Cronulla RSL Helping Children Develop Life-Long Skills

Cronulla RSL are helping local children develop life-long skills, by supporting Cronulla Life Saving Club’s Cronulla Cray Nippers.

Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club is one of Australia’s oldest, largest and most successful junior surf life saving clubs.

Located at South Cronulla beach, the club is an iconic part of Cronulla’s community.

Their Nippers program, Cronulla Crays, is an integral part of developing future lifesavers for the Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club.

The Cronulla Crays program is designed to teach children between the ages of 5 and 13 years of age, the fundamentals of surf beach and open water safety.

Being a competent swimmer is a critical part of water safety. To help encourage the development of this core skill, Cronulla Crays facilitate a structured learn to swim program as part of the children’s surf awareness and life saving education. Delivered in partnership with Cronulla Beach Swim School, the “Learn 2 Swim” classes are aimed at the youngest members in the U6 & U7 age groups.

The Crays are the only club in the Bate Bay area to offer this essential learning to 150 to 200 nippers every summer. Cronulla RSL are proud to support the Learn 2 Swim program in 2022/2023.

“Supporting the Crays swimming program means we are providing the youngest members of our community an opportunity to develop life-long skills’ says Sue McNeill, Cronulla RSL CEO.

In addition to the swimming program, Cronulla RSL also supplied the Crays Age Managers with sun protective shirts .

The Age Managers chaperone each age group at each activity and are assisted by specialist coaches who coach them in the areas of sprints, boards, wading, and swimming.

For more information on the Cronulla Crays, visit www.cronullanippers.com.au.