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Fraser Goes Back to Back as Australian Open Women K1 Champion

The Open, Under 23 and Under 18 Men K1 races have commenced.  There are 13 in the Open Men and 9 in the Under 23.  A majority of these competitors are seeking selection in the 2010 Australian Canoe Marathon Team.

Teagn Fraser has claimed back to back in the Open Women K1 at the 2010 Australian Canoe Marathon Championships.  Tegan won the same event in Queensland in 2009.  Tegan is from the Bendigo Canoe Club, Victoria in a very close finish with Kate McGrath, Manly Warringah Kayak Club, New South Wales.   Tegan completed the 25.8km course in 2 hours 15 minutes 28.91 seconds just over one second in front of Kate McGrath.  Third place went to the lone Western Australian, Jenni Bateman, Bayswater Paddlesports Club.  Jenni’s time was 2:16:08.34.

The top three Open Women battled it out over the length of the course with the final short lap deciding the eventual winner.

In the Under 23 Women K1 Marlena Ahrens from the Fairfield Canoe Club beat home club mate Jennifer Stevens and New South Wales representative Larissa Horsnell , Manly Warringah Kayak Club.  The winnig time for Marlena was 2:21:24.70, second was 2:22:39.00 and third was 2:22:52.21.

Catherine McArhtur lead the Under 18 Women K1 from the start completing the 21.5km course in 1:59:18.97.  Catherine McArthur is from the Ivanhoe Northocte Canoe Club in Victoria.  Also from Ivanhoe Northcote Canoe Club in Victoria was second place Eliza St Hill and third from the same club was Nat Salih.  Second place recorded a time of 2:01:16.51 and third was 2:06:53.87.

Copy of all results can be found at www.marathon.canoe.org.au