The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships known as The Aussies is the national Surf lifesaving championships for Australia. It is the largest surf lifesaving event in Australia and the largest event of its kind in the world. It is organised by Surf Life Saving Australia, and had been held annually since 1915.
The first Australian Surf Life Saving Championships were held at Bondi Beach, New South Wales in March 1915.
The first Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) Masters Championships took place in 1987. It has since become an annual event, providing a platform for experienced surf life savers to showcase their skills and compete at a high level.
List of Championships Year Location1909 Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival1910 Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival1911 Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival1912 Mention in Annual Report of thanks to carnival officials only1913 Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival1914 Several New South Wales club carnivals held. No record of a State or National Carnival1915 No carnivals held due to WW11916 No carnivals held due to WW11917 No carnivals held due to WW11918 No senior carnivals held due to WW11919 No Record in Annual Report. Spanish Flu mentioned as an issue against holding carnivals1920 No Record in Annual Report1921 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1922 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1923 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1924 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1925 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1926 Nth Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1927 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1928 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1929 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1930 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1931 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Australian Surf Championships, New South Wales Division)1932 Bondi Beach, New South Wales (Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening)1933 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1934 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1935 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1936 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1937 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1938 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1939 Manly Beach, New South Wales1940 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1941 Not Held due to WW21942 Not Held due to WW21943 Not Held due to WW21944 Not Held due to WW21945 Not Held due to WW21946 Maroubra Beach, New South Wales1947 Southport Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland *First time held outside New South Wales1948 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1949 Bondi Beach, New South Wales1950 Greenmount Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1951 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia1952 North Wollonagong Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales1953 Newport Beach, New South Wales1954 Southport Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1955 North Steyne, New South Wales1956 not held1957 Torquay Beach, Victoria (December 1956)1958 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia1959 Mooloolaba Beach, Queensland1960 Merewether Beach, New South Wales1961 Moana Beach, South Australia1962 Carlton Beach, Tasmania1963 Warrnambool Beach, Victoria 1964 Collaroy Beach, New South Wales1965 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia1966 Coolangatta Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1967 Southport Beach, South Australia1968 North Cronulla, New South Wales1969 Clifton Beach, Tasmania1970 Ocean Grove Beach, Victoria1971 City of Perth Beach, Western Australia1972 Blacksmiths Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales1973 Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland1974 Glenelg, South Australia1975 Dee Why Beach New South Wales1976 Clifton Beach, Tasmania1977 Bancoora Beach, Victoria1978 Kingscliff Beach, New South Wales1979 Trigg Island Beach, Western Australia1980 Maroochydore Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland1981 Wanda Beach, New South Wales1982 Moana Beach, South Australia1983 Clifton Beach, Tasmania1984 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1985 Pt Leo Beach, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria1986 Moana Beach, South Australia1987 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia1988 Cronulla Beaches, New South Wales1989 Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland1990 North Beach, Wollongong, New South Wales1991 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia1992 Collaroy Beach, New South Wales1993 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1994 Blacksmiths Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales1995 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1996 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1997 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1998 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland1999 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2000 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2001 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2002 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2003 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2004 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2005 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2006 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2007 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia2008 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia2009 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia2010 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2011 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2012 Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2013 North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2014 Scarborough Beach, Western Australia2015 North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2016 Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba beaches, Sunshine Coast, Queensland2017 North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2018 Scarborough Beach, Perth, Western Australia2019 Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland2020 Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland. Cancelled due to COVID-19 Virus2021 Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland2022 North Kirra Beach and Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2023 Scarborough and Trigg Island Perth WA2024 Alexandra Headland, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland 2025 North Kirra and Tugun beaches, Gold Coast, Queensland2026 North Kirra and Tugun beaches, Gold Coast, Queensland
List of Championship Pointscore Winners Year Location1970 need update1971 need update1972 need update1973 need update1974 need update1975 need update1976 need update1977 need update1978 need update1979 need update1980 need update1981 need update1982 need update1983 need update1984 Cronulla SLSC1985 Southport SLSC1986 Cronulla SLSC1987 Southport SLSC1988 Southport SLSC1989 Surfers Paradise SLSC1990 Manly SLSC1991 Manly SLSC1992 Cronulla SLSC1993 Cronulla SLSC1994 Cronulla SLSC1995 Surfers Paradise SLSC1996 Surfers Paradise SLSC1997 Surfers Paradise SLSC1998 Currumbin SLSC1999 Currumbin SLSC2000 Surfers Paradise SLSC2001 Surfers Paradise SLSC2002 Surfers Paradise SLSC2003 Surfers Paradise SLSC2004 Northcliffe SLSC2005 Northcliffe SLSC2006 Northcliffe SLSC2007 Northcliffe SLSC2008 Northcliffe SLSC2009 Northcliffe SLSC2010 Northcliffe SLSC2011 Northcliffe SLSC2012 Northcliffe SLSC2013 Northcliffe SLSC2014 Northcliffe SLSC2015 Northcliffe SLSC2016 Northcliffe SLSC2017 Northcliffe SLSC2018 Northcliffe SLSC2019 Northcliffe SLSC2020 Not held2021 Northcliffe SLSC2022 Northcliffe SLSC2023 Northcliffe SLSC2024 Northcliffe SLSC2025 Northcliffe SLSC2026 Northcliffe SLSC
List of Ironman and Ironwoman Champions Held at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships every year, the Australian Ironman and Ironwoman Title is awarded to the winners of these events. The format is the same as for typical surf carnivals, a 10-to-20-minute race with a field of 150 competitors, which over several rounds of will be reduced to a final of 16 athletes. These are the blue ribbon events the Championships, and also the ones that attracts the most attention in terms of television and spectators on the beach. The events are typically the last events on the program, raced on a final day of competition. . Year Male Winner Club Event Location 1966 Hayden Kenny Coolangatta QLD 1967 Barry Rodgers Southport SA 1968 Barry Rodgers Nth Cronulla NSW 1969 Barry Rodgers Clifton TAS 1970 Fred Annesley Ocean Grove VIC 1971 Norm Rabjohns City of Perth WA 1972 Norm Rabjohns Swansea NSW 1973 Ken Vidler Burleigh QLD 1974 Simon Martin Glenelg SA 1975 Ken Vidler Dee Why NSW 1976 Ken Vidler Clifton TAS 1977 John Holt Bancoora VIC 1978 Robert Chapman Kingscliff NSW 1979 Greg Allum Wanda Trigg Island WA 1980 Grant Kenny Maroochydore QLD 1981 Grant Kenny Wanda NSW 1982 Grant Kenny Moana SA 1983 Grant Kenny Clifton TAS 1984 Robert Chapman Kurrawa QLD 1985 Dwanye Thuys Point Leo VIC 1986 Dwanye Thuys Moana SA 1987 Trevor Hendy Scarborough WA 1988 Trevor Hendy Sutherland NSW 1989 Dean Mercer Burleigh QLD 1990 Trevor Hendy Nth Wollongong NSW 1991 Trevor Hendy Scarborough WA 1992 Trevor Hendy Collaroy NSW 1993 Guy Andrews Kurrawa QLD 1994 Trevor Hendy Swansea NSW 1995 Dean Mercer Kurrawa QLD 1996 Darren Mercer Kurrawa QLD 1997 Darren Mercer Kurrawa QLD 1998 Steven Pullen Kurrawa QLD 1999 Ky Hurst Kurrawa QLD 2000 Ky Hurst Kurrawa QLD 2001 Ky Hurst Kurrawa QLD 2002 Ky Hurst Kurrawa QLD 2003 Shannon Eckstein Kurrawa QLD 2004 Zane Holmes Kurrawa QLD 2005 Nathan Smith Kurrawa QLD 2006 Shannon Eckstein Kurrawa QLD 2007 Pierce Leonard Scarborough WA 2008 Shannon Eckstein Scarborough WA 2009 Pierce Leonard Scarborough WA 2010 not contested Kurrawa QLD 2011 Shannon Eckstein Kurrawa QLD 2012 Shannon Eckstein North Kirra QLD 2013 Cameron Cole North Kirra QLD 2014 Shannon Eckstein Scarboro Beach 2015 Shannon Eckstein North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland 2016 Shannon Eckstein Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba beaches, Sunshine Coast, Queensland 2017 not contested North Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland 2018 Kenrick Louis Scarborough Beach, Perth, Western Australia 2019 Max Brooks Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland 2020 not contested Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland. Cancelled due to COVID-19 Virus 2021 Alastair Day Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland2022 Alastair Day North Kirra Beach and Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2023 Alastair Day Scarborough and Trigg Island Perth WA2024 Dan Collins Alexandra Headland, Maroochydore and Mooloolaba - Sunshine Coast, Queensland2025 Alastair Day North Kirra Beach and Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland2026 Ethan Callaghan North Kirra Beach and Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland