Manly’s Olympic kayak hopeful Naomi Flood added her second gold medal of the DHL 2011 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Kurrawa today – and starts her preparations for London on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old former Australian Ironwoman champion used all her surf skills and her paddling prowess to win the women’s single ski championship in a polished display.

She has been one of the faces of surf lifesaving over the past decade, representing Australia at the last two World Championships before winning selection in the Australian kayak team.

Flood, who has transferred from her Manly training base to the AIS Canoe Facility on the Gold Coast, now has the London Olympics squarely in her sights.

The talented, personable Flood credited surf lifesaving for starting her sporting career and admitted the surf competition has been a major plus after the pressures of preparing for the Australian kayak championships.

“It’s only natural to have a let down after preparing for the Australian Kayak Championships and to come to the Aussies and race and have some fun is a perfect way to stay in touch as well,” said Flood.

“I’ve been trying to win this single ski again since 2007 so it is huge to finally get it back.”

But there will be limited celebrations and not much time for rest as Flood starts her London preparations on Tuesday, as she gets back on her boat for this year’s Canoe Kayak World Cup meets in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany and hopefully a place in the Australian team for the World Championships in Hungry.

“London is the big goal and that starts almost immediately,” said Flood.

“We have to qualify our boats for the Olympics and then hopefully make the team”

Flood is one of the finest surf sports competitors in Australia and a Manly mainstay who teamed up with outstanding Under 19 competitor Devon Halligan (swim) and Candice Falzon (board) to win the Open Women’s Taplin.

She also produced a gutsy silver medal swim in the open belt final to Northcliffe’s Ayla Dunlop-Barrett and finished second in the open mixed double ski to 1996 and 2000 Olympian Peter Scott and Lisa Brown (Redhead) with Lifesaving legend and five times Olympian Clint Robinson and emerging 16-year-old kayak star Coco Howcroft (Maroochydore).

She also added bronze with Falzon and Sarah Knapman in the women’s single ski relay.

In other major events:

• Kurrawa’s beach flags queen Melissa Howard won her seventh Australian beach flags title – the most by any female, when she edged out club mate and New Zealand champion Chanel Hickman with Winter Olympian Michelle Steele (Elliott Heads) taking bronze. The men’s event saw Tom Reiken eventually crowned the winner after New Zealand’s Morgan Foster (Kurrawa) was disqualified.

• Mona Vale, swept by Bryce Munro with crewmen James Morison, James Davison, Wesley Dose and Sam Funch won its first Australian open surf boat title in 74 years, when the Mona Vale Alumni won the crown at Bondi in 1937. The luckless Currumbin Beach Barbarians were pipped on the line for their fourth silver since 2003. Mooloolaba (Sheryl Beaumont, Summa Callaghan, Leah Mckenzie, Brenden Western and Sara Western) won the women’s open boat while the South Curl Curl Dutch Rudders (Mitchell Buckingham, Daniel Kwon, Ben Spiteri, Mark Spiteri and Tyler Williams) won the under 19s.

• Virtual unknown Lachlan Tame won the prestigious open single ski crown, Avoca’s first win in the event since Tom Gallard at North Wollongong in 1952, in a frantic finish from Trigg Island’s Brendan Sarson with Manly’s defending champion Murray Stewart third.

• Wanda Blue (Brock Douglas, Blake McCrindle, Gordon McKirdy, Kurt Melville, Grant Sandstrom and Stuart Smith) won back their Curlewis Six-Man R and R title – winning the gold for the fourth time in past nine years with McKirdy, Melville, Sandstrom andDouglas in all four teams.

• Freshwater Maroon’s “Golden Oldies” (Alan Burns, Ian Donald, Wayne Freakley, Peter Obern and Chris Tyrrell) won the Five Man R and R for the second time since 2005 from defending champions Wanda with Bondi third.

DHL 2011 Aussies: Day 6 Results.

Club Pointscore:

Northcliffe 389 Mooloolaba 218 Kurrawa 192.5 Maroochydore 146 Manly 143 Terrigal 128 Wanda 127 Cronulla 117.5 Alexandra Headland 96 North Cronulla 96 Noosa Heads 83  

Male

Open: 5 Person R&R:1. Freshwater Maroon (Alan Burns, Ian Donald, Wayne Freakly, Peter Obern, Chis Tyrrell) 2. Wanda Blue (Brock Douglas, Blake Mccrindle, Kurt Melville, Grant Sandstrom, Stuart Smith) 3. Bondi A (Michael Cooper, Charles Fountain, Michael Jaeger, Michael Pollard, Tyrone Robertson) Iron Man: S Eckstein (Northcliffe) K Hurst (Kurrawa) C Eckstein (Kurrawa) Rescue Tube Rescue: 1. Cronulla A (Christopher Allum, Hayden Allum, Benjamin Bolewski, Daniel Neilson) 2. Northcliffe 1 (Dev Lahey, Dan Moodie, Kevin Morrison, Aaron Murphy) 3. Terrigal A (Edward Gourley, Christopher Mensforth, Guy Schofield, Timothy Schofield) Single Ski: L Tame (Avoca Beach) B Sarson (Trigg Island) M Stewart (Manly) Double Ski: 1. Trigg Island A (Reece Baker, Brendon Sarson) 2. Redhead A (Peter Scott, Mitchell Thompson) 3. Manly Blue (Blake Ballard, Murray Stewart) Surf Boat: 1. Mona Vale Black (James Davison, Wesley Dose, Sam Funch, James Morison, Bryce Munro) 2. Currumbin Beach Barbarians (Lyle Clark, Mactavish Hamilton, Randall Martin, Nick Parr, Glen Williams) 3. Rainbow Bay Mojo (Jock Barnes, Martin Fletcher, Michael Trusler, Alexander Winkler, Nicholas Winkler) Surf Board: C Jones (Met Caloundra) D Windshuttle (Mooloolaba) M Poole (Mooloolaba) Beach Flags: T Reiken (Mooloolaba) S Harris (Kurrawa) B Drysdale (Helensburgh / Stanwell Park)

U19 Yrs:Surf: G O'brien (Kurrawa) T Klouzal (Manly) M Beatie (Northcliffe) Iron Man: T Lyndon (Northcliffe) J Maynard (Currumbin Beach) M Miller (Noosa Heads) Surf Board Rescue: 1. Northcliffe 2 (Callum Booth, Riley Mcgregor) 2. Northcliffe 1 (Tanyn Lyndon, Jarryd Mcdonnell) 3. Terrigal A (Matthew Eltham, Edward Gourley) Taplin Relay: 1. Warilla / Barrack Point Black (Ben Carberry, Jacob Helson, Scott Smith) 2. Manly A (Liam A Kelly, Trent Klouzal, Sam Speer) 3. Terrigal A (Matthew Eltham, Edward Gourley, Jack Moyes) Single Ski: J Murphy (Northcliffe) S Smith (Warilla / Barrack Point) D Booth (Swansea Belmont) Surf Board: J Blackburn (Kurrawa) M Miller (Noosa Heads) M Eltham (Terrigal) Beach Flags: B Mispelhorn (Kurrawa) J Shepherd (Portsea) B Drysdale (Helensburgh / Stanwell Park)

U17 Yrs:Surf: J Harrison (Northcliffe) B Carberry (Warilla / Barrack Point) J Beard (Long Reef) Iron Man: I Morgan (Redhead) J Mckenzie (South Port) J Woods (Wanda) Cameron Relay: 1. Wanda Blue (Jay Furniss, Brodie Schott, John Woods) 2. Currumbin Beach A (Jackson Cosgrove, Jake Jensen, Joel Mckitterick) 3. Northcliffe 1 (Michael Barnett, Jordan Cooke-Labache, Stefaan Demopolous) Surf Board: L Cuff (Kurrawa) J Kenny (Noosa Heads) J Furniss (Wanda) Beach Flags: K Harman (Papamoa Slsc) M Cavanagh (Mullaloo) J Ross (Currumbin Beach)

U15 Yrs:Beach Flags: B Pearce (North Burleigh) A Eglesz (Manly) L Pascoe (Southport)

Female

Open: 5 Person R&R:1. Point Leo Gandalf (Rose Anderson, Dayna Laurence, Katherine Soldani, Simone Williams, Ruby Wyett) 2. Bondi A (Jann Ashley, Shea De Lorenzo, Jennifer Mcmillan, Kylie Miller, Megan Reid (Hingston)) 3. North Cronulla Sanddancers (Madeline De Guara, Bethany Fulton, Jodie Hilleard, Kate Hilleard, Lucy Mahoney) Iron Woman: C Hancock (Northcliffe) E Pluimers (Northcliffe) R Creedy (Met Caloundra) Single Ski: N Flood (Manly) E Pluimers (Northcliffe) J Baxter (Terrigal) Double Ski: 1. Northcliffe 1 (Bonnie Hancock, Kelly Jury) 2. Northcliffe 4 (Kathryn Mckenzie, Elizabeth Pluimers) 3. Northcliffe 3 (Casey Leo-Litzow, Rachel Simper) Surf Boat: 1. Mooloolaba A (Sheryl Beaumont, Summa Callaghan, Leah Mckenzie, Brenden Western, Sara Western) 2. Manly Starfish (Erin Andrijin, Matthew Clymer, Alexandra Hill, Martina Leonard, Jaimie-Lee Patterson) 3. Northcliffe B (Genevieve Bassingthwaighte, Marianne Bassingthwaighte, Erin Dawes, Drew Griffiths, Megan Mcleod) Surf Board: E Pluimers (Northcliffe) A Bennett (North Burleigh) H Bateup (Kurrawa) Beach Flags: M Howard (Kurrawa) C Hickman (Kurrawa) M Steele (Elliot Heads)

U19 Yrs:Surf: R Pegg (Maroochydore) H Lemke (Cooks Hill) M Bell (Maroochydore) Iron Woman: A Nurthen (Terrigal) D Halligan (Manly) M Prior (Warilla / Barrack Point) Surf Board: D Halligan (Manly) B Newson (Kurrawa) K Perkins (Mooloolaba) Beach Flags: K Williams (Collaroy) K Mcdonnell (Kurrawa) M Robertson (Swansea Belmont)

U17 Yrs:Surf: S Kime (Mooloolaba) L Mcglone (Catherine Hill Bay) T Jenkins (Mooloolaba) Iron Woman: L Mcglone (Catherine Hill Bay) E Dick (Mermaid Beach) D Allen (Mooloolaba) Cameron Relay: 1. City Of Perth A (Rebecca Browne, Kirstie Hardstaff, Shannon Reynolds) 2. Currumbin Beach A (Riley Maynard, Brooke Neumann, Gabriella Tobitt) 3. Maroochydore Black (Coco Howcroft, Katelyne Irwin, Julia Obrien) Surf Board: J O Carroll (Freshwater) M Blackburn (Mooloolaba) C Callaghan (Avoca Beach) Beach Flags: R Bakhach (Alexandra Headland) S Dibley (Cronulla) B Brymer (City Of Perth)

U15 Yrs:Beach Flags: B Mould (Avoca Beach) M Cass (Mackay) L Dam (Sawtell)

Mixed

Open: Curlewis 6 Person R&R:1. Wanda Blue (Brock Douglas, Blake Mccrindle, Gordon Mckirdy, Kurt Melville, Grant Sandstrom, Stuart Smith) 2. Collaroy Red (Paul De Kort, Paul Ducker, Angus Fitzpatrick, Peter Mcdermott, Brooke Perry, Todd Ware) 3. Freshwater Maroon (Alan Burns, Ian Donald, Wayne Freakly, Donna Kelleher, Peter Obern, Chis Tyrrell) Mixed Double Ski: 1. Redhead A (Lisa Brown, Peter Scott) 2. Manly A (Blake Ballard, Naomi Flood) 3. Maroochydore Black (Coco Howcroft, Clint Robinson) Surf Boat: 1. Avoca Beach A (Duke Brierty, Richard Brierty, Rowena Bull, Rhaedan Curran, Charlie Glanville, Rory Grinham, Mitchell Hirst, Ben Ide, Melinda Macpherson, Kate Mcnamara, Julia Mitchell, John Paterson, Ben Shine) 2. Alexandra Headland A (Stephen Davies, Robyn De Vlugt, Madeline Garrick, Thomas Mckee, Maxwell Mooney, Asako Ono, Kristian Palu, Natalie Parker, Bryon Pead, Lincoln Smith, William Solway, Hector Tisdale, Matthew Van Mourik, Joshua Vidulich) 3. South Curl Curl A (Mitchell Buckingham, William Clifton, Mathew Driscoll, Christopher Flemming, Eleanor Gillis, Stephen Hart, Daniel Kwon, Kate Mortimer, Yanda Nossiter, Ben Spiteri, Mark Spiteri, Anna Webster, Tyler Williams, Nathan Wilson) March Past: 1. Caves Beach Cavemen (Henry Burnley, Donald Ellercamp, Peter Ellercamp, Troy Grieves, Ronald Ham, Barry Hancock, Peter Mcconville, Bruce Mottley, Andrew Rigg, Kris Sazdanoff, Edward Vine, Alan Wallace) 2. Freshwater Maroon (Marina Bate, Judith Bennett, Lindsay Davis, Jane Freakley, Robert Grose, Jo Kirkby, Paul Morrison, Kath Obern, Ross Parry, David Torevell, Sue Walmsley, Richard Ware) 3. South Port Open (Mandi Bedford, Sharryn Campbell, Michelle Copley, Shani Copley, Franklin Drake, Gregory Higgs, Karyn Kelly, Samantha Leatherbarrow, Gina Mills, Yvonne Olesinski, Brigitte Richardson, Jennifer Whitmee)

U23 Yrs:March Past: 1. North Bondi The Originals (Eliza Carter, Frances Christodoulou, Emily Cook, Brooke Holland, Emma Jones, Katie Larnach, Alexandra Mcculloch, Nicola Mueller, Jessica Pantle, Brooke Richardson, Rosemarie Taliano, Annaliese Zieme) 2. Collaroy Red (Claudia Attanasio, Georgina Butterworth, Aimee Gundry, Eleanor Lamb, Isabelle Marynissen, Emily Mickan, Ali Naylor, Caitlin Neeson, Brooke Perry, Morgan Reid, Jodie Trim, Kelly Trim) 3. Brighton A (Josh Allison, Lauren Chappill, Ingrid Cobiac, Claude Crowe, Kendell Mccloud, Mcfarlane Monica, Danielle Murdoch, Katie Murdoch, Mcfarlane Olivia, T-Jay Rump, Alicia Schutz, Melinda Speechley, Kelli Staite, Lucy Wood)

U19 Yrs:Surf Boat: 1. South Curl Curl Dutch Rudders (Mitchell Buckingham, Daniel Kwon, Ben Spiteri, Mark Spiteri, Tyler Williams) 2. Avoca Beach Grease Monkeys (Duke Brierty, Richard Brierty, Rhaedan Curran, Charlie Glanville, John Paterson) 3. Tugun A (Daniel Lordan, Sam Mcphillips, Dean Mobbs, Wilson Price, Bruce Zillman)

U17 Yrs: March Past:1. North Bondi The Mermaids (Tara Biollo, Emma Brophy, Rachel Clark, Bunty Cook, Lainey Crowe, Isabella Fenech, Cara Lobry, Krysta Mcmah, Katie Mcquaid, Aisling Power, Kelsey Stevens, Francesca Taliano) 2. Mooloolaba A (Emma Angel, Madison Blackburn, Ella Brown, Mikaela Davenport, Maddy Dunn, Demy Firth, Hanna Gale, Bronte Hartland, Tiani Hing, Teisha Jenkins, Jordan-Lee Jones, Sarah Kime, Kayla Wing) 3. Tugun A (Georgia-Raye Arnold, Christopher Barker, Caitlin Butler, Jack Butler, Ebony Cook, Elizabeth Forsyth, Frances Glenny, Talia King, Emma Mclean, Rhyam Pankhurst, Thomas Schneider, Owen Viles, Madison Wheeler, Kirra Wilson)

Find more information on the DHL 2011 Aussies here.