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Port Sorell Carnival - January 7, 2012

Round 2 of the State wide Junior Surf life Saving Carnivals was held at Port Sorell. Once again the Ulverstone Nippers turned out in force to compete in an action packed and fun filled day.

The under 8’s continue to lead the way, competing with a smile on their faces!! Phoebe had a fabulous day winning the beach flags, beach race, foamie and swim wade. Meg came 2 nd in the foamie. In the team events the girl’s won the board relay and were placed third in the swim wade relay. Tom also had a good day winning the foamie race. Well done to all under 8 competitors.

Under 9’s. A small, but enthusiastic group of under 9’s tried hard all day long. Well done to Paige, Savannah, Georgia, Hannah, Jasmin, Murphy and Rhys. Murphy came second in the foamie and the girls were also 2 nd in the swim wade relay.

Under 10’s. Nic, Jack and Oli showed a willingness to compete in all events at Port Sorell with the highlights being the boys’ performance in the board relay  2nd place along with their first time efforts in the board rescue events.  A big thanks to Ashya Rodman, Sav Murdoch and New recruit Kasper Hallam from Carlton Park who performed extremely well to enable us to enter teams in board rescue, surf teams and Cameron relay events.
Under 10 girls had an extremely great carnival with all smiles.
Team Events we finished 1st and 2nd in the Cameron relay
1 st and 4th in the surf and team
1st, 3rd and 4th in board relay
1st, 2nd and 4th in board rescue Piper and Ashya ran off for 1st and 2nd place in flags
Elka, Emily and Ashya 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in swim and 1st, 2nd 4th in board.
All of our girls were very competitive in all events. Thank you to Sav
Murdoch and Georgia Cleaver for stepping up and supporting us with team
events.
We are very proud of you all for a great effort and fantastic team work.(Simon, Emma, Dorisanne and Amanda)

Under 11’s were represented by Isabel Porter, Georgia Thompson, Meg Knowles, Warwick Purton, Finley Bryer, Oakley Richards, Robbie Green and Nathan Spinks. As a group they had a fantastic day all getting on well, supporting each other and working together as a team. Parents and Club should be proud for the effort and sportsmanship that all portrayed on the day.

In the team events there were some great results. Cameron relay the boy’s team (Robbie, Fin, Nathan and Warwick) came in 2 nd and out mixed team (Meg, Georgia, Oakley and Isabel) came in 5 th which was very impressive. For the Board Rescue we had 4 teams, Warwick & Fin were 4 th, Robbie & Nathan a close 5 th, then Isobel & Oakley not far behind at 8 th. Georgia & Meg powered in at 4 th in the girls competition. Due to the outgoing tide our Board Relay was cancelled much to the disappointment of all. Of note is the impressive team effort on behalf of the boys digging, sandcastle making and fishing in the rock pools for the day, which almost took precedence to competition events.

In the individual events all competitors performed strongly and achieved personal bests for the day. Of note here was Oakley who not only completed the swim strongly but went on to compete well in the Ironman for his first time. In the Ironman for the girls Georgia came in 8th and Meg at 9 th and Isobel 12th. In the boys Ironman Robbie came in 3 rd, Finley 6 th, Warwick 7 th and Oakley 13 th which was a strong performance for the day. All competitors went well in the Swim and proved strong despite the long wade portion of the distance. Girls; Meg 3 rd, Georgia 6 th and Isabel 11 th. Boys; Robbie 4 th, Warwick 7 th, Finley 9 th, Nathan 12 th and Oakley 17 th. (Heather and Anne)

Under 12’s. A large contingent of U/12’s turned up to Port Sorell obviously with the Fiesta in mind after the board rescue enduro events! Jordan, Ewan, Riley, Luc, Blake, Lachlan, Sam and William representing the boys and Maddy, Lily, Shaeli and Megan flying the female flag. The girls had a big day out with 1 st place in the board relay (Lily, Shaeli, Megan), board rescue (Maddy and Lily) and the Surf Teams race. They also gave the boys something to think about with an impressive 3 rd place in the Cameron relay. Individual highlights include a 3 rd in the surf race by Lily followed closely by Maddy and a gutsy 2 nd place in the distance run by Shaeli. If there was an award for general chit chat while waiting for the board rescue...we surely would have taken the prize!The U/12 boys had their chests puffed out for most of the day until the Cameron! The girls will keep for another day gentleman! Sam and William combined to take out 1 st place in the board rescue and achieved 2 nd place in the board relay (Sam, Will and Luc)and in the Surf teams event achieved 2 nd and 3 rd place...sensational! In the individual events, Luc showed nerves of steel by grasping the final flag and victory in the beach flags! Following up with 3 rd in the beach race. Will struck a rich vein of form with 1 st placing in the Surf race, Board and Iron man events. (Shane and Steph)

Under 13’s. A full contingent of Under 13’s had a great day at Port Sorell. The water starts for swim and board made for very different racing conditions.  The swim produced strong results for the boys : Austin 2 nd, Max 6 th, Ben 7 th and Josh 11 th. Followed by the girls: Lara 3 rd, Keilee 4 th, Maddison 5 th and Mikinlea 13 th. Then straight into board (Max 6th, Ben 7th, Josh  9th, Austin 14 th and Lara 4 th, Keilee 9 th, Maddison 10 th, Mikinlea 17 th).  The girls were unlucky in the Flags being knocked out in the early rounds but the boys produced the goods with Max 2 nd, Ben 3 rd, Josh 6 th.  We headed back to the water for the Iron Man with some impressive results for Austin (4 th), Max (6 th), Lara (3 rd), Maddison (6 th) and  Keilee (7 th). A quick dry off before the long beach run for Max (1 st), Josh (3 rd), Ben (4 th) and Minkinlea (9 th). We didn’t stay dry for too long as we then had board relay (2 nd for the girls and 1 st place for the boys), Cameron relay (2 nd placing for both the boys and girls) and finally board rescue for those who waited and waited (Josh and Max claimed 1 st while Keilee and Maddison came in 3 rd). (Helen )

The under 14’s had a successful day on the beach and in the water. In the team events results were as follows: 1 st and 3 rd in the Cameron relay, 3 rd girl’s board relay, 1 st girl’s and boy’s surf teams, 1 st and 3 rd boy’s board relay. Jesse and Jimmy won the board rescue followed closely by Jack and Nick. Jack also came second in beach flags and Shaun 3 rd. While Nick came 2nd in the board race. Jesse finished the day with a well deserved 1 st in the beach race and iron man, a very close 2 nd in the surf race and 3 rd in the board race. Hollie also finished the day with 2 great wins in the swim and iron woman events.

Congratulations to all our competitors, who continue to train hard and play fair! We look forward to round 3, when we travel to Carlton Park on Saturday 28 th Jan. Good luck to all who are making the trip!!

The nippers started the 2011/2012 surf life saving season in spectacular style!

We gathered at a very chilly Penguin Surf Club and started the day off with a win in the all age relay.

Ulverstone under 8’s had a great start to the 2011-2012 season at Penguin in very changeable weather conditions. We had 6 under 8 competitors Phoebe Woodhouse, Alyssa Otton, Tahlia Bellchamers, Meg Thompson, Tom Woodhouse and Jensen Walton. For most of these it was their first time competing and they all did a fantastic job. Tom got Ulverstone off to a fantastic start with a great sprint in the all age relay. We all enjoyed the beach events while the sun shone with everyone putting in a great effort. Phoebe managed a win in both the sprint and flags, and Tahlia had great run to finish 3 rd in the beach sprint. Jensen, Tahlia, Meg and Phoebe teamed up for the beach relay and took out 2 nd place.

Under 8’s had long wait, while the weather gradually cracked up before we hit the water for the swim wade, foamie and water relays. Although everyone was getting cold and tired they did a great job to finish all the events in great spirits. Phoebe continued to dominate the girls’ events coming out of the water first in both the swim wade and foamie events, Meg was close on her tail in the foamie taking out 2 nd place. Tom also has a win in the boy’s foamie. Phoebe, Tom and Meg paddled their way into first place in the foamie relay, while Jensen, Tahlia, Phoebe and Meg did a great job to place 2 nd in the Cameron Relay.

The under 9 team also had some great results with Savarnah coming 1 st in the beach flags and Paige 3 rd in the foamie. Jack had a win in the beach sprint and foamie and 3 rd in the flags and swim wade. The beach relay team came second and the foamie relay team gained 3 rd place.

The under 10 team turned out in force with good numbers competing. In the girl’s beach relay race, Ulverstone A won followed closely by Ulverstone B . The boy’s team came 3rd. They also came third in the board relay and won the swim/wade relay.

There were some great individual performances also, with Elka winning the board, swim and surf race. Emily came 2nd in the board and 3 rd in the swim/wade. Harmony was 2nd in the surf race. Ashya was 2nd in the swim/wade and 3 rd in the surf race and Piper first in the flags and 3 rd in the sprint. Oliver gained 3 rd place in the beach sprint. This group were very supportive and encouraging of each other. Well done!

The under 11’s continued our form in the relays winning the board relay. Then Warwick and Finlay combined forces to win the board rescue. Meg came 3 rd in the surf race. Robbie Green had a good day winning the iron man and surf race. Oakley came 2nd in the beach flags, Warwick 2nd in the surf race and Finlay gained two third placings in the iron man and board race.

Great results were seen from our U/12’s so early in the season, which hopefully is a sign of even better things to come. Shaeli, Lily, Meggan and Madelaine competed well for the girls, all producing top 5 results in both the swim and the board. Madelaine’s swim training came to the fore with a gutsy 2 nd place just ahead of Lily in 3 rd for the surfswim. Meggan showed spending time on the board pays off with a terrific win in the board, just ahead of Madelaine. Lily turned the tables on these two with a fine 2 nd in the ironwoman with Meggan in 3 rd. Shaeli showed determination on the beach with a 2 nd in the beach sprint and 3 rd in Flags.

William, Sam, Jordan, Ewan, and Riley were also proving to be fierce contenders for the upcoming season. William had a hot start to the season with first place in the swim, sprint and ironman and 2 nd in the board. Sam Watson produced a gutsy 3 rd in the iron man. We achieved first place in all the relays we competed in, and it was fantastic to see William and Meggan team up to win the mixed board relay! They were closely pursued by Ewan and Jordan in 2 nd place. The chilly waters proved to be a contentious issue as to who was to swim in the Cameron Relay. Unfortunately out of our 9 fine athletes we couldn’t get a starter – so a warning for the next carnival – BE PREPARED!!! We will be after club points!! Well done for a very early season start!

Five U13’s went to Penguin for the first “summer” carnival. Austin, Ben and Josh were joined by Lara and Mikinlea who all showed great enthusiasm for each event (or maybe they just figured it was warmer if they kept moving!). The boys all excelled in water and beach events with individual wins for Ben and Austin in the sprint and swim and consistent top 6 finishes overall. With the help of Lara in the board relay and sprint relay, and Mikinlea in the Cameron relay, the U13’s won all boys teams events. Lara achieved top 3 individual places in her swim and board races while Mikinlea didn’t let juggling netball games deter her from any challenge. Josh and Austin finished the day by winning the Board Rescue.  While the conditions were chilly, all 5 enjoyed the day and rewarded themselves with some great freebies courtesy of the Navy! (the sunnies were really cool). The under 14 girls had a great start to the season.

U/14’s This band of 4 girls have been together 5 years and are now in their final year as nippers. Holli Best 1st Iron Women & swim  2nd Board  3rd sprint . Arizona Murdoch was 1 st in Beach Flags , Amber Spinks 2nd in the beach sprint and Briana Tobin  7 th in the beach sprint and 9 th in the Iron women.

In their final year Nick and Jack Wood put in an impressive performance. Jack came second in the flags, third in the sprint and board race. While Nick had the “wood” on Jack in the board race, coming second. Jesse Purton, not to be outdone finished powerfully for second place in the iron man and third in the surf race. Jimmy Thompson combined with Jesse to take first place in the board rescue.

We are looking forward to our next carnival, Port Sorell in the new year.