Tasmania had 29 athletes and 5 officials from 7 Tasmanian Surf Life Saving Clubs that traveled across to Perth for the 2023 National Surf Life Saving Championships also known as Aussies.

The 9 days of competition across Scarborough and Trigg Island Beaches saw just over 4500 athletes race the best in their age groups.

Below are the highlights of the results of our Tasmanian athletes, for the full list of results head to LiveHeats

The final day of the Aussies can be replayed on SBS on Demand

Youth Champs

Jordy Armitstead – Port Sorell – U15

• Quarter finals for Board (11^th) and Ironman (12^th)
• Semi Final Surf Race (17^th) – one place off making final, only took 16.
• Beach flags (19^th)
• 2km Ocean Swim (9^th)

Will Mackinnon – Carlton Park – U15

• Semi final of board race (9^th) – one place off making final, only took 8.
• Quarter final surf race (27^th)
• Beach flags (24^th)
• Ironman heat (12^th)

Luka Jackson – Burnie – U15

• 2km Beach Run (5^th)
• Beach Flags (28^th)
• Quarter finals for Ironman (9^th) and Surf Race (22^nd)

Hudson Hyland – Wealands – Devonport – U14

• Beach sprint made to Semifinal but got Dq’d – a good learning experience
• 2km beach run (14^th)
• Beach flags (31^st)

Oscar Dover – Burnie – U13

• Beach Flags (16^th)
• Quarter final Ironman (21^st)
• Semi Final Surf Race (17^th)

Masters

Carlton Park

• 50-54yrs Male Double Ski final 6^th – Dave Russel-Green & Michael Moschogianis
• 170yrs Male Surf Teams 4^th – Don Marsh, Dave Russel-Green & Michael Moschogianis
• 170yrs Male Single Ski Final 17^th - Don Marsh, Dave Russel-Green & Michael Moschogianis
• 170yrs Male Taplin Final 11^th - Don Marsh, Dave Russel-Green & Michael Moschogianis
• 45-49yrs Female Board Rescue 7^th – Anna Sargent & Andrea Wolfert
• 75yrs + Male Board Rescue 5^th – Mark Manning & Don Marsh

Mark Manning – 75yrs +

• Surf race final (5^th)
• Board rescue with Don (5^th)
• 2km Ocean Swim (4^th)

Don Marsh – 70-74yrs

• Surf race final (2^nd)
• Ironman Final (2^nd)
• Board final (3^rd)
• Ski final (5^th)
• 2km Ocean Swim (2km)

Michael Moschogianis – 50-54yrs

• Board final (9^th)
• Ski final (4^th)
• Ironman final (11^th)

Dave Russell-Green – 55-59yrs

• Surf race final (12^th)
• Ironman Final (12^th)

Anna Sargent – 45-49yrs

• Board final (6^th)
• Surf race final (12^th)
• Ski final (5^th)
• Ironwoman final (2^nd)
• 2km Beach Run (4^th)

Andrea Wolfert –  45-49yrs

• Board final (15^th)
• Surf Race final (10^th)

Burnie

• 150yrs Single Ski Relay 10^th – Craig Machen, Jeremy Norton & Stuart Paine
• 55-59yrs Double Ski 13^th – Craig Machen & Jeremy Norton

RRiSK Masters Women Boat Crew 200yrs min – 4^th

• Ian Guest (Sweep)
• Steph Prendergast
• Roz Watkins
• Kim Harland
• Rachel Gray

Jeremy Norton – 60-64yrs

• Ski final (5^th)

Craig Machen – 55-59yrs

• Quarter final ski (9^th)
• Semi final ski

Stuart Pain – 45-49yrs

• Semi final ski

Clifton Beach

Richard Boult – 60-64yrs

• Surf race final (22^nd)
• 2km Beach Run (5^th)

Ulverstone

Mel Flynn – 50-54yrs

• Surf race final (20^th)
• Board race semifinal (14^th)
• Beach flags (14^th)
• 2km Beach Run (9^th)

Kingston Beach

Megan Stronach

• Surf race final 5^th
• 2km Ocean Swim 4th

Opens

Burnie

• Open Male Double Ski – Brad Rubock & Nathan Cross - Semi final 10^th (out only took top 8)
• Open Mixed Double Ski: Burnie B – Brad Rubock and Elsie Menzie – Semifinal missed cut off
• Open Mixed Double Ski: Burnie A – Nathan Cross and Georgia Askew – Quarterfinal missed out
• U19 Female Double Ski – Georgia Askew and Elsie Menzie – Final 16^th
• Open Male Single Ski Relay – Brad Rubock, Nathan Cross, Brennan Machen – Semifinal 13^th

Georgia Askew U19

• Iron quarterfinal 12^th 
• Board race quarterfinal 10^th 
• Single Ski Semifinal 9^th (took 8)
• Surf race semifinal 17^th (took 16)

Elsie Menzie U19

• Board race quarterfinal 12^th 
• Single Ski Semifinal

Brennan Machen – Open

• Open male single ski quarter final 14^th

Brad Rubock – Open

• Single Ski rd1 9^th (took 8)

Nathan Cross – Open

• Single Ski quarterfinal 11^th

Ulverstone

Jack Latham – U17

• Gold 2km Beach Run 1^st
• Iron heat 12^th 
• Board race heat 15^th 
• Surf race quarter final 24^th 

Oceania Eustace – U17

• Iron heat 13^th 
• Board Race Quarterfinal 9^th (took 8)
• Single Ski Quarterfinal 
• Beach flags 42^nd

Officials

Tasmanian had 5 Surf Sport Officials volunteer at Aussies, Geoff Lyons (Launceston), Mark “Larry” Lehman (Burnie), Craig Mackinnon (Carlton Park), Liz Eustace (Ulverstone) and Jacqueline De Jonge (Burnie). Anna Sargent (Carlton Park) also stepped up to Official when announcers requested more Officials to assist.

Liz Eustace and Jacqueline De Jonge were 2 of 4 people nationally to receive a SLSA Official Scholarship. The scholarship enabled an insight and all access pass to all areas of the Aussies Championships, with a day being mentored by and shadowing carnival referee - Don Van, attend safety and emergency committee (SEMC) meetings, and attend social dinners and networking evenings with other the other scholarship recipients, officials and carnival organisational management committee.  

Tassie Expat Results

Alex Woodhouse (Burnie) now Maroochydore – Silver U19 Male Taplin, U19 Male Single Ski Relay 9^th in Final, made the final for the U19 Male Single Ski.

Dylan Askew (Burnie) now Northcliffe – U19 Male Single Ski Relay 12^th in Final, made the semifinal for the U19 Male Single Ski.

Cooper Armitstead (Port Sorell) now Maroochydore – U19 Male Single Ski Relay 11^th in Final, made quarter final for U19 Male Board Race, made the quarter final for the U19 Male Single Ski.

Phoebe Woodhouse (Burnie) now Maroochydore – Gold rescue tube rescue open, Silver rescue tube rescue in U19

Sam North (Burnie) now Northcliffe – Silver Mixed Double Ski, 5^th in Open Male Single Ski Final

Tom North (Burnie) now Northcliffe – Gold Open Male Taplin, made the Final for Open Mixed Double Ski with Georgia Laird.

Simon Murphet (Devonport) now Burleigh Head Mowbray Park – Gold Open Male Board Relay, 4^th in Open Male Taplin Final.

Allie (Britton) Lyndon (Carlton Park) now Kurrawa – Gold Open Female 2km beach run, Bronze Open Female 2x 1km Beach Run Relay

Max Chislet (Carlton Park) now Kurrawa – Gold in U19 2km Beach Run