This article originally appeared in the Illawarra Mercury, January 3rd 2024
On Saturday, January 14 the surf club will be hosting their second instalment of the inter-club iron person patrol with the hope of incorporating the next generation of potential surf life savers into the senior club.
Competitors will range from ages 14-60, showing just how surf life saving truly is inclusive. The initiative will see teams of three or four people compete in a similar set-up to the Nutri-Grain Ironman series, with the event consisting of board, swim and run disciplines.
‘Going back four years ago, the club had 17 patrolling members in the whole club, which was a massive strain,’ Scarborough Wombarra SLSC vice-president Doug Hamill said. ‘So we’ve done a program where we’ve gone back into the public and are trying to engage them. Now we’re up to about 60 members but from coming out of the area we’ve found that going from your patrol and leaving a patrol, all you’re doing is handing over people and you don’t really ever get to meet anyone within the surf club. So last year was the inaugural event of the inter-club iron person.’
‘Everyone got together on the same day and we not only had patrol members but family and extended family on the day. So it was good for the surf club and the community for everyone to get together.’
Read the full article in the Illawarra Mercury – Scarborough Wombarra SLSC Hosts Inter-Club Iron Person Event
