2024 Canadian Wakesurf Nationals

The 2024 Wake Canada National Wakesurf Championships, presented by SWS Marine Group, were held in southeast British Columbia this year. The event was held at Koocanusa Village on the shores of Lake Koocanusa

“We had over 60 riders from across Canada from as far west as Victoria, BC and as far east as Toronto and Perth, Ontario,” says one of the event organizers, Loree Duczek. “From personal bests and new tricks landed to the cheering of the crowd on shore, and the live entertainment as everyone gathered for dinner on the beach, it was an unforgettable weekend, and we are so grateful to everyone who participated.”

The youngest rider of the day, Casen Taylor of Calgary, took the gold medal in the boys Junior Division, one of 16 divisions run throughout the day Saturday. 

Bailey Rush took first in Pro Women’s Skim, with team riders Caroline Villeneuve taking second and Jolene Allen taking third. Rush, a dominant dual rider, went on to take gold and the National Championship in Pro Women’s Surf. With Ontario’s Timmy McNamee capturing the silver medal and Jolene Allen taking bronze.

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It was a battle of the bros in the Men’s Pro Combined Division as 3x Canadian National Champ Ryder Duczek and younger brother Dagen went toe to toe. In the end, the torch was passed as Dagen Duczek took his first Pro Men’s Canadian Championship narrowly edging out Ryder in a tight battle for first and second. Surfer Keegan Hodgson of Olds laid down some huge tricks with a high degree of difficulty on his way to third place and the bronze medal with Kerry Williams of Calgary also putting in a solid run and rounding out the Pro Men’s Combined podium in fourth.

“There were several sets of siblings and entire families riding in this year’s event, which speaks to what it’s all about: having fun, spending time together on the water, and sharing the stoke,” adds Duczek. “We are so grateful to our sponsors who made the entire day possible, to all of the participants, and to their friends, family and the members of the public who came out to cheer them all on.”

The Wake Canada National Wakesurf Championships capped off another epic year of riding north of the 49th parallel.

Article By:  Loree Duczek 

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2024 Wake Canada National Wakesurf Championships – Podium Results

JUNIOR BOYS

1. Casen Taylor – Calgary, AB
2. Jack Mailloux – Newgate/Baynes Lake, BC
3. Benson Hennessy – Victoria, BC

JUNIOR GIRLS

1. Amaya Anderson – Golden, BC
2. Charley Rodwell – Lacombe, AB
3. Payton Thompson – Okotoks, AB

AMATEUR MALE SKIM

1. Andrey Gangloff – St. Albert, AB
2. Edward Anderson – Golden, BC
3. Max Chugg – Edmonton, AB

AMATEUR 1 – FEMALE SKIM

1. Makenna Thompson – Okotoks, AB
2. Lena Dutton – Calgary, AB
3. Georgia Milne – Calgary, AB

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AMATEUR 2 – FEMALE SKIM

1. Ainsley Hennessy – Victoria, BC
2. Carly Reitenbach – Foothills, AB
3. Olivia Sombrowski – Fernie, BC

AMATEUR FEMALE SURF

1. Carly Reitenbach – Foothills, AB
2. Tori Tost – Calgary, AB

AMATEUR MALE SURF

1. Andrey Gangloff – St. Albert, AB
2. Yangyu Zhou – Toronto, ON
3. Alek Dutton – Calgary,  AB

MASTERS MALE SKIM / ADAPTIVE

1. Jason Williamson – Baynes Lake, BC
2. Mike Rouselle – Cranbrook, BC
3. Wayne Hennessy – Victoria, BC

MASTERS MALE SURF

1. Mark Miller – Perth, ON
2. Ashley Chugg – Edmonton, AB
3. Tyler Tost – Calgary, AB

MASTERS FEMALE COMBINED

1. Jamie Chugg – Edmonton, AB
2. Bridget Hennessy – Victoria, BC
3. Jo Williams – Calgary, AB

ADVANCED MALE SKIM

1. Noah Goulding – Calgary, AB
2. Nicholas Jensen – Cranbrook, BC
3. Bronson Schmidtke – Nelson, BC

ADVANCED FEMALE SKIM

1. Morgan Bateman – Lacombe, AB
2. Amy Gillespie – Calgary, AB
3. Paige Humphrey – Calgary, AB

ADVANCED FEMALE SURF

1. Morgan Bateman – Lacombe, AB
2. Amy Gillespie – Calgary, AB
3. Hailey Tost – Calgary, AB

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PRO FEMALE SKIM

1. Bailey Rush – Ponoka, AB
2. Caroline Villeneuve – Fernie, BC
3. Jolene Allen – Chestermere, AB

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PRO FEMALE SURF

1. Bailey Rush – Ponoka, AB
2. Timmy M^cNamee – Perth, ON
3. Jolene Allen – Chestermere, AB

PRO MALE COMBINED

1. Dagen Duczek – Cranbrook, BC
2. Ryder Duczek – Cranbrook, BC
3. Keegan Hodgson – Olds, AB
4. Kerry Williams – Calgary, AB