Athletes

Australian Lifesaving Team Member – 2024 (Lifesaving World Championships – National Teams Champions)

Australian Lifesaving Team Member – 2023 (German Cup)

Australian Lifesaving Youth Team Member – 2023 (Battle of the Tasman) and New Zealand Pool Rescue Championships

Australian Lifesaving Youth Team Member – 2022 (Lifesaving World Championships – National Youth Teams Champions)

2024 Lifesaving World Championships – Inter Club (3rd Overall – Point Score)

2024 Australian Pool Rescue Championships – 6 x Gold, 6 x Silver and 1 x Bronze

2023  Australian Pool Rescue Championships – 9 x Gold, 3 x Silver and 1 x Bronze

10 x NZ Black Fin Lifesaving Team member
2x National Teams World Champion
Australian Open Rescue Tube Rescue Champion 2022
7x Medallist 2022 Australian Pool Rescue Championships
World Champion 2016 100m Manikin Tow & Rescue Tube Rescue

Former Nutri Grain Iron Series Representative
Australian Open Board Rescue Champion 2022
Shannon Eckstein Ironman Classic winner 2021
Australian Open Board Relay Champion 2019
Open Male Taplin Relay Champion 2018

Former Nutri Grain Iron Series Representative
Australian Open Board Rescue Champion 2022
Australian Open Board Relay Champion 2019
Open Male Taplin Relay Champion 2018
Australian Board Race Champion 2016

Australian Lifesaving Team Squad Member – 2024

2024 Lifesaving World Championships – Inter Club (3rd Overall Club Point Score) – 4 x Silver, 2 x Bronze

Australian Lifesaving Team Representative – 2023 (German Cup)

Australian Lifesaving Youth Representative Team – 2023 (Battle of the Tasman) and (New Zealand Pool Rescue Championships)

Australian Youth Lifesaving Team Representative 2022 (Lifesaving World Championships – National Champions – Italy)

Queensland Youth Athlete of the Year – 2023

2024 Australian Pool Rescue Championships –  Australian Record – Open 200m Super Lifesaver, Australian Record Open 4 x25m Manikin Relay, 3 x Silver and 2 x Bronze.

2024 Australian Lifesaving Championships – 1st Open Lifesaver Relay (Swimmer), 2nd Open Mixed Taplin (Swimmer), 3rd Open Surf Teams

2023 Australian Pool Rescue Championships – 9 x Gold, 1 x Silver

2022 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships – 6x Medallist 
2022 Australian Pool Rescue Championships – 12x Medallist 
2022 Lifesaving World Championships – 9x Medallist 
Australian Record holder U/19 Rescue Medley & U/19 50m Manikin Carry (Pool Rescue)

Australian Lifesaving Team Representative 2024 (Lifesaving World Championships – National Teams Champions – Gold Coast)

Australian Lifesaving Team Representative 2023 – (German Cup) and (New Zealand Pool Rescue Championships)

Australian Lifesaving Team Representative 2022 (Lifesaving World Championships – National Teams Champions – Italy) – 3 x Gold Medallist

Australian Lifesaving Team Representative 2019 and 2017 (German Cup)

Australian Lifesaving Team Youth Representative 2016 (Lifesaving World Youth Championships – Netherlands)

The ‘Currumbin Cockatoos’ Surf Boat Women’s Team were selected to represent Australia in the Trans-Tasman Surf Boat Test Series held at Lorne, Victoria in January 2024. Taking the win, the Cockatoos worked hard in the lead up to the series putting everything into their preparation to represent Australia.

Surf Boat Team Members – Lisa Moseley, Sascha O’Keeffe, Tara Coates,  Kelissa Taylor and Sweep Matthew ‘Chook’ Wildman.

Other Achievements:

• 1^st Qld Team Selection Carnival
• 1^st Open Women’s Interstate
• 1^st Overall Interstate Championships
• 1^st ASRL Open
• 1^st ASRL Boat Relay
• 1^st Australian Team Selection Carnival
• 1st Trans-Tasman Test
• 1^st State Championships
• 1^st Australian Short Course
• 1^st Australian Championships Lifesaver Relay

Further, Matthew was awarded the 2024 Point Danger Branch and Surf Life Saving Queensland Volunteer Coach of the Year Award in recognition of his long service to coaching and sweeping in Surf Boats.

Australian Lifesaving Team Representative 2023 (International Surf Rescue Challenge – Texas) – Team Captain

Australian Lifesaving Team Representative 2022 (Lifesaving World Championships – National Teams Champions – Italy)

2024 Australian Open Women’s Flags and Open Mixed Beach Relay Gold Medallist and Silver Medallist in Open Female Sprint

World Beach Sprint & Beach Flag Champion 2022

6 x Australian Open Beach Flag Champion (2018 to Current)

Australian Open Beach Sprint Champion 2018

2nd – 2024 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships

3^rd  – 2022 and 2023 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships

Currumbin has a long history in Surf Rescue Competition in the Patrol Competition, Champion Lifesaver and First Aid.

Paul O’Shea takes the lead role in the Surf Rescue Competition coaching having been a member of the Currumbin Beach Patrol Competition Team that was inducted into the SLSA Hall of Fame having won 14 Australian Championships throughout late late 80’s/ 90’s. Currumbin Beach Patrol Competition members past and present have proven to be a force to be reckon with having demonstrated proven results over many decades.