The votes are in, and the iconic red and yellow surf cap worn by Australian lifesavers is here to stay.
A national survey of surf lifesavers found the majority wanted to keep the distinctive patrol cap while volunteering on Australia's beaches.
Surf Lifesaving Australia chief operating officer Peter George said the survey was commissioned to get feedback from members after concerns were raised about the cap's design.
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"We had some information from a number of members who believed that the cap was a barrier to recruitment," Mr George told reporters at Coogee Beach in Sydney's east on Tuesday.
"And it was increasingly hard for our patrol captains to get people to wear it and that it lacks sun protection."
More than 33,000 active members of Surf Lifesaving Australia were contacted to take part in the survey.
Of the 22 per cent who responded, 72.5 per cent believed the red and yellow patrol cap provided the best in-water identification of a lifesaver.
Only five per cent voted for it to be scrapped.
