Oska Smith (second from left) and Seven Mapu (third from left) with their Northcliffe clubmates in the open relay, Jason Gough and Asher Ward. Picture supplied
Waikanae surf lifeguards Oska Smith and Seven Mapu, along with Olivia Corrin from Midway, won medals at the Australian surf lifesaving nationals on the Sunshine Coast.
Smith won silver in the U19 men beach sprint and, with Mapu from Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae, picked up a silver in the open beach
relay for their Aussie club Northcliffe.
Oska also won a bronze in the U19 mixed beach relay and was fifth in the U19 beach flags.
Olivia Corrin, from Dawson Building Midway, won a bronze in the open women board relay for Northcliffe. She was 15th in the open iron final.
Highlights for other Midway competitors at the ‘‘Aussies’’ was the 12th placing to Tyron Evans in the U19 surf race final, while Yahni Brown also made a final, finishing 26th in the U17 surf race.
