Amylee Southwick came third in the 5km school championship.
The Yarrawonga Mulwala girl paddlers are making waves in the sport of kayaking.
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The success of the Fox sisters at the Paris Olympics games along with proud history of women who paddle with the Yarrawonga Mulwala Amateur Canoe Club has inspired plenty of young and old women to work hard over the summer period as they prepare for the 2025 Paddle Australia Canoe Marathon and SUP championship in Perth this weekend.
YMACC will be making up 20 per cent of the Victorian female team heading to Perth.
In the last month the club held its annual Murray River Classic race that saw paddlers from the club win several medals.
Zoe Schweda won the Paddle Vic award for the best preformed junior female paddler, Nikita Carroll finished 4th in the open 15km race, Ruby -Grace Stevens won the 10km under 18 race, AmyLee Southwick was 3rd in the 5km, Wendy the junior race for under 12 year olds, Joanne Southwick won the under 10 2km event and Brooke Cole won the Adaptive Para race.
Last week the three juniors won medals at the Victorian School Championships held at Nagambie regatta centre, where Amylee Southwick and Joanne Southwick won gold medals in both the marathon and sprint events and Ruby-Grace Stevens won a bronze in the sprint race.
Ruby-Grace Stevens won the 10km under 18 race.
Coach Tim Roadley said the girls have worked extremely hard over the summer period finding time in-between school, work and university studies to find time to be on the water when most other kids are enjoying their holidays and time off.
“They have all improved their skills, so they are now competitive against the best paddlers in Australia,” Mr Roadley said.
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