Jai Bednall, Portside Messenger, Monday, 23 November 2009
Sprint kayaker Matthew Goble dreams of representing his country at the London Olympics in 2012 and his chances of qualifying for the event just got a whole lot better.
A decision by kayaking officials to shorten the distance of the individual sprint event from 500m to 200m at Olympic level has left the 20-year-old in the box seat to get Australia’s sole position in the competition.
"I've always been really fast over short distances," Goble said.
"It definitely suits me better than the 500m and the 1000m."
Goble displayed all of his speed and power by winning gold at the national championships in the event in March.
He followed that up by winning a silver medal at a World Cup event in Hungary in June in his first outing for the senior national team.
"That was the moment when I really started believing I could do this."
"The guy that won (German Jonas Ems) was the 2007 world champ."
Standing in between Goble and an Olympic berth is Beijing K1 500m gold medallist Ken Wallace. Goble is yet to compete against Wallace over the 200m distance but is confident he has what it takes.
"I think I can get him. Over the 500m he’s known more as a big finisher rather than a strong starter like I am."
Goble received a boost on the eve of the local season when he was awarded a Sport of Australia Hall of Fame scholarship.
Under the program, which was introduced in 2006 to help young Australian athletes reach the highest levels in their sports, Goble will receive $5000 and mentoring support from dual Olympic rowing gold medallist Mike McKay.
"I met him on the night at the Sport of Australia awards, he’s obviously an Olympic legend being part of the Oarsome Foursome. "
"If I ever need to speak to him about anything I can get in touch with him."
The decision to shorten the sprint events from 500m to 200m was ratified by the International Olympic Committee in September.
It is aimed at making the sport more spectator-friendly.
NSWIS Award Winners Jo Brigden-Jones and Murray Stewart
Brigden-Jones and Stewart win NSWIS awards
Sam Lyons, Friday, 20 November 2009
Jo Brigden-Jones and Murray Stewart were awarded the Physical Education Academic Excellence Award and the University of Sydney Academic Excellence Award at last night's NSWIS annual Awards Dinner
2008 saw Murray Stewart finish off a Bachelor of Design in Architecture at the University of Sydney, where he maintained an average grade of 81.5%. In 2009 Stewart commenced a Masters of Architecture. In semester one, Stewart completed three subjects attaining a distinction, credit and a pass and was awarded the Sydney University Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship.
Jo Brigden-Jones is completing a Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Technology. During the year she has managed to maintain a credit average. Brigden-Jones won the UTS Union Sportswoman of the Year award, and was awarded a ‘Full Blue’ in 2008. At the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, where she competed in the ‘A’ final of four events, the first time an Australian woman has achieved such a feat.
Australian Canoeing would like to congratulate both Jo and Murray on their success and wish them luck in their future endeavours.
Expressions of Interest now open for all National Team Officials
Sam Lyons, Thursday, 19 November 2009
Think you might want to be a Manager, Coach or Support Crew for an AC National Team in 2010? Then the time to apply is now!
If you are interested in being involved as a Coach/Manager/Official in a 2010 National Team then you can complete the online application form.
Although being a Team Official can be hard work the rewards are tremendous and you often get to travel to new and exciting places.
By completing the form you are not committing to the Team but are just expressing your interest. AC has made the form fairly generic to enable you to be able to specify multiple teams and/or multiple disciplines if you want.
Australian Canoeing conducted their 2009 Annual General Meeting and a Strategic Forum over the
weekend 13-15th November at Sydney Olympic Park.
The busy weekend commenced with the Annual General Meeting where Danielle Woodward OAM was duly re-elected to the position of President. Joining Danielle on the Board for the first time was Keith Lyons while Shelley Oates-Wilding stood down from her position as a Board member.
Woodward, a former Olympic silver medallist, said “I am very pleased to be re-elected for a 2nd term and while it is sad that Shelley has stepped down, Keith will definitely bring plenty of knowledge to the table”.
She went on to say that the future looks promising for Australian Canoeing. “This weekend is all about getting together and working with our members to come up with strategies that will help Australian Canoeing move forward into the next phase”, Woodward explained.
Members from each state in Australia were represented as they were presented with information on items such as future directions, the organisation’s strategic plan, insurance as well as competitive and recreational paddling.
Chief Executive Officer, Greg Doyle said “The strategic forum was conducted to give all of our members an opportunity to have input as to how the organisation is run”.
Australian Canoeing is establishing itself as one of the most successful sporting organisations in the country and has worked hard in re-building its foundations after some hurdles in recent years.
“These are very exciting times for Australian Canoeing and while there are always going to be challenges in how we run our sport, it is very exciting to see the high level of enthusiasm, expertise and determination coming from our State’s and members”, Mr Doyle said.
The strategic forum concluded on Sunday afternoon with Australian Canoeing looking ahead to a rigorous two – five years as it looks to deliver on its strategic business plan and improve communications to its growing membership base.
Event information for 2010 Oceania Open Championships
Sam Lyons, Monday, 16 November 2009
The 2010 Oceania Open Championships Website and event information have been released
This year's event will encorporate both Slalom and Sprint races as well as an International Coaching Conference.
On-line entry forms for Canoe Slalom and Canoe Sprint races will be available from 1st December 2009 at www.oceania.canoe.org.au
For the prelimenary schedule, click on the link below.
Outgoing Chair, Sue Lyons accepting an appreciation award
New Slalom Committee Chair Announced
Monday, 16 November 2009
Australian Canoeing (AC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Grant as the new Chair of the Slalom Technical Committee.
Peter takes over from Sue Lyons who after serving as Chair for four years decided to stand down.
AC Chief Executive, Greg Doyle says that although he is sorry to see Sue step down, he sees a bright future for the committee.
“All of us at Australian Canoeing would like to thank Sue for the tremendous job she has done a over the years. She has established a very strong base for the committee from which Peter can build upon”, Mr. Doyle said.
Peter has had a long history of involvement in the sport at club, state and national level and AC President, Danielle Woodward, was delighted to be able to appoint someone of Peter’s experience to the role.
“Peter has been a key figure in the slalom community and we look forward to working with him to grow the sport in the coming years” Ms. Woodward said.
Australian Canoeing 60th Annual Awards Dinner
Sam Lyons, Monday, 16 November 2009
Awards included the Olegas Truchanas Canoeing Award, presented for only the 3rd time, posthumously, to Andrew McAuley.
The 2009 Australian Canoeing Annual Awards Dinner was held last night, 14th November 2009, at the Pullman Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park.
Over 70 attendees, including Helen Brownlee OAM, President Danielle Woodward OAM, CEO Greg Doyle, ICF Vice-President Richard Fox and a host of canoeing and kayaking stars, joined MC Shelly Oats-Wilding in celebrating 60 years of paddling.
The high performing athletes of 2009 included Male and Female Canoeists of the Year proudly supported by Chifley Hotels, Ken Wallace and Rosalyn Lawrence. Ken won a bronze medal in the K1 500m event at the Sprint world Championships in Canada, while Rosalyn won the ICF World Cup Series in the C1W and a silver in the C1W at the 2009 World Championships in Spain.
The Olegas Truchanas Canoeing Award was presented for only the 3rd time, posthumously, to Andrew McAuley. Andrew, in 2003, made the first non-stop kayak crossing of the Bass Straight. In 2006 he led an expedition in the Australian Antarctic Territory where they paddled over 800km within the Antarctic Circle. In 2007 he attempted the first solo kayak crossing of the Tasman Sea, a passage of water known for its violent waves, often reaching over 12 metres in height.
Other award winners were:
Junior Canoeist of the Year (sponsored by Epic Kayaks) - Jessica Fox
Excellence Award - Duncan Cochrane
Services to Canoeing - Anthea Courtney
Team of the Year - David Smith and Luke Morrison K2 Sprint
The Olgeas Truchanas Canoeing Award - Andrew McAuley
Merit Award - Gill Milne and Kate Barclay
Master Canoeist of the Year - Richard Barnes
Presidents Award - John Borojevic
Coach of the Year (sponsored by PCK) - Guy Wilding
Olegas Truchanas Award
Female Canoeists of the Year, Rosalyn Lawrence with Chiifley Penirth Manager Hans Lepold
Danielle Woodward with President's Award winner John Borojevic
Danielle Woodward with Coach of the Year Guy Wilding
Team of the Year - David Smith and Luke Morrison K2 Sprint
Merit Award - Gill Milne with Robbie Stewart
Elissa Morely and Junior Canoeist of the Year Jessica Fox
Helen Brownlee OAM and Richard Barnes
Tasmania Training Camp - December
Sam Lyons, Tuesday, 10 November 2009
From 14th to 18th Dec there will be water accessible at Bradys to anyone who will be racing at selection in March
After the Tassie Champs on Dec 12th/13th the NCE has requested 4 days of water for training from 14th to 18th Dec.
The NCE is running a training camp for the NCE squad over these four days, however the water will be accessible to anyone who will be racing at selection in March. It is important to notify Mike Druce on slalomcoach(@)ozemail.com.au if you intend to use the water during these 4 days so the training times can be coordinated. We encourage anyone considering selection in 2010 to take the opportunity to train at Bradys.
Cataract Gorge - World Cup Race 6 Photograph:Rick Eaves
Final Wildwater World Cup Race A Spectator Bonanza
Monday, 9 November 2009
The weather and the setting for today’s sixth and final race of the 2009 Hydro Tasmania ICF Wildwater World Cup provided picture‐perfect conditions for last rapid sprint of the event.
An estimated one to two thousand spectators were treated to world‐class paddling action as Cataract Gorge, Launceston turned on a spectacular spring day as the backdrop to the wrap up for the World Cup series.
The four winners of the 2009 Wildwater World Cup were finally established after today’s final race with the World Cup trophies going to Jessica Oughton of Britain taking out the Women’s K1 class on here 21st birthday, Slovenians Nejc Znidarcic of taking the Men’s K1 and Jost Zakrajsek taking the Men’s C1. The final trophy went to Knippling and Schmitz of Germany who rounded off a successful World Cup series campaign in the Men’s C2 event.
Race six winners today in the Womens’s K1 were led by Britain’s Hannah Brown who enjoyed a narrow win over compatriot and race favourite, Jessica Oughton with German, Sabine Fusser in third position. Best placed of the Australians was Susie Wharton who was finally able to compete today following injury and who delighted the local crowd to take ninth position.
In the Men’s K1, Austrian, Gerhard Schmid finally tasted success by winning his first race of the series, with Jon Schofield of Britain taking the silver and Nejc Znidarcic of Slovenia taking third spot. Repeating team mate Wharton’s performance, Australian Dan Hall took ninth position in today’s final race.
Znidarcic’s countryman, Yost Zakrajsek took the gold medal in the Men’s C1 class, with only the finest of winning margins separating him from second‐place getter, Czech, Lukas Novosad and bronze medalist, Yann Claude Pierre of France.
The Men’s C2 results for race six saw success go to German team, Knippling and Schmitz to help seal their claim on the World Cup trophy with second place going to British team, Wright and Christie with Czechs, Lukas Uncajtik and Marek Rygel taking third.
Organisers of the 2009 Hydro Tasmania ICF Wildwater World Cup, Canoe Tasmania, are very pleased with the way the overall series has unfolded and were grateful for the endorsements provided by both the Australian Canoeing and the International Canoe Federations (ICF).
Race Director and Chair of Canoe Tasmania, John Borojevic said that the ICF have been extremely pleased with the way the World Cup series has been run in Tasmania and were very supportive of future World class events being run here.
“We are very grateful for the ICF’s terrific feedback. We might take a rest for now and think about the options sometime in the future.
“We do owe a great debt of thanks to our naming‐rights sponsor, Hydro Tasmania for their help and support throughout the series. Forestry Tasmania have also provided great support along with so many other sponsors and volunteers. We couldn’t have done it without them.”
WADA Publishes Revised International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions
Sam Lyons, Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Montreal, November 3, 2009 – Following approval by its Executive Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has now published the revised International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE). This Standard will take effect on January 1, 2010.
The ISTUE was revised as a result of the adoption of the 2010 Prohibited List. The ISTUE had to be amended to accommodate some of the changes to the List to be implemented on January 1, 2010, in particular the removal of inhaled salbutamol from the List. This resulted in the deletion of Annex 1 and of the special provision in relation to Beta-2 agonists of the ISTUE.
Under the 2010 List, salbutamol, salmeterol, platelet-derived preparations, and glucocorticosteroids administered by some routes will require a Declaration of Use. In order to avoid frequent changes to the ISTUE, the name of the substances that require a Declaration of Use is no longer included in the ISTUE, but rather is clearly indicated in the List.
Furthermore, in order to simplify the ISTUE, a number of provisions were rewritten or reordered, maintaining however all the key principles of the Standard.
The Board of AC has announced the new make up of the Marathon Technical Committee
The Board has resolved to appoint the following individuals, effective Monday, 2nd November 2009 to the AC Canoe Marathon Technical Committee:
Jeremy Dunn (Chair)
Mathew Coulter
Martin Finn
Leticia Harrington
Tom Hirrschoff
Gabrielle Hurley
Bennett Maxwell
Paul O’Keefe
Australian Canoeing would like to wish the Committee Members well in their future endeavours and is looking forward to jointly building the sport of Marathon Racing in Australia.
Southern Cup Slalom Championships 2009
Sam Lyons, Monday, 2 November 2009
The Southern Cup Slalom Championships is series of existing and new events designed to foster slalom racing in the Southern Hemisphere. The events are organized and advertised in order to promote racing in Australia, New Zealand and to the international community.
The event is supported through Canoes Plus and the Canoes Plus Racing Team, Dagger, Liquidlife, the Victorian Slalom Committee, Slalom New Zealand, the Southern Trust and Canoe Tasmania.
The Races
14-15 Nov 2009 Southern Cup 1, Forth, Tasmania
12-13 Dec 2009 Wairoa Slalom Weekend and Bill Ross Memorial – Southern Cup 2, Wairoa, New Zealand
6 Jan 2010 Goulburn River Southern Cup 3 & Southern Cup Final, Eildon, Australia
Organization and Venues:
·Southern Cup 1 – Southern Cup 1 will be held on the Forth River, near Ulverstone in Tasmania. Training will be available at the Venue on Friday Afternoon and Saturday. For information contact peckhard@bigpond.net.au. Entries to Canoe Tasmania
1.Entrants must be financial members of a Canoe Club/Association affiliated with Australian Canoeing (AC) or registered with an international Canoe Federation. All racers who compete in the events will be considered for points for the overall trophy.
2.Entries for Southern Cup 3 and the Southern Cup Final are via the online entry system on the Australian Canoeing (AC) website. For entries to Race 1 and 2 contacts are listed above
3.There will be no refund of entry fees should it be necessary to cancel the event – either prior to or during the course of the competition – as a result of factors outside the control of the event organisers.
4.Age classification will be in accordance with ICF rules; that is based on January 1st 2009.
5.Classes: K1 will be offered in Masters, Open, 23 years and under, 16 years and under for men and women. C1 will be offered in Open, 16 years and under for men and women, and C2 will be offered in Open, 16 years and under for men.
Rules
1.The event shall be conducted under the Competition Rules nominated by the AC Slalom Committee (www.canoe.org.au) unless specifically stated in this document.
2.Placing will be determined by the best of two runs for all ages in Southern Cup 1 or 2 unless otherwise specified by the race organizer. There will be no qualification or semi-final preliminary events. In Southern Cup 3 and the Southern Cup Final, each run will be considered as a single event.
3.No allowances for boat sharing will be made within a class
Awards
1.Medals will be awarded for all classes as listed on the entry forms, and as determined by each organizing committee.
2.Trophies shall be awarded on a points basis where the individual has competed in at least two events of the Championships. Best three results will count towards championship points. Points will be awarded as follows:
1st – 0 points
2nd- 2 points
3rd – 3 points
4th – 4 points and so on…..
Where there is a tie, the best result in the Southern Cup Final will be used to break the tie.
3.Events that are part of the Southern Cup Championship are:
14-15 Nov 2009 Southern Cup 1, Forth, Tasmania
12-13 Dec 2009 Wairoa Slalom Weekend and Bill Ross Memorial – Southern Cup 2, Wairoa, New Zealand
6 Jan 2009 Southern Cup 3, Goulburn River, Eildon, Victoria, Australia
6 Jan 2009 Southern Cup Final, Goulburn River, Eildon, Victoria, Australia
Age groups
Ages for the Southern Cup Events will be as follows:
Online Entries are now open for Grand Prix 1 to be held at West Lakes, SA on 11-13 December.
Entries close at 5pm on 15th November. Only late entries, accompanied by the late entry fee, will be accepted after this date. However, the Race Committee reserves the right to decline any entry received after the closing date.
All entries must be paid for in full on or before 29th November to be eligible to compete.
You must be a financial member of Australian Canoeing (or verified with an international club). Your entry will not be processed if you are not a member.
Please note that at this regatta it will not be possible to compete in multiple age categories due to the number of races that need to be scheduled. If you enter multiple age categories, the youngest will be considered your preferred category.
Check out the Slalom Wiki, Ranking and Events sites to keep yourself updated with slalom in Australia ...
Friday, 23 October 2009
The Australian Canoeing Slalom Technical Committee (Canoe Slalom Australia) has a brilliant wiki, designed to keep you up to date with all things slalom in Australia ... To check out the CSAus wiki, click here - don't forget to bookmark the site! ...
There is also the ranking website which is a comprehensive listing of where you are currently ranked.
For the latest Event news check out slalom.canoe.org.au for start lists results and more.
Australian Sports Commission Media Awards 2009 - Finalists
Sam Lyons, Thursday, 22 October 2009
Finalists have now been announced for all the Awards categories
1.Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Sports Journalism
2.Best Reporting of an Issue in Australian Sport
3.Best Contribution to the Coverage of Sport - by an organisation
4.Best Contribution to the Coverage of Sport - by an individual
5.Best Profiling of an Athlete, Team or Coach - broadcast media
6.Best Profiling of an Athlete, Team or Coach - print media
7.Best Sports Journalism from Rural, Regional or Suburban Media
8.Best Journalism on Community Sport
9.Best Sports Photography
10. Best Sports Journalism by a Student
The Australian Sports Commission Media Awards — now in its eighth year — celebrates analytical and insightful presentation of sport and sporting issues by journalists, broadcasters and photographers.
This year the ASC Media Awards presentation gala dinner will be at Crown Casino (Southbank, Melbourne) on Thursday 3 December 2009.
Tickets for the presentation gala dinner are now on sale. To purchase tickets to the event please download the ticket order form.
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Canoe Polo Selection Policy Released
Sam Lyons, Friday, 2 October 2009
The selection policy for the 2010 World Championships has been released
Australian Canoeing has released the provisional summary information for Slalom Teams selection for 2010
Selection criteria have been developed for each team as a result of consultation between the National Performance Director, the National Head Coach and the National Technical Committee. The final criteria will be submitted to the AC Board for approval by a date to be confirmed.
The attached information is provisional summary information only and does not constitute actual selection criteria.
Amongst other things the event include Special Guest Speaker Larry Gray and a Lucky Door Prize of a Couran Cove Island Resort Accommodation Package - valued at $920.00
Mark Thurgood, James Castrission, Nick Anson, Justin Jones, Ben Mackie
Display Hall
Cookers and Cooking Talk
Getting on the Water
On Water Fun
On Water Fun
Freestyle Team Profile - Lachie Carracher
Sam Lyons, Thursday, 4 June 2009
Name:
Lachie Carracher
Australian team member since
2005
Countries Paddled in:
Canada, USA, England, Switzerland, Uganda, Laos
Learnt to Paddle:
Mitta Mitta River just outside Dartmouth, Victoria
Favorite type of paddling:
Running big drops and surfing big green fast waves
My bet for the worlds?
Freestyle is a tough competition these days, I would love to see anyone not in a Jackson kayak win. Hoping the Aussie Underdogs Tanya Faux and Anthony Yapp will make Australia proud.
Upcoming plans?
2009 is my biggest year yet, I fly out to BC for a creeking and freestyle training before worlds then after worlds in Switzerland I am heading to the rivers of Nepal for work. After that I am putting some expeditions into Asia, then hopefully home in times of the rains in the Kimberley
Favorite Place to paddle::
The Australian Kimberley
Last Words:
"The years thunder by, The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is sealed. Where, then, lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life?" - Sterling Hayden
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