The strength and commitment of experienced campaigners mixed with the enthusiasm of new paddlers has seen the Te Waka Dragons become increasingly competitive in recent years. With a focus on technique and teamwork, old and new members alike have stepped up a level to see the club through its most successful season to date.
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Australian Championships 2015 – Perth

  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 10’s – 500m
  • 4th – Premier Open 10’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Open 10’s – 200m
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New Zealand National Championships  2015 – Auckland, NZ

  • Bronze Medal – Premier Women 10’s – 200m
  • 4th – Premier Women 10’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Open 10’s – 200m
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Open 10’s – 500m
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • 4th – Premier Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 2000m
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Queensland State Titles 2015 – Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal – Premier Women 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Mixed 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Women 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Open 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Senior A Mixed 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Senior B Women 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior B Open 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior B Mixed 10’s – 200m
Waka in Italy

Club Crew World Championships  2014 – Ravenna, Italy

  • Silver Medal – Senior A Open 10’s – 200m
  • Sliver Medal – Senior A Open 10’s – 500m
  • Bronze Medal – Senior A Open 10’s – 2000m

2014 Aus Champs

Australian Championships 2014 – Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal – Senior A Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Open 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Women 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Senior A Women 10’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 500m
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 500m

Waka Crew - Qld State Titles 2013

Queensland State Titles 2014 – Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 2000m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Open 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Open 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Open 20’s – 2000m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Women 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Senior A Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 2000m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 2000m
Aus Champs 2013 Prem Mixed 200 m Silver medal

Australian Championships 2013 – Penrith

  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Open 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Mixed 20’s – 2000m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Open 10’s – 500m
  • Bronze Medal – Masters Women 10’s – 200m
Qld States 2013

Queensland State Titles 2013 – Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 20’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Open 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 2000m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 20’s – 2000m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Women 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 2000m
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Women 20’s 2000m
 Pan Pacs 2012

 Pan Pacfics Masters Games 2012 – Varsity Lakes

  • Gold Medal –  Masters Mixed – 200m
  • Gold Medal –  Masters Open – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Women – 200m
  • Gold Medal –  Masters Women – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Mixed – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Open – 500m
 

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Club Crew World Championships 2012 – Hong Kong

  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s – 200m
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Mixed  20’s – 200m
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Open 10’s – 200m
  • 5th –  Premier Open 10’s – 500m
  • 11th – Premier Women 20’s – 500m
  • 12th – Premier Women 20’s – 200m
  • 13th – Premier Women 20’s – 2000m
  • 14th – Premier Mixed 20’s – 2000m
  • 18th – Premier Mixed 20’s – 500m
 Aus Champs 2012 (18)

Australian Championships 2012 – Melbourne

  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 10’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s -200m

Aus Champs 2012

Qld State Titles 2012- Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s – 1000m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Open 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Masters Women 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 2000m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 2000m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 200m
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 2000m
 Aus Champs 2012 (22)  

Australian Championships 2011 – Canberra

  • Gold Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 2000m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s -200m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed 20’s – 2000m
 

Qld State Titles 2011- Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal –  Premier Mixed 20’s – 500m
  • Gold Medal –  Premier Mixed 20’s – 2000m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Mixed 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Open 10’s – 200m
  • Gold Medal – Masters Women 10’s – 200m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Open 20’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Women 20’s – 2000m
 

Australian Championships 2010 – Adelaide

  • Grand Finalists 2000m, 500m, 200m Premier Mixed, Premier Women & Premier Men

Qld State Titles 2010 – Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal – Premier Mixed – 500m
  • Gold Medal – Premier Mixed – 2000m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Open  – 500m
  • Silver Medal – Premier Women – 500m

Pan Pacfics Masters Games 2010 – Coomera Lakes

  • Gold Medal – 200m Masters Mixed
  • Silver Medal – 200m Masters Open
  • Sliver Medal – 500m Masters Women
  • Bronze Medal – 500m Masters Open
 

Australian Championships 2009 – Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Grand Finalists 2000m, 500m, 200m Premier Mixed, Premier Women & Premier Men

Qld State Titles 2009 –  Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal – Premier Open
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Women

Australian Championships 2008 – Perth

  • Grand Finalaists 1000m, 500m & 200m – Premier Mixed & Premier Women

Qld State Titles 2008 – Quad Park, Kawana Waters

  • Gold Medal – Premier Women
  • Silver Medal – Premier Mixed
  • Bronze Medal – Premier Open
Competition at elite levels is a unique way of developing paddling maturity and understanding of the sport. The experiences gained by individual members competing at national and international levels have been vital for the club and its members. The club also recognises the achievements of its coaching staff and paddlers that have gone onto representation:
 Martin & Jazz Auroras

AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES

2015

Junior Category – Isabella Foster

U24 Category – Laura Hughes

Premier Category – Kel Sanson

Senior B Category – Cheryl Warren & Charlene Povey

 

2013

Junior Category: Isabella Foster

Premier Category: Jasmine Robinson & Martin Pavelka

Alby & Jazz Qld State Team

QUEENSLAND REPRESENTATIVES

2015

Premier Category – Dan Bretag, Kel Sanson, Laura Hughes, Martin Pavelka, Olivia Pavelka & Yvonne Cheung

Senior B Category – Bruce Battersby, Dallas Piwari, Heather Steel, Joe Martin, Steve Marshall & Tracy Evans

Senior C Category – Judy New & Rose Beaton

2014

Junior Category– Isabella Foster

Premier Category – Alby Waititi, Jo Grammatico, Martin Pavelka, Olivia Tiong, Mick Delfos, Paia Engu, Jake Adams, Sandy Ritai, Shantal Kake, Lorna MacKenzie, Kim Cullen, Ange Neave, Cory Avison, Jared Driscoll, Jessoca Van Kempen & Josh Philo

Senior A Category – Anthony Skipper, Judy New, Joanne Reddington, Teresa Kare Kare, Allen Ward, Barry Mikaere, Rob Brady, Rosslyn Evans, Cheryl Warren, Charlene Povey, Bruce Musgrove, Jason Ferrari, Sandy O’Donnell, Jill Cowie, Delane Tumata, Fina Lealiifano, Janine Stuart, Marty Coll, Reno Kare Kare, Wendy Coll & Tom Mikaere

Senior B Category – Judi Row, Joe Martin, Bruno Bujnowicz, Glenn Bell, Bruce Battersby, Steve Marshall & Wayne Ingram

Senior C Category – Jeanie Watt & Vicki Keliher