Mr Peter Lacey

Lacey was a founding father of the Queensland Academy of Sport.

He will always be known as one of the greatest surf lifesaving competitors of all time. In 22 successive years of competition at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships from 1963-84, he won 18 gold, 19 silver and 10 bronze medals.

He collected at least one medal every year, with his first gold medal coming in the Junior Belt Race in 1964 and his final gold medal 21 championships later, in the Senior 4 Man R&R event. He won 4 World Surf Lifesaving Championships, two at South Africa in 1973 and two more in Hawaii in 1983.

From 1983-85, he was the Australian representative team coach of an undefeated Australian Surf Lifesaving Team. One of the highlights of the 75th anniversary celebrations of Surf Lifesaving in Australia was when Peter, Ken Vidler (Scarborough WA) and Steve Warren (North Cronulla NSW) were all named equal greatest Australian Championship Competitors in the sport, ever.

From 1991-94 Peter competed internationally in the World Masters Surf Lifesaving and Games event, winning a further 16 gold and 6 silver medals.