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Caitlin Callahan and Jy Timperley from Byron Bay SLSC were among 28 of the state’s emerging water athletes who ramped up their preparation for summer at the 2016 Senior Performance Academy.
The three-day program held at the Sydney Academy of Sport was an opportunity for surf life savers to come together and fine-tune their skills in a high-performance environment.
During the program the life savers participated in training sessions, technical analysis, education sessions and team-building exercises with some of the most formidable minds on the Surf Sport circuit.
Australian Life Saving head coach Danny Short, the man at the helm of the recent World Championship campaign in the Netherlands, presented a series of lectures on planning, athlete preparation and pathways.