Recent and upcoming events.
2024 Australian National Marathon Championship
Australian Marathon Championship took place in Encounter Lakes, South Australia, this year. MPA was represented by six members: Brett, James, Daniela, Cassey, Steve and Dmytro, who competed as part of NSW team across most categories, including opens, masters, singles, and doubles…
NSW State Championship 2024
New South Wales championship was held in Canberra, MPA members competed across multiple divisions in ICF opens, masters, singles, doubles and general class boats. MPA brought home twelve gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
2023 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships
Western Australia hosted Ocean racing championship this year, with 500 paddlers all over the world coming to Australia to show their best.
MPA was represented by Brett Greenwood and Petr Balcarek, who raced for Czech ocean paddling team.
Brett and Petr raced very well, finishing top 20 in their respectful divisions.
Paddle NSW 2023 Marathon Series
Paddle NSW Marathon series consists of 10 Marathon events, which is typically 20km for 1-7 divisions, 15 kms for division 8, and 10 kms for divisions 9-12.
James Harrington celebrated the overall victory of the series, winning most of the races. Brett Greenwood, who was holding the title for the last seven! consecutive years, finished second. Dmytro Medvedyev took the third place.
MPA had a strong presence in the marathon series, having strong results across all divisions.
Clarence 100 Ultra
Clarence 100 is an Ultra marathon event, where competitors need to paddle 106 km over three days. MPA members Brett Greenwood, Daniela Torre, and Dmytro Medvedyev raced in K1, which is considered to be particularly challenging during the last day in the wide river. Brett dominated the race, finishing first in every leg; Dmytro came second overall, and Daniela was second female across the finish line.
Myall Classic Ultra
Myall classic is an Ultra marathon event, consisting of a few different races between 12 km and 47 km. MPA was represented by James Harrington in K1 competing in 47km race, and Karen Tipping who paddled in K2 with Pete Conway in 27 km race. James won the gold, while Karen and Pete finished fifth.
2023 World Masters Canoe Championship
2023 ICF Masters Marathon Championship took place in Vejen, Denmark. MPA was represented by Brett Greenwood and Daniela Torre, who competed in single and mixed double races. Brett and Daniela had very successful races and fought till the last seconds for the top spot, winning silver medals in all their events.
Australian National Marathon Championship
Australian Marathon Championship took place in Geelong, Victoria this year. Over 300 athletes raced at Victoria’s Barwon River. MPA members competed as part of NSW team across most categories, including opens, masters, singles, doubles, and K4.
MPA brought home five gold and two silver medals.
NSW State Championship
MPA has a strong presence in the NSW state championship in Canberra.
Competed in all categories, opens, masters, singles, and doubles, MPA brought home 13 gold, four silver, and two bronze medals.
20 Beaches Ocean race
The 20 Beaches Ocean Classic is one of the most iconic Ocean Paddling races in Australia since first held in 1990.
Canoe Masters World Championship 2022
Three members of MPA team competed in Canoe World Championship in Portugal.
Australian Marathon Championship 2022
After 2 years of cancelled National Canoe Marathon Champs and thousands of hours of training MPA squad came out and showed their best form on the weekend.