Australian Surf Life Saving Championships

The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships  known as The Aussies is the national Surf lifesaving championships for Australia. It is the largest surf lifesaving event in Australia and the largest event of its kind in the world. It is organised by Surf Life Saving Australia, and had been held annually since 1915.

The first Australian Surf Life Saving Championships were held at Bondi Beach, New South Wales in March 1915.[1]

The first Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) Masters Championships took place in 1987. It has since become an annual event, providing a platform for experienced surf life savers to showcase their skills and compete at a high level.

## List of Championships

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Year | Location

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1909 | Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival
1910 | Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival
1911 | Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival
1912 | Mention in Annual Report of thanks to carnival officials only
1913 | Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival
1914 | Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival
1915 | No carnivals held due to WW1
1916 | No carnivals held due to WW1
1917 | No carnivals held due to WW1
1918 | No senior carnivals held due to WW1
1919 | No Record in Annual Report. Spanish Flu mentioned as an issue against holding carnivals
1920 | No Record in Annual Report
1921 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1922 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1923 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1924 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1925 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1926 | Nth Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1927 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1928 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1929 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1930 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1931 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)
1932 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening)
1933 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1934 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1935 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1936 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1937 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1938 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1939 | Manly Beach, New South Wales
1940 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1941 | Not Held due to WW2
1942 | Not Held due to WW2
1943 | Not Held due to WW2
1944 | Not Held due to WW2
1945 | Not Held due to WW2
1946 | Maroubra Beach, New South Wales
1947 | Southport Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland *First time held outside New South Wales
1948 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1949 | Bondi Beach, New South Wales
1950 | Greenmount Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1951 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
1952 | North Wollonagong Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales
1953 | Newport Beach, New South Wales
1954 | Southport Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1955 | North Steyne, New South Wales
1956 | Not Held
1957 | Torquay Beach, Victoria (December 1956)
1958 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
1959 | Mooloolaba Beach, Queensland
1960 | Merewether Beach, New South Wales
1961 | Moana Beach, South Australia
1962 | Carlton Beach, Tasmania
1963 | Warrnambool Beach, Victoria
1964 | Collaroy Beach, New South Wales
1965 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
1966 | Coolangatta Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1967 | Southport Beach, South Australia
1968 | North Cronulla, New South Wales
1969 | Clifton Beach, Tasmania
1970 | Ocean Grove Beach, Victoria
1971 | City of Perth Beach, Western Australia
1972 | Blacksmiths Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales
1973 | Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland
1974 | Glenelg, South Australia
1975 | Dee Why Beach New South Wales
1976 | Clifton Beach, Tasmania
1977 | Bancoora Beach, Victoria
1978 | Kingscliff Beach, New South Wales
1979 | Trigg Island Beach, Western Australia
1980 | Maroochydore Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
1981 | Wanda Beach, New South Wales
1982 | Moana Beach, South Australia
1983 | Clifton Beach, Tasmania
1984 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1985 | Pt Leo Beach, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
1986 | Moana Beach, South Australia
1987 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
1988 | Cronulla Beaches, New South Wales
1989 | Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland
1990 | North Beach, Wollongong, New South Wales
1991 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
1992 | Collaroy Beach, New South Wales
1993 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1994 | Blacksmiths Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales
1995 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1996 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1997 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1998 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
1999 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2000 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2001 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2002 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2003 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2004 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2005 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2006 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2007 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
2008 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
2009 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
2010 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2011 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2012 | Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2013 | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2014 | Scarborough Beach, Western Australia
2015 | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2016 | Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba beaches, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2017 | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2018 | Scarborough Beach, Perth, Western Australia
2019 | Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2020 | Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland. Cancelled due to COVID-19 Virus
2021 | Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2022 | North Kirra Beach and Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2023 | Scarborough and Trigg Island Perth WA
2024 | Alexandra Headland, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

## List of Ironman and Ironwoman Champions

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Held at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships every year, the Australian Ironman and Ironwoman Title is awarded to the winners of these events. The format is the same as for typical surf carnivals, a 10-to-20-minute race with a field of 150 competitors, which over several rounds of will be reduced to a final of 16 athletes. These are the blue ribbon events the Championships, and also the ones that attracts the most attention in terms of television and spectators on the beach. The events are typically the last events on the program, raced on a final day of competition.[2] .

Year | Male Winner | Location

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1966 | Hayden Kenny | Coolangatta QLD
1967 | Barry Rodgers | Southport SA
1968 | Barry Rodgers | Nth Cronulla NSW
1969 | Barry Rodgers | Clifton TAS
1970 | Fred Annesley | Ocean Grove VIC
1971 | Norm Rabjohns | City of Perth WA
1972 | Norm Rabjohns | Swansea NSW
1973 | Ken Vidler | Burleigh QLD
1974 | Simon Martin | Glenelg SA
1975 | Ken Vidler | Dee Why NSW
1976 | Ken Vidler | Clifton TAS
1977 | John Holt | Bancoora VIC
1978 | Robert Chapman | Kingscliff NSW
1979 | Greg Allum | Trigg Island WA
1980 | Grant Kenny | Maroochydore QLD
1981 | Grant Kenny | Wanda NSW
1982 | Grant Kenny | Moana SA
1983 | Grant Kenny | Clifton TAS
1984 | Robert Chapman | Kurrawa QLD
1985 | Dwanye Thuys | Point Leo VIC
1986 | Dwanye Thuys | Moana SA
1987 | Trevor Hendy | Scarborough WA
1988 | Trevor Hendy | Sutherland NSW
1989 | Dean Mercer | Burleigh QLD
1990 | Trevor Hendy | Nth Wollongong NSW
1991 | Trevor Hendy | Scarborough WA
1992 | Trevor Hendy | Collaroy NSW
1993 | Guy Andrews | Kurrawa QLD
1994 | Trevor Hendy | Swansea NSW
1995 | Dean Mercer | Kurrawa QLD
1996 | Darren Mercer | Kurrawa QLD
1997 | Darren Mercer | Kurrawa QLD
1998 | Steven Pullen | Kurrawa QLD
1999 | Ky Hurst | Kurrawa QLD
2000 | Ky Hurst | Kurrawa QLD
2001 | Ky Hurst | Kurrawa QLD
2002 | Ky Hurst | Kurrawa QLD
2003 | Shannon Eckstein | Kurrawa QLD
2004 | Zane Holmes | Kurrawa QLD
2005 | Nathan Smith | Kurrawa QLD
2006 | Shannon Eckstein | Kurrawa QLD
2007 | Pierce Leonard | Scarborough WA
2008 | Shannon Eckstein | Scarborough WA
2009 | Pierce Leonard | Scarborough WA
2010 | not contested | Kurrawa QLD
2011 | Shannon Eckstein | Kurrawa QLD
2012 | Shannon Eckstein | North Kirra QLD
2013 | Cameron Cole | North Kirra QLD
2014 | Name | Scarboro Beach
2015 | Name | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2016 | Name | Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba beaches, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2017 | Name | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2018 | Name | Scarborough Beach, Perth, Western Australia
2019 | Name | Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2020 | Cancelled | Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland. Cancelled due to COVID-19 Virus
2021 | Alastair Day | Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2022 | Alastair Day | North Kirra Beach and Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2023 | Alastair Day | Scarborough and Trigg Island Perth WA
2024 | NAME | Alexandra Headland, Maroochydore and Mooloolaba - Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Year | Female Winner | Location

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1992 | Samantha O'Brien | Collaroy NSW
1993 | Karla Gilbert | Kurrawa QLD
1994 | Karla Gilbert | Swansea NSW
1995 | Stacy Gartrell | Kurrawa QLD
1996 | Kirsty Holmes | Kurrawa QLD
1997 | Stacy Gartrell | Kurrawa QLD
1998 | Kerri Thomas | Kurrawa QLD
1999 | Kerri Thomas | Kurrawa QLD
2000 | Kirsty Holmes | Kurrawa QLD
2001 | Hayley Bateup | Kurrawa QLD
2002 | Kristy Munroe | Kurrawa QLD
2003 | Karla Gilbert | Kurrawa QLD
2004 | Kristy Cameron | Kurrawa QLD
2005 | Kristyl Smith | Kurrawa QLD
2006 | Naomi Flood | Kurrawa QLD
2007 | Kristy Harris | Scarborough WA
2008 | Alicia Marriott | Scarborough WA
2009 | Kristyl Smith | Scarborough WA
2010 | not contested | Kurrawa QLD
2011 | Courtney Hancock | Kurrawa QLD
2012 | Rebecca Creedy | North Kirra QLD
2013 | Courtney Hancock | North Kirra QLD
2014 | Elizabeth Pluimers | Scarborough WA
2014 | Name | Scarboro Beach
2015 | Name | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2016 | Name | Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba beaches, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2017 | Name | North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2018 | Name | Scarborough Beach, Perth, Western Australia
2019 | Name | Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2020 | Cancelled | Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland. Cancelled due to COVID-19 Virus
2021 | Georgia Miller | Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2022 | Georgia Miller | North Kirra Beach and Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland
2023 | Naomi Scott | Perth WA, Scarborough and Trigg Island
2024 | NAME | Alexandra Headland, Maroochydore and Mooloolaba - Sunshine Coast, Queensland

## See also

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* Ironman (surf lifesaving)
* World Life Saving Championships

## References

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1. ^ "2015 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships". Surf Life Saving New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
2. ^ "Aussies 2012 – Surf Life Saving". Retrieved 15 February 2012.

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