Kilcock Canoe Polo Club

Several club members undertook different courses and attained further levels of skill and personal satisfaction. 10 members undertook level 3 proficiency, 14 members did a code of ethics course, 2 members completed first aid course, 9 members undertook Level 1 instructor’s course, 13 members completed a referee’s exam, 5 of who are qualified now. 2 members also qualified as level 2 coaches.

KCPC once again did very well atcompetition. 2 X div 3 teams entered Galway and A team came 2nd. Kilcock swept the boards at the Kilcock Junior competition taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd place U16 and 1st & 2ndplace U14. Div 1 Demons won Carrick on Shannon competition as well as taking the Club Championships yet again. Div 3 was won by Devils and Dragons took 3rd place div 3. Div 1 Demons won Enniskillen competition as did Div 2 Pyranahs.The Irish Open was won by Div 1 Demons and Devils took Div 3. Clean sweep from our Div 1 team who won all four main irish events. The Irish U21 Mens team won Bronze at the European Championships in France. This is the first time a canoe polo team has won a medal for Ireland. The entire team learned all their polo skills at kcpc. The team consisted of 3 club members and 3 former club members. Club members are Paddy Mooney (captain), Brian Devlin & Gareth Carroll. The Club had its first 2 girls on the first Irish Ladies U21 team, Lynn McCormack (captain) & Sarah Morris. The Irish Senior Mens team was also represented by the Club, Mark McCormack (captain) & Ciaran McCormack. KCPC takes the hat-trick with 3 of the 4 National teams captained by our members. Junior Club member of the year went to Chris Morash and Young Member of the Year to Gareth Carroll.