G at Australian Seachange Newsletter - Southern Freedivers
G at Australian Seachange Newsletter - Southern Freedivers
G at Australian Seachange Newsletter - Southern Freedivers
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15th Daniel Tarasiuk (TSC) 1118.5 48.0 621 41.6 89.6<br />
16th M<strong>at</strong>t Ludbrook (TSC) 642 27.6 846 56.6 84.2<br />
17th Paul Urane (CCSC) 562.6 24.2 831 55.6 79.8<br />
18th Shane Morrison (MDUSC) 1052 45.2 466.5 31.2 76.4<br />
19th John Vandenburg (MDUSC) 580 24.9 500 33.5 58.4<br />
20th N<strong>at</strong>t Kane (CCSC) 985.5 42.3 0 0 42.3<br />
21st Jackson Hong (MDUSC) 540 23.2 236 15.8 39.0<br />
22nd Mark Brooks (CCSC) 254.4 10.9 249.5 16.7 27.6<br />
23rd Tim Davidson (CCSC) 356.3 15.3 0 15.3<br />
The Mackay Nemrod was also held on S<strong>at</strong>urday with the Nemrod final being decided on the Sunday.<br />
Townsville easily won the Mackay Nemrod round with an impressive 7026 points, followed by<br />
Mackay (5070 pts) and Tweed Gold Coast (4804 pts).<br />
However for the Nemrod final, Tweed Gold Coast came up trumps with a winning score of 4865 pts,<br />
while Mackay was second on 4047 pts and Townville third on 3957 pts.<br />
The Pairs and Team competitions were also determined on Sundays dive and the Pairs were won by<br />
Tony Heugh and Simon Baldwin of the Tweed Gold Coast <strong>Freedivers</strong> club with 2764 points. Adam<br />
Smith and Jake Boyd of Townsville came second on 2296 pts, closely followed by Michael Saunders<br />
and Shayne Martin of Mackay on 2132 pts.<br />
The placings remained the same for the Teams competition, with Tweed Gold Coast (Tony Heugh,<br />
Simon Baldwin, Bryson Sheeny & Lee Jamnicky) winning with 4865 pts, Townville (Adam Smith, Jake<br />
Boyd, Dave Welch & Clint Stoneham) second on 4194 pts and Mackay (Michael Saunders, Shayne<br />
Martin, Craig Barnett & Andrew Lucas) third on 3362 pts.<br />
Four age c<strong>at</strong>egories for the men’s section (no Masters competed) were contested <strong>at</strong> the 2009 St<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Titles. The Queensland age c<strong>at</strong>egories had also been brought into line with the rest of Australia after<br />
the AUFQ AGM this year, so th<strong>at</strong> the age c<strong>at</strong>egories now are Masters, Veterans, Seniors,<br />
Intermedi<strong>at</strong>es and Juniors. The place getters for each age group are as follows:<br />
The 2009 St<strong>at</strong>e Titles were a huge success with fantastic we<strong>at</strong>her and full credit must go to Craig<br />
Barnett, Andrew Lucas, Shane Morrison, Dan Wisely, Shane Martin, Ben Shepherd, Bob Eaves and<br />
the rest of the team <strong>at</strong> Mackay Down Under Skindiving club who organised the event. Also special<br />
thanks to the bo<strong>at</strong> drivers -Shane Morrison, Bob Eves, Ben Shepherd and Craig Barnett for providing<br />
their bo<strong>at</strong>s and time over the weekend.<br />
AUF Mission: Bring Sport, Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion and Awareness to the Underw<strong>at</strong>er World
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