A pivotal part of queensland’s continued success in surf sports is slsq’s strong focus on development at grassroots level to ensure we have highly skilled athletes. As competitors from clubs around the state fight it out for surf rescue supremacy.
SLSQ has implemented an athlete development program which provides an opportunity for surf sports athletes to further develop their skills, allowing our members to reach their full potential. Traditionally, Queensland has produced some of the country’s best surf sports athletes and SLSQ is committed to continuing this tradition as well as offering athletes of any ability the opportunity to perform at their best.
The SLSQ high performance program aims to cultivate the state’s most promising surf sport athletes.
The SLSQ High Performance Program changes from year to year, but aims to provide opportunities to develop athletes across all sport disciplines in surf life saving, from summer competition, pool rescue, IRB racing and surf boat rowers.
Surf life saving queensland is committed to developing athletes throughout queensland and has a dedicated regional surf sport program to cater for northern competitors.
The Queensland Country (under-13 to under-17) representative team is selected each year based on results achieved at the North Australian Championships. The team consist of 48 competitors, six mal and six female team selection is restricted to lifesavers from clubs located within the Wide Bay Capricorn, North Barrier, and North Queensland branches. The team competes annually at the Queensland Interbranch Championships against Sunshine Coast, South Coast and Point Danger branches.
The Queensland Country (under-13 to under-17) representative team is selected each year based on results achieved at the North Australian Championships. The team comprises of 48 competitors, with six males and six females selected from each age group – under-13, under-14, under-15 and under-17. The team competes annually at the Queensland Interbranch Championships against Sunshine Coast, South Coast and Point Danger branches.
The Queensland Cyclones is the name SLSQ gives to its multiple state teams. SLSQ has four separate Queensland Cyclones teams that compete across summer competition, pool rescue, IRB and surf boats. These teams compete for an overall point-score trophy at each event as well as the Alan Whelpton Trophy, which is awarded to the winning state across all four championship events.
Surf Life Saving Queensland is pleased to announce the 2021 Queensland Cyclones Pool Rescue Team. Congratulations to the below athletes who will represent Queensland at the 2021 Pool Rescue Interstate Championships later in the year.