High hopes for Junior Surfing Titles
Illawarra Sports High School (ISHS) will proudly showcase its surfing talent on home turf this December, when the 2025 Australian Junior Surfing Titles come to Wollongong
By Illawarra Sports High surf coach David Hyslop
Illawarra Sports High School (ISHS) will proudly showcase its surfing talent on home turf this December, when the 2025 Australian Junior Surfing Titles come to Wollongong.
The event, which attracts the nation’s best young surfers, will see ISHS students from the school’s renowned Talented Sports Development Program competing across multiple divisions, all with their eyes set on national glory.
ISHS will field three strong school teams – junior girls, senior girls and senior boys – each aiming to capture an elusive Australian Schools Surfing Title. The competition not only highlights individual talent but also the depth of surfing culture that runs through the Illawarra region and the program at ISHS.
Guiding the surfers is a wealth of experience, with the school’s head coach Geoff Latimer leading the program, supported by myself.
Adding further excitement, five standout athletes – Ruby Neill, Lani Cairncross, Alice Hodgson, Ashton Mekisic and Taj Air – will also compete for individual national honours.
With Wollongong as the stage, ISHS athletes are set to make waves this December, carrying both their school pride and the Illawarra’s surfing heritage into the national spotlight.
