The Queensland state swim team has carved out a piece of history by winning the inaugural State Team Short Course Championships in a decisive fashion.

Queensland came in at first place with a total of 2505 points, while New South Wales won second place, scoring 2346 points.

Third place was won by Victoria, with a total of 1515 points.

The 2009 State Team Short Course Championships took place at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra from the 19^th to the 21^st of September.

The Short Course Championships consisted of four sessions held over three days, with two session held on the 20^th of September.

A number of skins races were held as well as timed finals during this competition.

Queensland put in a commanding performance throughout all four sessions of the championships, and by the end of the first day of competition they had established a 56 point lead over New South Wales, who finished the first day in second place.

As well as winning the championships, Queensland won best performing female team for girls aged between 13-14 and 15-16.

Additionally, Queensland received awards for the best performing male team overall and the best performing female team overall.

Queensland was also presented with awards for best team performance based on points per swimmer and best team performance outright.

New South Wales received awards for best performing male team for boys aged between 14-15 and 16-17.

Kenneth To, a 17 year old from New South Wales, was one of the stars of the championships, accomplishing the remarkable feat of winning four events in a row on the last day of competition.

To won the 50 metre freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly in the boy’s 16-17 group on the 21^st of September.

To’s win in the 50 metre breaststroke was particularly thrilling, as he managed to defeat Queensland’s Nicholas Schafer by just 0.02 seconds.

More than 200 athletes aged between 13 to 17 from across the country took part in championships, which consisted of 76 races held in the short course format.

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Hot wheels and hot designs were on display as the annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2010 took centre stage in Miami. More than 12 thousand people attended the five day extravaganza as scantily clad models strutted down the catwalk showcasing the hottest looks and trends for summer.

Local designer Red Carter delighted the audience with his space-age glamour that included multi-coloured bikinis with gold hardware and structured cuts with mesmerising prints.

The season’s ‘Mercedes-Benz Presents’ designer L*Space by Monica Wise featured tasty bikinis in stunning fabrics with a gorgeous mix of African-inspired prints.
The unique colour of olive green and grey was seen repetitively in the swimwear range which generates a blend of chic modernity into the ageless art-deco environment. This olivine grey was also displayed as one of the colours on the new E-Class Mercedes-Benz coupe at the show.

“Fashion designers share a common thread with automotive designers and that realization comes to life at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Both the vehicles and the garments consistently reflect fashion trends, movements and craftsmanship”, said Senior Vice President of IMG Fashion, Fern Mallis.

Bohéme Boutiques commenced their poolside show with bohemian-inspired garments such as bikinis, beach cover-ups, one-piece swimsuits and scarves in bright colours and prints. With all the essentials covered that would make anyone look stunning at the beach, the collection integrated belted buckle detailing and energetic colours on one-piece swimwear, scarves and bikinis with a touch of embroidery.

Caffe Swimwear took a spin to the bohemian look and launched its first “Making A Change” ensembles with creative elements. Channelling its laid back comfort style in a more humanistic approach, designer Paula Saavedra produced high fashion resort collections that are super chic and sexy with an exotic touch.

Clever cuts and form-fitting bikinis were introduced by Tori Praver Swimwear. The fabulous line includes maillots and cover-ups with a hint of romantic pastels of white and cream pieces. Influenced by her travels, Praver’s swimwear designs are sure to make a big splash this summer.

Meanwhile, Cali-inspired brand Ed Hardy Swimwear took a fashion forward approach to its collection with diverse mix of styles, designs, colours and fabrics. The lifestyle focused brand offered a whole range of mix and match separates and unique embellishments encouraged by the sandy beaches and hot weather of the upcoming season.

Taking a more spiritual approach to her designs, Mara Hoffman translated a variety of unique silhouettes and intense prints from bright and bold to femininely softer hues. The swimwear range demonstrated different styles that will help flatter any body shape. This included playful bikinis and super sexy one-pieces accentuated with colour palettes from red, yellow, black, lavender and blue.

Resort collections with an eye for fashion, White Sands Australia featured 80s-inspired glamour with an edgy twist. Cute frilly bandeau bikinis, Brazilian-inspired bottoms, skilfully shaped maillots in rich gelato colours were presented for ready-to-wear beach wear.

White Sands Australia designer Leah Madden offered flawlessly structured shapes and deep plunging neck lines as well as fun and playful swimsuits, t-shirt dress with shimmering sequins and alluring maxi frocks.

Consumers and the media saw other design collections from Marysia Swim, Crystal Jin Eley, Aqua Di Lara and many more. At Poko Pano’s summer 2010 compilation provided colourful polka dots and stripes of tropical colours incorporated with black, white and beige.

The season’s hottest colours comprised of ocean blue, purple and pink as seen at Marysia Swim, Luli Fama, Cia.Maritima and ANK by Mirla Sabino Swimwear shows.

The everlasting colour of black used innovatively with clever styling details were strongly presented at Vitamin A and V Del Sol runway shows consecutively.

Cutesy-classic with the occasional outrageous twist has appeared to be the design motif used by designers when putting together catwalk shows both this year and in years that have passed. This year will prove once again that this keeping more designs steered towards consumer than couture is a fail-proof method to both sell swimwear and impress the crowds at fashion week.

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 Sydney Olympian Sean Boyd saved face for Drummoyne Devils in their men’s National Water Polo League match against Wests Magpies at Parramatta Pool here yesterday.

Outgoing premiers Wests have no chance of making next month’s finals but rebounded from a sloppy draw with Brisbane Barracudas the day before to clinch a shock 10-all draw with the third-ranked Devils.

In fact, Wests grabbed the lead inside the final two minutes only to have Boyd score from centre forward 11 seconds later.

Wests lost their coach and several vital players from last year and haven’t performed anywhere near the level of last year’s historic season.
Drummoyne women also drew their encounter, finishing 9-all with the UNSW Killer Whales.

As with the men, Drummoyne needed to level the game with the equaliser coming from United States import Courtney Mathewson at 4:20 left in the game.

Angela Turnbull was the star for Drummoyne with six goals.
Sydney University Lions men, sitting just outside a finals berth, beat Brisbane Barracudas men 14-6 while the No 3 Barracudas women beat the No 6 Lions 13-8.

In Melbourne, the No 2 Victorian Tigers men dumped Adelaide Jets 16-8 and the No 4 Tigers women came through a high-fouling match against the Jets 17-12. Eleven players had at least two major fouls with two fouled out of the game.

In Perth, the UWA Comets women turned the tables on KFC Queensland Breakers with a 6-5 victory following Friday’s 11-7 loss while the front-charging Breakers men smashed UWA Torpedoes 18-5.

Results- National Water Polo League:
Men:
Sydney: Sydney University Lions 14 (T Franklin, A Visch 3, T Woudwyk, B Turner 2, R Saldain, S Nicholson, J Davis, L Hollis) Brisbane Barracudas 6 (C Bitter 4, C Mello, M Giles), Wests Magpies 10 (D Swinnerton, R O’Brien 3, M Rapsey, W Eames 2) Drummoyne Devils 10 (S Avallone 4, T Martin 3, B Scott, A Roach, S Boyd).
Melbourne: Victorian Tigers 16 (L Gavin, J Gilchrist 3, A Edwards, C Gronow, S Lewis 2, J Disken, K Smith, T Denehy, M Price) Adelaide Jets 8 (L Northcote 3, N Martin, T Dayman, A Martin, D Parrish, J Frost).
Perth: KFC Queensland Breakers 18 (A Martin 3, D Streets, B Miller, T Knox, M Birch, S Robertson, E Lui 2, M McCann, G Waterman, J Votan) UWA Torpedoes 5 (B Mercer, J Balczer 2, B Yalkin).
Women:
Sydney: Brisbane Barracudas 13 (N Stoltz, Gao Ao 3, Sun Yujun, J Moran 2, A Russell, K Gynther, M Rippon) Sydney University Lions 8 (T Gofers 4, S Cuffe, J Whitehorn, K Gofers, M Hammond), UNSW Killer Whales 9 (K Moran 4, K Mirabito 2, S Grunberger, J Burford, He Jin) Drummoyne Devils 9 (A Turnbull 6, C Mathewson 2, A Southern).
Melbourne: Victorian Tigers 17 (A Van Ommen 4, R Webster, M Jacka, E Rosato 3, L Webster, J Hanson, EJ Grahame, C Banks) Adelaide Jets 12 (L Callahan 5, J Martin 4, S Ricketts 2, M Hatcher).
Perth: UWA Comets 6 (G Domanic, E Browne 2, Z Hadley

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This year’s Balmoral Swim attracted over 600 competitors from all over New South Wales. The event, which is held at Balmoral Beach just north of Sydney, has raised money for the Children’s Cancer Institute of Australia since 2007.

In 2008, 713 competitors attended, raising over $30,000, and this year the charity has once again made a significant contribution, collecting over $22,000 for the cause so far.

The Alexander Patrick Hall Charity Cup is awarded to the individual and team who raises the most amount of money through the online fund. This year the award goes to team Clubaces, who have raised an astounding $13,863 to date, more than half of the total contribution. Nicholas Anderson was also recognised for his individual contribution of $2,145.

Several other awards and prizes are handed out to the winners of each race. The programme consists of a team relay, a 250m juniors team race, as well as a 150m open Dash for Glory.

But the curtain raiser for the event, the one kilometre race, was the main attraction. The long-distance harbour swim encouraged 602 starters to take to the chilled waters at 10am last Friday.  Eighteen-year-old Jake Nolan of Beacon Hill took out the race in just under 12 minutes. Kelly McCrae was the fastest of the women finishing in 8th place overall.

The Balmoral Beach Club, in co-operation with the Mosman council will be looking for an increased number of competitors and donators when the event is held once again next year.

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Balmain Tigers Vs. Cronulla Sharks.

Balmain Tigers Vs. Cronulla Sharks

The University of New South Wales Killer Whales claimed a big scalp in Cronulla Sharks in their women’s National Water Polo League match a the UNSW Pool here last night.

By controlling the second half and going 7-5 ahead inside the last minute, the eighth-ranked Killer Whales only gave up one goal 23 seconds from time against the No 4 Sharks.

Boasting two Olympians each with the Killer Whales fielding Chinese stars Liu Ping and He Jin, the match was dominated by the two goalkeepers — Lea Barta for UNSW and Olympian Alicia McCormack for Cronulla.

Cronulla, playing without Olympian Mia Santoromito, led 2-1 in the first period but slipped 4-3 behind at halftime while levelling the third 1-all and the last 2-all.
Nicola Zagame pushed her season tally to a competition-high 46 goals with another four — three in the second half.
Cronulla men didn’t seem to turn up to play, losing 18-3 to Wests Magpies at Ashfield with youngster Paul Sindone claiming six goals.
At Balmain’s Dawn Fraser Pool, Balmain Tigers women shrugged off a valiant Sydney University Lions team 9-7 with the game being locked at 6-all late in the third and 7-all early in the fourth.

Balmain men beat the Lions 10-5 in a low-fouling game where the Lions’ 4-3 halftime lead was squashed in the third period as Balmain rammed in four unanswered goals.

In Brisbane, KFC Queensland Breakers men struck a huge blow against Drummoyne Devils, winning 10-3 in this top-of-the-table clash, boosted by a 4-0 lead midway through the second period.

The Breakers women had it a little tougher with a 12-8 margin thanks to three-goal hauls by Kate Miller and Sophie Smith.
In Perth, reigning premiers Longmont Fremantle Marlins repulsed the Hunter Hurricanes women 14-8 while the four-time champion Fremantle Mariners men allowed two late goals for Hunter to come close at 9-7.

Results National Water Polo League:
Men:
Brisbane: KFC Queensland Breakers 10 (A Martin 3, D Streets, B Miller 2, G Griffith, J Votan, T Jenkins) Drummoyne Devils 3 (A Roach 2, M Emery), Wests Magpies 18 (P Sindone 6, S Cody, R O’Brien 3, W Eames, D Swinnerton 2, C Eames, A Skora) Cronulla Sharks 3 (G Panawek, B Ient, D Wassell). 5-0, 8-1, 13-1
Sydney: Balmain Tigers 10 (C Dyson 3, C Wright, J Davis 2, N Falzon, J Falzon, G Woods) Sydney University Lions 5 (J Moar 2, T Franklin, J Young, S Nicholson).
Perth: Fremantle Mariners 9 (D Lawrence 3, T Neesham 2, J Beadsworth, A Younger, P Petrov, J Kayes) Hunter Hurricanes 7 (S Berry 3, R Simpkins 2, E Deloraine, D Robinson).
Women:
Brisbane: KFC Queensland Breakers 12 (K Miller, S Smith 3, S Mills, B Knox 2, J Ewart, E Bowden) Drummoyne Devils 8 (C Mathewson 4, M Hayes 2, E Pittorino, A Turnbull).
Sydney: Balmain Tigers 9 (R Rippon, T Woods 2, K Armstrong, E Simms, L Varlow, J Dessauvagie, A Bower) Sydney University Lions 7 (A Brightwell, T Gofers 2, S Cuffe, F Hammond, M Hammond), UNSW Killer Whales 7 (A Gronow, M Kearney, Liu Ping 2, A Carter) Cronulla Sharks 6 (N Zagame 4, H Lincoln-Smith, M Schmid).
Perth: Longmont Fremantle Marlins 14 (G Beadsworth 6, G Ralph 3, Z Arancini 2, S Wheelock, L Neilsen, Sun Huizi) Hunter Hurricanes 8 (E Goodwin, N McJannet, J Bendeich, B Rowe 2).

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The 2009 New South Wales Diving Age Championships got off to a fresh start in sunny weather on Saturday 7th March at New Lambton Pool, near Newcastle N.S.W.

The day began with the Junior boys diving and then progressed to a display of some of the most exciting dives of the day being shown during the 16/18 year old and Elite Junior heats.

The highest score across all of the under-18s events was held by Benjamin Trabinger of the Canberra Diving Academy. Trabinger managed to score 393.55 in the Elite Junior A Boys 1m event, this score was just higher than Trabinger’s other star score which was 346.65 in the Elite Junior A Boys 3m event.

The female star diver of the day was Georgia Shaw, who won scores of 327.15 in the Elite Junior B 1M.

The Canberra Diving Academy should be proud that it’s divers managed to achieve high results across all age levels with Tiffany Cripps scoring 169.90 in the 19/Over Womens Platform.

Marlee Barber of the Playground To Podium team should also be congratulated for achieving a high score of 273.15 in the 16/18 Years Girls Platform event.

N.S.W. DIVING AGE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Elite Junior A Boys Platform
1 346.35 Benjamin TRABINGER — Canberra Diving Academy
16/18 Years Boys Platform
1 203.45 Chris MARSHALL — Parramatta
16/18 Years Girls Platform
1 273.15 Marlee BARBER — Playground to Podium
2 250.90 Nicole FOO — Abbotsleigh
3 248.50 Samantha THOMPSON — Diving Connections
4 213.20 Jodie COHEN — Perfect 10
5 178.95 Caitlin TAYLOR — Canberra Diving Academy
Event 2 Elite Junior B Platform

1 255.50 Callum ROOTS — Perfect 10
2 246.30 Georgia SHAW — Abbotsleigh
Event 2 14/15 Years Girls Platform
1 217.10 Jordan CALLAGHAN — Perfect 10
2 200.80 Nina WOOD — MLC
3 173.25 Bronte DAVIES-RUSSELL — Hunter United Diving Academy
Event 3 19/Over Mens Platform
1 164.15 Brett AUSTINE — huda
2 0.00 Michael JENNINGS — huda (withdrew)
Event 3 19/Over Womens Platform

1 169.90 Tiffany CRIPPS — Canberra Diving Academy
Event 4 Elite Junior C Girls 3M
1 267.65 Genevieve DE LA MOTTE — MLC Burwood
Event 4 12/13 Years Boys 3M
1 230.95 Christian HOLMAN — Parramatta
2 177.60 Liam HEATHER — Hunter United Diving Academy
3 157.20 Tasman CALVER — Canberra Diving Acadamy
4 146.65 Joshua CHAPMAN — Hunter United Diving Academy
Event 4 12/13 Years Girls 3M

1 225.70 Tamara AMBROSE — Parramatta
2 215.35 Louise POOLE — MLC
3 170.50 Lily FRAME — MLC
4 168.50 Katie OAG — Diving Connection
5 163.20 Antonia LAO — Abbotsleigh
6 157.00 Amy DUNN — MLC Burwood
7 155.05 Olivia MOULDER — MLC
8 145.05 Isabelle ALLWORTH — Playground2Podium
Event 5 11/Under Boys 1M
1 176.50 Freddie PRYOR — Parramatta
Event 5 11/Under Girls 1M

1 198.30 Elizabeth MACAROUNAS — PLC
2 157.55 Brittany OBRIEN — Diving Connections
3 156.40 Sinead MCNAMARA — Diving North Coast
4 154.75 Nicola FIORE — Perfect 10
5 148.75 Johanna VOLOS — Diving Connections
6 148.30 Olivia HILL — MLC
7 147.60 Elizabeth BARAL — Parramatta
8 132.25 Monique COLLIN — Hunter United Diving Academy
9 131.65 Claire MCCAUGHEY — Playground 2 Podium Albury
10 130.65 Victoria LEE — MLC
11 127.85 Lela JACOBSEN — Perfect 10
12 110.65 Paige OWEN — Hunter United Diving Academy
Event 6 Elite Junior A Boys 3M

1 346.65 Benjamin TRABINGER — Canberra Diving Academy
Event 6 16/18 Years Boys 3M
1 253.00 Chris MARSHALL — Parramatta
Event 6 16/18 Years Girls 3M
1 304.45 Marlee BARBER — Playground to Podium
2 280.30 Samantha THOMPSON — Diving Connections
3 274.05 Michaela JANU — Diving Connections
4 259.05 Jodie COHEN — Perfect 10
5 240.65 Catriona LUXFORD — Abbotsleigh
6 222.00 Ally NESICH — Playground 2 Podium Albury
7 218.20 Caitlin TAYLOR — Canberra Diving Academy
8 0.00 Nicole FOO — Abbotsleigh (withdrew)
Event 7 Elite Junior B 1M

1 327.15 Georgia SHAW — Abbotsleigh
2 292.85 Callum ROOTS — Perfect 10
Event 7 14/15 Years Boys 1M
1 206.00 William SMITH — Perfect 10
Event 7 14/15 Years Girls 1M

1 228.05 Jordan CALLAGHAN — Perfect 10
2 224.70 Bronte DAVIES-RUSSELL — Hunter United Diving Academy
3 188.40 Nina WOOD — MLC
4 177.70 Michaela KITCHINGHAM — Canberra Diving Academy
5 170.10 Chelsea CAM — Diving Connections
6 156.30 Bethany TAYLOR — Canberra Diving Academy
7 143.20 Samantha CALVER — Canberra Diving Acadamy
8 137.35 Cyarn GARVEY — Hunter United Diving Academy
Event 8 19/Over Mens 3M
1 269.45 Brett AUSTINE — huda
2 191.50 Michael JENNINGS — huda
Event 8 19/Over Womens 3M
1 246.80 Sara CAMERON — Canberra Diving Academy
2 232.65 Tiffany CRIPPS — Canberra Diving Academy
Event 9 13/U Springboard Boys/Mixed Synchronised

1 140.58 Christian HOLMAN + Freddie PRYOR — Parramatta
2 92.43 Joshua CHAPMAN + Tasman CALVER — Hunter United Diving Academy + Canberra
Diving Acadamy
Event 9 13/U Springboard Girls Synchronised
1 154.32 Lily FRAME + Olivia MOULDER — MLC
2 136.02 Olivia HILL + Elizabeth MACAROUNAS — MLC + PLC
3 130.65 Victoria LEE + Genevieve DE LA MOTTE — MLC + MLC Burwood
4 130.08 Elizabeth BARAL + Sinead MCNAMARA — Parramatta + Diving North Coast
5 105.36 Paige OWEN + Monique COLLIN — Hunter United Diving Academy
Event 10 Elite Junior C Girls Platform

1 232.85 Genevieve DE LA MOTTE — MLC Burwood
Event 10 12/13 Years Boys Platform
1 177.70 Christian HOLMAN — Parramatta
2 139.00 Tasman CALVER — Canberra Diving Acadamy
3 125.90 Liam HEATHER — Hunter United Diving Academy
4 122.25 Joshua CHAPMAN — Hunter United Diving Academy
Event 10 12/13 Years Girls Platform
1 205.65 Tamara AMBROSE — Parramatta
Event 11 11/Under Boys Platform

1 118.65 Freddie PRYOR — Parramatta
Event 11 11/Under Girls Platform
1 122.90 Elizabeth MACAROUNAS — PLC
- 115.40 Sinead MCNAMARA — Diving North Coast (guest)
2 94.75 Elizabeth BARAL — Parramatta
3 90.35 Victoria LEE — MLC
Event 12 19/Over Mens 1M
1 249.00 Brett AUSTINE — huda
2 174.45 Michael JENNINGS — huda
Event 12 19/Over Womens 1M

1 218.25 Tiffany CRIPPS — Canberra Diving Academy
2 211.45 Sara CAMERON — Canberra Diving Academy
Event 13 Elite Junior B Girls 3M
1 293.65 Georgia SHAW — Abbotsleigh
Event 13 14/15 Years Boys 3M
1 203.95 William SMITH — Perfect 10
Event 13 14/15 Years Girls 3M
1 262.30 Jordan CALLAGHAN — Perfect 10
2 257.35 Bronte DAVIES-RUSSELL — Hunter United Diving Academy
3 215.40 Nina WOOD — MLC
4 189.30 Michaela KITCHINGHAM — Canberra Diving Academy
5 169.15 Rebekah MCKENZIE — Parramatta
6 118.00 Samantha CALVER — Canberra Diving Acadamy
Event 14 Elite Junior A Boys 1M

1 393.55 Benjamin TRABINGER — Canberra Diving Academy
Event 14 16/18 Years Girls 1M
1 306.35 Catriona LUXFORD — Abbotsleigh
2 267.25 Jodie COHEN — Perfect 10
3 244.90 Marlee BARBER — Playground to Podium
4 241.40 Kate RICKARDS — Hunter United Diving Academy
5 230.20 Samantha THOMPSON — Diving Connections
6 224.35 Caitlin TAYLOR — Canberra Diving Academy
7 216.25 Ally NESICH — Playground 2 Podium Albury
8 171.90 Hillary WONG — Hunter United Diving Academy
Event 15 11/Under Boys 3M

1 187.95 Freddie PRYOR — Parramatta
1 186.80 Elizabeth MACAROUNAS — PLC
2 154.95 Olivia HILL — MLC
3 150.25 Sinead MCNAMARA — Diving North Coast
4 140.60 Victoria LEE — MLC
5 136.10 Elizabeth BARAL — Parramatta
6 68.25 Paige OWEN — Hunter United Diving Academy (withdrew)
Event 16 Elite Junior C Girls 1M
1 252.55 Genevieve DE LA MOTTE — MLC Burwood
Event 16 12/13 Years Boys 1M

1 185.85 Christian HOLMAN — Parramatta
2 166.50 Liam DUMMER — Abbotsleigh
3 160.10 Joshua CHAPMAN — Hunter United Diving Academy
4 146.45 Liam HEATHER — Hunter United Diving Academy
5 137.10 Tasman CALVER — Canberra Diving Acadamy
Event 16 12/13 Years Girls 1M
1 228.95 Tamara AMBROSE — Parramatta
2 160.65 Katie OAG — Diving Connection
3 159.55 Olivia MOULDER — MLC
4 156.30 Lily FRAME — MLC
5 151.95 Natasha WELSH — Canberra Diving Academy
6 151.05 Isabelle ALLWORTH — Playground2Podium
7 149.00 Claudia GUERRERO — Perfect 10
8 138.65 Bianca DICEMBRE — MLC
9 138.60 Antonia LAO — Abbotsleigh
10 132.05 Amy DUNN — MLC Burwood
11 103.90 Lily GARVEY — Hunter United Diving Academy
Event 17 14/O Boys/Mixed 3M Synchronised

1 155.52 Brett AUSTINE + Michael JENNINGS — huda
2 125.82 Caitlin TAYLOR + Benjamin TRABINGER — Canberra Diving Academy
Event 17 14/O Girls 3M Synchronised
1 167.85 Tamara AMBROSE + Jordan CALLAGHAN — Parramatta + Perfect 10
2 149.70 Kate RICKARDS + Georgia SHAW — Hunter United Diving Academy + Abbotsleigh
3 136.23 Tiffany CRIPPS + Samantha CALVER — Canberra Diving Academy + Canberra
Diving Acadamy
4 134.97 Michaela KITCHINGHAM + Natasha WELSH — Canberra Diving Academy
5 122.94 Katie OAG + Claudia GUERRERO — Diving Connection + Perfect 10

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Drummoyne Devils v Hunter Hurricanes

Hunter Hurricanes were cruelly denied victory, losing 11-10 to Balmain Tigers in a men’s National Water Polo League match at the Dawn Fraser Pool here yesterday.

At 9-6 up early in the final quarter, the Hurricanes supporters were prematurely celebrating victory but watched as the margin was whittled to 9-8 and then 10-9 inside the final two minutes.

When Daniel Robinson was ejected at 1:29, Balmain called a timeout, worked out a strategy and then passed the ball for 20 seconds before James Falzon scored his second goal for 10-10.

Balmain called another timeout and the ploy was to get another ejection, Robinson again, to set up an extra-man play and score, which Falzon did 17 seconds from time for 11-10.

Man-of-the-match goalkeeper Angus Crowley could not stop the winner in a game where Hunter only took the lead at 3:31 left in the third period.

Balmain women beat Hunter 12-8 after leading 7-3 at halftime.

Drummoyne Devils’ fly-in recruit from Perth, Tim Cleland, was evicted from the game against Sydney University Lions late in the third quarter for back-chatting the referee.

Drummoyne Devils v Hunter Hurricanes.

The Devils won 15-11 for a 9-1 season and level pegging with the KFC Queensland Breakers on the ladder.
The fifth-ranked Lions women beat the seventh-ranked Devils 13-8 with Mel Hammond (Sydney Uni) and Ashleigh Southern (Drummoyne) topping the scoring with four each.

At the University of Wollongong, KFC Breakers women held off Cronulla Sharks 5-4 thanks to an Ellie Bowden goal just inside the last two minutes. The Breakers men blitzed Cronulla 21-2 with Tom Knox claiming six goals.

In Perth, Brisbane Barracudas men came from 6-5 down at three-quarter time to defeat UWA Torpedoes 9-6 while the Barracudas women bounced UWA Comets 13-8.

-National Water Polo League Results-

Men:

Sydney: Balmain Tigers 11 (J Falzon 4, G Woods 2, C Wright, C Dyson, T Hamill, J Davis, M Lasic) Hunter Hurricanes 10 (N Campbell 4, M Baird, S Berry, T Hunt, D Robinson, R Simpkins, J Johnson), Drummoyne Devils 15 (A Roach, S Avallone, S Boyd 3, T Martin, P Harmer, T Cleland 2) Sydney University Lions 11 (T Franklin 4, S Nicholson 3, R Saldain, T Woudwyk, J Davie, B Turner).

Wollongong: KFC Breakers 21 (T Knox 6, A Martin 4, M McCann 3, D Streets, S Robertson 2, D Will, G Waterman, J Votan, E Lui) Cronulla Sharks 2 (C Batty, D Wassell).

Perth: Brisbane Barracudas 9 (D Hicks 3, BJ Howden, D Young 2, D Gynther, C Mello) UWA Torpedoes 6 (B McGhie 2, B Mercer, J Palmer, J Balczer, B Yalkin).

Women:

Sydney: Balmain Tigers 12 (L Higlett, L Varlow, A Bower 2, R Rippon, E Simms, B Smith, K Leatham, J Dessauvagie, B Appel) Hunter Hurricanes 8 (S Jones, B Rowe 3, E Goodwin, N McJannet), Sydney University Lions 13 (M Hammond 4, J Whitehorn, S Davie 3, A Brightwell, S Cuffe, K Gofers) Drummoyne Devils 8 (A Southern 4, R Lissa 2, E Mirabito, E Pittorino).

Wollongong: KFC Breakers 5 (E Bowden, S Mills 2, N McCarthy) Cronulla Sharks 4 (M Santoromito 2, J Liessmann, N Zagame).

Perth: Brisbane Barracudas 13 (A Russell 4, J Moran 3, Sun Yujun 2, JL Lewis, Ao Gao, H Robinson, M Rippon) UWA Comets 8 (G Domanic, E Browne 3, A Brock, Z Hadley).

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Brad Kahlefeldt crosses the finish line

Beijing Olympian Brad Kahlefeldt led home an Australian clean sweep in his first race in five months at the 2009 Gold Coast Triathlon Oceania Championships.

Kahlefeldt edged out Beijing team mate Courtney Atkinson, who recently won the Australian Sprint title and rising star Dan Wilson with Japan’s Kiyomi Niwata taking the women’s crown ahead of Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf and Chilean Barbara Riveros. Kahlefeldt said he was delighted with the fast and furious course raced today which will be the same use for the 2009 Gold Coast ITU World Triathlon Championships in September.

Kahlefeldt is unbeaten on this course, with four wins and must give him a huge confidence boost ahead of the World Championships.

Early race leader Clayton Fettell lead off the front of the bike for the entire 40km and headed into the run with a 45 second lead from the chase group of 45. But after the first lap of the run the heat had decimated the field and it was the Australian trio Kahlefeldt, Atkinson, Wilson and the UK’s Stuart Hayes that broke away. Hayes was first to lose touch. Kahlefeldt turned up the intensity in the final lap which no one could match to take an easy victory in the end.

In the ITU Australian Junior Oceania Championships Courtney Dutton and New Zealand’s Jos Hoetjes put in commanding performances.

The win handed Dutton the final spot on the Australian female junior team to contest the World Championships on the Gold Coast in September along with team mates Holly Aitken and Emma Jackson.

New Zealand junior champion, Hoetjes continued his outstanding season following his bronze at the recent Australian Youth Olympics and victories in local races in New Zealand to also add the Oceania title to his resume.

Dutton has been a consistent performer this season, featuring in the silver medal winning team at the Australian Youth Olympics. Dutton handled the pressure and conditions like a seasoned professional despite having to run down the Australian Youth Olympics gold medallist Aitken over the 5km to secure victory. Another emerging talent Victorian Jaimi Chisholm recorded one of her best results finishing third.

The Gold Coast Triathlon – Luke Harrop Memorial was first on the racing agenda. Approximately 2500 athletes competed in one of the three distances on offer; Sprint (750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run); Enticer (300m swim, 10km cycle, 2km run); and The Courier Mail Superkidz Triathlon.

Age Group competiotors were racing to secure a spot on the Australian team to compete at the 2009 Gold Coast ITU Triathlon World Championships. Nerang’s Risa Saito made the most of the perfect early conditions, coming home in 1hr, 3min, 53secs. The fastest male home was Paul Wiedersehn in 58min,24secs.

2009 Gold Coast ITU Triathlon Championships Results

ITU Elite
Male

1 Brad Kahlefeldt Aust 1:50:13
2 Courtney Atkinson Aust 1:50:25
3 Dan Wilson Aust 1:50:51
4 Clark Ellice NZ 1:51:35
5 Ryan Sissons NZ 1:51:41
6 Stuart Hayes UK 1:51:41

Female

1 Kiyomi Niwata Japan 2:00:45
2 Daniela Ryf SUI 2:01:13
3 Barbara Riveros Chile 2:01:15
4 Sarah Crowley Aust 2:02:04
5 Misato Takagi Japan 2:02:23

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In sub-tropical Sanctuary Cove, on Wednesday 25th February, at the leisurely time of 2pm, Swim Fashion Week kicked off an explosive start with the Designers Suite display.

The Designer Suite display, held at the Park Hyatt Hotel was an exclusive event- accessible by appointment only- which showed off the cream of Australian Swimwear. The highly ranked list of designers showing their wares included: AmandaDarling, Anna & Boy, Beach Brasil, Ed Hardy & Christian Audiger, Hotel Bondi Swim, Jets, Lisa Blue and Zimmerman.

So many designers packed in to one venue created a hectic atmosphere; although the calibre of the event ensured that guests got the smooth-running afternoon that they expected.
Designer Suite’s and Designer Pavilions were held on every day of Swim Fashion Week. These events served as an exclusive preview of the new season trends before they were shown before the masses on the runways.

Zimmermann: Day 1, Swim Fashion Week

Day one was a frantic day for Zimmerman designers. After already putting on an impressive showcase at the Hyatt, Zimmermann impressed catwalk observers with their signature frills and quirky prints. The distinction of the 09’ Zimmerman design is the minimalism of the cruise collection- ruffled white fabrics offset by intricacies of blue and twists of earthy colours which are sure to be loved by consumers and maintain Zimmerman’s place at the top of the luxury swimwear list.

Day two, on Thursday 26th February, included shows from White Sands, Lisa Blue and Hotel Bondi Swim.
One of the reasons that Swim Fashion Week has been hailed as such a success in the fashion industry was the fact that all runway shows on each day had been confined to no more than one event on one day- putting a halt to frenzied sprints between events.

The catwalk looks on day two all held in common the relaxed, beachy vibe that is synonymous with Australian resort wear.

Seventh Wonderland: Day 2, Swim Fashion Week.

Seventh Wonderland is a brand famed for epitomizing youthful sass, and it stayed true to reputation at Swim Fashion Week. All the designs gave impressions of lazy Bondi afternoons or morning frolics on Manly beach. The patterns on the fine-quality fabric were bold and verging on psychedelic- a certain hit with wearers.

Hotel Bondi Swim: Day 2, Swim Fashion Week.

Hotel Bondi also trotted the runways on day two of Swim Fashion Week; the bikinis were minimal in composition- with patterns loud and extremely colourful, not unlike the view from any of the hip bars along the Bondi promenade.

Day three: Friday 27th February heralded the Watersun catwalk show which started at 4pm. Watersun designs were not as noisy as others seen during Swim Fashion Week. But that is not to say the designs could be described as simple. The mantra of the collection resonated on the catwalk: “designed for women who love being women- a collection of super sexy, seductive swimwear as a true celebration of the female form.”

Following the Watersun display Ed Hardy & Christian Audiger showed their trademark nautical nostalgia. This was sharply contrast by the modern, romantic splendour that Anna & Boy is known for. Amada Darling concluded day three- it was obvious in this collection the way the designers valued youth and fun in their creations.

Watersun: Day 3, Swim Fashion Week

Saturday 28th of February was the final day of Swim Fashion Week; it was also the final day of Summer. And while Summer was dying- New designers were celebrating their birth on to the swimwear fashion scene. The focus was on the “New Generation” with creations springing out of the local Gold Coast Beaches, Byron Bay and Brisbane.

Karen Neilsen’s (of Gold Coast locality) collection named At The Entrance was one of the highlights of the day, with each piece reminding audiences of celebrating Summer holidays on the Australian East Coast. Byron Bay locals, Iniki threaded nostalgic naturality of the Byron Bay of old through their collections, making viewers want to time-warp back to the days before high-rise hotels and day-spas.

The exclusive island location and the professional industry atmosphere at Swim Fashion week could be summed up as delightfully different from other similar events run by IMG: while there was plenty to see and a load of exciting trends on show, the catwalk presentations echoed a relaxed, oh-so-cool and sleek vibe- just the way swimwear and resort wear is intended to be seen.

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Black Smiths Beach sunrise on Saturday during championships

Cronulla’s Allum brothers thought they had today’s Open Male Board Rescue final in the bag until rival club mates, the Simpson brothers, cleverly held back to await a lucky shore wave that catapulted them into the gold medal position.

Defending champion Mark Simpson, 24, was the swimmer in the rescue simulation event and younger brother Dean Simpson, 21, rode the board. Once Mark was retrieved the Simpson brothers chased Chris and Hayden Allum all the way to the beach until Dean spotted the winning ride.

“I saw a wave coming and told Mark to wait, that’s what got us past them,” he said grinning.

Chris Allum was clearly frustrated at the late loss. “We had that race in the bag, but that’s part of the sport. It’s dead flat then a one foot wave appears right there….it’s funny how it happens sometimes.”

The Simpson and the Allum brothers train together at Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club and are friends, “but not on the line,” admitted Chris Allum.

From today’s result he did take away some solace. Mark Simpson won this event last year, with a different partner, and two years ago the Simpson brothers won the national title. “To be in front of them makes me feel like we are in with a shot in Perth,” Chris Allum added, referring to the upcoming national titles in less than three weeks time.

Today’s gold medal was the third this state carnival for Mark Simpson who combined with the Allum brothers and Cameron Pyett yesterday in the Surf Team and with Hayden in the Open Mens Board Relay.

His training might have suffered in previous months due to work commitments but Mark’s happy to take the psychological advantage heading into tomorrow’s string of individual finals including the Swim, Board and the blue ribbon event, the Open Ironman.

In the Open Female Board Rescue Terrigal stormed home, a big turnaround from last year when the team failed to qualify for the finals at the state championship. Only their second time on a board together this season, 25 year old Amanda White, the defending national champion, and Joanna Baxter, a 17 year old St Josephs High School student, “just clicked”.

Baxter was also part of the winning Terrigal team in the Under 19 Female Surf Team final, combining with Erin Robertson and two Under 17 swimmers, Jorden Burnes and Rachelle King.

Conditions were calm again for day two of the 2009 Allphones Open NSW Surf Life Saving Championships with a dumping shore break, light winds and flat seas under a strong sun on the final day of summer.

This evening will be a quiet affair for the Open competitors who have qualified for a finals berth tomorrow. The competition will get underway at 8am in the morning before the traditional March Past at 11am when the 2008 NSW Surf Lifesaver and Volunteer of the Year will be announced.

The carnival’s closing events promise a thrilling afternoon of water and beach finals climaxing with the pinnacle, the Open Ironman and Ironwoman.

Host Club Swansea Belmont rose to second place in the overall pointscore today.

FINAL RESULTS: DAY TWO

1. Manly- 128

2. Swansea Belmont- 120

3. Terrigal- 119

4. Freshwater- 108

5. Warilla-Barrack Point- 107

6. Cronulla- 88

7. Redhead- 72

8. Wanda- 71

9. Ocean Beach- 68

10. North Cronulla- 61

FINALS RESULTS FROM DAY TWO
Open Male Board Rescue
(1) Cronulla c (2) Cronulla b (3) Manly BLUE (4) Cudgen Headland White (5) North Bondi Barbarians (6) Cudgen Headland Blue

Open Female Board Rescue
(1) Terrigal A (2) Sawtell A (3) Freshwater A (4) Lennox Head-Alstonville X (5) Swansea Belmont B (6) The Lakes Red

Under 17 Male Board Rescue
(1) Cronulla c (2) Terrigal A (3) Warilla-Barrack Point BLUE (4) Redhead A (5) Freshwater A (6) Lennox Head-Alstonville X

Under 17 Female Board Rescue
(1) Copacabana RED (2) Manly BLUE (3) Cooks Hill A (4) Warilla-Barrack Point WHITE (5) Freshwater A (6) Swansea Belmont D

Under 15 Male Board Rescue
(1) Redhead B (2) Redhead A (3) Cudgen Headland Blue (4) Wanda red (5) Ocean Beach BLUE (6) Elouera White

Under 15 Female Board Rescue
(1) Freshwater B (2) Cronulla red (3) Redhead b (4) Terrigal C (5) Avoca Beach green (6) Terrigal A

Under 19 Female Taplin Relay
(1) Warilla-Barrack Point BLACK (2) Swansea Belmont A (3) Freshwater A (4) Byron Bay A (5) Warilla-Barrack Point ORANGE (6) Elouera White

Under 19 Male Taplin Relay
(1) Avoca Beach A (2) Warilla-Barrack Point BLACK (3) Collaroy red (4) Terrigal A (5) Elouera White (6) Freshwater A

Under 19 Female Single Ski
(1) BAXTER, JOANNA (Terrigal) (2) SMITH, LAUREN (Warilla-Barrack Point) (3) COLEMAN, TARA (Maroubra) (4) KNAPMAN, SARAH (Manly) (5) MINOGUE, HANNAH (Bulli) (6) FLEMMING, Tahnee (Byron Bay)

Under 19 Double Ski (single gender teams)
(1) Warilla-Barrack Point BLACK (2) Warilla-Barrack Point ORANGE (3) Freshwater A (4) North Bondi a (5) Byron Bay A (6) Avoca Beach B

Open Male Malibu Surf Board Riding
(1) Rawson, Matt (Swansea Belmont) (2) Carroll, Anthony (Bronte) (3) VanDerWallen, Adriaan (Avalon Beach) (4) Mahoney, Sean (North Cronulla) (5) Gibson, Nathen (Long Reef) (6) Williams, Bryce (Swansea Belmont)

Open Female Malibu Surf Board Riding
(1) KENT, MICHELLE (Redhead) (2) Mulquiney, Katie (Cooks Hill) (3) Miley-Dwyer, Olivia (Bronte) (4) Charles, April (North Cronulla)

Open Mixed 5 Person R&R
(1) Collaroy Black (2) Wanda red (3) Newport Gold (4) North Cronulla Gold (5) Wanda blue (6) Swansea Belmont A

Open 6 Person R&R
(1) Freshwater MAROON (2) Collaroy Black (3) Swansea Belmont A (4) Bondi B (5) Wanda blue (6) Freshwater WHITE

Open Male 5 Person R&R
(1) Swansea Belmont A (2) Bondi A (3) Wanda blue (4) Freshwater MAROON

Over 24 Restricted Surf Race
(1) Allen, Malcolm (Bronte) (2) LEMMON, Paul (Freshwater) (3) Bowden, Andrew (Bronte) (4) HANSON, Kurt (Freshwater) (5) pyett, cameron (Cronulla) (6) bolewski, joel (Wanda)

Under 19 Female Surf Teams
(1) Terrigal A (2) Manly BLUE (3) Elouera Blue (4) Byron Bay A (5) North Bondi A (6) North Cronulla Gold

Under 19 Male Surf Teams
(1) Warilla-Barrack Point BLACK (2) Elouera White (3) Bulli A (4) Manly BLUE (5) Wanda red (6) Terrigal A

Under 15 Female Surf Teams
(1) Cronulla a (2) Redhead A (3) Freshwater A (4) Avoca Beach blue (5) Terrigal A (6) Sawtell A

Under 17 Male Board Relay
(1) Terrigal A (2) Bulli A (3) Cronulla a (4) Lennox Head-Alstonville X (5) Freshwater A (6) Swansea Belmont A

Under 17 Female Board Relay
(1) Terrigal A (2) Warilla-Barrack Point BLACK (3) Byron Bay A (4) Freshwater A (5) Copacabana JOSH (6) Swansea Belmont A

Under 15 Male Board Relay
(1) Redhead A (2) Swansea Belmont A (3) North Cronulla Gold (4) Wanda blue (5) Avoca Beach blue (6) Redhead B

Under 15 Female Board Relay
(1) Avoca Beach blue (2) Cronulla a (3) Lennox Head-Alstonville X (4) Sawtell A (5) Redhead A (6) Terrigal A

Boat Relay
(1) South Curl Curl South Curly (2) Manly BLUE (3) Cooks Hill HILL (4) Bulli A

Open Male 2km Beach Run
(1) CONRICK, BOYD (Redhead) (2) DAY, BLAIR (Warilla-Barrack Point) (3) HIGGINS, Scott (The Lakes) (4) BALDWIN, LEON (Manly) (5) Hynard, Brad (Wollongong City) (6) Barclay, Jared (North Cronulla)

Open Female 2km Beach Run
(1) Leadbeatter, Angela (Swansea Belmont) (2) Conder, Jenny (Elouera) (3) McCarthy, Siobhan (North Bondi) (4) campbell, melissa (Wanda) (5) Conder, Kate (Elouera) (6) HEAL, EMILY (Manly)

Under 17 Male 2km Beach Run
(1) JAMES, BLAKE (Warilla-Barrack Point) (2) Wallace, Jordan (Wollongong City) (3) CALLAWAY, DAVID (Bulli) (4) Callander, charlie (Whale Beach) (5) Ingle, Jake (Swansea Belmont) (6) SHEPHERD, HAYDEN (Redhead)

Under 15 Male 2km Beach Run
(1) Walters, Guy (Swansea Belmont) (2) WYLIE, TIM (Towradgi) (3) cracknell, toby (Avoca Beach) (4) Green, Jake (Thirroul) (5) Kelly-Makovec, Joshua (North Cronulla) (6) MARSHALL, Ben (The Lakes)

Under 19 Male 2km Beach Run
(1) Ham, Troy (Swansea Belmont) (2) WATSON, ADAM (Manly) (3) KRUCLER, JORDAN (Umina Beach) (4) RIDDINGTON, NATHAN (Queenscliff) (5) Flannery, Ryan (Dixon Park) (6) HAWKE, PHILLIP (Queenscliff)

Under 17 Female 2km Beach Run
(1) JONES, BREE (Warilla-Barrack Point) (2) McGain, Alexandra (Bilgola) (3) Brady, Tia (Dixon Park) (4) McGrath, Georgia (North Cronulla) (5) RYAN, SASHA (Shellharbour) (6) Bakker, Kaitlin (Lennox Head-Alstonville)

Under 15 Female 2km Beach Run
(1) GASPAROTTO, ELYSSIA (Ocean Beach) (2) LAVALLE, OLIVIA (North Wollongong) (3) SMYTH, LILLI (Coffs Harbour) (4) douglas-savage, chloe (Wanda) (5) davies, michaela (Cronulla) (6) Kruger, Zane (Dee Why)

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(Left)Allira Richardson- 3rd, Alyce Bennet- 1st, Alicia Marriot- 2nd(Right)

Alyce Bennett and Shannon Eckstein emerged from a day of wild surf, broken craft and injuries as the winners in round three of the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman Series at Coolum Beach today.

Competitors had their bravery and skill tested as never before in pounding two metre surf that turned the water into a washing machine and left the best surf lifesavers in the country waterlogged and washed out.

While Eckstein (Telstra Southern Qld Sunfish) showed freakish surfing skills to recover from problems in the ski and board legs, the crashing waves were particularly tough on the female competitors whose scheduled 25-minute race took twice that long to complete.

In a true test of survival, Bennett, competing for the Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins, proved herself the fittest, winning by a massive six minutes from current Australian Ironwoman champion Alicia Marriott (Jeep Western Waves) and Allira Richardson (Citizen North Qld Lightning).

Bennett said the conditions were the toughest she had ever encountered.

Her closest rival for much of the race, Hayley Bateup (DHL Southern Ice), was forced out when her board was snapped clean in half by a pounding wave during the final leg and came crashing down on the back of her neck, leaving her dazed.

“Coolum always puts on a good wave so it’s a great spot to have it, good for racing,” Bennett said.

“What happened to Hayley shows the power that the waves had and it was a matter of who was in the best position getting the breaks.

“I was side by side with Hayley and while she rolled under the wave I waited a bit and the wave snapped her board clean in half.”

For Bennett, who hails from Yamba on the NSW North Coast, today’s victory was the biggest of her career.

“This is my first win in the Kellogg’s series,” she said.

“I also had a win last weekend when I started racing with a new board that is the first one I’ve had away from the colour scheme that I’ve used for the past seven years and it must be my lucky board.”

Bennett paid tribute to the advice her coach, Wes Berg, passed on just before the start of the race.

“He had been watching the surf all morning and he told me there were two rips running, one in the north and one in the south, but that the southern one was much more consistent,” she said.

“He said go to the south every time and it worked.”

The consensus among the female competitors was that the race was one of the two or three toughest they had ever contested.

Runner-up Marriott, who edged out Richardson in a sprint finish and is starting return to the form that saw he win last year’s national Ironwoman crown, said the conditions made it impossible to know where you were in the race.

“I was quite nervous going into the race because back home (in Perth) the conditions have been dead flat,” she said.

“At Kurrawa in rounds one and two my surf skills were a bit off and I didn’t know how I was going to go here but I pulled out a big race.

Richardson said that despite the physical toll taken in the tough conditions, the mental battle was just as hard.

“I was out there on the ski thinking ‘why am I doing this to myself’ but you’ve just got to keep at it and hope a break will come and power on through when you get that break,” she said.

“It was definitely one of the toughest races we have done, last year at Kurrawa was similar conditions, it’s a washing machine out there.”

Another to fare well in the testing surf was Courtney Hancock (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) who finished fourth ahead of brave efforts by Chloe Jones (Lightning) in fifth, Kirsten Ulmer (Ice) sixth, Gemma Newbiggin (Lightning) seventh and Chelsea Mackenzie eighth.

The day was particularly difficult for the series leaders going into round three, Kristyl Smith (Blue Fins), Naomi Flood (Hammers) and Terri Sullivan (Sunfish).

Smith was shown no mercy by the surfing gods after leading through the first half of the opening swim leg.

She was smashed by wave after wave on the ski and was still trying to complete the course more than 90 minutes after the start.

Flood fared little better and finished in 13th place, while Sullivan was stung by a bluebottle before the race and again in the swim and was forced to retire.

Despite her difficulties, Smith still leads the Ironwoman series on 40 points ahead of Flood on 39 while Bennett’s win elevated her to third place on 36 points.

Three-time Series winner Shannon Eckstein overcame a cracked ski and a tumble off his board to beat arch-rival and Sunfish teammate Zane Holmes in a thrilling and unpredictable Kellogg’s Ironman race at Coolum today.

Eckstein’s damaged ski filled with water, making it impossible to steer, and then when he came off his board within sight of the finish and while just metres ahead of Holmes he miraculously bodysurfed the same wave that caused him to crash, to open up a winning 10 metre break.

“I was trying to get away from Zane because I didn’t want a sprint up the beach but I couldn’t,” Eckstein said. “Catching that wave after I fell was a miracle.

“I couldn’t really see where I was going because of the spray but I knew if I didn’t go for the wave, Zane would win so it was over or nothing.”

Eckstein is the master tactician and knew that he had to be careful how he approached today’s race.

“When the surf’s up it’s just about being smart,” he said.

“Sometimes you can’t just sprint out, you have to stop and wait. If there are three waves coming, you stop and wait for three waves.

“If someone catches up there is not much you can do about it so it’s about being smart, picking the right spot every time and just going for it with your instinct.

“You can’t paddle through waves, no-one can.”

Eckstein has been battling a back injury and needed a cortisone injection to get to the start line today.

Former national Ironman champion Nathan Smith (Blue Fins) finished third today, with Luke Nisbet (Waves) improving on his previous efforts to place fourth and beat home Hugh Dougherty (Hammers) fifth, Matt Poole (Hammers) sixth, Corey Jones (Lightning) seventh and Berg (Blue Fins) eighth.

Eckstein (53 points) now has a two-point lead over Holmes in the Ironman series, with Poole (Lightning) third on 41.

The board rescue and Taplin relay events scheduled for today were cancelled because of the conditions, with Surf Life Saving Australia General Manager of Surf Sports, Grant Baldock, saying he expected a full program to be raced tomorrow when the Ironmen and Ironwomen compete in a two-race elimination format.

RESULTS:   ROUND 3,

KELLOGG’S NUTRI-GRAIN IRONMAN SERIES

Endurance Course: Men: Shannon Eckstein (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 18  Zane Holmes (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 17  Nathan Smith (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) 16 Luke Nisbet (Jeep Western Waves) 15 Hugh Dougherty (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) 14 Matt Poole (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) 13 Corey Jones (Citizen Northern QLD Lightning) 12 Wes Berg (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) 11 Hayden Allum (Southern DHL Ice) 10  Dean Mercer (Northern QLD Citizen Lightning) 9 Pierce Leonard (DHL Southern Ice) 8Jack Hansen (DHL Southern Ice) 7 Chris Allum (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) 6 Andrew Mosel (Western Jeep Waves) 5  Dylan Newbiggin (Citizen Northern QLD Lightning) 4 James Stewart (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 3  Kendrick Louis (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) 2 Brendon Sarson (Jeep Western Waves) 1

 Women: Alyce Bennett (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) 18 Alicia Marriott (Jeep Western Waves) 17 Allira Richardson (Citizen Northern QLD Lightning) 16 Courtney Hancock (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers)  15 Chloe Jones (Citizen Northern QLD Lightning) 14 Kirsten Ulmer (DHL Southern Ice) 13 Gemma Newbiggin (Citizen Northern QLD Lightning) 12 Chelsea Mackenzie (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) 11 Bonnie Hancock  (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) 10 Bianca Lee (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 9 Brodie Moir (Jeep Western Waves) 8 Rebecca Creedy (Jeep Western Waves) 7 Naomi Flood (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) 6 Elizabeth Pluimers (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 5 Kristyl Smith 4 (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) Terri Sullivan (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) DNF Hayley Bateup (DHL Southern Ice) DNF Flora Manciet (DHL Southern Ice) DNF

 Team: Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins (6), Northern QLD Citizen Lightning (5), Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish (4), Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers (3), Western Jeep Waves (2), Southern DHL Ice (1)

 Progressive Pointscore: Men: Shannon Eckstein (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 53 Zane Holmes 51 (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) Matt Poole 41 (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) Pierce Leonard 40 (DHL Southern Ice) Nathan Smith 39 (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) Hugh Dougherty 38 (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) Corey Jones 34 (Northern QLD Citizen Lightning) Dean Mercer 33 (Citizen Northern QLD Lightning) Chris Allum 30 (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) Luke Nisbet 29 (Jeep Western Waves) Wes Berg 27 (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) James Stewart 21 (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) Hayden Allum 19 (DHL Southern Ice) Dylan Newbiggin 16 (Citizen Northern QLD Lightning) Jack Hansen 13 (DHL Southern Ice) Kendrick Louis 12 (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) AndrewMosel 9 (Jeep Western Waves) Brendon Sarson 8 (Jeep Western Waves)

 Women: Kristyl Smith (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) 40  Naomi Flood (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) 39  Alyce Bennett (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) 36 Courtney Hancock (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) 34 Terri Sullivan (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 33  Elizabeth Pluimers (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 33 Chloe Jones (Northern QLD Citizen Lightning) 33  Allira Richardson (Northern QLD Citizen Lightning) 30 Chelsea Mackenzie (Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins) 29 Gemma Newbiggin (Northern QLD Citizen Lightning) 29 Hayley Bateup (DHL Southern Ice) 28 Alicia Marriott (Jeep Western Waves) 28  Brodie Moir (Jeep Western Waves) 24 Bonnie Hancock (Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers) 24   Flora Manciet (DHL Southern Ice) 21  Kirsten Ulmer (DHL Southern Ice) 20 Bianca Lee (Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish) 15 Rebecca Creedy (Jeep Western Waves) 10

 Team: Express Glass Southern NSW Blue Fins (15), Telstra Southern QLD Sunfish (14), Inner Health Plus Northern NSW Hammers (13), Northern QLD Citizen Lightning (10), DHL Southern Ice (7), Western Jeep Waves (4)

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Lauren Machanis, Goal Keeper.

Wests Magpies began their defence of the men’s National Water Polo League crown in rusty fashion with a 14-10 loss to Victorian Tigers at the University of New South Wales last night.

Despite a 2-0 lead, Wests had lost the advantage by quarter time and always had to play catch-up, only twice coming within a goal in the last three periods.

For the Tigers it was back to winning after a draw with Hunter Hurricanes the night before and it saw the Tigers’ United States import, Miles Price, to the fore with four goals.

The Tigers women suffered their first defeat in three matches against a spirited UNSW Killer Whales outfit, going down 13-8.

Lea Barton, Goal Keeper.

The supreme efforts of goalkeeper Lea Barta and five-goal heroine Ali Gronow put paid to the Tigers’ game plan. For Gronow it was bittersweet, scoring against her former club for the first time.

In Brisbane, the KFC Breakers racked up two wins over the Adelaide Jets with the men romping home 15-5 and the women 12-10.

In the women’s encounter, Sydney Olympic gold medallist Naomi McCarthy scored three goals in a comeback to the NWPL for the Breakers while Adelaide’s goals came from eight different players.

RESULTS

Men:
Sydney: Victorian Tigers 14 (M Price 4, R Moody 3, S Lewis 2, L Gavin, J Gilchrist, J Disken, I Lark, J Woods) Wests Magpies 10 (W Eames 3, D Swinnerton, S Cody 2, R O’Brien, C Eames, M Toldonato).
Brisbane: KFC Breakers 15 (D Will, B Miller 3, A Martin, G Waterman, S Robertson 2, T Knox, J Votan, M Birch) Adelaide Jets 5 (L Northcote 2, L Vezzosi, T Dayman, A Martin).
Women:
Sydney: UNSW Killer Whales 13 (A Gronow 5, K Moran 3, A Carter 2, S Grunberger, N Jackson, Liu Ping) Victorian Tigers 8 (A Van Ommen, E Rosato 2, L Webster, EJ Grahame, R Webster, M Jacka).
Brisbane: KFC Breakers 12 (S Mills 4, K Miller, N McCarthy 3, C Grayson, E Bowden) Adelaide Jets 10 (I Bishop, L Callahan 2, C Murphy, M Hatcher, J Martin, S Murphy, K Green, D Wawrzinski).

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