Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has confirmed that Fraser Haughton, formerly of Palm Beach SLSC (NSW), has received a two year ban from competition for violation of Article 7 of SLSA’s 2010 Anti-Doping Policy for the presence of prohibited substances or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample and the Use of a Prohibited Substance.

SLSA is excited announce the re-launch of the National High Performance Sport Program.

Since December 2012 SLSA, along with all Australian National Sporting Organisations, have been in the process of reviewing, redeveloping and rebuilding the High Performance Program. The Winning Edge frame work was announced December and it required all sports who are funded for high performance to submit their case for future High Performance investment from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC).

Today marks the start of National Volunteer Week (13 - 19 May 2013)!

National Volunteer Week (NVW2013) is Australia’s largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism.

Today there are over 6 million (ABS 2010b) people volunteering annually in Australia, representing 36% of the adult population

Surf Life Saving Australia has over 165,000 members who spend over 1.3 million hours a year patrolling our beaches, ensuring the safety of beachgoers around Australia.

On average, over 15,000 rescues are performed by volunteer surf lifesavers each year and around 65,000 Nippers are taught vital surf safety skills and will grow into the next generation of surf lifesavers. Surf Life Saving at all levels relies heavily on the goodwill and financial support of the community and business to help fund the safety, rescue and education services.

Surf Life Saving Australia Acting CEO Greg Nance has released the first of the findings from the Aussies Top to Bottom Review.

The SLSA Board determined that a complete ‘top to bottom’ review of the conduct of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships should take place.

The need for this review has been precipitated by several factors but principally:

Surf Life Saving NSW Central Coast Director of Education, Greg Collins has been instrumental in developing the skills of members and capabilities of the fledgling Surf Life Saving Mauritius following his recent visit to the island nation in the Indian Ocean.

While in Mauritius Greg conducted lifesaving training for skilled and experienced lifesavers like those from the National Coast Guard (NCG), the Fire Services and the Fédération Mauricienne de Triathlon, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and beach patrol volunteers, some of who were beginners.

Pictured above (centre left Steve Allan from SLS NSW and John Short of the Nauru Surf Club with a group of local lifeguards in Nauru)

Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) and the Nauru Surf Club have joined forces to establish the first lifesaving service on Nauru, which commenced on morning, Monday April 29 at 8:45am (NRT).

Well done to the Surf Life Saving services who performed the major rescue of five people off the coast of Ballina last Monday morning (April 15). 

The Surf Emergency Response System was activated during the very early hours, following reports of two upturned vessels which had capsized in the dangerous swell on the Ballina bar.

Surf Life Saving services including the Ballina Jet Rescue Boat responded in support of Marine Rescue, and rescued five people from the water.

Cam Cole of Mooloolaba scored the biggest upset in Australian Ironman history after winning a frantic sprint in the most amazing finish anyone at North Kirra beach today can remember.

The extraordinary finale to the 2013 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships saw a bunch finish as the final wavecarried almost the whole field to the beach, turning the blue riband event into a desperate dash for glory.

Ironman Olympian Ky Hurst has proved yet again he is unmatched as the greatest surf race swimmer in the history of surf lifesaving by winning his ninth open title at the Australian championships at North Kirra today.

The two-time Olympian had to show running skills to match his mastery in the water to outsprint Cronulla’s Chris Allum and Elouera’s Dane Farrell in a blanket finish.

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Five-time champion Shannon Eckstein is predicting Sunday’s Australian open ironman championship final will be won in a sprint finish.

Eckstein started his bid to equal Trevor Hendy’s record six national ironman titles at North Kirra today, comfortably progressing from his round one heat to the quarter-finals.