What the Surf?!

This month on What The Surf!? Harold and Simon are joined by Donna Wishart from the SLSNSW Media Team. The guys chat about State Champs, talk to Nat Browning from Broulee Surfers SLSC, Cheryl McCarthy from Bermagui SLSC and Nicholas White from Redhead SLSC. They discuss the incredible keg rescue on the Gold Coast and have a lot of laughs along the way.

This month we celebrate 40 years of women in Surf Life Saving with the all-women's March Past at the NSW State Championships, we talk to new SLSA Life Member Jenny Kenny and SLSNSW President George Shales about the early end of the patrol season due to Coronavirus and what's ahead for next season.

This month on What the Surf?! we hear the story behind the remarkable national rescue of the month with lifesavers Jemima McGahey and Alex Taylor, we talk race strategy and superstitions with IronMan Jackson Borg, we speak to Surfing NSW about their Surfers Rescue 24/7 program and we catch-up with the bronze-medal-winning, all-women surfboat crew from South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club.

Welcome to the second episode of What The Surf?!, the official podcast of Surf Lifesaving New South Wales.This month we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Inflatable Rescue Boat, IRB or rubber ducky as it's known. Sally from Avalon Beach SLSC chats with pioneer Warren Mitchell OAM who tested the very first IRB on 2 November 1969.Harold Marshall from Umina SLSC introduces us to NSW Youth Lifesaver of the Year Kai Darwin.Sean sits down with fellow host Jess Collins. She takes us through her extraordinary and inspirational story of surviving an accident that changed her life.And Brad and Toby from Kiama take us through their rescue which won them NSW Rescue of the Month for August. The pair saved the life of a rock fisherman in treacherous conditions.

In the first episode of What the Surf?! we chat with Ironman Dan Collins about life as an elite surf sports athlete, we hear the amazing story behind the National Rescue of the Month with Kel McCredie, Dan Morgan and Richard Ellery from the Pacific Palms Surf Life Saving Club and we speak to President of Surf Life Saving NSW, George Shales about the season ahead.