Surf Safe Appeal Documentary

In conjunction with this year's Surf Safe Appeal which runs from Monday 21 November through to Sunday 4 December, Channel 9 will be airing a documentary called "Between the Flags... Beyond the Beach" and will highlight the extraordinary people involved in surf life saving, share real life stories of what services we provide to the public and inform the wider community as to why Surf Life Saving Queensland needs their help this summer during the appeal. The documentary will feature BMD Northcliffe nippers, patrol members and bronze award training. 

Tune in at 6.30pm on Sunday 27 November at 6.30pm to check out BMD Northcliffe in action.

2011-12 South Coast Branch Team Announced

BMD Northcliffe will have a strong representation in the 2011/12 South Coast Branch Team this season. 17 BMD Northcliffe members will represent the Branch at the Interbranch Champs being held in December. The team was selected from a selection trial carnival held at Mermaid Beach on the weekend.

Congratulations to the following members selected in the team -

Under 13
Elly Wikaire
Laura Taylor
Bailey Armstrong
Toby Redler
Kobe Schulz

Under 14
Allabama Wyke
Grace Rosato

Under 15
Jessica Unicomb
Stephanie Rutherford
Zach Brown
Andrew Byrne
Ben Bannan

Under 17
Alana McGoldrick
Abby Clarke
Courtney Innes
Lachlan Feather
Stefaan Demopoulos

For a full list of the whole team, Click Here.

2011 Coolangatta Gold

It's not often that a 30km race comes down to a sprint finish, but yesterday spectators witnessed one of the closest Coolangatta Gold finishes in history between BMD Northcliffe Clubmates, Courtney Hancock and Elizabeth Pluimers. The two girls went head to head in the final 7.5km sand run. In the end it was Courtney Hancock who had just that little bit more left in the tank to secure her first victory in the event. Elizabeth would have to settle for 2nd place as she collapsed after crossing the line. Other BMD Northcliffe athletes to finish in the top 10 in the womens race were Harriet Brown in 8th and Kristyl Smith in 10th.

In the Mens race, illness almost forced BMD Northcliffe's Cory Hill who was runner up in last years Coolangatta Gold to withdraw from the race before it had even begun. Cory pushed on to finish a credible 6th place. Other BMD Northcliffe Ironmen to finish  in the top 10 were Cameron Gordon 5th and Stuart Snell in 7th place.

In the 30-39 Female Masters event, Tiarne Smith claimed her first victory in the event and Richard Bedford finished 6th in the 50+ Male Masters event.

For all results including split times, click here.

2011 BMD Northcliffe Dolphin Classic Results

Despite the forecast of rain and howling Southerlies, the weather was reasonably kind for the 11th Annual BMD Northcliffe Dolphin Ocean Classic on the weekend.

Competitors did have some tough conditions heading in to the wind but that made for good runs for the journey home. In the blue ribbon open events it was BMD Northcliffe duo Cory Hill & Elizabeth Pluimers who took out the 20km Ski events. Cory's good form from the recent Kellogg's trials continued winning the race by a considerable margin in a class field. In the women's race, Elizabeth Pluimers proved too strong with clubmates Courtney Hancock and Kristyl Smith rounding out the places to make it a BMD Northcliffe trifecta.

In the Open Female Board, Bonnie Hancock claimed a victory ahead of Noosa's Jordan Mercer and BMD Northcliffe Harriet Brown. In the men's race, Kurrawa's Phil Clayton took out the event with North Burleigh's Mitch Miller on 2nd and Met Caloundra's Corey Jones in 3rd place.

The final events of the day were the Open Male & Female Swim Events. Courtney Hancock took out the women's event with Phil Clayton getting his second win for the day in the open Male event.

There were plenty of happy random draw winners on the day giving away skis, boards, paddles, board covers, running shoes, eskys and much more!

For results in all events, click here.

2011 BMD Northcliffe Dolphin Ocean Classic

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2011 Australian Pool Rescue Championships

Photo courtesy of Harvpix

The Australian Pool Rescue Championships were held at the AIS in Canberra on the weekend. BMD Northcliffe sent only a small team of 8 members to the championships, but all returned home with a medal.

Stand outs were Stefaan Demopoulos with 4 gold medals, new member Christina Ruiz with 3 gold and Dev Lahey with 1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze.

Dev Lahey and Christina Ruiz were also selected in the Australian Team to represent their country at the German Cup in November. Well done Dev & Christina!

For BMD Northcliffes Results, Click Here.

For all Results including times, Click Here.

Tanyn on Tourism Australia Chanel

Check out Tanyn Lyndon, current U19 Ironman Champion, in this feature video created by the Tourism Australia Chanel - 30 Days in Oz.