The best results of the three clubs came from Gerringong, who brought home seven medals.

Leading the way was under 14 male Ethan Smith who won the beach sprint before claiming silver in the beach flags and 2km beach run.

Coco Seddon also claimed a gold medal in the under 9 female beach flags before securing bronze in the under 9 female board race.

Just missing out on gold themselves were silver medallists Seth Gutterson (under 11 male beach sprint and beach flags – with him also finishing 10th in 1km beach run) and Lucy Darragh (under 9 female beach flags).

Others to compete at the event, hosted by the Cudgen Headland SLSC, were Charlie Jeffers (sixth in under 12 male beach flags and seventh in under 12 male 1km beach run), Noah Parker (fourth in under 13 make 1km beach run), Regan Smith (eighth in under 13 male 1km beach run) and Tiana Darragh (sixth in both the under 11 female surf race and ironman).

Finally, Gerringong’s under 9 mixed surf team of Lucy Darragh, Robbie Papesch, Coco Seedon and Archie Weir, finished sixth, as did their under 9 mixed beach relay team of Josephine Cross, Amelie Kanaar, Robbie Papesch and Archie Weir – while their under 9 mixed board relay team of Robbie Papesch, Harper Payne and Jade Winston placed eight.

These results saw Gerringong finished 18^th overall in the rankings, behind winner Cudgen Headlands – with Nowra-Culburra finishing 20^th and Mollymook 23^rd.

Nowra-Culburra’s lone representative Chad Poland had a busy weekend, competing in eight different events.

Poland, who competed in the 30-39 male division, took out the ironman event before claiming silver in the surf race, rescue tube, single ski, board race, beach sprint, beach flags and 2km beach run.

Finally, despite only having eight athletes competing, Mollymook managed to bring six medals back to the South Coast.

Leading the way was Olivia Greenhalgh, who won gold in the under 13 female 1km beach run, edging out Byron Bay’s Suki Alford for the title.

Greenhalgh ensured she went home with multiple medals, after she finished third in the under 13 female beach sprint.

She just missed out on a third medal, finishing fourth in the under 13 female beach flags.

Karla Jones just missed out on gold in the under 15 female beach flags, pipped by Narooma’s Elli Beecham for the crown – with team mate Arnae McKillop finishing sixth in the same event.

Jones backed up her silver with a bronze medal in the under 14 female beach sprint – before she added another bronze in the under 14 female beach flags.

McKillop didn’t leave the event empty handed though, taking home bronze in the under 15 female beach sprint.

Not to be outdone David Flynn, finished fifth in the 50-50 male board race, Jacob Jones (under 12 male), claimed eighth in the ironman and reached the final of the surf race, Sienna Flynn (under 13 female), finished 12th in the  board race, 11^th in the beach flags and 23rd in the swim race and Darcy Greenhalgh (under 10 male) reached the beach sprint quarter-finals.