Surf Life Saving Australia has today made the decision to move all rounds of the 2021 Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series to Kingscliff, NSW.

Originally slated to take place over three weekends at three beaches, the 2021 Nutri-Grain Series will now be reduced to two weekends, both set to be held at Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club in Northern New South Wales.

Surf Life Saving Australia CEO Adam Weir said that while plans have changed, the key driver was to ensure a Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series could be delivered this summer.

“Although we’ve had to adapt what the Nutri-Grain Series is going to look like this year, we’re just glad that we’ve been able to make this possible,” Weir said.

“The Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series, and the new Nutri-Grain Next Gen Series, both form an important part of the surf sports calendar, and moving the event to Northern NSW gives all selected athletes the chance to compete.

“We haven’t been able to deliver a national surf sports event since the Nutri-Grain Series wrapped up last year.  While we won’t compromise on delivering the Nutri-Grain Series in a COVID safe way, we are determined to pull out all the stops to ensure this summer features our top IronMen & IronWomen.

“Part of being able to deliver the series means we have had to restrict numbers on the event and due to this, the Nutri-Grain Series will be a spectator free event. We have also had to sadly cancel the U17 Nutri-Grain Next Gen events in order to limit the amount of people as part of the COVID safe event plan.

“In saying this, we do appreciate the dynamic nature of the COVID-19 response and will continue to actively monitor the situation and work with all stakeholders to ensure that we proceed in a COVID Safe environment and adhere to the advice of health officials,” he said.

All rounds will be live on free to air TV from 12pm – 2pm AEDT, with rounds 1-4 broadcast on 9GO! and rounds 5-6 LIVE on Channel 9.

2021 Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series dates are as follows:

Round 1 – 12 February – Kingscliff – Channel 9GO! 12PM-2PM AEDT

Round 2 – 13 February – Kingscliff – Channel 9GO! 12PM-2PM AEDT

Round 3 – 14 February – Kingscliff – Channel 9GO! 12PM-2PM AEDT

Round 4 – 26 February – Kingscliff – Channel 9GO! 12PM-2PM AEDT

Round 5 – 27 February – Kingscliff – Channel 9 12PM-2PM AEDT

Round 6 – 28 February – Kingscliff – Channel 9 12PM-2PM AEDT