Bayswater Paddlesports Club

This weekend our BPC athletes swapped out their sprint boats for slalom boats. 💪😃🫣
A big thank you to the Florisson family for sharing their knowledge and keeping us safe. 👏
We would also like to thank super coaches Nathan for organising and helping out on the day.
It was great to have everyone learning new skills, making memories and sharing food and laughter together.

We’ll be at the Avon Descent Finish Line Festival this Sunday! 💦
Come and say hello at the Bayswater Paddlesports Club stall — 11am–5pm.
Raffle prizes • Signed West Coast Eagles guernsey silent auction • Learn to Paddle • Paddle WA Talent Search Program
Come support paddlesport, our Club and our brilliant community. 🩵

Congratulations to all our Bayswater Paddlesports Club paddlers recognised at tonight’s Marathon Awards Night! 👏

🏆 Award Winners
⭐ Special Contributor – Shania Smee
🥇 U10 Female – Talisa Fonseca
🥇 U12 Male – Darcy Phillips
🥇 U16 Female – Ellie Neervort
🥇 U16 Male – Orlando Fonseca

A fantastic achievement by all our winners. Well deserved and a great reward for all your hard work throughout the season 🩵🩶

That’s a wrap on the junior world championships congratulations to our Bayswater crew you have done us proud and we have been eagerly refreshing the results page this week.
For those who haven’t here are all the results :
💫Abby Major - WK4 500m A Final 7th

💫Samantha Loury - WK1 1000m A Final 5th
-WK2 500m Semi Final 4th

💫Stella Dark - WK4 500m Semifinal 4th
-WK1 200m Semifinal 8th

💫Gen Stanley - C1 500m Semifinal 8th
-C2 500m Final 7th
-C1 mixed 5000m 11th

Racing has commenced at Junior worlds in Canada and we are so exited to be watching our Bayswater girls on the world stage.🌏 🇨🇦

Results so far are:

⭐️ Samantha Lourey (WK1 1000m) - 3rd (A Final)
⭐️Gen Stanley (WC1 500m) - 6th (Semi Final)
⭐️Abby Major (WK4 500m) - 3rd (A Final)
⭐️Stella Dark (WK4 500m) - 6th (Semi Final)

Day 2 will kick off at 8pm AWST featuring more Heats racing and the first Semi Finals of the event.
Watch live on the planet canoe YouTube livestream.

Special shout out to:
📣Ramon Anderson who is coaching the under 18 women.
📣Rob Strahan who has come back to cheer after wrapping up his masters campaign and proudly representing Bayswater.

Good luck to everyone Bayswater Paddle club is behind you all the way!

Pre-race briefing at BPC with super coach Nathan Vartesi

It’s race day for the Guildford to Garratt…..Battle of the Paddle Craft. Rowers vs kayakers, bragging rights on the line! 😆

Beautiful day on the water. Thanks to Rowing WA for a great event. 🚣‍♀️🚣‍♂️☀️🏁

A huge best wishes to our Junior Worlds athletes Sammy, Abbey, Gen and Stella and Masters paddler Rob as they head to Canada to represent Australia.
Months of hard work, early mornings, dedication, and determination have earned you this opportunity to race against the world’s best. The Bayswater family are incredibly proud of what you’ve achieved and can’t wait to follow your journey on the international stage.

Another successful Ramon Challenge at BPC today!
A huge thank you to all the amazing volunteers who gave up their time to help make the day such a success. Special thanks to these superstars for cooking and serving up incredible burgers for everyone. We appreciate every one of you! 🙌❤️🍔🛶

After a big week training in beautiful Italia 🇮🇹 and alongside BPC’s own Super Coach are off to the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Brandenburg, Germany 🇩🇪

Time to show the world how it’s done.

Good luck guys!! The whole BPC crew is behind you 🇦🇺🫶🏻

🏆 FUNDRAISING RAFFLE WINNERS 🏆
A huge thank you to everyone who supported our raffle — your generosity helps our athletes continue chasing their goals on the world stage 🇦🇺
👏 Congratulations to all of our winners, we hope you enjoy your prizes!
A special thank you to our amazing sponsors who made this possible:
🚲 – for the children’s bike
🏨 – for the accommodation
🪴 – for the beautiful plant
🥐 – for the delicious cinnamon scrolls
🧢 Rob & – for the shirt, hat & coffee voucher
🚣 Ramon & Reece – for generously donating their time and expertise
We truly appreciate your support of our athletes and community 💙