Intense V1 racing brought out some tough competition and very close finishes at last weeks nationals at Karapiro. The following individuals have qualified to race V1 at the IVF World Sprint Championships in July.

Club management will also be emailed this information directly. 

V1 Qualifiers are responsible for their own Travel and Accommodation.
Waka Ama New Zealand will provide V1 Qualifiers with a New Zealand racing shirt, which must be worn. 

Paddlers (or their club management) who have qualified for a position are asked to confirm by return email  with confirmation that they wish to accept their place by the end of  Friday 2nd February. 

If paddlers choose not to take up their position it will be offered to the next qualifier from the 2018 Nationals results

Please note:

The following items are required for completion and return by 19 March :

-          Therapeutic Use Exemption (only required to be completed by paddlers who are undertaking medical preparations that are identified as prohibited, please have paddlers check with their medical practitioners and ensure your paddlers disclose any medical conditions before departing NZ.   See helpful link to prohibited items which may require special approval if being used in conjunction with paddling https://www.wada-ama.org/en/resources/science-medicine/prohibited-list

-          Anti Doping Declaration (required to be completed by ALL paddlers including reserves)

-          A clear copy of each paddler’s passport (picture page) and ‘

-          In the event the WANZ id photo is out of date a digital passport photo will be required (please not hats, caps and glasses to be worn on these, treat as passport photos)

Please contact [email protected] should you have any questions

Full country quota for V1 can be found here http://www.ivfiv.org/event-quota.html