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A TORQUAY Nipper has completed a whopping 365 consecutive days of getting in the ocean to raise funds for his local surf lifesaving club.<\/p>\n

Braxton Smith, 12, achieved the milestone this morning (Thursday, August 1) in foggy conditions at Torquay Front Beach.<\/p>\n

By surfing, swimming and paddling, the St Joseph\u2019s College student has raised more than $6,000 for Torquay SLSC.<\/p>\n

All the funds will be directed towards buying new paddle boards for children coming through the Nippers program.<\/p>\n

Braxton said he was thrilled to have completed the surf everyday mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good feeling, I\u2019m really stoked to have been able to do this challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have raised $6,000 is amazing, and I\u2019m glad it\u2019s going to the surf club.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll help people with trainings and getting in the water. It\u2019ll mostly go towards boards for my fellow nippers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just super happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Braxton heading out for his last surf on his 365 day journey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Braxton thanked the community for their support of his challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without all my friends, family and the surf club,” he said.<\/p>\n

” The surf club were very supportive. It’s now been five years since I joined, so I was pretty young. I love being a part of it.<\/p>\n

“Strapper and Quiksilver also donated to my challenge, and I thank them too.”<\/p>\n

Braxton said he was likely to keep the board and wetsuit out and continue surfing every day for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

“I’ll keep going, definitely.<\/p>\n

\u201cTorquay is my favourite place to surf. I love Jan Juc, too. I’ll be back out soon.”<\/p>\n

The fundraising page is still live at gofundme.com\/f\/raising-funds-for-tslsc-nipper-program<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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