South Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club

Congratulations to our two newest lifeguards Sophie and Oscar - all qualified and ready to hit the ground running next season!

Today we celebrated the end of the 2025/26 for our Juniors with our Junior Prizegiving.

It's always so good to see the achievements of our young athletes - from U6 to U14 - celebrated with families, friends and teammates. Their commitment, talent, the friendshipsthey make and their achievements are all things that we, as a Club, are hugely proud of, so thank you for a wonderful season!

To our U14s, who now head into the Senior Club, keep doing us proud! We look forward to seeing you back on the beach over the summers ahead.

To our Junior Coordinator, Alena Doyle Riordan, to our coaches, senior helpers, parents and our junior club volunteers - thank you again for all your support - we absolutely couldn't do it without you!

A few pics from the arvo follow.

More from the annual Rookie Champs. A great night out at - Rookie Lifeguards from around Canterbury being put through their paces on the Lifeguard skills they've all been learning throughout the season.

South Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club finished with two teams in Top 3 spots, all of our Rookies doing us proud on the night. Huge thanks too to coaches Leah, Mika and Chloe.

Well done to all - Sophia, Avalon, Tilly, Cara, Sophie, Harry, Jasper, George, Brooklyn, Oscar, Jack, Emerson, Jack and Kawariki - looking forward to seeing you all in action next season with Lachy, Emma and Tyronne.

Fantastic to see our Rookie Lifeguards in action at the Rookie Champs earlier this week at Spencer Park Surf Life Saving Club (official).

Huge congrats to all who took part and thanks especially to our senior lifeguards and Rookie coaches, Leah McCallum, Mika Hughes, and Chloe Lemon.

This year's Rookie Lifeguards kitted out and ready for action for tomorrow's Rookie Champs at Spencer Park.

Huge thanks to Bromley Auto Services for coming on board as sponsors! Located not far from the Club, Karl, Ange and their team take care of all things auto mechanical and all types of cars!

Head here for more details:
https://www.bromleyautoservices.co.nz/

Day 4 wrapped up an incredible week of racing, packed with fun, determination, and some awesome results. Our team dug deep and put in the hard yards right through to the final day.
We had athletes competing in multiple finals and representing our club with pride. A special shoutout to our U17 girls, who secured a fantastic podium finish in the Board Relay – well done girls! 👏
Our Open Mixed Taplin team also gave it everything they had, finishing 9th overall and coming off the beach with huge smiles all around. What an effort!
With that, our racing season comes to an end, and we couldn’t be prouder of the fight, commitment, and teamwork shown by all of our athletes throughout the competition.
A huge thank you to all of our coaches, supporters, and athletes who made this season and this team so special. Your dedication and support mean everything.

Day Three Done & Dusted!
What a massive day for the team. Our athletes put in the hard yards across the board today — absolutely smashing the ski relays, irons, and beach flags.
Some epic highlights from the day:
Several of our athletes made their Iron and Diamond finals — huge achievement!
Hugo battled it out and came away with an awesome 4th place in Beach Flags
Chloe Jorgensen had another outstanding day, taking 🥉 Bronze in her Diamond and then backing it up with a 🥇 Gold in Beach Flags — what a performance! 🔥🏆
A massive shoutout as well to all the athletes who stepped up to help their teammates by handling gear and supporting behind the scenes.
Last day Tomorrow and it’s a big teams day, and we are absolutely fired up and ready to finish strong on the final day of the Aon Surf Life Saving Nationals. Let’s go team!!

Another great day on Ōhope Beach!!
Day two brought sunshine, big smiles, and some awesome results from our athletes! 🏅 A huge number of our crew made it through to finals, showing incredible determination and team spirit.
A special shoutout to Chloe Jorgensen who had an outstanding day, bringing home a gold and 2x silver! 🥇🥈What a lineup of medals — well done Chloe, we’re so proud of you!!! 👏
The energy is high and we’re psyched for two more days of racing ahead. Let’s go team! 💪🔥

EPIC first day at the Aon Surf Life Saving Nationals!

Our team hit the sand fired up and ready, kicking things off by smashing the 2km run, double ski, tube rescue, and sprint relays 💪

Our Masters crew also brought the heat, with Malcom powering through to claim two gold medals 🥇🥇 — absolutely incredible effort!
Massive shoutout to everyone who gave it their all today. But a special cheer for our U19 and Open Men’s team, who stormed the beach to grab 🥉third place in both age sprint relays!

What a way to start Nationals! Bring on Day 2! 🙌🌊

Last Friday saw the last of the twilight 545 series. Thanks to Luke for the organisation, the officials who made it happen, Jason Ben and Matt manning the IRB, Pizza Hutt for catering, Kate for the photos, .co.nz for their support but most of all….everyone who showed up!

We finished our fourth and final day at Oceans 26 with another three medals and one tired but very happy team! One of the best parts was the awesome camaraderie between all the South Island teams - congrats to you all and thanks for a fab few days! Waikuku Beach Surf Lifesaving Club Taylors Mistake SLSC