Surfing –
A new generation of surfing talent is on the rise.
The region’s growing army of groms continues to impress on the Australian competition circuit, with some of the coast’s youngest surfers the latest to be put in the spotlight.
Norah Head’s Mia MacMahon and Kincumber’s Talia Tebb both secured titles at the recent Woolworths Surfer Groms Competition at Sydney’s Curl Curl Beach, with MacMahon taking out the Under-12 Girls and Tebb the Under-10’s.
MacMahon put on a blistering performance in her final, executing a handful of snaps and carves to gain the upper hand and to ultimately take the title home to Norah Head.
Likewise, Tebb surfed a performance well beyond her years to beat Avoca Beach’s Olive Morriss in their final.
As well as a title, MacMahon also took out the Woolworths Fresh Wave Award, awarded to the best and fairest competitor across all age brackets in the male and female divisions, while Morriss took out the Pic’s Peanut Butter Star Performer Award, awarded to a standout competitor across both male and female divisions who did not claim a title.
With the Groms’ competition series considered one of the major steppingstones in the development of young Australian surfers, it’s a pleasing result for the up and coming Central Coast trio and a nod to the strong female development and representation the Coast is bringing to competitive surfing.
Dilon Luke