The Paddle Australia Canoe Marathon and SUP Championships were held at Encounter Lakes, South Australia on 5-7 April. There were excellent facilities for paddlers and spectators and the course was interesting with multiple laps of a canal estate.
From a Fairfield Canoe Club perspective it was a great success:
6 Fairfield paddlers made the trip west:
- Bradley Buissink
- Tyson Buissink
- Aidan Han
- Tony Ladson
- Tim Symonds
- Anthea Tan
Notable results included:
- Anthea Tan: 1st in K/S W U18 short course, 2nd in K2 X U18 (with Connor Jacob), 2nd in K2 W U18 (with Maya Murphy), 1st in K/S W U16
- Tyson Buissink: 1st in K/S M U18 short course, 1st in K/S K2 M U12 (with Kaiden Scott), 1st in K/S M U12
- Bradley Buissink: 2nd in K1 M U18 short course, 3rd in K2 X U18 with Maya Murphy, 1st in K2 M U18 (with Connor Jacob), 2nd in K1 M U18.
In addition, Axel Tan was one of 3 u14 boys who raced up in the u16s short course ICF and achieved a credible 4th placing in the k1 against older boys.
Aidan Han also had a very creditable performance in the Open M K2, finishing 4th with David Ceddia.
Photos courtesy of Carolyn J Cooper
