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Out of the Gold but Ky plans iron assault
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:01:00 +1000
IRONMAN great Ky Hurst has been forced to abandon his quest for Coolangatta Gold glory after damaging ligaments in his ankle. The four-time national ironman champion and Surf Life Saving Australia Hall of Famer has been deep in training for a shock comeback in the sport's most gruelling 46.65km event on the Gold Coast on October 18.
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:01:00 +1000
IRONMAN great Ky Hurst has been forced to abandon his quest for Coolangatta Gold glory after damaging ligaments in his ankle. The four-time national ironman champion and Surf Life Saving Australia Hall of Famer has been deep in training for a shock comeback in the sport's most gruelling 46.65km event on the Gold Coast on October 18.
Kiwi takes on lifesaving's best
Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:01:00 +1000
MEET Madison Boon -- the diminutive Kiwi already bringing down her more fancied rivals. Christchurch may not be a common breeding ground for surf lifesaving but Boon has defied the norm to catapult herself into contention for major ironwoman honours this season despite being the baby of the field.
Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:01:00 +1000
MEET Madison Boon -- the diminutive Kiwi already bringing down her more fancied rivals. Christchurch may not be a common breeding ground for surf lifesaving but Boon has defied the norm to catapult herself into contention for major ironwoman honours this season despite being the baby of the field.
Coast IRB's in clean sweep
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
IT was a Gold Coast trifecta yesterday at the Australian Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships, with Kurrawa digging the deepest to take out the top slot.
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
IT was a Gold Coast trifecta yesterday at the Australian Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships, with Kurrawa digging the deepest to take out the top slot.
Eckstein leads Taipei charge to claw back title
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
GOLD Coaster Shannon Eckstein led by example as the Australian Lifesaving team wound back a formidable 136-point deficit to successfully defend its World Games title in sloppy conditions at Sizihwan Bay Beach in Chinese Taipei yesterday.
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
GOLD Coaster Shannon Eckstein led by example as the Australian Lifesaving team wound back a formidable 136-point deficit to successfully defend its World Games title in sloppy conditions at Sizihwan Bay Beach in Chinese Taipei yesterday.
North Burleigh on course for immortality
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
WEEKEND EXTRA <br> SURF SPORT: North Burleigh's all conquering IRB surf rescue team will next weekend attempt to become the sport's immortals when they aim for an unprecedented seventh national title at Kawana.
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
WEEKEND EXTRA <br> SURF SPORT: North Burleigh's all conquering IRB surf rescue team will next weekend attempt to become the sport's immortals when they aim for an unprecedented seventh national title at Kawana.
Kurrawa crowned kings of rescue
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
KURRAWA have reaffirmed their status as the state's No.1 club by taking out the Queensland IRB Surf Rescue Championships at Hervey Bay for the second straight year.
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
KURRAWA have reaffirmed their status as the state's No.1 club by taking out the Queensland IRB Surf Rescue Championships at Hervey Bay for the second straight year.
Deep vein thrombosis leaves Liz high and dry
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
WEEKEND EXTRA by Pat McLeod <br>SURF LIFESAVING: Gun Northcliffe ironwoman Elizabeth Pluimers has been sidelined with deep vein thrombosis and will miss this month's World Games in Chinese Taipei.
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +1000
WEEKEND EXTRA by Pat McLeod <br>SURF LIFESAVING: Gun Northcliffe ironwoman Elizabeth Pluimers has been sidelined with deep vein thrombosis and will miss this month's World Games in Chinese Taipei.
Nathan out of World Games lifesaving tour
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:01:00 +1000
WEEKEND EXTRA by Pat McLeod <br>NORTHCLIFFE'S Nathan Smith has pulled out of the Aussie surf lifesaving team, which is off to the World Games in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, next month. Smith is recovering from a shoulder injury suffered during the Test series in South Africa earlier this year.
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:01:00 +1000
WEEKEND EXTRA by Pat McLeod <br>NORTHCLIFFE'S Nathan Smith has pulled out of the Aussie surf lifesaving team, which is off to the World Games in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, next month. Smith is recovering from a shoulder injury suffered during the Test series in South Africa earlier this year.
Garth Andrews rescued his club
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:01:00 +1000
THE man credited with saving the Southport Surf Life Saving Club, Garth Andrews, 87, affectionately known by Gold Coast clubbies as 'the Godfather,' died on Wednesday.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:01:00 +1000
THE man credited with saving the Southport Surf Life Saving Club, Garth Andrews, 87, affectionately known by Gold Coast clubbies as 'the Godfather,' died on Wednesday.
Stand-up now a stand-out
Sat, 30 May 2009 00:01:00 +1000
WEEKEND EXTRA by Pat McLeod <br>THERE'S MORE than cash and prestige on offer in today's Honolua Ocean Paddle Race on the Gold Coast. Surfing Australia this week announced that the national titles in stand-up paddleboard surfing will be introduced as part of the Aussie surfmasters event to be staged at Port Macquarie in August.
Sat, 30 May 2009 00:01:00 +1000
WEEKEND EXTRA by Pat McLeod <br>THERE'S MORE than cash and prestige on offer in today's Honolua Ocean Paddle Race on the Gold Coast. Surfing Australia this week announced that the national titles in stand-up paddleboard surfing will be introduced as part of the Aussie surfmasters event to be staged at Port Macquarie in August.
Berg heads north to new challenge
Fri, 29 May 2009 00:01:00 +1000
NEW North Burleigh head coach Wes Berg is determined to help the once mighty surf lifesaving club restore its reputation as an Australian powerhouse.
Fri, 29 May 2009 00:01:00 +1000
NEW North Burleigh head coach Wes Berg is determined to help the once mighty surf lifesaving club restore its reputation as an Australian powerhouse.
Leading attack on surf lifesaving world
Tue, 05 May 2009 01:00:00 +1000
GOLD Coaster Shannon Eckstein's imprint on surf lifesaving continues to get bigger.
Tue, 05 May 2009 01:00:00 +1000
GOLD Coaster Shannon Eckstein's imprint on surf lifesaving continues to get bigger.
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