250 150.500 148.500 115.750
Greg Farry Trophy- Open Point Scores only Ranking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Agency LA County Surf Life Saving Association Monmouth County Destin Smith Point Hampton Lifeguard Assoc. Volusia Surf Lifesaving Association Sussex County Riis Park California State Lifeguard Association Long Beach NY Coronado Beach Lifeguards Wrightsville Beach Jax Beach Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue Charleston County Virginia Beach Lifesaving Association Jones Beach State Park Long Beach Lifeguard Assoc, CA Boca Raton Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguard Assoc
Total Points 781.625 706.125 554.000 394.500 213.000 168.750 158.750 148.500 148.125 140.250 115.750 112.750 106.500 104.125 69.500 67.500 63.000 56.500 45.000 37.250
Santa Cruz was 27th, LA City 31st, Santa Barbara 33, and San Clemente was 43rd Women’s & Men’s Top 10 lists below: Rank 1 6 7 8 13 16 19
Name Carter Graves Kelsey Cummings Kevyn Murphy Jenna Solberg Sarah Burris Danielle Wong Tandis Morgan
Agency Coronado Beach Lifeguards Long Beach Lifeguard Assoc CA LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc
Total Points 90.250 56.500 56.125 53.250 43.750 35.750 32.500
CSLSA had 7 out of Top 20 women Rank 1 3 7 10 11 13 16 18 18
Name Brian Murphy Kevin Fink Shane Scoggins James Bray Hayden Hemmens Jeff Hart Nicholas Sullivan Patrick Jacobson Tim Burdiak
Agency LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc California State Lifeguard Assoc Newport Beach Ocean Lifeguard Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc LA County Surf Life Saving Assoc
CSLSA had 9 out of the Top 20 men
Total Points 75.750 67.500 45.125 37.750 37.250 35.625 31.000 28.750 28.750
International: 6th International Surf Rescue Challenge- Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia USLA Cap Number
Name
Chapter
Region
# of Nat Teams
114
Garrett Thibodeau
Smithpoint, NY
Mid Atlantic
6
134
Jennifer Noonan
Palm Beach, FL
Southeast
5
145
Tom O'Neill
Riis Park, NY
Mid Atlantic
4
149
Annie Fitten
Monmouth County, NJ
Mid Atlantic
4
150
Tim Burdiak
LA County, CA
Southwest
2
151
Rich Sprout
Cal State -Huntington, CA
Southwest
2
153
Sandi Woodhead
Smithpoint, NY
Mid Atlantic
2
156
James Bray
Cal State-Ventura, CA
Southwest
1
157
Kevin Fink
LA County, CA
Southwest
1
158
Pat Fink
LA County, CA
Southwest
1
159
Pat Kilgallen
Riis Park, NY
Mid Atlantic
1
160
Christina Boring
San Clemente, CA
Southwest
1
161
Carter Graves
Coronado, CA
Southwest
1
162
Eva Porter
Jacksonville, FL
Southeast
1
163
Hailie Petersohn
Volusia County, FL
Southeast
1
164
Lexi Santer
Ocean City, MD
Mid Atlantic
1
7 of the 16 on the 2015 USLA National Team were from the CSLSA. Coach: Mike Barrows, Manager: Randy Eickhoff USLA U19 Cap #
# of U19 Nat Teams
Name
Chapter
Region
9
Ben Coffey
Santa Cruz, CA
Southwest
2
10
Hayden Hemmens
Newport Beach, CA
Southwest
2
12
Chris Wise
Destin, FL
Southeast
2
13
Amanda Calabrese
East Hampton, NY
Mid Atlantic
2
15
Holly Maine
LA County, CA
Southwest
2
17
Shannon Snell
Pompano Beach, FL
Southeast
2
18
Sarah Brennan
Monmouth County, NJ
Mid Atlantic
1
19
Zoe Colomer
LA County, CA
Southwest
1
20
Chasen Dubs
East Hampton, NY
Mid Atlantic
1
21
Natalie Gold
LA County, CA
Southwest
1
22
Oli Holt
Santa Cruz, CA
Southwest
1
23
Isabelle Pabon
Monmouth County, NJ
Mid Atlantic
1
24
Hunter Pflueger
Honolulu, HI
Pacific Islands
1
25
Bella Siering
Southwest
1
26
Benjamin Tran
LA County, CA Cal StateHuntington
Southwest
1
27
Malcolm Wilkie
Hollywood, FL
Southeast
1
8 of the 16 members of the USLA U19 Team were from CSLSA. Coach: Casey Graham, Manager: Gus Avila Final 3 day cumulative point scores: Open: Australia 236, New Zealand 228, USA 118, Japan 106 Under 19: Australia 185, NZ 154, USA 74
Proposals to be voted on at the Fall 2015 USLA National Board of Director’s Lifesaving Sport Committee: 1. Fins will be limited to the type of fins that most guards use on a daily basis as opposed to racing fins. (MA) 2. Eliminate the rule that if you propose a new event it must replace an existing event. If the above proposal passes then there are several other proposals: i. Change the American Iron woman to include a row. (SA) ii. Add a 3 person paddleboard relay for both open men and open women. (SW) iii. Make the Landline event an Open Men’s Landline and an Open Women’s Landline. (SE) iv. Add a singles row for all age groups. (SE)
Draft- Surf Lifesaving Sport Competition schedule: 2016 April 16-24 – “Aussies 2016” SLSA National Surf Life Saving Championships –Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Australia June or July - Sanyo Bussan, Japan July 23 or 30-CSLSA California Surf Lifesaving Championships-Huntington State Beach 2016 USLA National Lifeguard Championships: Venice or Hermosa Beach Wed Aug 10 Junior Lifeguards and Under 19 Division Aug 11-13 Open & Masters Divisions Aug 31-Sept 18-ILSF World Champs Rescue 2016-Netherlands Pool-Eindhoven, Ocean-Noordwijk, Netherlands http://rescue2016.net/ 2017 Jan - 25th Wieland Shield –Victoria, Australia Feb -7th International Surf Rescue Challenge 2017-Mount Maunganui, New Zealand April 21-30 World Masters Games- Surf Lifesaving Takapuna, New Zealand June or July - Sanyo Bussan, Japan July 20-30 World Games Lifesaving –Wroclaw, Poland July 22 or 29-CSLSA California Surf Lifesaving Championships -Regionals -?? Aug 9-12 -USLA National Lifeguard Championships: -Daytona Beach, FL 2018 July 28-CSLSA California Surf Lifesaving Championships -Regionals -?? Aug 8-11 -USLA National Lifeguard Championships: ?? ILSF World Champs Rescue 2018, Adelaide, South Australia 2019 July 27-CSLSA California Surf Lifesaving Championships -Regionals?? Aug 7-10 -USLA National Lifeguard Championships: - ?? 8th International Surf Rescue Challenge 2019- ?USA venue? – ??? Cal, Hawaii, Florida, Mid Atlantic???
RNLI Exchange
Background The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a lifesaving charity in the United Kingdom and Ireland whose stated aim is to save lives at sea. This is done through the provision of a lifeguard, lifeboat and prevention services. The RNLI operates 235 lifeboat stations and 225 beach lifeguard units. The RNLI employs around 1200 lifeguards (paid and voluntary) to patrol these beaches on a seasonal basis. The RNLI service continues to expand around the coast of the UK and Ireland and as a result is constantly developing training, equipment and facilities to support the demands of the service. Purpose To establish an ongoing program of exchange visits that will enhance the knowledge, skills and efficiencies of organizations through the exchange of experiences, processes, procedures and tools. In 2015, two RNLI lifeguards have been selected to visit Southern California from July 26 – August 9. RNLI Attendees for 2015
Kate Berridge, Lifeguard Supervisor, South Devon In Kate’s role as a Lifeguard Supervisor, she manages a team of over 55 lifeguards across 8 beaches in the South Devon region of the UK. Lifeguard Supervisors are responsible for all operational lifeguard duties, as well as admin tasks, rostering, ensuring lifeguard units are supplied with equipment and resources needed to run the beaches effectively, lifeguard training, specialist equipment training such as RWC (jetski) and IRB (inshore rescue boats) and more. Leading up to Kate’s current position, she has gained 6 seasons experience as an RNLI lifeguard across the south west of the UK and Jersey. Kate has also worked as a beach lifeguard and specialist trainer in France, Western Australia, Tasmania and most recently working as a lifeguard supervisor in New Zealand. Having done a sports science and coaching degree, and working for a year as surf instructor in the summer and ski/snowboard guide in the winter, Kate fell into lifeguarding after following her child hood dream of working and travelling as a beach lifeguard. She is now grateful to have made it her full time career and is always seeking out opportunities to learn and experience more within the job. Growing up in a small surfing community in the south west of England, Kate was a keen surf lifesaver, competing at a younger age – all be it not very competitively. But in later years turning her focus to IRB racing, Kate has on multiple occasions found herself as the British IRB racing Champion. Surf lifesaving sport has been a strong part of Kate’s background and upbringing, and currently is the lead coach for the senior squad at her local lifesaving club.
Kate is very much looking forward to coming across to LA to learn more about the style of lifeguarding that occurs here, and to look at training as well as other policies and procedures followed within the service.
Tom John, Senior Lifeguard, Swansea, South Wales Tom John is 25 years old and works as a Senior Lifeguard for the RNLI on the beaches of South Wales. Wales is a separate county to England and has its own language, Welsh, which is Tom’s first language. Tom started lifeguarding at 18, working on his home beaches in Swansea. His lifeguarding career started through surfing. He is a surf instructor and has competed since a young age at a national level. Tom has also competed in surf life saving. Tom's main role is a Senior Lifeguard, having completed his Senior’s course at RNLI headquarters in 2010. On the beaches, the Senior role involves being in charge of a team of up to 5 people, patrolling beaches and dispatching guards, craft and equipment where and when needed. Tom is also a trainer/assessor for the Rescue Watercraft (RWC), ATV and 4x4 vehicles. Tom is an experienced RWC operator and has worked on safety cover for many events such as Iron Man Wales and Red Bull Cliff Diving. Apart from lifeguarding, Tom spends his time surfing, fishing and boxing. Enthusiastic and always smiling, Tom is very passionate about lifeguarding and is a popular member of the lifeguard team. He is looking forward to learning transferable skills and having new experiences.
Please welcome Kate and Tom when you see them during their visit. Both have been selected by their dedication to the service, their ambassadorship and the potential to further their career with the RNLI.
Wieland Shield Exchange A group of 12 Victorian Lifeguards will be travelling to California for the 24th biannual Wieland Shield Educational Lifesaving Tour from July 16-August 2. This event consists of an educational and cultural exchange and several days of surf lifesaving competition, in which he seven men and four women from each state’s team (California and Victoria) compete for the coveted Wieland Shield. The traveling team’s tour also serves as an educational exchange between the lifesaving agencies involved. The Shield itself is a perpetual trophy named in honor of Mr. William A. Wieland. As has always been the situation with the exchange tours between the organizations, the priority will continue to be the interaction of coastal lifesaving philosophies, however in conjunction with the International Surf Festival we will also be organizing the 24 th Wieland Shield Competition which will be a non-sponsored 2 day amateur event established primarily to showcase the lifesaving skills of both teams. A Brief History: When Melbourne, Australia was chosen to host the 1956 summer Olympics, surf life savers decided to hold an invitational lifesaving competition to be known as the Australian Olympic International Surf Championships at Torquay Beach, outside Melbourne, Victoria. The Honorable Judge Adrian Curlewis of Australia appointed Arthur Parkens, an Australian lifesaving instructor, to solicit participation from the United States. California lifeguards and a contingent from the Territory of Hawaii decided to participate. Both teams were trained and awarded, "The Australian Surf Lifesavers Medallion," so as to meet the international competition standards required for the event. The California lifeguards organized themselves under the banner of the Surf Life Saving Association of America (SLSA), although they were solely from the Los Angeles County and Los Angeles City lifeguard agencies. This was the first American lifeguard association of its kind, even if its name was a bit grand considering its narrow scope. Team members from the SLSA included Team Captain Rusty Williams of Los Angeles County (LACO), Team Coach Kirby Temple (LACO), Team Manager Herb Barthels, Sr. of Los Angeles City (LA City), Tad Devine (Santa Monica City), Bob Burnside (LACO), Mike Bright (LACO), Greg Noll (LACO), Dave Ballinger (LACO), Chick McIlroy (LACO), Paul McIlroy (LACO), Sheridan Byerly (LACO), and Roger Jensen (LACO). The Hawaiian lifeguard team included Dr. Don Gustufson, Team Manager Harry Shaeffer, Team Coach Tom Shaeffer, Tom Moore, Shaky Felez, Dan Durego, Tim Guard, L. Honka, Peter Balding, and Tom Zahn. The event was held on November 26, 1956 and drew an immense crowd of 115,000 spectators. The legendary "Duke" Paoa Kahanamoku of Hawaii served as the honorary event Chairman. In addition to the American and Australian teams, lifeguard teams from South Africa, Great Britain, Ceylon, and New Zealand participated. As for the Americans, the Hawaiian Territory placed first in the Beach Relay. Tad Devine of California placed second in the swim. Bob Burnside of California placed third in the belt race. Perhaps more importantly than the competition itself, lifelong relationships were built around this historic event and both countries were to benefit tremendously. The American rescue tube and rescue buoy were first introduced to Australia on this tour, later to become staples of Australian lifesaving gear as they were in the US. Tom Zahn, Tom Moore, and Bob Burnside brought Malibu Balsa Surfboards with them, the first total Australian exposure to the Malibu Surfboard. When they departed Australia, the boards were left behind, which revolutionized the sport of surfing in Australia. Los Angeles County Lifeguards hosted the first Australian SLSA team to tour the USA in 1965 and presented the team before the LA County Board of Supervisors. In 1967 LA Lifeguards participated in an educational and competition tour of Australia and New Zealand. The tour included a return to Melbourne from Feb. 21 to 28, and competitions were staged at Portsea and Ocean Grove. The Australian responsible for hosting the Americans was George Nutbeam. The manager of the USA team was LA County Lifeguard and Surf Lifesaving Association of America President Bob Burnside. As a result of the 1967 tour, George Nutbeam established a biannual exchange where one country would tour the other every two years. A perpetual trophy sponsored and named for Mr. William A. Wieland, the United States Consul General to Australia who enthusiastically sponsored and encouraged the competitive and educational exchange between the two states and countries, would commemorate the biannual competition. The Wieland Shield is now arguably the longest running international lifesaving exchange in the United States having begun in 1965. The Lifeguards, Lifesavers and tour officials and educational exchange organizers have been formally recognized by the LA County Board of Supervisors, and by Victorian State government and various other municipal governments and the U.S. Consulate in Melbourne many times over the decades. The exchange of ocean lifesaving knowledge, skills, and techniques has continued unbroken for the past five decades. The educational exchange has fostered many new and improved ocean rescue techniques, and equipment. Beach management and funding have also benefited. The ongoing relationship developed between Australia and the USA continues to serve the public these Lifeguards so heroically protect. When hosted in Los Angeles, the Wieland Shield is held in conjunction with the International Surf Festival held in the South Bay Beach Cities. The Wieland Shield exchange began under LA County Chief Bud Stevenson, and support continued under the LA County Chiefs that followed through the 70s, 80s and 90s. Chiefs Bob Burnside, Howard Lee, Don Rohrer, and Randy DeGregori were all intimately involved during their tenures. Assistant Chief Phil Topar and Section Chiefs Buddy Bohn, Bob Schroeder, Bob Moore, Gary Crum, Dave Story, Tom Viren, Bob Buchanan and Lifeguard Captains Ken Atkins, John Baker, Rob McGowan, Roger Smith, John Stonier, Sonny Vardeman, Don Souther, Merrill Riley, Ira Gruber, Jim Richards, Tom Seth, Jay Butki, Rob Pelkey, Ryan
Addison, Kyle Daniels, Maria Bird, and Mike Inscore have all been a part of the educational, organizational team and/or the athletic team over the decades. When in California the Wieland Shield Tour has traditionally been coordinated under LA County Lifeguards stewardship as a formal educational and surf lifesaving sporting exchange between Life Saving Victoria and the Lifeguards of California. 2015 Wieland Shield Team- Life Saving Victoria Name Surname Club Shane Kira Guy Sam Jamo Zach Danielle Joel Nerice
Asbury Kinsey Kinsey Phillips Porter Richter Silvester Simondson Smith
Half Moon Bay Ocean Grove/North Burleigh Ocean Grove Anglesea Anglesea /Alexandra Headlands Point Leo Gunnamatta Anglesea Half Moon Bay
Life Saving Victoria Management Team Name Surname
Position
Chris Ross
Porter Peasnell
Head Coach Team Manager
Cliff
Goulding
Assistant Coach
Sonia
Kinsey
Assistant Coach
2015 Wieland Shield Team- California Name Surname Club Tim
Burdiak
LA County-Southern
Kevin
Fink
LA County-Southern / Long Beach
Carter
Graves
Coronado
Hayden
Hemmens
Newport
Kira
Makuta
LA County-Central
Ryan
Makuta
LA County-Central
Tandis
Morgan
LA County-Southern / Cal State-Malibu Coast
Brian
Murphy
LA County-Southern
Shane
Scoggins
LA County-Northern / Cal State-Monterey
Taylor
Spivey
LA County-Southern
Rich
Sprout
Cal State-Huntington / Newport
California Management Team Name Surname
Position
Scott
Diederich
Head Coach-Laguna
Jay
Butki
Team Manager-LA County-Rescue Boats
Victoria July 31st Day 1 Total 46 August 1st Day 2 Total 31 Final Score 77
California 32 27 59
Special Thanks to LACoSLSA, CSLSA, Laguna, San Clemente City, CSLA-San Clemente, CSLA-San Diego, CSLA-Silver Strand, Coronado, HBSLSA, HSBLA, the International Surf Festival, LA County Lifeguard Division, Chris Koerner, Scott Diederich, Mitch Kahn, Christina Boring, Carter Graves, Charlotte Graham, Doug Leach, and many others for their assistance in the 24 th WS Educational tour of LA County, San Clemente, Laguna, San Diego, and Huntington Beach Lifeguard operations.
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24 VICTORIAN WIELAND SHIELD TEAM
2015 Tour Hermosa Beach (USA) July/August 2015
Chris Porter (76) Head Coach Wieland Shield 2015
Ski, Board, Kayak and Expedition Paddler Occupation:
Professional Coach
Date of Birth:
September 13th 1960
High School:
Melbourne Grammar
University:
Footscray Institute of Technology (Applied Science), Deakin University (Teaching)
Club(s):
Anglesea SLSC, Fairhaven SLSC, Noosa Heads SLSC
History:
Multiple times Victorian State Board/Board Relay/Taplin Champion through 1974-1992 Victorian State Team Member (Athlete/Coach) 1976-2015
First W.S team:
1983 - USA
(#76)
Ross Peasnell (189) Assistant Coach/Team Manager
Ski Paddler Occupation:
Project Manager
Date of Birth:
February 16th 1968
Club(s):
Anglesea SLSC, Port Melbourne LSC
History:
Masters Ski Paddler and Coach at Anglesea SLSC Multiple Australian and Victorian Masters Championships Medallist
First W.S team:
2015 - USA
(#189)
Cliff Goulding (186) Assistant Coach
Ski Paddler Occupation:
Business Owner (AC Goulding)
Date of Birth:
May 18th 1959
Club(s):
Half Moon Bay SLSC, Torquay SLSC
History:
Elite Victorian Ski, Board, Iron competitor. Now Masters Competitor and Head Coach at Half Moon Bay SLSC and Victorian State Coach.
First W.S team:
2015 - USA
(#186)
Sonia Kinsey (188) Wieland Shield Assistant Coach/Team Manager
Coach/Teacher/Mother Occupation:
Head of Physical Education Geelong High School Head Coach Ocean Grove SLSC
Date of Birth:
July 5th 1967
Club(s):
Ocean Grove SLSC
History:
Open Water Swimming: Pier to Pub Open Female 2nd Masters Open Water Swimmer: Over 30 Pier to Pub/Anglesea Rock to Ramp/Danger 1000/Portsea Swim Classic Surf Life Saving: Open/Master competitor World Ironwoman Gold: 35 age group/Silver Ski Race/Bronze Board Rescue2006: Lorne Australian Surf Life Saving Championships: Masters: Gold Iron/Swim Race/Tube race 30 – 35 years age
First W.S team:
2015 - USA
(#188)
Jamo Porter (21)
Ski, Board and Kayak Paddler Occupation:
University Student/Surf Instructor
Date of Birth:
October 9th 1993
High School:
Geelong College
University:
University of the Sunshine Coast – Sports and Exercise Science
Club(s):
Anglesea SLSC, Noosa Heads SLSC, Alexandra Headlands SLSC
History:
Victorian State Nipper Board Champion/Board Relay Champion 20032008 Victorian State Team Member 2006-2015 Australian U19 Board Relay Champion 2011/12, 2012/2013, 3rd Australian U19 Board Championship Australian Lifesaver Relay Champion 2013/2014, 2nd Australian Open Men’s Double Ski and Mixed Double Ski 2014/2015
First W.S team:
2015 - USA
(#191)
Guy Kinsey (187)
Ironman/Swimmer/Ski Paddler Occupation:
Builder
Date of Birth:
8 November 1992
High School:
St Ignatius College Drysdale
Club:
Ocean Grove SLSC
History:
Winner Open Ironman Victorian Championships 2015 Victorian State Team Member: Under 15/U17/U19/Open Victorian State Open Team: Pool Life Saving Pier to Pub 2nd Junior (2 years) Winner Junior Danger 1000, Rock to Ramp, Open Queenscliff Swim Superfish Competitor Open Elite Male 4 times Under 17: 1st Ironman/Under 19: 1st Ironman (multiple team medal winner)
First W.S team:
2015 - USA
(#187)
Joel Simondson (181)
Ironman/Swimmer/Board Paddler Date of Birth:
September 30th 1995
High School:
Mentone Grammar
University:
Monash University - Bachelor of Commerce
Club(s):
Mentone LSC / Anglesea SLSC / Mooloolaba SLSC
History:
Nipper State Team: under 13,14 State Senior Team: U/17/Open (Interstate Challenge) Winner of Multiple Victorian State Titles: Ironman/Swimmer 2014: Victorian State Titles: 1st Open and /under 19 Ironman Race 1st Under 19: Surf Race/Board Race Finalist Under 19: Ironman/Swim Race: Australian Surf Life Saving Titles: Kirra Beach 2014: Moved to Mooloolaba SLSC Qld: Michael King Ironman Academy 9th Elite Men’s Coolangatta Gold Endurance Race Queensland Endurance Open 2km State Champion 2015: Returned to Victoria: 2015: 3rd Place Surf Race and Iron at Victorian State Championships
First W.S team:
2014 – Victoria
(#181)
Zachary Richter (192)
Swimmer: Pool Lifesaving/Belt/Surf Date of Birth:
September 21st 1994
University:
Monash University
Club(s):
Pt Leo SLSC
History:
State Victorian Open Surf Race Champion 2015 Member Pt Leo Surf Team First place Vic Titles (2012, 2013, 2015) Victoria Open Belt Race results: (Gold 2014, Silver 2015) Under 19 Victorian Belt Race (Gold 2012, 2013) Member 2015 Victorian Royal Lifesaving Team (3rd overall) 2 bronze and 1 silver 8 Time Open Gold Medallist at 2014 Victorian Pool Lifesaving Championships Scholarship recipient, of the Gary Tierney Foundation Elite Athlete Program with Monash University Open Surf race semi-finalist at 2015 Aussies held at North Kirra
First W.S team:
2015 - USA
(#192)
Shane Asbury (185)
Swimmer: Open Water/Pool Occupation:
Teacher (Maths and Physical Education)
Date of Birth:
October 11th 1989
University:
Deakin University, Education
Club(s):
Nunawading Swimming Club, Half Moon Bay SLSC
History:
Represented Australia: Short Course World Cup and America West Coast Tour World University Games: Russia -
Silver: 4 x 100 Freestyle relay Bronze: 4 x 200 Freestyle relay
2012 – 2015: Victorian Open Water Series Winner : 3 years Pier to Pub Lorne: 4th 2015: Victorian State Surf Championships: 5 Golds First W.S team:
2015 - USA
(#185)
Sam Phillips (190)
Ski Paddler Occupation:
Carpenter
Club(s):
Anglesea SLSC – Member since 2000 – 22 years old
School:
Geelong College.
History:
Silver 2015: Open Ski Race Victorian State Titles Victorian Double Ski Champion 2014-2015
First W.S team:
2015 - USA
(#190)
Kira Kinsey (180)
Ironwoman/Board Paddler Date of Birth:
7 July 1995
High School:
St Ignatius College Drysdale
University:
Gold Coast Uni, Occupational Therapy
Club(s):
Ocean Grove/Torquay/North Burleigh
History:
State Team: Under 13/14: Interstate Challenge Victorian Senior State Team: Under 17/Under 19/Open Under 19/Open Ironwoman Champion: 2013/2014 Victorian Champs Team and Individual Medal winner Australian finalist: Under 17 Ski race, Under 19 Board/Iron/Swim race Moved to North Burleigh Surf Club Season 2014/2015: Under 20 Byron Bay Ski Race 1st 2014 5th Coolangatta Gold Elite Womens Race Silver Rescue Tube Rescue Australian Surf Life Saving Titles 2015
First W.S team:
2014 – Victoria
(#180)
Danielle Silvester (193)
Ski Paddler/Kayak Paddler/IRB Racing Date of Birth:
18th August 1994
High School:
Mentone Girls Grammar
University:
Deakin University
Occupation:
Lifeguard
Club(s):
Mordialloc LSC / Gunnamatta SLSC / Ocean Grove SLSC
History:
Multiple nipper medallist at State titles 2009: National Talent Identification Kayaking Team Victoria: National Junior finalist IRB Racing 2015: Gold/2 Silver/Bronze recent Victorian IRB State titles Multiple Events/Finalist at 2015 Victorian Surf Life Saving Titles : Ocean Grove
First W.S team:
2014 –Victoria
(#182)
Nerice Smith (182)
Swimmer/Ironwoman Date of Birth:
6th July 1995
University:
Deakin University – Commerce and Food Nutrition
Club(s):
Half Moon Bay SLSC / Nunawading Swimming Club
History:
Last 5 years on the Victorian state surf lifesaving team Last 6 years on the Victorian Royal Lifesaving team (Pool lifesaving) 2014 Wieland Shield team 6th in open belt race at 2014 Australian surf lifesaving championships 2014 and 2015 finalist open surf race at Australian surf lifesaving championships 1st the open surf race at 2015 Victorian championships U16 Australian record 2011 Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships in 200m Obstacle race.
First W.S team:
2014 - Victoria
(#182)
