13/4/26 Big Medal Haul for Victorian Lifesavers at Aussies
13/4/26
Victorian lifesavers have won a mammoth 60 medals at the 2026 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.
Victorian competitors won 17 gold, 23 silver and 20 bronze medals during the event held at North Kirra and Tugun beaches on the Gold Coast.
*Full list of medal winners below.
The championships, known in the lifesaving community simply as “The Aussies”, are the main annual sporting competition for lifesavers and clubs across Australia.
More than 7,000 competitors from 316 clubs took part in about 550 beach and ocean events during the competition.
Lifesaving sport plays a key role in keeping volunteer lifesavers rescue-ready for the Summer Patrol Season, and is a fantastic opportunity for club members to come together and build connections with other clubs and members.
Congratulations to all competitors and thank you to all who gave their time to make the event happen by taking on support and officiating roles.
For more information, go to The Aussies - Surf Life Saving Australia Event Page
FULL LIST OF VICTORIAN MEDAL WINNERS (BY CLUB)
ANGLESEA
Gold
Louis D'Andrea - (Two gold medals) U15 Male Beach Sprint and U15 Male Beach Flags
Tom Douglas - U19 Male 2km Beach Run
Jeremy Dalli - Adaptive Open Male 500m
Bonnie McCarrol - (Four gold medals) Adaptive Youth Female Board Race, Adaptive Youth Female Beach Sprint, Adaptive Youth Female 500m and Adaptive Youth Female Beach Flags
Silver
Bonnie McCarrol (Two silver medals) - Adaptive Youth Female Surf Race and Adaptive Youth Female Wade
Tom Douglas - U19 Male 2km Beach Run
Jeremy Dalli – (Three silver medals) - Adaptive Open Male Board Race, Adaptive Open Male Beach Sprint and Adaptive Open Male Beach Flags
Thomas Penney - 35-39 Male Single Ski
Kate Smith, Rhianna Burke, Melissa Bird, Madeleine Brown and Bronwyn Marsh - Open Female 5 Person R&R
FAIRHAVEN
Bronze
Malcolm Freake - 75+ Male Beach Flag
HALF MOON BAY
Silver
Anthony Orwin - 60-64 Male Single Ski
Russel Fox - 40-44 Male Single Ski
35-39 Male Double Ski - Russel Fox and Cary Fox - 35-39 Male Double Ski
JAN JUC
Gold
Zoe McKenna - U19 Short Board riding
MENTONE
Silver
Eden Benton - U14 Female Board Race
MORDIALLOC
Gold
Harrison Scurrah - U19 Male Beach Flags
Samantha Barrow - 45-49 Female Beach Flags -
Frankie Hyde and Indiah Hay - U14 Female 2x1km Beach Relay - silver
Ariel Cole, Sophie Dunstan, Bo Guyton, Frankie Hyde - U14 Female Beach Relay - Silver
Swayde Cole, Pippi Barrow, Archie Minster, Harrison Scurrah - U19 Mixed Beach Relay
Zane Eddleston, Flynn Curry, Archi Minster, Harrison Scurrah - U19 Male Beach Relay
Daniel Hulme, Ian Bennett, Winston Burger, Martin Barrow - 230+ Male Beach Relay
Silver
Issabelle Thornborrow - U13 Female Ocean Swim
Harrison Scurrah - U19 Male Beach Sprint
Samantha Barrow - 45-49 Female Beach Sprint
Matilda Clarke, Micah Hulme, Yanik Jayawardena, Zac Pearson - U15 Mixed Beach Relay
Frankie Hyde and Indiah Hay - U14 Female 2x1km Beach Relay
Bronze
Bo Guyton - U13 Female Beach Sprint
Swayde Cole (Two bronze medals) - U19 Female Beach Sprint and U19 Female Beach Flags
Winston Burger - 70-74 Male Beach Flags
Samantha Barrow, Felicity Harrison, Jessica Kelleher, Lisa Harper - 140+ Female Beach Relay
MOUNT MARTHA
Gold
Destiny Grech - (Three gold medals) Adaptive U17 Female Sprint, Adaptive U17 Female 500m Run and Adaptive U17 Female Beach Flags
Silver
Liam Slattery - Adaptive Youth Male Board Race
Destiny Grech - Adaptive U17 Female Wade Race
Bronze
Cooper Stringer - Adaptive Youth Male Board Race
OCEAN GROVE
Silver
Georgie McIntyre, Chelsea Hanks and Catherine Robertson - U17 Female Ski Relay
Bronze
Grayson Hyde – U15 Male Board Race
Eilidh Sheridan, Grace Bird and Indigo McIntyre - U15 Female Board Relay
POINT LEO
Bronze
Frank Christian - 65-69 Male Surf Race
PORTSEA
Gold
Alice Miliani - 35-39 Female 2km Run
Beverley Thomas - 50-54 Female 2km Run
Bronze
Sally Gentle - 45-49 Female 2km Run
SEASPRAY
Gold
Mackenzie Gibbs - (Five gold medals) Adaptive Youth Female Surf Race, Adaptive Youth Female Wade, U17 Female Wade Race, U17 Female Surf Race and U17 Female Board Race
Silver
Mackenzie Gibbs - (Two silver medals) Adaptive Youth Female Beach Sprint and Adaptive Youth Female 500m
Bronze
Mackenzie Gibbs - (Two bronze medals) Adaptive Youth Female Board Race and Adaptive Youth Female Beach Flags
SOUTH MELBOURNE
Gold
U15 5 Person R&R Team
Bronze
Lexi Lamrock and Alice Phan - U14/15 2 Person R&R
Millie Andrich, Ilaria Mallon, Katherine Hargest, SIlvana Mandile and Aurora Mcbride - U17 Mixed 5 Person R&R
Millie Andrich, Ilaria Mallon, Katherine Hargest, SIlvana Mandile and Aurora Mcbride - U19 Mixed 5 Person R&R
TORQUAY
Silver
Charlie Farrell - U19 Short Board Riding
Rori Reyntjes - Open Women's Longboard
Rori Reyntjes & Mackenzie Allen - U19 Female 2 x 1km Beach Run Relay
Bronze
Jack Heyes - U14 Ironman
Mackenzie Allen - U17 Female 2km Beach Run
Braxton Smith, Henry Noonan, Ben Thompson and Jack Heyes - U14 Male Cameron Relay
WARRNAMBOOL
Gold
William Kerr - U14 Male Board Race
Stephen Kerr - 40-44 Male Board Race
Bronze
Jonah Griffin - U19 Boardriding
Stephen Kerr - 40-44 Ironman
WILLIAMSTOWN
Silver
Isaac Doyle, Christian Rossow, Simon Gurr, Stuart Taylor, Marcus Stacey - 160+ Male Surfboat
NB: Single-competitor and youth/open team events are organised into age groups (eg. U17, 45-49) while masters team categories have combined minimum competitor ages (eg. 110 years).
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