There was more than just national titles on offer at the 2024 Paddle Australia Canoe Sprint Championships, with the Junior and U23 Australian teams, and Asia Pacific Cup team announced at Sydney International Regatta Centre today.
PA National Performance Pathways Lead (Sprint) Kenny Wallace OAM OLY and members of the Paris 2024 Olympic team were on hand to announce the Junior and U23 World Championships teams and athletes selected in the Asia Pacific Cup team.
The Junior and U23 Australian team will compete at the 2024 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from 17-21 July 2024.
The Asia Pacific Cup will be raced at Sydney International Regatta Centre from 9-11 May 2024.
Wallace said he was impressed with the performances on the water this week, and excited to provisionally announce the national pathways teams.
“On behalf of Paddle Australia, I’d like to congratulate all the athletes selected to our Junior, U23 and Asia Pacific teams for 2024.
“It has been so great to see the performances of our next generation of athletes on the water at the 2024 PA Canoe Sprint Championships this week.
“The talent among our pathways athletes is a reflection of the quality in the national network – SIS/SAS coaches and performance support staff, clubs and families. Thank you to our entire community for supporting the development of these athletes.
“It’s going to be another exciting year for our National Pathways teams, and I look forward to seeing what our athletes can achieve,” he said.
2024 U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
Fletcher Armstrong – Avoca, NSW
Alyssa Bailey – Currumbin Creek, QLD
Claudia Bailey – Currumbin Creek, QLD
Bailey Clues – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Natalia Drobot – Avoca, NSW
Luke Egger – Canning River, WA
Kailey Harlen – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Jasmine Locke – Illawarra, NSW
Jake Morris – QLD
Maguire Reid – Onkaparinga, SA
Harrison Taurins – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Caitlin Webber – West Lakes, SA
2024 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
Aiden Carberry – West Lakes, SA
Olivia Clues – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Byron Deickmann – Sunshine Coast, QLD
Michael Dunbar – Manly Warringah, NSW
Max Gandziuk – West Lakes, SA
Aidan Hall – West Lakes, SA
Charlie Heaton-Armstrong – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Belle McBennett
Ziah Peisker – QLD
Jasmine Rayward – Currumbin Creek, QLD
2024 ASIA PACIFIC CUP TEAM – U16
Finnlay Caruana – Geographe Bay, WA
Taya Cassidy – Ascot, WA
Stella Dark – Bayswater, WA
Amelie Dooney – Manly Warringah, NSW
Hayley Dunbar – Manly Warringah, NSW
Mate Eles – Manly Warringah, NSW
Christian Ireland – Makai, NSW
Connor Jacob – Canning River, WA
Tess Lever – Manly Warringah, NSW
Harper Lovett – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Tahlia McFadzean – NSW
Tom Messenger – QLD
Eden Sakora – Makai, NSW
Zen Salisbury – Bayswater, WA
Riley Scott – Currumbin Creek, QLD
Archer Thornthwaite – Manly Warringah, NSW
2024 ASIA PACIFIC CUP TEAM – U18
Eva Bruce – West Lakes, SA
Kynan Burke – Illawarra, NSW
Aiden Carberry – West Lakes, SA
Zalika Cederblad – Onkaparinga, SA
Olivia Clues – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Michael Dunbar – Manly Warringah, NSW
Byron Dieckmann – Sunshine Coast, QLD
Max Gandzuik – West Lakes, SA
Aidan Hall – West Lakes, SA
Charlie Heaton-Armstrong – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Ellie Kernaghan – West Lakes, SA
Claudia Ketteringham – Bayswater, WA
Dakota Luke – Sunshine Coast, QLD
Sarah Major – Bayswater, WA
Belle McBennett – WA
Ziah Peisker – QLD
Jasmine Rayward – Currumbin Creek, QLD
Chelsea Sutton – Manly Warringah, NSW
Flynn Whelan – Holdfast Bay, SA
2024 ASIA PACIFIC CUP TEAM – U21
Alyssa Bailey – Currumbin Creek, QLD
Claudia Bailey – Currumbin Creek, QLD
Demi Bates – West Lakes, SA
Bailey Clues – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Callum Elliott – Illawarra, NSW
Samantha Lourey – Bayswater, WA
Abbey Major – Bayswater, WA
Sam Meyers – Bayswater, WA
Jake Morris – QLD
Lukas Raikuna – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
Kate Regan – QLD
Harrison Taurins – Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW
