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New Bronze Medallion Trophy Event Saturday 14 March 2026 8.00 am Start
- Tim Tucak
- Feb 17
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 19
The New Bronze Medallion Trophy event will be held on Saturday 14 March 2026 at Swanbourne Beach starting at 8.00 am. A presentation may follow the events.
The program of events is (all times approximate):
8.01 am Run Swim Run
8.21 am Long Run
8.41 am Surf Race (400m Swim)
9.01 am Board Race
Course Map - Long Run and Run Swim Run TBC
Course Map - Board Race, Surf Race and Ski Race TBC
Course Map - Beach Sprint, Beach Flags and Iron TBC
Craft should be placed toward the southern end of the beach in line with the middle of the southern and central inner permanent buoys.
New Bronze Medallion Trophy events shall be conducted in the following categories:
Male
Female
Detailed Program and Competitor Listing:
New Bronze Medallion Trophy Question and Answer:
Competitors must be qualified to start by being financial and have completed proficiency and patrol requirements of the Club relevant to their membership category. You must have made up any missed patrol hours.
The New Bronze Medallion Trophy event shall be conducted as part of the Club Championships in accordance with the current SLSA Australian Surf Sports Manual wherever possible. Any departure(s) from the current SLSA Australian Surf Sports Manual shall be determined by the Surf Sports Manager and nominated to the Points Races Officer prior to the commencement of the Club Championships.
Points will be awarded in each event to determine the overall New Bronze Medallion Trophy winners in each of the above categories.
Entries are on the day.
This is open to all Club members who have been awarded their Bronze Medallion between 21 March 2025 and 14 March 2026, so make sure your training program is in full swing.
Check out last season's New Bronze Medallion Trophy winners here:
New Bronze Medallion Trophy history:
See you on the starting line.
Any queries to the Surf Sports Manager or the Points Races Officer.
List of Eligible Competitors (to be checked for patrol hours/attendance):
Alice Orchard
Alison Cooper
Aliyana Stickland
Brittany Langton
Cara McLean
Ellen Carland
Hannah Engelbrecht
Hannah Sheikh
Hope Gilmour
Katherine Shepherd
Lydia Defrancesco
Matilda Coyne
Neve Stilwell
Rebecca Marquardt
Rebecca Vester
Rochelle Chrzanowski
Ruby Marks
Sofie Marquardt
Sophie Yde
Zdenka Podlesna
Benjamin Ruett
Brandon Poulose-Daniel
Dawid Luttig
Declan Maguire
Fynn Watt
Harrison Muller
Joaquin Laguna
Jose Calzada
Lachlan Serventy
Max O'Beirne
Paulo Young
Steve Pegrum
Thomas McCourt
Tom Munson
The New Bronze Medallion trophy event is conducted in accordance with the following By-Laws:
2.6 New Bronze Medallion
The Club shall conduct a New Bronze Medallion trophy event annually during the season.
Competitors in the New Bronze Medallion trophy event shall have been awarded their Bronze Medallion at the Club between the date of the preceding Club Championships and the date of the current Club Championships.
Competitors who have successfully completed their Bronze Medallion assessment but have not yet been processed by SLSWA shall be deemed to have been awarded their Bronze Medallion on the date of their Bronze Medallion assessment.
No competitor shall be permitted to compete in more than one New Bronze Medallion trophy event.
The list of eligible competitors in the New Bronze Medallion trophy event shall be determined by the Education Manager and nominated to the Surf Sports Manager or their delegate prior to the commencement of the Club Championships.
New Bronze Medallion trophy events shall be conducted in the following categories or as determined by the Surf Sports Manager or their delegate.
Male
Female
The New Bronze Medallion trophy events are:
Surf Race
Run Swim Run
Long Run
Surf Board Race
New Bronze Medallion trophy events shall be conducted as part of the Club Championships in accordance with the current SLSA Australian Surf Sports Manual whenever possible. Any departure(s) from the current SLSA Australian Surf Sports Manual shall be determined by the Surf Sports Manager and nominated to the Surf Sports Manager or their delegate prior to the commencement of the Club Championships.
Points will be awarded in each event to determine the overall New Bronze Medallion trophy winner in each of the above categories. In the event of there being a tie, the competitor who has finished first in the most events shall be deemed the winner. In the event of there still being a tie, the competitor who has finished second in the most events shall be deemed the winner and so on. In the event of there still being a tie, all tied competitors shall be deemed the winner.
The following points shall be allocated for all events:
1st place 12 points
2nd place 9 points
3rd place 6 points
4th place 4 points
5th place 3 points
6th place 2 points
All others 1 point.
The winners of the New Bronze Medallion trophy shall have their names suitably engraved on a perpetual trophy.
2.4 Qualification for Events
Competitors in each race, event or trophy in Clauses 2.2 and 2.6 must be qualified to start by being financial Members and have completed proficiency and patrol requirements of the Club relevant to their membership category.