News and Media: Josh Wedgwood Sponsorship

20 July 2009

Update from PGL sponsored athlete Josh Wedgewood

"On Saturday I competed in the third event of the youth freestyle series at Boulters Weir. I came 3rd in this event, this means that I will definitely finish in the top 5 which was my aim for this year and possibly, depending on the last two events, a top 3 finish.

Recently I have also competed in my first slalom race. I thought it was great fun and I also got promoted into Division 3 for K1 and C1. I will try to compete in more events over the summer holidays.

A couple of weeks ago I was invited to attend the latest GB freestyle team training weekend. As part of the weekend I was one of 5 young paddlers to pilot the new 4* freestyle award, this means that I am now the only person in the country to hold both the BCU 3* and 4* freestyle awards. I also was given some great coaching and the experience of being involved was fantastic.

My interview with Canoe and Kayak is being published next issue! I am off to Ottawa next week on a freestyle training camp, this will be lots of fun and I should come back with more moves to throw!" Josh



Profile: 14 year old freestyle kayaker Josh Wedgwood shows great future potential in the sport!

When we last spoke to Josh, he was aiming to finish in the top 3 of the ‘Youth Freestyle Series’ U15 category. Since then, we are delighted to say that not only did Josh make it into the top 3, but he came 2nd beating two members of the GB team!

Since the competition, Josh has been keeping himself busy by passing his 3 star freestyle, and will soon be attending a Level 1 Coaching course. Although he is slightly too young to receive an award at this stage, Josh is hoping that this will enable him to help coach beginners at a sport that he enjoys so much.

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