Victorian State Surfing Team to head north for Australian Surf Championships

Surfing Victoria are proud to announce the Victorian State Surfing Team Members for 2022 that will head to Port Macquarie next month for the Australian Surf Championships.

The prestigious event has not been run since 2019 due to the COVID19 pandemic and will bring together over 500 surfers to the NSW Mid North Coast for the 17-day event starting August 5th, 2022.

Victorian State Longboard Champion Bea Conroy (Point Lonsdale) has been a fixture of the Victorian State Team for many years competing in both Longboard, Logger and Shortboard divisions from Juniors to now Opens.

“I’m super keen for Aussies!” said Conroy.

“It’ll be good to show everyone how well we can surf down in Victoria, despite the cold.

“I’m also keen to catch up and surf with the girls and guys from around Australia and just have some fun in the water. Hopefully we score some good waves!”

Phillip Island’s Harry de Roth will be flying the flag for not only Phillip Island but also Victoria in the Open Men Shortboard divisions in Port Macquarie.

“I’m frothing to get up there and represent Victoria” said de Roth.

“I’m going to try and make it into a road trip and enjoy the coast along the way. I’ve never surfed in Port Macquarie and from the clips I’ve seen of Matt Banting over the years it looks very very fun!”

Victoria will have surfers in 35 divisions across the 17 days in disciplines such as Shortboard, Longboard, Logger and Bodyboard.

“Surfing Victoria are stoked to see the Australian Surf Championships back in 2022” said Surfing Victoria CEO Adam Robertson.

“It is a huge honour to be selected to represent the state, and we look forward to seeing Victorians take it to the rest of the country!”

“Good luck to everyone heading up to Port Macquarie for the event to represent Victoria.”

Australian Surf Championships | Port Macquarie, NSW August 5 – 22, 2022

August 5 – Opening Ceremony for the Australian Shortboard Titles
August 6 – 10 – Period for the Australian Shortboard Titles (Further division scheduling to follow)
August 10 – Opening Ceremony for the Australian Longboard Titles
August 11 – 19 – Period for the Australian Longboard Titles (Further division scheduling to follow)
August 20 – Australian Para Surfing Titles (All divisions on standby)
August 21 – 22 – Period for the Reflections Holiday Parks Australian Bodyboard Titles (Further division scheduling to follow)

Full event information can be found at www.australiansurfchampionships.com

The Australian Surf Championships is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

The event is also proudly supported by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, the Australian Institute of Sport, Reflections Holiday Park, mySURF.tv, Surfing Australia and Surfing NSW.

Full Victorian State Surfing Team:

Shortboard
Open Men
Harry de Roth (Phillip Island)
Noah Clifford (Jan Juc)

Open Women
Ruby Armstrong (Flinders)
Lucy Naylor (Point Lonsdale)
Eva Bassed (Sandy Point)

Masters Men O35
Lachy McDonald (Blairgowrie)

Grand Masters Men O40
Andrew Hyde (McCrae)

Kahunas Men 045
Arthur McKenzie (Phillip Island)
Brad Kerr (Anglesea)

Grand Kahunas Men 050
Arthur McKenzie (Phillip Island)
Craig Lloyd (Point Cook)

Dukes Men 055
Andrew Dell (St Andrews)
Jamie Reichelt (Balnarring)

Grand Dukes Men 060
Joe Cervi (Rye)
Mark Lloyd (Sandringham)

Women 060
Gayle Renzenbrink (Queenscliff)

Longboard
Under 18 Junior Men
Tate Russell (Phillip Island)

Under 18 Junior Women
Niamh Moore (Phillip Island)

Open Men
Tasman Dunton (McCrae)
Will Cousins (Torquay)
Samuel Dunton (McCrae)
Ben Considine (Torquay)

Open Women
Bea Conroy (Point Lonsdale)
Eglantine Balland (Carrum)
Jaz Felsinger (Safety Beach)
Niamh Moore (Phillip Island)

Grand Masters Men 040
Chris McSween (Ocean Grove)
Mark Miccoli (Patterson Lakes)

Grand Masters Women 040
Jacquie Chambers (Phillip Island)
Natalie Van Der Heyden (Phillip Island)

Kahunas Men 045
Mark Miccoli (Patterson Lakes)
Liam McCafferty (McCrae)
Chris Hanrahan (Mornington)

Grand Kahunas Men 050
Greg Brown (Torquay)
Brett Lalor (Apollo Bay)
Chris Hanrahan (Mornington)

Women 050
Carolyn Lalor (Apollo Bay)

Dukes Men 055
Greg Brown (Torquay)
Brian Kuit (Torquay)

Grand Dukes Men 060
John Lane (Torquay)
Brian Kuit (Torquay)

Legends Men 065
Brian Thompson (Safety Beach)
Graeme Burgan (Cowes)

Grand Legends 070
Wayne Yates (Armadale)

Logger
Under 18 Junior Men
Tate Russell (Phillip Island)

Under 18 Junior Women
Cookie Robinson (Ocean Grove)

Open Men Logger
Bailey German (Tootgarook)
Will Cousins (Torquay)
Ben Considine (Torquay)
Nelson Felsinger (Mornington)

Open Women Logger
Bea Conroy (Point Lonsdale)

Grand Masters Men 040
Liam McCafferty (McCrae)
Chris McSween (Ocean Grove)

Grand Masters Women 040
Penelope Andrews (Geelong)

Bodyboard
Open Men
Chris Watson (Rosebud)
Ben Roberts (Barwon Heads)

Under 18 Junior Men
Ned Johnstone (Rye)
Xander Harbour (Rye)

Under 16 Cadet Open
Tully Roberts (Barwon Heads)

Under 14 Grommet Open
Tully Roberts (Barwon Heads)

Masters Men 035
Mark Britten (Wantirna)

Kahunas Men 045
Nathan Clark (Mentone)

Open Drop Knee Men
Josh Carson (Sandringham)