Melbourne to Sydney

So for the past 2 weeks i have been part of the NZ Development Team as one of 3 coaches, 2 managers and 19 very fast Junior athletes! I have defiantly enjoyed my time with the team and they should be proud of their achievements. So, First off was the Australian Secondary Schools, the team cleaned up heaps of medals here. Not sure about the total amount but first day was 25ish second day 20+ so it was great. The weather took a turn for the worse before the race so it was really low levels. After a rest day the next event was the final in the Southern Cup. i was able to race this event and went pretty average in it. However I did end up winning the overall title of Open Mens Southern Cup Champion.  Finally the water decided to rise, along with the temperature!  The course for the Australian Open Nationals was a pretty challenging course and the team stepped up and won a truck load more medals. I also raced. Again it wasn’t pretty, I ended up 2nd in the Open Mens class behind William Forsythe from Australia. Our team management entered the teams race and came off pretty well! We were 3rd in the Open Mens. It was pretty cool as my team mates, Roy (manager/master paddler) and Andrew (coach/c2 paddler).

Today we packed up and headed to Sydney in search of real white water, stopping off in Bondi for a dip and some went for a bit of a shop. I couldn’t believe how many people were there! Its mad! So now Im stuck here in Penrith for a week of training, more coaching and good times!

More Photos coming soon!