Naomi Scott
24
YEARS OLD
QLD
NORTHCLIFFE SLSC
8th
2023/2024 SERIES
swim
STRENGTH
Stats
Bio
Originally from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Naomi has relocated to the Gold Coast to focus on her Iron athlete career. Now at Northcliffe, she trains under her childhood icon Naomi Flood and it seems to be paying off. At the 2023 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, Nomes took out four titles in the Open competition, including the prestigious Open Ironwoman, and backed it up with two more Open titles at the 2024 Championships. When she is not training and competing, Nomes loves the Gold Coast lifestyle, enjoys cooking, pottery and ready, and is a big Taylor Swift fan.
Naomi, how old were you when youstarted surf lifesaving and why?
U7s. My brothers friends needed him to make up a swim team so I went down too and joined in. I’ve been doing it ever since 🙂
Who was your hero growing up in and out of surf lifesaving?
Courtney Hancock and Naomi Flood in the women’s and Ali Day and Shannon Eckstein in the men’s.
What is the best piece of advice that you have ever been given?
Stay in the moment.
Your advice for aspiring Shaw and Partners Iron athletes?
Be a sponge!! There’s so many people in surf that have so much insight and experience. Listen up and use the advice that works best for you.
What do you think about on the start line?
I take a deep breath and look at what’s in front of me.
Naomi, what has been a high and low in your surf sports journey?
High: Winning the Open Ironwoman at Aussies 2023.
Low: Having glandular fever and having to withdraw from competition in 2019.
Who is your greatest competition in the Iron Series?
Myself. Staying out of my head and in the moment is always the biggest challenge.
Do you have any secret talents?
I know how to code in three different languages.