MOLLYMOOK trio Payton Williams, Sam Zustovich and Brock Scrivener will kick-off their 2020-21 surf lifesaving season this Saturday at Swansea Belmont, during the opening round of the NSW Super Team Series.
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With COVID-19 interrupting the scheduled season, this three staged event is a new event concept featuring six teams competing across swim, ski, board, sprint, flags, 2km run and relay - similar to the previous interstate formats.
On Tuesday, athletes were drafted online into one of six squads; Team Welborn, Team Smith, Team Pierce, Team Borg, Team Furniss and Team Collins.
Williams, who won the 2019-20 NSW open women's beach flags title, was drafted on Team Welborn (yellow cap) alongside fellow beach competitors Brigitte Salib, Jett Van Der Wallen and Josh Tatum.
Rounding out that squad is Zach Morris, Isak Costello, Lizzie Welborn, Elyssa Pierce (all board), Isaac Smith, Nick Bulloch, Kirra Lowlett, Emily Maythers (all ski), Timothy Ford, Nick Middleton, Kim Doyle, Kalani Ives (all swim), Quentin Reeve and Harriet Smith (both 2km run).
Junior world and Australian flags champion Zustovich is part of Team Furniess (white cap), where he will be joined by Isabella Walker, Nicole Majsak, Max Geronimo (all sand), Angus McPharland, Ben Highfield, Piper Harrison, Ella Garrett (all board), Nathan Neale, Ben Kirby, Carla Papac, Eliza Johnson (all ski), Jay Furniss, Harry Came, Katelynn Doyle, Kaimam Fittock (all swim), Nathan Breen and Sophie Ferenczi (both 2km run).
Finally, joining Scrivener on Team Collins (red cap) will be Justin McMorlak, Nick Stoddart, Emily Doyle, Maisie Miller (all board), Noah Havard, Kai Onley, Emily Eaves, Brianna Tier (all ski), Dan Collins, Mitch Morris, Mia Cracknell, Holly Holmesby (all swim), Zakary Keelan, Tiahna Woodger (both 2km run), Zara Lammers, Alex Rampoldi and Ace Haslem (all sand).
Round two of the series will be held at Bulli on November 7 before round three at Umina on December 5.