Hang Ten Lifesaving South African Nationals Championships 2011

The time has arrived for the ultimate championship: SAs, Champs, Nationals. By any other name, it’s still the Champs. Starting on Wednesday 30th March 2011, at about 12pm on Camps Bay Beach, the Masters (30+ years of age) take to the ocean and beach to battle it out first. Flags, sprints, ski, board, swim, run: non-stop action until sunset.

SA Champs 2011

Then on Thursday, early morning, the official opening of the games commences with a jam-packed program of events right up until Saturday sunset. Rain, wind, surf or snow, surf lifeguards from around the country’s 27 surf clubs will compete for a number of titles.

Durban Surf are the defending champions, narrowly edging out rivals Fish Hoek and Umhlanga Rocks.

2010 list of champions (male/female) include:

Beach Run: R Minnie(MB), N Brits (DS)

Beach Sprints: M Hindmarch (UR), M Maritz (SS)

Flags: H van Rensburg (HB), M Maritz (SS)

Board: J Mocke (FH), K Brugmann (FH)

Run Swim Run: S Dias (DS), N Brits (DS)

Surf Swim: S Dias (DS), E van Geysen (FH)

Single Ski: G vd Walt (UR), M Eder (UR)

Ironman/woman: L Nisbet (PIR), E van Geysen (FH)

The 2010 team events champions (male/female) include:

Beach Relay: Umhlanga Rocks/Umhlanga Rocks

Board Relay: Fish Hoek/Fish Hoek

Board Rescue: Durban Surf/Umhlanga Rocks

Craft Rescue: Umhlanga Rocks

Double Ski: Summerstrand/Umhlanga Rocks

Rescue Tube: Durban Surf/Fish Hoek

Ski Relay: Fish Hoek/Fish Hoek

Taplin: Pirates/Fish Hoek