We have Nippers on this Sunday. 

The weather looks good with a high of 28. There will be fog in the morning but that should burn off pretty quickly.

There is a Junior Carnival on Sunday at Anglesea. Several of our Sunday volunteers will be away for the carnival. Additional help from parents on the day would be appreciated. Just let your Age Group manager on the day know that you can help.

 Juniors  (U09-U13)

• Tuesday 27 Feb 5:30pm – Board
• Thursday 29 Feb 5:30pm – Board

Seals  (U08-U11) - click here for information on the Seals program

• Tuesday 27 Feb 5:30pm – Board/Swim
• Thursday 29 Feb 5:30pm – Board/Swim

Seniors

• Tuesday 27 Feb 6am - Gym
• Tuesday 27 Feb 5:30pm – Board
• Wednesday 28 Feb 6:30am – Board
• Wednesday 28 Feb 5:30pm – Ski
• Thursday 29 Feb 5:30pm – Board

For anyone who will be in Anglesea on Saturday afternoon / evening Nick Weetman will be running a board session. Club boards will be there for use.

The primary beach will be Anglesea, however, if the swell is a bit strong we will move to Pt Roadknight beach for the backup.

We will make a call on beach by 10am and let you know which beach in the TeamApp Chat by 10am on Saturday.

Club Champs is an opportunity for our Nippers and Youth/Senior Athletes to demonstrate their skill across individual/beach and surf events.

Club Champs Juniors (U08-U13) Sunday 3 March 10:30am -12:30pm

Nippers will compete in 4-5 events (depending on age group). Points will be given based on finishing place 1-6.  Ribbons will be given per event and an overall winner and runner up  (by age and gender) will be announced at end of season presentation day.

Events are as follows

• U08 – Board, Wade, Beach Run, Sprint, Flags
• U09 – Board, Wade, Swim, Beach Run, Sprint, Flags
• U10 - Iron, Board, Wade, Swim, Beach Run, Sprint, Flags
• U11 - Iron, Board, Wade, Swim, Beach Run, Sprint, Flags
• U12 - Iron, Board, Wade, Swim, Beach Run, Sprint, Flags
• U13 - Iron, Board, Wade, Swim, Beach Run, Sprint, Flags

Club Champs Youth Senior (U14-Open) Friday 2 March 5pm – 6:30pm

Athletes will compete in two age groups, Youth (U14/U15) and Senior (U17/Open). Points will be given on finishing place 1-6. Winner by age group and gender will be announced at the Senior end of season presentation night.

Events are as follows:

• Youth (U14/U15) – Board, Swim, Iron, Beach Run, Sprint and Wade
• Senior (U17/Open) – Ski, Board, Swim, Iron, Beach Run, Sprint and Wade

Clint Robinson will be in Victoria for some training sessions on 2-3 March. These sessions will be at an ocean beach, most likely Anglesea, and focus on board skills (U10-Open), body surfing (U10-Open), ski (U17-Open).

For those of you who are not familiar with Clint. Clint Robinson is a professional lifesaving coach that has been working with Mentone LSC athletes for the last 12 years. He also writes our training programs and provides guidance to us on aspects of our competition program. Clint has won over 40 Aussie titles and several Olympic medals. He competed for many years in the Uncle Toby Ironman series. He is considered one of the best lifesaving athletes to participate in the sport.

Current schedule:

Saturday 2 March

• 8:30am – 10:00am  Board U14-Open
• 10:15am – 11:30am  Body Surfing U13-Open
• 11:45am – 1:15pm  Board Session (U10-U13)
• 1:30pm – 2:30pm  Body Surfing U10-U12

Sunday 3 March

• 8:30am – 12noon  Ski session (starts, finish, wave management)

Cost:

• Nipper (board + body surf) $40
• Youth/Senior (board + body surf) $40
• Senior (Mal + body surf + ski) $80

Register for Clint training here.

Victoria Youth/Senior Lifesaving State Championships is the final event for the summer competition season. The event will take place later this year than usual. 

This year’s Senior State Champs is from Friday 22 March until Sunday 24 March. The events on Friday typically start in the afternoon. LSV will publish a schedule soon, but events are subject to change in order based on conditions (waves, tides, heat, etc).

This year’s State Championship will take place in Ocean Grove, Victoria.

There is a change this year to the Composite team rules allowing us to have an athlete enter a composite team if we do not have the numbers needed to fill out a team.

Click to sign up for Youth/Senior State Champs

After a successful season of pool lifesaving for Mentone we are seeking expressions of interest from members wishing to continue or to join this activity.

It's a great way to stay fit and also introduces some new lifesaving skills that enhance the skills learnt during the summer.

Please complete the EOI form by Tuesday 5 March.

Any enquiries please contact Adam at poollifesaving@mentonelsc.com

The National Lifesaving Championships 'Aussies' takes place at different locations predominantly in Queensland and occasionally WA. This event is the final competitive event for the Summer Surf Lifesaving Season. The Aussies hav beach and surf events for U13-Masters. This year the Aussies will host 480 events and over 300 surf lifesaving club athletes. This event is an awesome experience for athletes and spectators.

This year’s Aussies will be held on the Sunshine Coast across the four beaches.  Events types are assigned to different beaches

• Maroochydore (Surf Events)
• Mooloolaba (Beach Events, Ocean Swim)
• Alexandra Headland (Boats)
• Collum (Surfing)

The Aussies are being held between 13 and 21 April. The age groups are spread throughout the 8 days.

• U13/U14/U15 Surf and Beach events including Ocean Swim – 13-14 April
• Masters – 15-16 April
• U17 to Open – 17-21 April

Team and Transport

Mentone will be sending a team and will be transporting craft via trailer.

Deadline to register

Normal Entry $180 Beach and Surf events, $70 Ocean Swim, March Past $20 - deadline Thursday 10pm 28 March 2024

Click to register for Aussies

Registrations are now open for the Mentone Open Water Marathon Swim on 16th March 2024.

Details of the event can be found on the MLSC website.

Registrations: https://www.trybooking.com/COESU

Discount code for Mentone LSC members only - MentoneLSC10 

We would like to thank Southland Isuzu UTE for coming on board to support our club and sponsor the event.

Click to view a list of carnival dates and locations for 2023 - 2024