On Friday 7th March, the North Barrier Branch Youth State Team announced their two Team Captains for 2025, and our very own Isla Chapman received this honour (along with Zane Saye from Sarina) and was presented with her uniform at the last training session before States.
Unfortunately, for the 13 Ayr SLSC Nippers who were scheduled to attend the 2025 Queensland Youth State Lifesaving Championships as part of the NBB team, Cyclone Alfred provided more than just devastation to South-east Queensland. With the destruction and damage that occurred to many of the Gold Coast beaches and unsafe water conditions, Surf Life Saving Queensland made the difficult decision to cancel the event for the safety of their members. This resulted in a heartbreaking week for youth across the State, including our very own members, who were unable to travel to the coast to put their hard work and training in action for the competition.
Thankfully, SLSQ have been able to confirm that The 2025 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships are still able to proceed, and for the first time in a long time, Ayr SLSC will have 7 youth members representing the club. "Aussies 2025" will be held at North Kirra from the 29th March to 6th April, commencing with the youth events and transitioning through Masters, and Opens.
Following the disappointment of States being cancelled, seven nippers have made the decision to head south to "Aussies" to face the best of the best in Australia and put their hard work to the test. Isla Chapman, Bella Lawry, Zachary Dale, Briella Wassmuth, Milla Chapman, Charlotte Lawry & Emilee Wassmuth, will all don the Navy and Gold cap with pride to represent their club in their respective events at the Championships.
Contributed by Ayr Surf Life Saving Club.