About Paddle SA
Paddle SA is recognised by the state Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing (ORSR) as the pre eminent body responsible for all paddling activities throughout South Australia. We are affiliated with Paddle Australia (the National Sporting Organisation), the SA Olympic Council, Sport SA, and Recreation SA.
Canoe and kayak are Olympic sports. With funding support from ORSR, Paddle SA employs two full time coaches to manage our high performance and athlete development programs, in partnership with the SA Sports Institute (SASI).
Staff and Board
The Board of Directors consists of up to five elected directors and two appointed directors. The term of office for all elected positions on the Board is two years.
Current directors
NT
Nick TuckerChair
SJ
Sally JenkinDirector
LN
Lee NettelbeckDirector
AN
Anne-Marie NicklessDirector
Standing committees
Canoe Polo Technical CommitteeChairperson: Duncan Cochrane
Education and Safety Technical CommitteeChairperson: Phil Doddridge
Flatwater Racing Technical CommitteeChairperson: Mark Bulmer
Life members
- Ron Blum (deceased)
- Peter Carter
- Bruce Chidlow
- Anthea Courtney
- Martin Finn
- David Forster
- John Hales
- Noel Holmes
- Brother Ray Howard (deceased)
- Ian Hume
- David Mallett
- David Mausolf (deceased)
- Jim Murphy
- H John (Blue) Nolan
- Mark O'Brien
- Lawrie Shem
- Derek Stevens
- Ken Sullivan
- Roger French (deceased)
- Wayne Hooper
- Libby Robertson
- Steven Wild
- Anne Langsford
- Simon Langsford
- Phillip Doddridge