2023 International Surf Rescue Challenge

It'sa busy month for our SA Team. The second international competition makes waves in Texas, USA, from 20-23 September for the International Surf Rescue Challenge. Join us in celebrating our surf athletes, who will be up against the world's best lifesavers later this month.
Babette van Rooyen from Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club may still be at school, but she is an Ironwoman and Craft specialist beyond her years in Lifesaving Sport. She is at ease in the Stillwater and Surf events, having already represented her province at Lifesaving Inter Provincials.
The 17-year-old started competing seven years ago, and this will be her first foray into international competition as she looks ahead to September’s Surf Rescue Challenge in Texas after a strong showing at the DHL Lifesaving South Africa National Club Champs earlier this year.
Babette finished third in Ironwomen U17, second in the U17 Board and Ski, and third in the Run Swim Run, but the young Capetonian regards her first-place finish in the Junior Double Ski with Georgia Singe as a highlight in her burgeoning career.
We wish Babette and the South African Team all the best in preparing for the 2023 International Surf Rescue Challenge from the 20th to the 23rd of September at South Padre Island, Texas, USA.