We're very pleased to announce that the winner of the 2017 Canoe Wales Award for Paddler of the Year is Elise Churchill.
The judges were very impressed with Elise's performances over the year at international tournaments and felt that her invitation to the Olympic Hopes camp over the summer was a remarkable feat for someone who only took up paddling a few years ago. Elise has also been an inspiration to other young paddlers coming through the sprint programme and this was a major factor in the judges' decision.
Some of the comments made in Elise's nominations included:
"Dedicated and someone to aspire to"
"Amazing paddling and just an amazing person overall"
"She has been hugely self-motivated, travelling all over the place to events -and is now looked up to in the sprint team"
Congratulations to Elise - we're excited to see where your future adventures in sprint paddling take you!
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