When Donal Boyle joined his daughters up to Nippers about 15 years ago he had no idea he would get so involved with the club.
He wasn't an overly skilled swimmer and wasn't raised in the surf but, about eight years after signing his now 19-year-old daughter Brianagh up as a 5-year-old, he decided to gain his Surf Lifeguard Award so he could become a surf lifeguard.
"I thought I'd need to go and do my lifeguard award to understand the lifeguards' needs," Boyle said.
"It's been a challenge for myself," he said.
In that time he has continued his involvement with the club and surf life saving has become a family affair with both Brianagh and his now 16-year-old daughter Roisin coming up through the ranks.