Seacliff Surf Life Saving Club

19/10/2026

🛟SEACLIFF SLSC – BRONZE MEDALLION COURSE

We’re calling for expressions of interest for our upcoming Bronze Medallion course, commencing Tuesday 17 November 2026!

The Bronze Medallion is the essential qualification to become a surf lifesaver. You’ll develop skills in surf awareness, rescue techniques, first aid, resuscitation and emergency response, preparing you to help protect beachgoers and respond to emergencies.

🏖️ COURSE DETAILS
📅 Commencing Tuesday 17 November
🕒 Training sessions on Tuesday and Friday evenings.

✅ ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
* Must be at least 15 years of age.
* Must complete a 400 m swim in under 9 minutes at a swimming pool.

🏊 WHAT ABOUT THE SWIM?
The prerequisite 400 m swim will be completed at a separate pool session before training begins. More information about this session will be provided to those who register their interest.

💛❤️WHY JOIN OUR PATROL TEAMS?

You’ll gain valuable skills, build confidence, meet a great group of people and become part of a team that helps keep our community safe.

Whether you’re completely new to surf lifesaving or looking for a way to give back, we’d love to welcome you to Seacliff!

📩 INTERESTED OR HAVE QUESTIONS?

Email: [email protected]
📱 Text: 0420 214 486

Get in touch to register your interest or ask any questions about the course and what’s involved.

Make a difference. Learn lifesaving skills. Join our Seacliff patrol teams! 🌊🛟

01/10/2026

03/09/2026

Meet the 2026/27 Board of Directors!

Stacked with experience, energy, and serious dedication, this crew is geared up to make the upcoming season absolute magic.

The 2026/27 Dream Team

● Alan Johns (President): Steering the ship and always up for a chat.

● Tanya Lewthwaite (Administration): Keeping everything running like clockwork behind the scenes.

● Jeremy Evans (Surf Sports): Bringing the heat and hustle to all things competition.

● Andy Chapman (Lifesaving & Patrols): Keeping our beaches safe and our patrol teams sharp.

● Vicki Gregory (Business Liaison, Social & Fundraising): Driving community connections, epic events, and vital funds.

● Josh Charles (Operations & Maintenance): The hands-on leader tackling WHS, building upkeep, and logistics.

● Byron Down (Juniors & Youth): Championing our future legends and keeping the youth pipeline thriving.

● Tom May (Interim - Finances & Budgets): Keeping the books balanced and every dollar working for us.

We’re all excited for the season ahead!

09/08/2026

2026 Australian Pool Rescue Championships

Small but mighty!

Our team of just 14 athletes - 5 Masters and 9 Open & Age competitors competed in the 2026 Australian Pool Rescue Championships and produced an outstanding weekend of racing.

Despite being one of the smaller clubs in attendance, Seacliff punched well above its weight, bringing home:

13 Individual Medals
4 Team Medals
⭐ Multiple South Australian State Records
👏 Countless PB’s and outstanding performances.

Our team also achieved some fantastic overall club results:
🏅 Masters Team: 11th out of 26 clubs
🏅 Open & Age Team: 16th out of 38 clubs

Congratulations to every competitor who represented Seacliff with determination, resilience, teamwork and sportsmanship. Whether you stood on the podium, set a PB or raced at your first Australian Championships, you should all be incredibly proud of your achievements.

A huge thank you to our coaches, team managers, volunteers and families for their support throughout the Championships. Your encouragement behind the scenes is what makes weekends like this possible.

Congratulations Team Seacliff!

26/07/2026

Congratulations to our newest Life Members, Andrew “Chappy” Chapman and Bernie Tippins.

Life Membership is the highest honour our Club can bestow, recognising exceptional service and dedication.

Andrew has given more than 30 years of service to Seacliff as a lifesaver, instructor, coach, official and leader. With over 800 patrol hours, countless State and National achievements, and an unwavering willingness to step up wherever needed, he has been an outstanding role model and mentor.

Bernie has dedicated more than 50 years to Seacliff, contributing over 1,000 patrol hours, serving with the Helicopter Rescue Patrol, leading patrols and quietly working behind the scenes to support the Club. His commitment and humility have left a lasting legacy.

Congratulations, Andrew and Bernie, on this thoroughly deserved recognition. Thank you for your incredible service to Seacliff Surf Life Saving Club.

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15/07/2026

Congratulations to Tom and Joe!

Massive Congrats to Tom May and Joe McKinnon on their selection to the SLSSA High Performance Athlete Program for the 26/27 season.

Both these guys have been selected as Podium Ready athletes following great results over the past season including both making finals in their respective fields at Aussies 2025.

Due to their high level of categorisation within the program, they have been selected for the inaugural SASI High Performance Experience. Delivered in partnership with the South Australian Sports Institute, this program provides athletes with exposure to a high-performance environment through nutrition education, physical performance testing, and ongoing athlete monitoring.

For more information on how this works etc see below:

SLSSA athlete categorisation: https://surflifesavingsa.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9befc63cbc03251f6c4f2739&id=ae40555931&e=639e2e9936

Again a huge congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

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05/07/2026

What a weekend we had at SLSSA Pool Rescue State Championships!

Our swimmers gave it everything they had, with PBs, medals and outstanding performances across both individual and team events - it was fantastic to see everyone stepping up to compete in composite teams alongside our Surf Life Saving SA friends - showcasing the true spirit of our club and movement.

To finish 6th overall - just behind Brighton & Henley - with a small but mighty team of only 22 competitors is an incredible achievement. We couldn’t be prouder of every single Black Cap who represented Seacliff SLSC with determination, teamwork and club spirit!

📣A special shout out to our U11 boys - Maurie, Aksel, Lincoln and Sonny. While they didn’t come away with any bling competing in their very first champs, they showed up for all three sessions, gave every event their absolute best, cheered on their teammates and wore smiles from start to finish - a highlight of the season was the young ones reactions watching Taj and Fletcher compete in the Line Throw - something to aspire to in the years ahead boys! What awesome role models to have on your team!

Congratulations to all the Seacliff SLSC competitors on a fantastic State Championships weekend!

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