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12-13 OCTOBER • COOLANGATTA BEACH, GOLD COAST

sls.com.au/coolangattagold • #cooliegold

MEDIA GUIDE

Media Operations and Contacts

Beyond the Break Consutling works in collaboration with SLSA to provide media and communication services for The Coolangatta Gold.

CONTACTS:Lauren Ryan:

Andrew ReidHarvie Allison, Harvpix:

0402 162 807 0414 307 184 0412 335 258 0417 285 133

MEDIA CENTREThe Coolangatta Gold media centre is located adjacent to the Coolangatta Surf Club located on the Northern Side of the surf club.

MEDIA ACCREDITATIONAvailable in the media centre on the beach (as above). Media accredita�on will be a vailable to be picked up from the media centre from 6.30am each morning. All media will be required to wear media bibs at all �mes on the beaches while working on the event – this will also be your accredita�on.

VIDEO NEWS RELEASEA video news release will be provided to media at approximately 2:00pm/3:00pm (AEDT) each day of the Coolangatta Gold.

PHOTOGRAPHERSPhotographers MUST wear their SLSA accredited bibs AT ALL TIMES and all media MUST show media iden�tificati �on from a metropolitan, suburban or regional newspaper, radio or television network when picking up their accredita�on.

PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED TO MEDIASurf Life Saving’s official photographer, Harvie Allison Photography, will be at the event to supply photographs to media organisa�ons, free of charge. For any photography requests, please speak to Lauren Ryan.

INTERNET CONNECTIONS Wireless internet connec�on will be a vailable to journalists in the media centre.

PARKINGThere is no reserved parking on site for media or officials. TV News Crews should call the Media Centre on approach to see if anything can be reserved for a short-period.

Harvie Allison is SLSA's offi cial photographer and provides images to media upon request.

Grant Baldock:

ONLINE MEDIA GUIDE For all releases, results, photos, videos/VNR and audio please head to sls.com.au/the-coolangatta-gold-online-media-guide/

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Coolangatta Gold will be held on the Gold Coast between

Coolangatta and Broadbeach on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th

October 2019.

Coolangatta Gold is one of the most challenging endurance races

in surf sports. What began as the central theme for a motion picture

more than 30 years ago, has now commanded a place on Australia’s

calendar of prestigious sporting events.

This year, there will be a new level of recognition for the historic

event with the Introduction of Round 1 of the Nutri-Grain Iron Man

and Iron Woman series being held in conjunction with the Long

course of Coolangatta Gold. This exciting new format will present

a unique display of Iron racing and is sure to produce moments of

challenge and athleticism that will go down in surf sports history.

There will be plenty of action on and off the course with the Festival

Zone the perfect place to enjoy fun activities for the family, including

an inflatable, give-aways, exhibitors and food - all day on the grass at

the back of Coolangatta Beach.

W H E R E :All events start and finish at Coolangatta Beach, Gold Coast QLD.

The Long Courses covers much of the Gold Coast, with the ski

travelling as far north as Broadbeach, a major transition at Burleigh

Beach and minor transition sites at Miami & Currumbin Creek.

W H E N :

Course Date Race start times

Short Course 12 October 2019 From 7:30am

Long Course 13 October 2019 From 7 :30am

C O O L A N G AT TA G O L D 2 019

K E Y T I M E S

Saturday 12 October

6:30AMShort Course - Athlete Marshalling/Numbering

commences

7:20AM Short Course - All ready for start of racing

7:30AMShort Course - First wave starts Open Male then

Open Female

10:00AM Registration check in opens for Beach Warrior

10:30AM Short Course presentations

1:00PM Beach Warrior – First wave starts – Elite Individual

5:30PM Beach Warrior – Last wave finishes

Sunday 13 October

6:30AMLong Course - athlete marshalling/numbering

commences

7:20AM Long Course - All ready for start of racing

7:30AMLong Course - First waves starts - Elite Male &

Elite Female

12:00PM Long Course presentations

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Gold Coast Hwy

Gold Coast Hwy

Musgrave St

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START/FINISH

TUGUN SLSC

NORTH KIRRA SLSC

COOLANGATTA

10.5 KM 3 KM

5.5 KM

Mills St

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SHORT COURSE 21KM

SHORT COURSEC O O L A N G AT TA G O L D 2 019

INDIVIDUALS

U19 MALE, FEMALE

OPEN MALE, FEMALE

35 - 49 MALE, FEMALE

50+ MALE, FEMALE

TEAMS

U17 TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

U19 TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

OPEN TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

140+ MASTER TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

190+ MASTER TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

– SKI – RUN – SWIM – BOARD

Leg Distance Location

Ski 10.5km Coolangatta to Tugun, return to Coolangatta

Swim 2km Coolangatta to Haig St, Kirra, return to Coolangatta

Board 3km Coolangatta to North Kirra, return to Coolangatta

Run 5.5km Coolangatta to Mills St,Tugun, return to Coolangatta

S H O R T C O U R S E D E TA I L SS A T U R D A Y 12 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 – 2 1 K M

C AT E G O R I E S :

Individual Categories Team Categories

U19 Male U17 Male

U19 Female U17 Female

Open Male U17 Mixed

Open Female U19 Male

35-49 Male U19 Female

35-49 Female U19 Mixed

50+ Male Open Male

50+ Female Open Female

Open Mixed

140+ Masters Male

140+ Masters Female

140+ Masters Mixed

190+ Masters Male

190+ Masters Female

190+ Masters Mixed

U N D E R S TA N D I N G T H E S H O R T C O U R S EThe short course begins and ends at Coolangatta Beach. All

transitions also occur at Coolangatta Beach. To make transitions

as easy as possible, each leg will have different coloured signs

and flags, making it easy to identify which zone to head for.

SWIM YELLOW SKI ORANGE BOARD WHITE

Examples of what to look out for can be seen below. SLSA staff

and officials will also be available at the face to face briefing to

help explain should any competitor feel worried heading into the

Saturday competition. It is imperative that you attend the on-site

briefing for a detailed run through of how the event course will run.

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Gold Coast Hwy

Gold Coast Hwy

Gold Coast Hwy

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23 KM

6.1 KM

7.1 KM

START/FINISH

3.5 KM

BROADBEACH(Anne Ave) 2.1 KM

BURLEIGH

NTH BURLEIGH Fourth Ave

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LONG COURSE 41.8KM

LONG COURSEC O O L A N G AT TA G O L D 2 019

INDIVIDUALS

ELITE MALE, FEMALE

U19 MALE, FEMALE

OPEN MALE, FEMALE

35 - 49 MALE, FEMALE

50+ MALE, FEMALE

TEAMS

U19 TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

OPEN TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

140+ MASTER TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

190+ MASTER TEAMS MALE, FEMALE, MIXED

– SKI – RUN – SWIM – BOARD

L O N G C O U R S E D E TA I L SS U N D A Y 13 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 – 41 . 8 K M

Leg Distance Location

Ski 23km Coolangatta to Miami via Anne Ave, Broadbeach

Run 2.1km Miami to Burleigh

Swim 3.5km Burleigh to Burleigh (loop)

Board 6.1km Burleigh to Currumbin

Run 7.1km Currumbin to Coolangatta

C AT E G O R I E S :

Individual Categories Team Categories

Elite Male (Prize Money) U19 Male

Elite Female (Prize Money) U19 Female

U19 Male U19 Mixed

U19 Female Open Male

Open Male Open Female

Open Female Open Mixed

35-49 Male 140+ Masters Male

35-49 Female 140+ Masters Female

50+ Male 140+ Masters Mixed

50+ Female 190+ Masters Male

190+ Masters Female

190+ Masters Mixed

P R I Z E M O N E YAll categories will be competing for medals. However, prize money

is only on offer for the Elite Male and Elite Female Long Course. A

finisher’s medal will be awarded to every competitor who completes

the course.

Elite Male & Elite Female Long Course

Place Prize Money

1st $18,000

2nd $7,000

3rd $4,000

4th $3,000

5th $2,000

6th $1,000

For those participating for prize money (Elite categories), please note that athletes in these groups will not be covered under work cover and should refer to the participant disclaimer, Item 15 Insurance, for clarity. Furthermore, all competitors in this specific category will only be covered under Personal Accident Insurance. Public competitors (i.e. those not a member of an affiliated SLS club) will compete at their own risk as per the entry declaration.

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50+ Male 4 U19 Female Teams 1 Open Mixed Teams 3

190+ Masters Male Teams 4 U19 Mixed Teams 0 Open Male 10

140+ Masters Male Teams 5 U19 Male 7

140+ Masters Female Teams 3 U19 Female 0

140+ Masters Mixed Teams 2 Open Female Teams 6

Open Female 2

Wave Total 36 Wave Total 27 Wave Total 21 Wave Total 19 Wave Total 16 20

Open Male 16 50+ Male 26 35‐49 Female 4 35‐49 Male 36 U19 Male 28 140+ Masters Male Teams 4

Open Female 15 50+ Female 4 U19 Female 25 140+ Masters Mixed Teams 5 190+ Masters Male Teams 11 U17 Male Teams 3

190+ Masters Mixed Teams 6 140+ Masters Female Teams 4 U17 Female Teams 2

190+ Masters Female Teams 3 U17 Mixed Teams 1

U19 Male Teams 1

U19 Female Teams 5

U19 Mixed Teams 1

Open Male Teams 7

Open Female Teams 5

Open Mixed Teams 7

Wave Total 31 Wave Total 36 Wave Total 36 Wave Total 41 Wave Total 39 Wave Total 36

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8:30AM

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7:30AM 7:40AM

LONG COURSE

8:20AM

7:55AM 8:10AM 8:20AM

7:30AM 7:40AM 7:50AM 8:00AM 8:10AM

WAVE 6

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Enter the Youth Challenge and be a part of one of Australia’s most iconic events. It’s open to all youth

athletes aged between 10 and 16 who are up for a challenge. The 1.75km course consists of a 250m run,

350m swim, 550m run, 450m board and 150m run. All participants receive a fi nishers medal.

Enter now at: sls.com.au/coolangattagold

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JUST LIKE THE ELITES • OCTOBER 13 • COOLANGATTA BEACH, GOLD COAST

SLSA will be running the Youth Challenge event for the fifth time on

Sunday 13 October 2019. The youth race will run in conjunction with

the main event and encourage youth competitors to participate in

the main event of the Coolangatta Gold in future years.

Each age category will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd medal. Competitors

will be given a number that they will need to write in permanent

marker on both arms and both calves. These numbers will be

emailed to those who have entered before the race otherwise they

will be available on the day when they pick up their Lycra.

YO U T H C H A L L E N G E D E TA I L SS U N D A Y 13 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 – 1 . 7 5 K M

C AT E G O R I E SThe categories available to enter in the

Youth Challenge are below:

U11 Male

U11 Female

U12 Male

U12 Female

U13 Male

U13 Female

U14 Male

U14 Female

U15 Male

U15 Female

U16 Male

U16 Female

L O C AT I O NAll disciplines start and finish at Coolangatta

Beach, Gold Coast QLD. The race concludes

through the main event finish arch. The

Youth Challenge includes:

*Distance approx. and subject to change

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FINISH

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YOUTH CHALLENGEC O O L A N G AT TA G O L D 2 019

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* All ages are taken from the DAY OF the event. No competitors under the age of10 on the day will be considered.

Leg Distance

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TOTAL 1.75km

E V E N T D AY

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Race briefing

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