Nippers know their stuff

THE Sunshine Beach nippers have been busy despite the winter season competing in state and national pool-based rescue competitions.
Twenty-five nippers headed to the Caboolture Aquatic Centre to compete in the Queensland Pool Rescue Titles, this month.
The events are designed to simulate real-life rescue situations and to showcase the nippers’ rescue techniques in both pool and surf situations.
In some races, nippers have to swim 25 metres, dive down and pick up a 3kg brick from the bottom of the pool and continue to the end of the pool carrying the brick on their back, while older nippers, cadets or masters swap the brick with a 65kg dummy.
Its hard work for anyone and the nippers excelled at the challenges bringing home a stack of medals for the Sunshine Beach Surf Club.