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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