Winners Booklet - 2023 Canterbury Awards of Excellence

Sportswoman
of the Year
Rosie Falcous (South Brighton SLSC) had a season to
remember this 2022/2023 season.
Rosie was part of the New Zealand Junior Black Fins
(U19) who competed at the 2022 Lifesaving World
Championships in Riccione, Italy. At this event Rosie
won Bronze in the Oceanwoman Relay, was 6th in
Beach Flags, and 7th in both the Beach Sprint, and
Mixed Beach Relay.
Domestically, Rosie was the national champion in the
U17 Beach Flags, and part of the bronze medalist U17
Female Beach Relay team at the 2023 TSB New
Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships.
At the 2023 Southern Region Championships, Rosie
won 4 Individual Gold, and 4 Relay Gold across the
beach, including Gold in every Beach Relay possible.
Whilst residing in Dunedin, Rosie is already giving
back to the sport, and mentoring the next generation
of Beach competitors coming through.