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{{Short description|Surf lifesaving club based in St Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = St Clair Surf Life Saving CLub
| logo = 
| type = [[Non-profit organization]]
| founded_date = 1911
| location_city = 
| location_country = 
| location = [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]]. 
| area_served = Metropolitan [[Dunedin]], 
| num_volunteers = 500 
| homepage = St Clair SLSC [http://www.stclairsurfclub.org.nz/]
 
}}

[[Image:St Clair Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand.jpg|thumb|right|St Clair Beach, Dunedin.]]
'''St Clair Surf Life Saving Club''' (often shortened to St Clair SLSC) is a [[surf lifesaving]] club based at [[St. Clair, New Zealand|St Clair]] in [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]]. The club is the largest of the six clubs based in the Otago region, and is one of 71 clubs nationwide. Established in 1911, St Clair has a long tradition of upholding the safety for visitors to [[Saint Clair Beach]].

St Clair has a long tradition in surf sports events, and is a previous winner of the [[Nelson Shield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/S/SurfLifesaving/NelsonShield/|title=Surf Lifesaving |publisher=1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand|accessdate=2008-09-17}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It has also supplied several members to the Surf Life Saving Otago representative programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/other-sport/39286/surf-lifesaving-competition-toughened-athletes-back-provinces|title=Surf Lifesaving: Competition-toughened athletes back for provinces|date=14 January 2009 |publisher=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=2009-01-17}}</ref> Club life member [[Duke Gilles]] was the inventor of the first mono-hulled [[Surfboat|surf canoe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/RecreationSeaAndSky/LifesavingAndSurfing/2/ENZ-Resources/Standard/3/en|title=Lifesaving and surfing|publisher=[[Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |accessdate=2008-09-17}}</ref>

The club hosts an annual midwinter swim each year which attracts large crowds to the cool [[Pacific Ocean]] waters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/dunedin/10628/no-shame-very-small-togs-make-ben-a-star|title=No shame, very small togs make Ben a star|last=Porteous|first=Debbie|date=23 June 2008|publisher=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=2008-09-17}}</ref>

==Notable members==
*[[David Gerrard]]
*[[Duke Gilles]]
*[[Chris Laidlaw]]

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.stclairsurfclub.org.nz/ St Clair Surf Life Saving Club]
* [http://www.slsnz.org.nz/ Surf Life Saving New Zealand]

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[[Category:Sport in Dunedin]]
[[Category:Surf Life Saving New Zealand clubs]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Dunedin]]


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