The Coogee Surf Life Saving Club is a foundation member of the

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movement in

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. It was founded in 1907 by a group of concerned locals and has a proud history of no lives being lost whilst its members have patrolled. Coogee SLSC celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2007, the Year of the Lifesaver. Coogee SLSC has a history, which includes many firsts in the lifesaving movement. These include the first night surf carnival, the first mass rescue, the first

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and the development of the

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technique. The Coogee SLSC clubhouse sits at the southern end of

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. The club's activities are managed and run by volunteers, with the assistance of a variety of community concerned sponsors, including Sydney City Renault. Coogee SLSC has a representative on the Wylie's Baths Trust and conducts patrols at Wylie's Baths during summer. The Club conducts an annual swimming event around Wedding Cake Island each November. The event began in 2000 and attracts hundreds of competitors each year and is a prominent event on the Sydney Ocean Swim calendar.

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