Enjoy The Competitive Side of LifeSaving

Competitive Lifesaving is a significant component of who we are as an organisation.  All our Junior, Senior and Master members have the opportunity to participate in local, regional, national and international competitions. Unlike other sports, the purpose of our competitions is to improve lifesaving skills and fitness to keep our beaches safe.

Competitive Lifesaving in the Senior part of the Club is different from the Junior Club in that there is a wider range of events for Seniors and there are a number of team events. In Senior Competitive Lifesaving most people tend to concentrate on only a few events.  Correct uniform must be worn and equipment is provided by the club.  If you are interested in joining a crew or team, we can help you with this.

Participation in Competitive Lifesaving develops fit, fast and rescue ready lifeguards!

Senior Competitive LIfesaving

As a qualified Surf Lifeguard you are able to participate in regular competition events against lifeguards from other Surf Life Saving Clubs. The objective of Competitive Lifesaving is to improve the fitness and skill levels of lifeguards in a challenging competitive environment.

Pre-requistes to participate in Training Sessions and Competitions

• you must have a current Surf Lifesaving Award and complete the annual refresher course (as must all Lifeguards) or working towards this if new to Surf Life Saving.

• you must be a current financial member

• you must have paid your senior sports fee

• you must complete a minimum of 20 patrolling hours each season prior to Nationals.  Your hours can be made up by completing 20 patrolling hours or 15 patrolling hours plus 5 hours of lifeguard development such as completing a First Aid Course or volunteering at Junior Surf)

From local surf competitions to our national championships, competitive lifesaving brings the membership together and provides opportunities for Nippers through to Masters to develop and compete across a huge range of disciplines.

There are a number of Surf Sports Competitions that run throughout the season at Regional and National levels.  You can visit the Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR) and Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) websites for specific event details.

Ōrewa Surf Life Saving Club offers formal training and coaching programs for you to learn and develop skills in the various individual disciplines and team events such as:

• Beach Sprint & Flags

• Ocean Swimming (Surf Race / Tube Rescue)

• Board

• Surf Ski

• Surf Boat

• Surf Canoe

• IRB Racing (Qualifications required)

• Pool Champs

• Master’s

2026-2027 Season Events

Pool Rescue Competitions

• Short Course Interclub. National Aquatic Centre, Auckland

• Long Course Interclub. National Aquatic Centre, Auckland

• Northern Region Pool Rescue Champs. National Aquatic Centre, Auckland

• Aon NZ Pool Rescue Championships. National Aquatic Centre, Auckland

Ocean and Beach Competitions

• Rangitoto Classic

• Long Distance Challenge

• Senior All In

• Mount Monster

• Whangamata Classic.

• Owen Chapman Cup

• Eastern Regional Championships (ERC’s).

• Northern Region Championship

• Aon NZ Surf Life Saving National Championships (Nationals)

Surf Boats

• Whangamata Classic

• NZ Surf Boat Trial

• Central Region Championship

• Eastern Region Championship

• North Island Surf Boat Championship

• Aon NZ Surf Life Saving National Championships (Nationals)

IRB Competitions

• Eastern Region IRB Championships

• Central Region IRB Championships

  Northern Region IRB Championships

• North Island IRB Championships

• BP NZ IRB Championships
  

If you are interested in training and competing in Pool, Ocean and Beach Competitive Lifesaving, please email brendon.reardon@orewasurfclub.org.nz or admin@orewasurfclub.org.nz

Uniform

Mandatory Uniform

High Visibility Vests, Skull Caps and Silicone Caps are available for purchase via the Ōrewa website online shop.

Optional Club Merch

Optional Club Merch will be available for pre-order at certain times of the year.
Ōrewa Surf Life Saving Club uniform colour is Royal Blue.

Swimwear

You can purchase any brand of togs/briefs or jammers but they must be Royal Blue, but we recommend the Funkita swimwear range as they are good quality, have a great range of styles and Ōrewa printing is available. The club will do a bulk swimwear order throughout the season so please click here to email us to see when the next order will be.

During Any Club Training

You must wear the club skull cap and a high visibility vest.
A wetsuit can also be a great addition to keep warm throughout the season when the water is cooler. 

When Attending Surf Competitions

Competitors must wear the club skull cap and a high visibility vest.
Competitors must also wear royal blue togs.
Competitors can wear the Ōrewa SLSC silicone swim cap during summer under the club skull cap (not in place of).

When Attending Pool Competitions

Competitors must wear the Ōrewa SLSC silicone swim cap.