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Welcome Lauren Chester 👋 Paddle Australia is pleased to announce Penrith local Lauren Chester as the General Manager for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Lauren commenced in the role on Monday 25 November, and over the next 11 months will work closely with the Host Organising Committee on the delivery of the 2025 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. With the first Host Organising Committee held earlier this week, Lauren has already hit the ground running. https://lnkd.in/gCG2sP-f

Oh what a night ✨ Remarkable recognition for our #OneTeam, awarded the High Performance Program of the Year at the #ASPAs 💪 Our outgoing CEO Phil Jones was celebrated, receiving the prestigious Service to Sport Award 🏆 And our Volunteer of the Year, became the Australian Sports Volunteer of the Year, congrats Julie Keillor 👏 Australian Institute Of Sport Australian Sports Commission Kim Crane Phil Jones

Paddle Australia will head into the next Olympic and Paralympic cycle with an added boost, following today’s announcement from the Australian Sports Commission of a positive uplift in high performance funding. Across the Olympic disciplines of Canoe Slalom and Canoe Sprint together with Para canoe, Paddle Australia’s High-Performance Program will have strong funding support that will help take the high-performance strategy through to the next #LA2028 “Stabilise and Elevate” horizon. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/giGuuAS5

YES CHEF 👩🍳 Congratulations Anna Meares OAM OLY who will lead the Australian Olympic Committee again as Chef de Mission at the #LA2028 Olympic Games 💪 You're welcome to join us on the rapids (or the flatwater) any time 😉 #TeamAUS

Join our #OneTeam! Paddle Australia are currently recruiting for 3 Performance Scientist roles, based on the Gold Coast. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gNysBP9r

Our paddlers are in the spotlight again, being named as finalists in 5️⃣ categories at the #ASPAS 🏆 ⭐ Jessica Fox - Female Able-athlete of the Year ⭐ Myriam Fox - Coach of the Year ⭐ Paddle Australia - High Performance Program of the Year ⭐ Men's K4 500 - Team of the Year ⭐ Julie Keillor - Sport Volunteer of the Year Winners will be announced on 4 December 2024 🤩 Australian Institute Of Sport

The countdown to the 2025 Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith continues, with the Host City Agreement signed 🙌 ICF President Thomas Konietzko and Paddle Australia President Andrew Trim signed the agreement, accompanied by ICF Secretary General Richard Pettit and Paddle Australia Chief Executive Kim Crane. The ICF Congress also saw Richard Fox, Head of the Host Organising Committee for Penrith 2025, elected as Chair of the ICF Canoe Slalom Committee for a four-year term following Paddle Australia’s nomination. For more details 👇👇

Congratulations to Curtis McGrath OAM PLY, nominated for Paralympics Australia Male Athlete of the Year. We are looking to seeing who will be name the winner later this month at the Paralympian of the Year Awards.

#PaddleAwards24 | Paddle Australia’s night of nights was held on the Gold Coast celebrating the best in paddling from across the country. The 2024 Annual Awards also marked the 75th anniversary of Paddle Australia, celebrating the inspiring performance of Australian athletes, tireless work of volunteers as well as service of sport. Australia’s paddlers also celebrated its most successful Paris Olympic & Paralympic Games with 4 🥇2 🥈and 2 🥉 For full list of winners 👉 https://lnkd.in/gZagENsq Australian Institute Of Sport | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Sports Commission | NSW Institute of Sport | Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) | Victorian Institute of Sport | South Australian Sports Institute | Western Australian Institute of Sport

🛶 Do you or your child paddle at a club? The Australian Sports Commission is working with researchers from Federation University to better understand the costs involved for both clubs and participants in the lead up to Brisbane 2032. The survey results will be used to assist the ASC to work in partnership with the Australian sport sector to better understand the costs to play and the costs to deliver community sport. Click here to complete the survey ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gE_B8cq2