WITH a $20,000 prize pool and many of the nation's leading athletes, Saturday's round 11 of the Summer of Surf was one of the biggest surf lifesaving carnivals of the season. A host of the Hunter's competitors impressed at the opens event at Newport Beach.
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Redhead again featured strongly. Jessica Collins was second in the female swim, while younger brother Daniel was third in the men's. In the board, Justin McMorland was third, with Isak Costello in fifth. In the Ironman, Costello was seventh. Swansea-Belmont's Greg Tobin was fourth in a competitive ski race.
Saturday's results gave those athletes entry into the Summer of Surf finals races held on Sunday. Jess Collins won the swim, McMorland was eighth in the board with Costello also in the mix. Costello was also in the Ironman final, finishing in roughly eighth.
