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Kenny Wallace has been crowned as Australian Canoeing’s Athlete of the Year after his double medal haul at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Wallace will be presented with the accolade at an awards dinner in Sydney tomorrow night which will be attended by the majority of the team that represented Australia at the Olympics three months ago. Wallace shot to fame with a bronze medal in the Men’s K1 1000m, before capturing the gold in a brilliant display in the Men’s K1 500m less than 24 hours later. He led what was Australia’s most successful Olympic campaign in the sport to date. The five medal haul across the slalom and flatwater disciplines meant Canoe Kayak was the second most successful team behind swimming. The award capped off an exceptional year for the Gold Coast resident. “I am honoured to receive such an accolade in what has definitely been a memorable year,” Wallace said. “I have picked up the junior award but to be recognised as the top open paddler is pretty special.” Wallace’s coach Jimmy Owens was named as Coach of the Year, while the Women’s K4 crew of Chantal Meek, Lyndsie Fogarty, Lisa Russ (nee Oldenhof) and Hannah Davis picked up Team of the Year. Australian Canoeing Chairperson, Danielle Woodward OAM said, “We’re very proud of the performances of all our national award winners and because of the outstanding Olympic success across a number of events in both disciplines, the Honours committee had some very tough decisions to make. Olympic medallists Jacqui Lawrence and Robin Bell are also deserving of recognition for their remarkable achievements.” Athlete of the Year
Coach of the Year ‐ Jimmy Owens
Team of the Year ‐ Women’s K4 crew (Chantal Meek, Lisa Russ, Lyndsie Fogarty, Hannah Davis)
Junior Athlete of the Year ‐ Danielle Polson
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Congratulations to Ethan Hodson who was awarded both the Slalom athlete of the year and the Male Foundation Scholarship Award from the Western Sydney Academy of Sport (WSAS) at their Awards night on Saturday.
Hodson was named 2008 WSAS Slalom Athlete of the Year at the Awards evening on Saturday after a largely succesful year for the canoeist. As the recipient of this award, Ethan was recognised for his committment to training and positive atitude and most importantly, his dedication to the sport in which he leads by example as a slalom sqad member.
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The Australian Canoeing (AC) Annual General Meeting and Strategic Forum were held on the 15th and 16th November, 2008 in Sydney.
The Australian
Canoeing (AC) Annual General Meeting and Strategic Forum were held on the 15th
and 16th November, 2008 in
At the Annual
General Meeting current chairperson
The Strategic Forum
was attended by the Board of Directors, State Presidents, Technical Committee
Chairs, Australian Canoeing management and State Executive
Officers.
The various meetings
and workshops provided the opportunity for stakeholders to provide input into
the future of AC as well as establishing a roadmap for the continued success and
growth of the sport.
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Danielle Woodward elected as President of Australian CanoeingSam Lyons, Monday, 17 November 2008The current Australian Canoeing (AC) Chairperson, Danielle Woodward, has been elected as the new AC President. At the AC Annual General Meeting held on the 15th November, 2008 in Sydney, the Presidents of the State Canoeing Bodies unanimously voted for Ms. Woodward. | ||||
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Australian Canoeing and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) today announced the appointment of Richard Fox as Canoeing National Performance Director.
Fox was the National Performance Director for canoeing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Under Fox’s leadership Australia successfully qualified 16 athletes for the Beijing Olympics and won a record five Olympic medals (1 gold) across the flatwater and slalom disciplines.
Canoeing was the second highest medal winning sport for Australia at the Beijing Olympics behind swimming.
Fox was the Head Coach of the Canoe Slalom team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic and 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
A former competitor, Fox won five individual world titles for Great Britain in the men's kayak event between 1981 and 1993.
Fox said he was looking forward to working with the AIS and State Institute of Sports / State Academies of Sport, along with other stakeholders such as the ASC’s National Talent Identification and Development section in ensuring Australian Canoeing was well placed ahead of London 2012 Olympics.
‘We have a lot of hard work ahead of us to match in London what our athletes and coaches achieved in Beijing. I am excited by the challenge of a fresh start and the great opportunity to work closely with all of our partners to build a long term future for the sport,’ Fox said.
Australian Canoeing Chairperson, Danielle Woodward said Fox was well equipped to take the national program forward through his vast experience and expertise.
Australian Canoeing looks forward to Richard leading our Olympic High Performance program and building a sustainable system to achieve results in London and beyond,’ Woodward said.
AIS Director Professor Fricker paid tribute to Fox and the results he’s helped the AIS and Australian canoeing achieve.
‘Richard deserves a lot of the credit for the outstanding results achieved by the Australian canoeing team,’ Professor Fricker said.
‘His wealth of knowledge, experience and leadership has combined to provide Australia with some outstanding results on the world stage.’
‘The AIS is a world leader in elite athlete development, and the Institute’s canoe/kayak programs have played a significant role in building that reputation.’
Contact: David Packwood, AIS Media Liaison Unit, 02 62141476 / 0408 417 894
The NSW Canoe Slalom Presentations were held on Saturday afternoon (8/11/08)
The NSW Canoe Slalom
Presentations were held on Saturday afternoon (8/11/08) following the final
race in a series of three to decide the slalom paddlers to represent NSW at the
Nationals in January 2009 in
The trophies went to the following paddlers:
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Open Mens K1 |
Will Forsythe |
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Open Ladies K1 Nestle Peter Trophy |
Jess Fox |
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Open Mens C1 |
Ian Borrows |
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Open Ladies C1 |
Jess Fox |
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22yrs Mens K1 |
Will Forsythe |
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22yrs Ladies K1 |
Jess Fox |
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22yrs Mens C1 |
Ian Borrows |
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18yrs Mens K1 Snowgum Adventure Trophy |
Ben Horlyck |
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18yrs Ladies K1 Snowgum Adventure Trophy |
Jess Fox |
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18yrs Mens C1 Four Squares Trophy |
Ethan Hodson |
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18yrs Ladies C1 |
Jess Fox |
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16yrs Mens K1 Jims Dairy Delight Bar Trophy |
Phil Kennedy |
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16yrs Ladies K1 Schweppes Trophy |
Jess Fox |
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16yrs Mens C1 George Clark Memorial Trophy |
Riley Edwards |
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Opens C2 Mens |
Gage Harrison & Ben Horlyck |
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18yrs C2 Mens |
Gage Harrison & Ben Horlyck |
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Following the presentation of the trophies the slalom team to represent NSW was announced. The team shirts were presented to the team members by Peter Johnson from Teach NSW. The team members are:
Open Ladies Katie Etheridge, Maddy Toms, Elena Etheridge, Kate Lawrence & Roslyn Lawrence
Open Men’s Will Forsythe, Anthony Brown, Ben Miller, Gary Nelson, Kevin Songberg, Ian Borrows & Ethan Hodsen.
Junior Ladies Jessica Fox, Natasha Jones, Alison Borrows & Ashleigh Logan
Junior Men’s Ben Horlyck, Phillip Kennedy, Joey Croft, Jarryd Clemensen, Callum Leahy & Mark Rudd
State Team Manger Peter Croft & Colin Borrows
Congratulations to all concerned – hope you paddle well in
The proposed events, venues and dates for 2009 Junior Selection have been released
The proposed events, venues and dates for 2009 Junior Selection are:
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The 40th Victorian Canoe Slalom chamionships will be held at Blue Gums on the Goulburn River at Eildon on the weekend on November 29th and 30th 2008.
The
Eildon site has been the most popular slalom site in Australia for many
years and continues to attract the largest event entries of any site
used in Australia.
Roy Farrance.
Chairman Victorian slalom Technical committee.
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After a successful event in March 2008, Lifestart is proud to announce the second edition of Kayak for Kids, its annual fundraising paddling event on Sydney Harbour on Sunday 29 March 2009
Imagine a
great day taking in the sights of beautiful The great thing about
this event is that it’s a challenge on Paddlers begin at
Blues Point Reserve, travel under Sydney Harbour Bridge, past the Opera House, then
on to Mosman Bay, Chowder Bay, around Middle Head to Balmoral Beach and finally
across Middle Harbour to Clontarf Beach and the finish line. There are two ways to
compete Bring your own boat or surf ski (solo & double only):
Paddlers complete the course without any change of paddler (the 2008 winning
time was 1 hour 34 minutes). Team of 3 to 12 paddlers using a 3 person sit-on-top kayak
(provided by AROC Sport): Teams complete the course with a
change of paddlers allowed at three transition points. With only 4km
to 5km for each of the four sections (total distance 17.5km) it can be
accomplished by complete beginners and even
kids! Alan and Therese Yeung paddled in
the inaugural event in March 2008 with daughters Mia (7 years old) and Macy (4
years old) and said: “We had a lot of fun and will certainly be back next
year!” As well as the event’s several open challenge categories,
company-based teams also have the opportunity to compete for the Lifestart Corporate Challenge Cup.
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FUNDRAISING: Competitors in Kayak for Kids are invited
to create a personalised fundraising site on Everyday Hero and
encourage their family, friends and businesses to sponsor them. All income
raised supports Lifestart, an Early Childhood Intervention Service for children
with intellectual disabilities or delays in development such as Autism and Down
Syndrome. Established in 1996, Lifestart provides a community-based program
managed by families, where parents work in partnership with professionals such
as speech pathologists, occupational therapists and special educators, to help
their children reach their full potential.
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Canoe polo could be introduced into the curriculum at Armadale schools next year.
Canoe polo could be introduced into the curriculum at Armadale schools next year. Australia's canoe polo coaching director Kate Abbey visited Champion Lakes last week to show physical education teachers from various schools the ropes.
The multiple world-champion, who has competed on courses around the world, has co-ordinated both the practical and theoretical teaching elements.
"This sport is relatively new and it is a cross between basketball and water polo," she said. "These are some of the best facilities in Perth and it is not too far out of the main centre like Penrith and Sydney.
"This sport is on the edge of taking off big time and if it takes off in schools we will hopefully have a large youth contingent coming up the ranks in the near future.
"This is the kind of sport you can take on later in life or whatever age.
"Canoe polo can also lead onto other kayak sports and give a good foundation to go further." Canoe WA sport development officer Jesse Phillips encouraged the sport amongst school age children.
" If we introduce this into schools we already have the infrastructure in place to provide a future pool of talent," he said. .
"This way it can cut the costs and the sport is not well funded by the government so it is one way to expose the sport to children.
"We currently have some schools interested in the sport and hopefully more will come on board"
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The Second oldest sailing trophy in the world will go on display at the Australian Maritime Museum after Australia won it for the first time.
In 1885 the New York Canoe Club offered the International Challenge Cup, a perpetual challenge trophy for sailing canoes. The cup may be challenged for not oftener than once each year by any regular organized canoe club outside of the United States. Each contest is a best two out of three affair, and each race is not less than eight nor more than ten miles.
Australia beat the UK to the trophy in 2008 and now it is going on display at the
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The Australian Canoeing Slalom Technical Committee (Canoe Slalom Australia) has launched a brilliant new 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! Also have a look at the News section for updates on Beijing ...
Dates for the Grand Prixs and Nationals are listed below.
| Grand Prix 1 | December 12-14, 2008 | West Lakes, Adelaide, SA | Selection event for AYOF |
| AYOF | January 14-18, 2009 | SIRC, Penrith, NSW | |
| Grand Prix 2 | February 13-15, 2009 | SIRC, Penrith, NSW | |
| Australian National Championships | March 11-15, 2009 | Champion Lakes, Perth, WA | Precedes surf nationals |
Please click below for the results of the NSW Marathon Race 4 at Cooks River on the 30th May 2008.
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The International Canoe Federation Board has confirmed that Australia has been awarded the running of all 6 Wildwater World Cup races, in Tasmania, in October/November 2009.
The World Cup races, comprising 3 x Classic and 3 x Sprint races, will form a World Cup series, to be run by Canoe Tasmania on Tasmanian rivers, ranging from the Mersey to Bradys lakes and Cataract Gorge
Each federation can field 6 boats in each of the 4 race categories - Men's K1, Women's K1, Men's C2 and Men's C1. Over recent seasons, Australia has sent World Cup and World Championships teams comprising Men's K1 and Women's K1 paddlers only. There are significant opportunities for Australian paddlers to seek selection in all disciplines, but particularly in Men's C2 and C1 and Women's K1 where there are not currently the full complement of 6 competitive Australian boats in each class.
The path to selection in the 2009 Australian World Cup Team is via the 2008 National Championships in Victoria this September, leading on to selection races at the 2009 National Championships in Tasmania in January 2009.
Current selection percentages are 110% for Men's K1, 120% for Women's K1, 120% for Men's C2 and 125% for Men's C1, though these will be reviewed later in the year, subject to Australian performances at the World Championships in Ivrea, Italy and World Cup races being held in the Czech Republic and Austria.
This is a great honor for Australia, being only the second time a Wildwater World Cup race has been held in the Southern Hemisphere. This is also a great opportunity for Australian athletes to compete on their local course without the huge logistical, time and financial imposts of competing in Europe.
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