WLS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1974
VenuesDate
Participating nations

Number of athletes

Port Elizabeth and Durban - South Africa
18th January 1974 in Port Elizabeth at Kings Beach
26th January and 2nd February 1974 in Durban Country Club Beachmen
6 Six nations competed: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,
Republic of China (Taiwan), Great Britain and USA. HongKong attended but did not compete.
women
0 No competition was organised for women.
men?
women0The National Team Championship was held over three test. One test in Port Elizabeth on King’s Beachand the other two tests at Country Club in Durban.
There was no team size limitation. Each team could enter 1 team in team events and 2 athletes inindividual events.
The Shamrock and Novelty International Gala was a novelty event held in a swimming pool. Theevents consisted of: 6x50 yards Freestyle Relay; 25 yards underwater sprint; 4x50 yards Medley(Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly, Freestyle); Pillow Fight; 50 yards Invitation Freestyle; Pantyhose
Race ; 100 yards Flipper Race and a Shamrock Evet (Rescue and Resuscitation)
OVERALL TEAM CLASSIFICATION (medal count over the three tests)
TEAMGOLDSILVER

Australia
South Africa
Great Britain
New ZealandUnited States of America
Republic of China

EVENT

BOAT RESCUESINGLE SKI

BEACH RELAYTAPLIN RELAYTORPEDOBUOY RESCUEBOARD RACETEAMSSURF SWIM

POS

771000

1st ROUNDPORT ELIZABETH
19th JANUARY

750111

2nd ROUNDDURBAN
26th JANUARYBRONZE

341520

3rd ROUNDDURBAN
2nd FEBRUARYOVERALL CHAMPIONS

1.

Australia

South Africa

Australia

Great Britain

2.

Great Britain

Great Britain

South Africa

Australia

3.

New Zealand-Great Britain

South Africa

1.

Australia

South Africa

Australia

Australia

2.

South Africa

Australia

New ZealandSouth Africa

3.

New ZealandGreat Britain

South Africa

New Zealand

1.

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

2.

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

3.

Republic of China

Republic of China

Great Britain

Republic of China

1.

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

2.

United States of America

Australia

Australia

Australia

3.

Great Britain

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand/Great Britain

1.

South Africa

Australia

South Africa

South Africa

2.

United States of America

South Africa

United States of America

United States of America

3.

Great Britain

United States of America

Australia

Australia

1.

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

2.

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

3.

New Zealand-New Zealand

New Zealand1.

Graham WHITE (AUS)John SKINNER (RSA)

Alan SAXBY (AUS)

Graham WHITE (AUS)

2.

John SKINNER (RSA)Paul BLACKBEARD (RSA)

Graham WHITE (AUS)John SKINNER (RSA)EVENTSURF SWIMTEAMSBEACH SPRINTPOS

1st ROUNDPORT ELIZABETH
19th JANUARY

2nd ROUNDDURBAN
26th JANUARY

BEACH FLAGSBELT RACEBOAT RACESHAMROCKEVENTOVERALL CHAMPIONS

3.

John HOLT (AUS)

Graham WHITE (AUS)John HOLT (AUS)John HOLT (AUS)

1.

Australia

South Africa

Australia

Australia

2.

South Africa

Australia

South Africa

South Africa

3.

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

1.

Peter RADEMEYER (RSA)

Greg LAWSON (AUS)Peter RADEMEYER (RSA)

Peter RADEMEYER (RSA)

2.

Greg LAWSON (AUS)Peter RADEMEYER (RSA)

Greg LAWSON (AUS)

Greg LAWSON (AUS)

3.

Barry KAUFFMAN (RSA)

Barry KAUFFMAN (RSA)

Barry KAUFFMAN (RSA)

Barry KAUFFMAN (RSA)

1.

John HOLT (AUS)John HOLT (AUS)

Ken VIDLER (AUS)John HOLT (AUS)2.

Ken VIDLER (AUS)

Deryl NEATE (NZL)

Andrew SUTHERLAND(RSA)Ken VIDLER (AUS)

3.

Daryl NEATE (NZL)

Ken VIDLER (AUS)John HOLT (AUS)

Andrew SUTHERLAND(RSA)/Daryl NEATE (NZL)

1.

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

2.

South Africa

Australia

Australia

Australia

IRON MANDOUBLE SKI

3rd ROUNDDURBAN
2nd FEBRUARY

3.

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

1.

Peter RADEMEYER (RSA)

Peter RADEMEYER (RSA)

Alan GREEF (RSA)

Peter RADEMEYER (RSA)2.

R LIU CHI (TPE)

Alan GREEF (RSA)

Greg LAWSON (AUS)

Alan GREEF (RSA)3.

Tim DORSEY (USA)Greg LAWSON (AUS)Peter RADEMEYER (RSA)

Greg LAWSON (AUS)/ R
LIU CHI (TPE)

1.

Alan SAXBY (AUS)

Stefan LAING (NZL)

Alan SAXBY (AUS)

Alan SAXBY (AUS)2.

B BELSHE (USA)John SKINNER (RSA)

Stefan LAING (NZL)

Stefan LAING (NZL)

3.

EICHY (TPE)

Alan SAXBY (AUS)John SKINNER (RSA)John SKINNER (RSA)

1.

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

2.

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

3.

Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain

1.

Australia

Australia

2.

Republic of China

Republic of China

3.

United States of America

United States of America