WOW 8 (April 5) - Australian Canoeing

Olympic Team Meeting
London bound canoe slalom trio Jessica Fox, Kynan Maley and
Robin Jeffery travelled to the Gold Coast on Tuesday to join
the canoe sprint paddlers for an Olympic Team Meeting
where athletes, coaches and other staff discussed all things
London related in preparation for this year’s Games.
2008 Olympic Triathlon gold medallist Emma Snowsill and
fellow Beijing gold medallist, kayak star Ken Wallace were on
hand to discuss their experiences with the Olympic prospects
which will hopefully motivate them in their pursuit for a
medal later this year.
NZL Schools Champs
16 young talented canoe slalom paddlers arrived in
New Zealand last week for the annual National Talent Squad
(NTS) tour under the guidance of Coordinator Peter Eckhardt.
The team competed at the first of two events, the New
Zealand Schools Championships earlier in the week at Maruia
river valley, with 15 year old WA paddler Brodie Crawford
winning the boys kayak event ahead of Steven Lowther (WA)
and Chris Fegan (VIC).
Tasmania’s Kate Eckhardt finished second in the girls kayak
behind New Zealand’s Deahna Shearer with Noemie Fox
(NSW) rounded out the top three.
For the slalom athletes, it provided them with the additional
opportunity to try their hands in the sprint boats, with Fox
joining K4 stars Jo Brigden-Jones and Lyndsie Fogarty for a K1
session (above) under the guidance of Sprint Head Coach
Martin Marinov.
WAIS paddlers Robin Jeffery and Kynan Maley utilised the
world class gym facilities, and also took the opportunity to
step in a sprint boat trying to avoid the army of bull sharks
beneath the shadows.
The Juniors also performed well with Ashley Hobbs and Tristan Carter medalling in both the C1 and K1 events, while in the
senior girls Elsa Gales claimed the C1 silver.
Starting tomorrow the team will compete at the New Zealand National Championships.
Visit the NTS Slalom Official website for latest news and NZ Tour blog.