SENIOR / MASTERS CARNIVAL PROGRAM 2025/26
Sat
25
Oct 25
Victorian Endurance Championships
Mentone LSC
Program TBC
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Sat
15
Nov 25
Youth Senior #1 Battle of the Waves
Jan Juc SLSC
'The Shaka Project'
Program TBC
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Sun
16
Nov 25
Battle of the Beach #1
Altona LSC
Program TBC
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Sun
7
Dec 25
Youth Senior #2 Summer Carnival
Ocean Grove SLSC
Program TBC
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Sat
13
Dec 25
Battle of the Bay (Club led)
Warrnambool SLSC
Program TBC
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Sun
4
Jan 26
Jim Wall Iron Classic (Club led)
Torquay SLSC
Program TBC
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Sun
11
Jan 26
Youth Senior #3 Summer Carnival
Anglesea SLSC
Program TBC
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Sat
24
Jan 26
Youth Senior #4 Battle of the Waves
Jan Juc SLSC
Program TBC
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Sun
1
Feb 26
Battle of the Beach #2
Mordialloc LSC
Program TBC
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Sat
7
Feb 26
World Ocean Series (Club led)
Lorne LSC
Program TBC
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Sun
8
Feb 26
Youth Senior #5 Summer Carnival
Pt Leo SLSC
Program TBC
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Sat - Sun
7-8
Feb 26
Victorian Masters Lifesaving Championships 2025/26
Pt Leo SLSC
Program TBC
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Fri - Sun
20-22
Feb 26
Victorian Youth Senior Lifesaving Championships 2025/26
Lorne SLSC
Program TBC
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Proficiency and Patrol Hour Requirements for the Victorian Lifesaving Championships
Skills maintenance
▪ Awards expire 31st December of each year
▪ Skills maintenance needs to be completed prior to close of entries for the carnival after 1st Jan in the next year and first patrol
You can check your awards by logging into your SLS account.
Patrol Hour Requirements:
U14's (Must have their SRC to compete at carnivals)
▪ Minimum of 4 hours of Patrol Service to be eligible for carnivals and Victorian & Australian Championship event.
Example
If an U14 completes their SRC in November, they must have completed 4 patrol hours by the 31st Dec (of the same year) in order to compete in carnivals and states. This is from the 1st of Jan in the same season.
U15's (Must have their SRC to compete at carnivals)
▪ Minimum of 16 hours of Patrol Service to be eligible for carnivals and Victorian & Australian Championship event.
U17's - above (Must have their BRONZE MEDALLION to compete at carnivals)
▪ Minimum of 16 hours of Patrol Service to be eligible for carnivals and Victorian & Australian Championship event.