Jessica Fox stuns on the whitewater in Penrith

Jessica Fox on the water in Penrith today. Photo: JGRImages/Paddle Australia.
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Paris Olympic champion Jessica Fox has claimed a win at the Oceania Championships at Penrith Whitewater Stadium.

Fox and New Zealander Finn Butcher were crowned kayak champions on the second day of racing at the 2025 Canoe Slalom Oceania Championships in Penrith.

After a long day of racing yesterday in the canoe and kayak heats, Fox was eager to impress on her home course, which will also host the 2025 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in October.

Fox crossed the line in a time of 104.41 to claim the win, ahead of Poland’s Klaudia Zwolinska in second, and France’s Camille Prigent in third.

In the men’s kayak final, Frenchman Mathieu Biazizzo was the fastest paddler down the course, but ineligible to win the Oceania crown.

Paris Olympic champion Finn Butcher finished second, and as the highest placed Oceania athlete took it out, with 2x Australian Olympian Lucien Delfour rounding out the podium in third.

Fox finished second in the canoe event.

Another day, another podium for Jess Fox. Photo: JGRImages/Paddle Australia.
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