Three receive sports awards
Liesl Tesch of Woy Woy and David Unger and Lynn Smith of Ocean Beach Surf Club have received awards at the Central Coast Sports Federation Awards held at Mingara on Saturday, November 17.
Lynn Smith was presented an award in the category of Outstanding Service to Central Coast Sport for her involvement in surf lifesaving, netball and swimming.
She was the Surf Life Saving Central Coast Volunteer of the Year 2012 and Ocean Beach Patrol Person of the Year 2011.
She is currently the Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club director of administration and has held that role since 2010 and previously from 2005 to 2007.
She has held various other club roles since 1970 including patrol captain, rookie coordinator, surf sports official and age manager.
She has volunteered with the Peninsula Netball Association as secretary, representative team coach and umpire.
She was also previously involved with Kincumber Dolphins Swim Club as a time keeper and manager.
David Unger was awarded the title of Official of the Year for his commitment to Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club.
He was selected to represent Surf Life Saving Australia as an official at the International Lifesaving Championships in Adelaide this year and was the sectional referee in the Under-17 area at the Australian Surf Life Saving titles.
He was also the deputy referee at the national Pool Rescue Championships and was the deputy referee at NSW Age Surf Life Saving Championships.
He is the current director for Surf Sports for Surf Life Saving Central Coast.
Liesl Tesch was presented with the Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award for her involvement in sailing.
Her most recent achievement was winning a gold medal in the 2012 Paralympics with Malcolm Page.
She also achieved first place in the Access World Championships in Sydney winning 10 out of 10 races, first in the Sailing World Cup ISAF and first place in the OCR Miami.
She placed third in the World Cup this year, third in this year's Sail for Gold at Weymouth third in this year's World Championships at Punta Gorda, Florida.
In 2011, she won the Sail for Gold at Weymouth, the OCR in Miami and the Alex Caligula Regatta in Miami.
She also placed second in the Sail Melbourne Regatta and third in the ISAF World Championships at Weymouth.
Email, 22 Nov 2012
Mardi Love, NSW Sport and Recreation