Lexi wins bronze against 170 in under-9 flags

Killcare Surf Lifesavers participated in the Surf Life Saving State Championships at Blacksmiths Beach on Friday, March 2.

Killcare opened their campaign with sole competitor Lexi Sheppard in the Under-9 flags.

More than 170 hopefuls lined up at the marshalling area and after many heats, taking over approximately three hours, Sheppard beat all but two of them and was awarded a bronze medal.

This was Killcare's second ever States Age Medal and the first in a decade.

On the Saturday, Sheppard joined her team of Olivia Melenewycz, Arabella Robb and CC Bradley for the sprints and relay events.

The girls used the sprints as a warm-up, getting through to the quarter and semi-finals before contesting the Under-10 beach relay.

They made their way to the finals, placing sixth in a very tight race.

On Wednesday, it was the Masters, with Killcare's Andrew Stevenson participating in the hotly contested 45-49 years' water events.

He finished seventh in the surf race swim and eighth in the tube race.

SOURCE:

Newsletter, 10 Mar 2018

Peter Bagnall, Killcare SLSC