Final ocean and pool competitions for Lifesaving World Championships on Gold Coast

Final racing today for the InterClub World Championship on the Gold Coast comes after an impressive 18 days of beach, ocean and pool competition across National Teams, Masters and InterClub Teams including more than 5000 competitors from almost 50 countries.

In the first of the final three events of the Open InterClub competition, the Women's Oceanwoman Race, it was Naomi Scott (BMD Northcliffe) who made her move in the swim moving well away from the rest of the field who were not out of the water as she entered the board leg.

Before her competitors knew what was happening she had launched ahead even further timing a wave to perfection and continuing her lead to the finishing line ahead of Lizzie Welborn (Newport) and Lucy Derbyshire (Surfers Paradise) in third.

In the Men's race, Finn Askew from Surfers Paradise SLSC led all the way through the brutal M-shaped Oceanman course with a wave at the end bringing the chase pack close for a sprint finish to the line, but it wasn't enough for Matt Bevilacqua (BMD Northcliffe) and Jackson Borg (Newport SLSC) to get up to the 2024 World Champion.

In the final race of the World Championships, Sunshine Coast's Alexandra Headlands brought home the Mixed Ocean Lifesaver Relay to become the first World Champs in the new event, with Paris Olympic Medallist Lani Pallister, Ironman Jett Kenny, Emma Woods and Brayden Casamento celebrating at the finish line.

In the Beach Flags, it was a double World Championship for Mollymook with Sam Zustovich and Payton Williams winning the Men's and Women's Finals.

Across at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, it was another great day for Australian Youth Team member and Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park athlete Bianca Rayward taking out the Gold and World Championship Title in the Women's 100m Rescue Medley to add to her haul of medals during National Teams and InterClub. Following her to the wall was big sister Jasmine celebrating her 18th birthday with a Bronze.

Currumbin Beach Vikings clubbie and Australian team member Riley Brennan finished off his own World's campaign with another gold in the Men's 100 Rescue Medley.

Brayden Woodford from Bulli SLSC won the closest race of the day in the Men's 100m Manikin Carry with Fins with a 0.20 of a second victory ahead of Heath Corry and was rapt with his first InterClub pool gold medal.

INTERCLUB POINT SCORES:

Youth combined beach/ocean & pool:

• 588 Maroochydore SLSC

• 582 Currumbin Beach Vikings SLSC

• 559 BMD Northcliffe SLSC

Open combined beach/ocean & pool:

• 936 BMD Northcliffe

• 705 Rane Rosse (Italy)

• 415 Currumbin Beach Vikings SLSC

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