WA claims second place in Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships 2020

16 WA lifesavers took on the best of the best from across the nation last weekend, as WA hosted the Australian Pool Lifesaving Championships at HBF Stadium. The Championships are hosted in a different state each year and consist of three days of Pool Lifesaving events combining an Under 14 and Senior (Under 16, Under 19, Open and Masters) Competition.

WA’s representatives performed exceptionally well in front of a home crowd, claiming 18 Gold, 14 Silver and 13 Bronze medals, to take overall Silver for the Championships behind New South Wales.
Jake Smith and Chalise Pratt were stars for the WA team, claiming Male and Female Lifesavers of the meet respectively. Jake won 3 individual gold, 1 individual silver, 1 individual bronze, along with 5 team gold medals for the competition. He was also awarded the Men’s Open Individual Championship. Chalise won 2 individual gold, 2 individual silver, 2 individual bronze, 2 team gold, 3 team silver and 1 team bronze for the competition. She was also awarded the Women’s Under 19 Individual Overall Championship.

WA team member Harrison Hynes also performed exceptionally well claiming 3 individual gold, 1 individual silver, 1 individual bronze, 5 team gold, 1 team silver medals for the competition. He also won the Men’s Under 19 Individual Overall Championship.

Morgan Knox was another star performer claiming 3 individual silver, 1 individual bronze, 2 team gold, 3 team silver and 1 team bronze medal for the meet. She also won the Women’s Under 16 Individual Overall Championship.

Up and coming young female star Lily Moore performed extremely well claiming 3 individual bronze, 3 team gold and 2 team silver for the meet, while TJ Chong Sue claimed Bronze in the Men’s Under 19 Individual Overall Championship after winning 2 individual bronze, 5 team gold and 1 team silver during the competition.

WA’s team also placed Gold in the Interstate Under 19 Championship and Interstate Men’s Overall Championship, Silver in the Interstate Under 16 Championship and Bronze in the CPR Overall Open Team, Interstate Open Championship and the Interstate Women’s Overall Championship.

A number of WA State Team members were also named in the Australian team for their age group, to take part in upcoming events representing our nation including Jake Smith, Chalise Pratt, TJ Chong Sue, Harrison Hynes, Kelton Rothnie and Morgan Knox.

Individual medal results for the team members were:

• Jake Smith – 3 Individual Gold, 1 Individual Silver, 1 Individual Bronze, 5 Team Gold
• Lily Moore – 3 Individual Bronze, 3 Team Gold, 2 Team Silver, 1 Team Bronze
• Chalise Pratt – 2 Individual Gold, 2 Individual Silver, 2 Individual Bronze, 2 Team Gold, 3 Team Silver, 2 Team Bronze
• Harrison Hynes – 3 Individual Gold, 1 Individual Silver, 1 Individual Bronze, 5 Team Gold, 1 Team Silver, 1 Team Bronze
• Morgan Knox – 3 Individual Silver, 1 Individual Bronze, 3 Team Gold, 3 Team Silver, 1 Team Bronze
• TJ Chong Sue – 2 Individual Bronze, 5 Team Gold, 1 Team Silver, 1 Team Bronze
• Kelton Rothnie – 1 Individual Gold, 2 Individual Silver, 2 Team Gold, 2 Team Silver
• Phoebe Ashworth – 1 Individual Bronze, 2 Team Gold, 2 Team Silver
• Will Savage – 2 Team Gold
• Dayna Tindall – 2 Team Silver
• Abbey Hull – 2 Team Silver, 1 Team Bronze
• Liam Foley – 2 Team Gold, 2 Team Silver
• Josh Windsor – 2 Team Gold
• Adam Moore – 2 Team Gold
• Alecia Anderson – 1 Team Gold
• Elise Airey - 1 Team Bronze

Royal Life Saving WA congratulates all team members on their outstanding efforts and looks forward to seeing their continued development in the sport of Pool Lifesaving over the coming 12 months.
WA's State Pool Life Saving team is supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. If you'd like to get involved in the sport click the link below to find out more.