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2014 ICF Oceania Canoe Sprint Championship
29 January 2014
2014 ICF Oceania Canoe Sprint
Championship
Penrith, Sydney, Australia: 28
February - 2 March 2014
The New Zealand junior squad commences racing today in Sydney at the ICF Oceania Canoe Sprint Champs to contest the U18 division, along with independent Tim Waller from Bay of Plenty and Open Para paddler Scott Martlew with Coach Leigh Barker. The junior team, coached by Liz Thompson, comprises eight young paddlers selected from seven clubs around New Zealand.
• Britney Ford, Poverty Bay
• Briar
McLeely, North Shore
• Bronwyn Larsen,
Waitara
• Elise Legarth, Hawkes Bay
• Kurtis
Imrie, Mana
• Toby Brooke, Wanganui
• Taris
Harker, Bay of Plenty
• Quaid Thompson, Poverty
Bay
These athletes are hot off some strong results at the recent NZ Canoe Sprint Championships held in Rotorua and are well prepared for the Australian competition they will face.
Kurtis Imrie had an exceptional NZ champs winning titles in both the U18 MK1 1000m and 200m so he is one to look out for as is Briar McLeely who mirrored these results in the women’s events.
Young Quaid Thompson, like his father Olympian Alan Thompson, is showing strength in the team boats and we’re looking forward to seeing him in the K4 with a strong crew in team-mates Toby Brooke, Taris Harker and Kurtis Imrie.
Para paddler Scott Martlew who has his sights set on the Rio Paralympics, will also front up against the best the Aussies have to offer in the Open Mens para events. The last time he competed at this event he blitzed the field winning all of his events by a good margin so we’re hoping to see good things again.
Full regatta information: http://regattas.canoe.org.au/?regatta=1098
Link to live results: http://regattas.canoe.org.au/?live=1098
NZ
Race Schedule
Friday 28 February 2014
| Time | Event | H/S/F | Competitors | Lane | Progression |
| 8.14am 8.21am 8.21am 8.28am | U18
MK1 1000 | H1 H2 H2 H3 | Quaid
Thompson Kurtis Imrie Toby Brooke Tim Waller | 2 9 3 9 | 1 to A, 2-7 to
semi Semis 10.06am & 10.13am BF 12.10pm AF 12.17pm |
| 9.03am | Para K1 1000 | F | Scott Martlew | 8 | Final |
| 9.31am 9.41am | U18
WK1 500 | H1 H3 | Briar
McLeeley Britney Ford | 9 7 | 1 to
A, 2-7 to semi Semis 11.25 and 11.30am BF 1.59pm, AF 2.06pm |
| 1.30pm 1.37pm | U18 MK2 1000 | H1 H2 | Taris Harker & Kurtis
Imrie Quaid Thompson & Toby Brooke | 3 3 | 1-3 to F, 4-7 +NBT to semi Semi 3.31pm, Final 4.47pm |
Saturday 1 March
2014
| Time | Event | H/S/F | Competitors | Lane | Progression/Result |
| 8.19am | U18 MK1 500 | H2 | Tim Waller | 1 | 1-3 to Final, 4-7 + NBT to
semi Semi 9.25am, Final 10.30am |
| 8.54am | Para MK1 500 | F | Scott Martlew | 9 | Final |
| 11.25am 11.25am 11.30am 11.30am | U18 MK1 200 | H2 H2 H3 H3 | Taris
Harker Tim Waller Quaid Thompson Kurtis Imrie | 2 9 2 8 | 1 to AF, 2-7 to
semi Semi 12.55 and 1.00pm |
| 11.45am | U18 WK2 500 | F | Britney Ford & Briar
McLeeley Bronwyn Larsen & Elise Legarth | 1 9 | Final |
| 1.05pm 1.10pm | U18
WK1 200 | H1 H2 | Britney
Ford Bronwyn Larsen | 3 9 | 1-AF,
2-7 to semi Semi 2.37 and 2.42pm BF 8.45am Sun, AF 8.50am Sun |
| 3.30pm | U18 WK4 500 | F | B Larsen/E Legarth/B Ford/B McLeeley | 7 | Final |
| 3.35pm 3.40pm | U18 MK2 200 | H1 H2 | Taris Harker &
Kurtis Imrie Toby Brooke & Quaid Thompson | 1 7 | 1-3 to Final, 4-7 + NBT to
semi Semi 9.10am Sun 1-3 to Final |
Sunday 2 March 2014
| Time | Event | H/S/F | Competitors | Lane | Progression/Result |
| 8.15am | U18 MK4 1000 | F | Q Thompson/T Brooke/T Harker/K Imrie | 7 | Final |
| 9.55am | U18 WK2 200 | F | Bronwyn Larsen & Elsie
Legarth Britney Ford & Briar McLeeley | 2 3 | Final |
| 10.05am | Para MK1 200 | F | Scott Martlew | 9 | Final |
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