Members may be eligible to contest a relevant U8 to U14 age category after attaining the relevant age as described in Rule 2.3.3 (as at 30th September – refer Rule 2.3.2) and meet the membership requirements detailed in Rules 2.2.1 and 2.2.2. Members must also complete the relevant age requirements (i.e., Junior Preliminary Skills Evaluation, Junior Competition Evaluation (i.e., open water swim) and Junior Education Award) within required time frames to be eligible to enter, as appropriate, into Intra-Club, Non – Championship and Championship competition.
Note 1: For 13 year old (U14) members the relevant Junior Education Award is the Surf Rescue Certificate.
Note 2: U13 age competitors must remain in the U13 age category for individual events and shall not be permitted to compete in any older age division in individual events even if they turn 13 during a season and obtain or are eligible to obtain the SLSA Surf Rescue Certificate. With the exception of March Past, the specific U13– U15, 5 person R&R event and U15 First Aid, U13 age competitors are eligible to compete in designated U13 and U14 team events only.
Note 3: U13 aged competitors are permitted to participate in the specific U13– U15, 5 person R&R event without an SRC. In addition, U13 aged competitors are permitted to participate in the U15 First Aid competition provided they turn 13 years of age during a season and gain a proficient Surf Rescue Certificate.
Note 4: U14 aged competitors must remain in the U14 age category for individual events and shall not be permitted to compete in any older age division in individual events. U14 competitors are eligible to compete in designated U14 and U15 team events.
Note 5: U13 and U14 aged competitors with a proficient Surf Rescue Certificate are eligible to participate in U17 to Open age March Past events (refer Section 10).