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Sam Lyons, Monday, 16 November 2009 Awards included the Olegas Truchanas Canoeing Award, presented for only the 3rd time, posthumously, to Andrew McAuley. The 2009 Australian Canoeing Annual Awards Dinner was held last night, 14th November 2009, at the Pullman Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park.
Over 70 attendees, including Helen Brownlee OAM, President Danielle Woodward OAM, CEO Greg Doyle, ICF Vice-President Richard Fox and a host of canoeing and kayaking stars, joined MC Shelly Oats-Wilding in celebrating 60 years of paddling.
The high performing athletes of 2009 included Male and Female Canoeists of the Year proudly supported by Chifley Hotels, Ken Wallace and Rosalyn Lawrence. Ken won a bronze medal in the K1 500m event at the Sprint world Championships in Canada, while Rosalyn won the ICF World Cup Series in the C1W and a silver in the C1W at the 2009 World Championships in Spain.
The Olegas Truchanas Canoeing Award was presented for only the 3rd time, posthumously, to Andrew McAuley. Andrew, in 2003, made the first non-stop kayak crossing of the Bass Straight. In 2006 he led an expedition in the Australian Antarctic Territory where they paddled over 800km within the Antarctic Circle. In 2007 he attempted the first solo kayak crossing of the Tasman Sea, a passage of water known for its violent waves, often reaching over 12 metres in height.
Other award winners were:
Junior Canoeist of the Year (sponsored by Epic Kayaks) - Jessica Fox
Excellence Award - Duncan Cochrane
Services to Canoeing - Anthea Courtney
Team of the Year - David Smith and Luke Morrison K2 Sprint
The Olgeas Truchanas Canoeing Award - Andrew McAuley
Merit Award - Gill Milne and Kate Barclay
Master Canoeist of the Year - Richard Barnes
Presidents Award - John Borojevic
Coach of the Year (sponsored by PCK) - Guy Wilding
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