Warrnambool Surf Lifesaving Club grabs plethora of medals at titles

The club scored 33 medals including 10 golds - five relays and five individual - 14 silver and nine bronze at the Victorian Lifesaving State Championships at Lorne.

Jack McNeil, Will Main, Jane McMeel, Stella Bridgewater, Sophie Thomas, Alana Johnstone, Ellie Johnstone, Hannah Owen, Matt Hardiman, Balun Cumming and Mia Cook all secured a gold.

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Thomas, the competition squad's coach, was pleased to see the club's members do well on the weekend.

"It was really good, they were up and about and enjoyed themselves and team culture was good too which made a big difference in the results," she said.

"On Saturday we weren't having too good a weekend with not many things going our way but the spread of medals was bigger and it wasn't the same people winning all the time. It was exciting."

Mia, Finn and Conor Cook, Jane McMeel, Harry McNamara, Isaac Owen, Darcy Bridgewater, Harvey Moncrief, Todd Lamb and Thomas will compete at The Aussies from April 16 to 24 at Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba.

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Thomas said training would remain similar in the build up to the nationals.

"We might go back to longer work for this week if they have recovered, which is the most important thing, and then we will step it up a notch," she said.

"We won't change too much as people went well. Our race day processes will be the big focus."

Warrnambool Surf Lifesaving Club had a record 66 athletes compete at the state championships. The squad was the biggest at the event, beating strong Port Phillip and Surf Coast clubs.

- Jack McNeil and Will Main - youth 2 x 1km run.

- Open women's board relay - Jane McMeel, Stella Bridgwater, Sophie Thomas

- Open women's board rescue - Stella Bridgewater and Sophie Thomas

- Sophie Thomas - Open women's swim

- Open women's double - Jane McMeel and Alana Johnstone

- U/19 women's double - Ellie Johnstone and Hannah Owen

- Matt Hardiman - Open men's board

- Soph Thomas - Open Women's Iron

- Balun Cumming - U/19 men's flags

- Mia Cook - U/15 women's board.

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- Open men's board relay - Steve Kerr, Paddy O'Brien, Balun Cumming

- Balun Cumming - U/19 men's board race.

- U/17 men's beach relay - Finn Cook,

- U/17 men's board relay - Isaac Owen, Harvey Moncrief, Darcy Bridgewater

- U/19 women's board relay - Stella Bridgewater, Ellie Johnstone, Hannah Owen

- Steve Kerr - Open men's board

- Soph Thomas - Open women's board

- Emma Ragg - U/19 women's board

- Open women's rescue tube rescue - Emma Ragg, Soph Thomas, Nora Stromvall-O'Brian, Ellie Johnstone

- Isaac Owen and Balun Cumming - open men's board rescue.

- Youth women's Aqua Cameron - Mia Cook, Georgia Ragg, Abbey Titmus, Freya Evans.

- U/19 men's double ski - Isaac Owen and Jace Nepean

- Jack McNeil - U/14 mens flags.

- Ty Wood - Under 19 men's flags

- Open men's Ski relay - Steve Kerr, Matt Hardiman, Paddy O'Brien

- Open men's board relay - Matt Hardiman, Conor Cook, Harry McNamara

- Charlie Moncrief - U/19 men's board race

- Open women's swim team - Emma Ragg, Catie Ragg, Ellie Johnstone, Soph Thomas

- Abbey Titmus - U/15 2km run

- Abbey Titmus and Ruby O'Brien - youth 2 x 1km run.

- Open men's Rescue tube rescue - Isaac Owen, Alex Johnstone, Harry McNamara, Conor Cook.

- Open men's Taplin - Steve Kerr, Jackson Fary, Matt Hardiman, Harry McNamara, Isaac Owen, Will McNamara.

- Youth men's board relay - Moses Stromvall-O'Brian, Spencer Harrison, Deny Fawcett.

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