The Australian Marathon Team was selected following the Australian Canoe Marathon Championships held over Easter in Coomera, Queensland. These athletes will be representing Australia at the upcoming ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Brandenberg, Germany, 16-18 September 2016. Of the 17 team members, an impressive 13 paddlers were from Victoria.
Congratulations to the following Victorians who raced well and were selected into the team:
Mens Open K1
Michael Leverett
Womens Open K1
Kate Leverett
U23 Men
Logan Dutton
Casey Haynes
U23 Women
Penny Young
U 18 Men
David Inguanti
U 18 Women K1
Brianna Jones
Open Women K2
Reka Abraham/Penny Young
U18 Men K2
Matthew Graves/David Inguanti
U18 Women K2
Brianna Jones/Hannah Scott
The following paddler will paddle as part of the Australian Masters Team to compete at the ICF Canoe Marathon Masters World Cup which will be held 14-15 September 2016.
Julian Vince
Selectors
- Margi Bohm
- Ian Muir
- Mark Rickard
- Rob Russell
Congratulations again to all the athletes for their hard work and dedicated training in the lead up to the championships. The full team announcement can be found on the Australian Canoeing website.
