Westlake Girls Year 10 student Inez Fulton shone after winning gold at the Oceans ’25 Surf Lifesaving Festival at Mount Maunganui last month in the Under 14 Female Board Race. Originally from Mangawhai Heads, Inez is in her first year at Westlake Girls. This also marks her final year competing in the Under-14 category.
The competition was fierce, and her gold medal-winning performance in the Under 14 Female Board Race at the season’s largest Junior Surf Lifesaving carnival was extremely impressive. Inez’s focus, determination, talent and hard work highlighted precisely what makes her a rising star.
Medals at Oceans nationals are not easy to come by, especially for clubs outside of the Eastern region (Bay of Plenty). Her family and her school are very proud of Inez!
Westlake Girls has been fortunate to claim top junior surf lifesavers in the past, like Zoe Crawford and Michaela Pocock, who have both represented New Zealand in the sport. The success of young athletes like Inez Fulton encapsulates the strength of the next generation of surf lifesavers arriving at the school.
Congratulations to Inez, and we wish her a bright future in the surf lifesaving world.