Ocean Grove finished runner-up in the water events at the 2022 Victorian Masters Championships at Lorne on the weekend.
Hundreds of lifesavers aged 30-76 from Anglesea SLSC, Fairhaven SLSC, Jan Juc SLSC, Lorne SLSC, Ocean Grove SLSC, Torquay SLSC and Wye River SLSC represented the Geelong, Surf Coast and Otway regions.
Ocean Grove SLSC placed second overall for the water competition, with 151 points, followed by Jan Juc SLSC in fifth place, Anglesea in sixth and Lorne in seventh.
In the beach events, Jan Juc SLSC was the highest scoring team for the region placing sixth with 54 points, followed by Lorne in ninth with 31.6 points.
RESULTS
30-34 years male single ski race
1st: Bryce Anderton, Half Moon Bay SLSC
2nd: Omar Lewis, Ocean Grove SLSC
3rd: Heath Armstrong, Lorne SLSC
35-39 years male board race
1st: Michael Jennings, Half Moon Bay SLSC
2nd: Neil Lazzaro, Seaspray SLSC
3rd: Benjamin Lund, Jan Juc SLSC
35-39 years male double ski race
1st: Seaspray SLSC (Benjamin Greenwood, Neil Lazzaro)
2nd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Sean McGee, Peter Wilson)
40-44 years ironwoman
1st: Olivia Cottrill, Jan Juc SLSC
40-44 years female surf race
1st: Lauren Howley, Lorne SLSC
2nd: Olivia Cottrill, Jan Juc SLSC
3rd: Robyn Aldous, Black Rock LSC
40-44 years female board race
1st: Cara Johnson, Ocean Grove SLSC
2nd: Amber Skehan, Point Leo SLSC
3rd: Bethan Knapp, Ocean Grove SLSC
40-44 years male board rescue
1st: Point Leo SLSC (Justin Phillips, Haydn Tierney)
2nd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Andrew Aquilina, Andrew Bird)
40-44 years male double ski race
1st: Christies Beach SLSC (Sven Molenaar, Michael Threadgold)
2nd: Warrnambool SLSC (Ben Johnson, Philip Kerr)
3rd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Scott Crabtree, Phillip Galea)
45-49 years ironwoman:
1st: Naantali Marshall, Anglesea SLSC
45-49 years female surf race
1st: Naantali Marshall, Anglesea SLSC
2nd: Rebecca Read, Lorne SLSC
3rd: Susan Hopkins, Jan Juc SLSC
45-49 years female board race
1st: Naantali Marshall, Anglesea SLSC
2nd: Rebecca Read, Lorne SLSC
3rd: Ilse Joyce, Ocean Grove SLSC
45-49 years male board rescue
1st: Anglesea SLSC (Samuel Hume, Ivor Morgan)
2nd: Half Moon Bay SLSC (Ken Goulding, Adam Morley)
3rd: Point Leo SLSC (Nicholas Clarke, Luke Skehan)
50-54 years ironman
1st: Nicholas Clarke, Point Leo SLSC
2nd: Vince McMullan, Christies Beach SLSC
3rd: Cameron Hunter, Portsea SLSC
50-54 years male board race
1st: Nicholas Clarke, Point Leo SLSC
2nd: Cameron Hunter, Portsea SLSC
3rd: Paul Trezona, Christies Beach SLSC
50-54 years male board rescue
1st: Portsea SLSC (Cameron Hunter, Anthony Purcell)
2nd: Lorne SLSC (Vincent Sheehan, Peter Williamson)
3rd: Jan Juc SLSC (Stephen Jewson, Timothy Watson)
55-59 years male surf race
1st: Timothy Boness, Lorne SLSC
2nd: Anthony Purcell, Portsea SLSC
3rd: David Russell, Point Leo SLSC
55-59 years male single ski race
1st: Michael Owen, Warrnambool SLSC
2nd: John Fitzgerald, Ocean Grove SLSC
3rd: Rodney Owen, Warrnambool SLSC
60-64 years male surf race
1st: Frank Christian, Point Leo SLSC
2nd: Peter Currie, Jan Juc SLSC
3rd: Scott Fifield, Mt Martha LSC
60-64 years male single ski race
1st: Anthony Orwin, Half Moon Bay SLSC
2nd: William Strachan, Ocean Grove SLSC
3rd: Peter Currie, Jan Juc SLSC
65-69 years male surf race
1st: Ingilby Dickson, Anglesea SLSC
2nd: Keith Hunter, Mt Martha LSC
3rd: Bradley Taylor, Aspendale LSC
130+ years female Taplin relay
1st: Jan Juc SLSC (Olivia Cottril, Jennifer Henderson, Susan Hopkins)
130+ years male surf teams
1st: Point Leo SLSC (Samuel Johnstone, Justin Phillips, Luke Skehan)
2nd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Andrew Aquilina, Shane Bird, Sean McGee)
3rd: Venus Bay SLSC (Elliot Amalos, Paul Hoffman, Graeme Overall)
130+ years male ski relay
1st: Warrnambool SLSC (Peter Day, Ben Johnson, Philip Kerr)
2nd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Russell Armistead, Phillip Galea, Peter Wilson)
150+ years male Taplin relay
1st: Point Leo SLSC (Frank Christian, Nicholas Clarke, Haydn Tierney)
2nd: Lorne SLSC (Timothy Boness, James Boden, Brent Enticott)
3rd: Jan Juc SLSC (Peter Currie, Benjamin Lund, Timothy Watson)
150+ years male surf teams
1st: Lorne SLSC (Timothy Boness, Tristan Read, Peter Williamson)
2nd: Anglesea SLSC (Ingilby Dickson, Samuel Hume, Ivor Morgan)
3rd: Point Leo SLSC (Hugh Condon, Adam Kyriacou, David Russell)
30-59 years female belt and reel
1st: Mordialloc LSC (Lisa Ferguson, Lisa Harper)
2nd: Mordialloc LSC (Samantha Barrow, Kelly Scurrah)
3rd: Jan Juc SLSC (Emily Bradshaw, Jennifer Henderson)
45-49 years male beach sprint
1st: Martin Barrow, Mordialloc LSC
2nd: Owen Richards, Fairhaven SLSC
3rd: Samuel Johnstone, Point Leo SLSC
45-49 years male beach flags
1st: Owen Richards, Fairhaven SLSC
2nd: Samuel Johnstone, Point Leo SLSC
3rd: Martin Barrow, Mordialloc LSC
45-49 years male 2km run
1st: Samuel Hume, Anglesea SLSC
2nd: Adam Kyriacou, Point Leo SLSC
3rd: Stephen Hanson, Half Moon Bay SLSC
50-54 years male beach flags
1st: Brett Croft, Portsea SLSC
2nd: Stephen Scammell, Jan Juc SLSC
3rd: Andre Kiss, Portsea SLSC
60-64 years male beach sprint
1st: Terry Askeland, Black Rock LSC
2nd: Peter Currie, Jan Juc SLSC
3rd: David Pavia, Ocean Grove SLSC
60-64 years male beach flags:
1st: Terry Askeland, Black Rock LSC
2nd: David Pavia, Ocean Grove SLSC
60-64 years male 1km run
1st: Philip Sutton, Lorne SLSC
2nd: Peter Currie, Jan Juc SLSC
3rd: Terry Askeland, Black Rock LSC
65-69 years male beach sprint
1st: Michael Barrand, Wye River SLSC
65-69 years male beach flags
1st: Michael Barrand, Wye River SLSC
65-69 years male 1km run
1st: Michael Barrand, Wye River SLSC
70-74 years male beach sprint
1st: Malcolm Freake, Fairhaven SLSC
2nd: Andrew Gibson, Point Leo SLSC
3rd: George Crilley, Mordialloc LSC
70-74 years male 1km run
1st: Malcolm Freake, Fairhaven SLSC
230+ years male beach relay
1st: Point Leo SLSC (Darius Alekna, Hugh Condon, Andrew Gibson, Adam Kyriacou)
140+ years female surf boat race
1st: Seaspray SLSC ‘Fortified’
2nd: Lorne SLSC ‘Funbags’
180+ years male surf boat race
1st: Mordialloc LSC ‘Ecoli’
2nd: Port Fairy SLSC ‘Shearwaters’
3rd: Jan Juc SLSC ‘Rams’
220+ years female surf boat race
1st: Fairhaven SLSC ‘Hot Catch’
35-39 years male surf race
1st: Benjamin Lund, Jan Juc SLSC
2nd: Michael Jennings, Half Moon Bay SLSC
3rd: Guy Crilley, Mordialloc LSC
35-39 years male single ski race
1st: Shane Ryan, Half Moon Bay SLSC
2nd: Neil Lazzaro, Seaspray SLSC
3rd: Peter Wilson, Ocean Grove SLSC
40-44 years ironman
1st: Sean McGee, Ocean Grove SLSC
2nd: Haydn Tierney, Point Leo SLSC
3rd: Andrew Aquilina, Ocean Grove SLSC
40-44 years male surf race
1st: Haydn Tierney, Point Leo SLSC
2nd: Sean McGee, Ocean Grove SLSC
3rd: Andrew Aquilina, Ocean Grove SLSC
40-44 years male board race
1st: Sean McGee, Ocean Grove SLSC
2nd: Michael Threadgold, Christies Beach SLSC
3rd: Haydn Tierney, Point Leo SLSC
40-44 years male single ski race
1st: Sean McGee, Ocean Grove SLSC
2nd: Philip Kerr, Warrnambool SLSC
3rd: Benjamin Greenwood, Seaspray SLSC
40-44 years female board rescue
1st: Lorne SLSC (Lauren Howley, Rebecca Read)
2nd: Jan Juc SLC (Emily Bradshaw, Olivia Cottrill)
3rd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Cara Johnson, Amenah McDonald)
45-49 years ironman
1st: Tristan Reade, Lorne SLSC
2nd: Ivor Morgan, Anglesea SLSC
3rd: Adam Morley, Half Moon Bay SLSC
45-49 years male surf race
1st: Samuel Hume, Anglesea SLSC
2nd: Tristan Read, Lorne SLSC
3rd: Luke Skehan, Point Leo SLSC
45-49 years male board race
1st: Ivor Morgan, Anglesea SLSC
2nd: Luke Skehan, Point Leo SLSC
3rd: Samuel Hume, Anglesea SLSC
45-49 years male single ski race
1st: Adam Morley (Half Moon Bay SLSC)
2nd: Ivor Morgan (Anglesea SLSC)
3rd: Kenlea Murray (Half Moon Bay SLSC)
45-49 years male double ski race:1
st: Anglesea SLSC (Richard Carr, Ivor Morgan)
2nd: Half Moon Bay SLSC (Stephen Hanson, Anthony Orwin)
3rd: Half Moon Bay SLSC (Adam Morley, Kenlea Murray)
50-54 years male surf race
1st: Timothy Farrell, Point Leo SLSC
2nd: Cameron Hunter, Portsea SLSC
3rd: Hugh Condon, Point Leo SLSC
50-54 years male single ski race
1st: Matthew Mahon, Portsea SLSC
2nd: Mark Owen, Warrnambool SLSC
3rd: Ben Johnston, Warrnambool SLSC
50-54 years male double ski race:
1st: Portsea SLSC (Tom Kennan, Matthew Mahon)
2nd: Warrnambool SLSC (Peter Day, Mark Owen)
3rd: Christies Beach SLSC (Vince McMullan, Paul Trezona)
55-59 years male board race
1st: Ken Goulding, Half Moon Bay SLSC
2nd: Jon Ford, Point Leo SLSC
3rd: Stephen Jewson, Jan Juc SLSC
55-59 years male single ski race
1st: Warrnambool SLSC (Michael Owen, Rodney Owen)
2nd: Portsea SLSC (Eamonn Murphy, Charlie Schall-Riaucour)
3rd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Glen Kempe, William Strachan)
60-64 years male board race
1st: Peter Currie, Jan Juc SLSC
2nd: Scott Fifeld, Mt Martha LSC
3rd: David Pavia, Ocean Grove SLSC
70-74 years male single ski race
1st: Paul Tierney, Ocean Grove SLSC
130+ years male Taplin relay
1st: Anglesea SLSC (Samuel Hume, Ivor Morgan, Ross Peasnell)
2nd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Andrew Aquilina, Scott Crabtree, Sean McGee)
3rd: Christies Beach SLSC (Vince McMullan, Michael Threadgold, Paul Trezona)
130+ years female board relay
1st: Jan Juc SLSC (Emily Bradshaw, Olivia Cottrill, Jennifer Henderson)
2nd: Ocean Grove SLSC (Cara Johnson, Bethan Knapp, Amenah McDonald)
3rd: Point Leo SLSC (Tamara Heffernan, Georgina Hunt, Amber Skehan)
130+ years female surf teams
1st: Point Leo SLSC (Tamara Heffernan, Georgina Hunt, Virginia Porter)
2nd: Jan Juc SLSC (Olivia Cottril, Jennifer Henderson, Susan Hopkins)
3rd: Black Rock LSC (Robyn Aldous, Marketa Atkins, Debra Hanson)
150+ years male board relay
1st: Ocean Grove SLSC (Shane Bird, Sean McGee, David Pavia)
2nd: Warrnambool SLSC (Peter Day, Ben Johnson, Leonard O’Brien)
40-44 years female beach sprint
1st: Lauren Howley, Lorne SLSC
2nd: Cara Johnson, Ocean Grove SLSC
3rd: Amber Skehan, Point Leo SLSC
40-44 years female beach flags
1st: Lauren Howley, Lorne SLSC
2nd: Cara Johnson, Ocean Grove SLSC
3rd: Amber Skehan, Point Leo SLSC
40-44 years female 2km run
1st: Lauren Howley, Lorne SLSC
2nd: Bethan Knapp, Ocean Grove SLSC
3rd: Marketa Atkins, Black Rock LSC
45-49 years female beach sprint
1st: Samantha Barrow, Mordialloc LSC
2nd: Emily Bradshaw, Jan Juc SLSC
3rd: Leah Andrews, Mt Martha LSC
45-49 years female beach flags
1st: Emily Bradshaw, Jan Juc SLSC
2nd: Samantha Barrow, Mordialloc LSC
3rd: Rebecca Read, Lorne SLSC
45-49 years female 2km run
1st: Emily Bradshaw, Jan Juc SLSC
2nd: Samantha Barrow, Mordialloc LSC
3rd: Tarena Murray, Point Leo SLSC
60-64 years female 1km run
1st: Susan Howell, Ocean Grove SLSC
70-74 years male beach flags
1st: Malcolm Freake, Fairhaven SLSC
2nd: Andrew Gibson, Point Leo SLSC
3rd: George Crilley, Mordialloc LSC
140+ years male beach relay
1st: Point Leo SLSC/Venus Bay SLSC composite (Elliot Amalos, Kristian Bradford, Paul Hoffman, Michael Treadwell)
2nd: Venus Bay SLSC (George Curran, Graeme Overall, Kevin Randall, Craig Watson)
170+ years male beach relay
1st: Portsea SLSC (Brett Croft, Andrew Kiss, Matthew Mahon, James Unkles)
2nd: Point Leo SLSC (Samuel Johnstone, Simon Merrigan, Nathan Millar, David Silver)
3rd: Mentone LSC (Ian Bennett, John Petrus, Andrew Webb, Colin Williams)
170+ years female beach relay
1st: Point Leo SLSC (Nicola Alekna, Vicki Hood, Gabrielle McMeeken, Amber Skehan)
2nd: Chelsea Longbeach SLSC/Hampton LSC/Lorne SLSC composite (Lauren Howley, Rebecca Read, Judith Silom, Delphine York)
3rd: Mt Martha LSC (Leah Andrews, Evangelia Iliopoulos, Susie Wheelahan, Vanessa Wootton)
160+ years male surf boat race
1st: Lorne SLSC ‘Growlers’
2nd: Warrnambool SLSC
3rd: Jan Juc SLSC ‘Blokes’
200+ years male surf boat race
1st: Point Leo SLSC ‘Platos’
2nd: Mentone LSC ‘Let It Run’
3rd: Torquay SLSC ‘Gerries’