2006 SLSNSW Media Guide - Hanson Sport Media

NSW AGE SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS – FAST FACTS2006 NSW SURF LIFE SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS – MEDIA GUIDE* Some of Surf Life Saving’s biggest names including Josh Blair, Ky Hurst, Jeremy Cotter, DeanMercer, Darren Mercer, Kane Heussner, Craig Riddington, Sean Kenny, Barry Newman, Greg Allum,Scott Thompson, Robert Chapman, Lilly Miller, Kristy Cameron, Nathan and Kristyl Smith, NaomiFlood and Matthew Freeman, all progressed to the senior level through the NSW Junior ranks.* 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games silver medallist, Scott Miller won gold in the 10 Years Ironman event in1986 and 11 Years Ironman in 1987 competing for Warriewood.* Ky Hurst, Jeremy Cotter, Daniel Shade, Adrian Tobin and Matthew Freeman have all won a NSWState Junior Ironman championship.* Four- time Australian Open Ironman champion, Ky Hurst won his first ever individual NSW StateChampionship as a nine-year-old Surf Race competitor back in 1991 competing for Wamberal.* Commonwealth Games gold medallist and past Australian Open Ironwoman and Surf Race champion,Stacey Gartrell won her first NSW State championship with Wanda in the 12 Years Surf Race in 1990.* Olympian, 1982 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Open Australian Surf and Belt Racechampion, Graeme Brewer won his first NSW State Surf Race title as a nine-year-old for Clovelly in 1969.* Dean Mercer won his first NSW State Board title as a 10-year-old competing for Thirroul in 1979 and at35, is still competing at the highest level 25 years later.* Ron McKeon was a dual Commonwealth Games gold medallist over 200 and 400 metre freestyle inEdmonton in 1978 and a competitor at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games before winning gold as amember of the 4x200m freestyle relay team and two bronze in the 200m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle atthe 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. He still coaches many of today’s stars.* In the surf, McKeon was the winner of one Cadet, two Junior and one Senior Australian Surf Race goldmedals. Amazingly he was the second place getter in three more Senior Open Australian Surf Racechampionships, one of which was in 1977 as a 15-year-old!.* He became the second man in history behind legendry swimmer, Bobby Newbiggin to win the JuniorBelt, Junior Surf Race double twice (1977 and 1979). Competing throughout his entire career as a memberof the South Maroubra club, Ron McKeon won his first ever NSW State Surf Race championship as aneight-year-old in 1970.