Both Bradley sisters are New Zealand Junior Black Fins!

Surf Life Saving New Zealand announced its Open and Youth teams, known as the Black Fins and Junior Black Fins, to represent New Zealand at the 2017 International Surf Rescue Challenge (ISRC).

The beach competition, which is held every two years, is a gathering of the world's top lifesavers and originally started in 1939 as the Trans-Tasman Series between Australia and New Zealand. SLSNZ is proud to be hosting the 2017 ISRC at Mount Maunganui from Thursday November 30 to Sunday December 3 2017.

Eight National Open Teams and five Youth National Teams are confirmed to take part including Australia, Great Britain, South Africa, USA, Canada, France and Japan. The event will be the first time the Black Fins have competed in New Zealand since 2011. The New Zealand Open (Black Fins) and Youth (Junior Black Fins) teams include 12 athletes each; six male and six female. The Youth team sees a mixture of returning athletes and newcomers.

Past Katikati College student Libby Bradley most recently represented New Zealand with the Youth team at the 2016 World Lifesaving Championships, but the excitement now surrounds the selection of younger sister Tessa Bradley, for whom the 2017 ISRC will be her first taste of representing New Zealand on an international stage.

Congratulations Tessa!