Selection to a senior men’s team at a world championship is a huge achievement for a young 19-year old athlete. Aidan will make his senior team debut in Croatia where he will compete at the Kayak Marathon World Championships in senior men’s K2 (doubles) against multiple world champions and Olympic medallists, and other seasoned international paddlers.

This will be his second World Championships. He had the absolute privilege of making his international debut in Denmark in 2023 where he represented Australia as a junior at the Kayak Marathon World Championship. Competing with other emerging elite athletes and seeing the best in the sport compete continues to fuel his sporting aspiration to compete at the highest level and against the best in the world.

Aidan has been paddling since he was 13 at club, state and national levels. He is a member of Fairfield Canoe Club and River Rats, both Melbourne-based clubs that have had positive impact on his development as an elite athlete. He gives back to the paddling community by coaching younger athletes in the sport to bring them closer to their sporting dreams.

As Kayak Marathon is not an Olympic discipline, athletes who compete at World Championships are self-funded.