Australian slalom canoeist Timothy Anderson aka Tim Anderson, 29, was chosen to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He began international competition in 2010.
Paddlers Duo Timothy Anderson and Tristan Carter selected for Paris Olympics
Tim Anderson, who paddles in the K1 kayak event, did not get picked for the Rio and Tokyo Olympics before. But he never stopped trying and now his hard work and refusal to give up are paying off.
At the 2022 World Championships in Augsburg, Germany, Tim came eighth. One year later, he qualified for his first-ever men’s kayak final at the World Championships. He finished fifth, which was the best result of his career so far. His almost-perfect race secured Australia a spot to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic kayak event.
The Australian paddler beat Martin Dougoud from Switzerland and Mathurin Madrid from France.
“It’s awesome. I can’t describe how good it feels to not have that pressure anymore.”
“I’m absolutely thrilled. It was really an incredible race, I seemed to make all the right decisions and everything went my way.”
Tim said
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Timothy Anderson was born on June 26, 1994. When he was young, Tim grew up in Eltham, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He started paddling because his older brother Alastair was already doing the sport. Tim learned how to paddle on the Yarra River in Melbourne through the program at Eltham College.
After finishing school, Anderson went to the University of Sydney. He completed two university degrees there, a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science.
Timothy Anderson is in a private relationship
Timothy Anderson is in a romantic relationship, but he has not shared any information about who his partner is. He wants to keep that private.
The picture on Tim’s Instagram profile shows him together with his girlfriend or partner.
“My family, friends, and girlfriend are the biggest part of that journey. I hope they can feel as proud as I am to represent Australia at the Olympics.”
Tim said
He has thanked his family and girlfriend for supporting him along the way to achieving his Olympic dream.
Initial Phase of Tim’s Career
In 2002, when Tim was in primary school, he was the best at hopscotch and came second in the Junior World Canoe championship.
In 2006, Tim decided to try kayaking on the Yarra River in Melbourne because his older brother had been kayaking for a few years already in the program at Eltham College.
Also in 2006, Tim was chosen to be part of the “Rapidly to London” program, which was for finding new talented athletes.
Tim began his early canoeing at the Eltham College Canoe Club, which is a canoe club located in Melbourne.
After missing out on getting selected for the Tokyo Olympics, Tim revealed he almost gave up on his childhood dream of competing at the Olympics. He nearly quit to focus entirely on his double degree in science and biomedical engineering instead.
National Championships
Since 2013, Julliene Bellaut has been coaching Tim.
In 2013, he came 41st in the K1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom Under-23 World Championships in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia.
In 2015, Tim finished 5th in the K1 event at the National Championships held in Eildon, Victoria.
He had his first senior national competition at the 2016 World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic.
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In 2017, Tim won the Australian National Champion award for Men’s K1.
His biggest achievements so far have been becoming the Oceania Champion in 2019 and winning a Team Silver Medal at the 2012 Junior World Championships.
At age 29, Tim was the highest-ranked Australian male paddler in the K1 event at the La Seu World Cup in Spain in August, placing 8th. At World Cup 3 in Slovenia, he came 7th in K1 and 8th in Kayak Cross, after finishing 5th in Kayak Cross at the opening World Cup in Augsburg.
In recent years Timothy Anderson
Early in February 2024, Tim was named the Oceania champion after finishing as the best paddler from that region by coming equal fourth at the Oceania canoe slalom competition held at the Penrith Whitewater Centre.
In the K1 heats on Thursday, Anderson qualified fifth fastest out of 101 starters. He then placed sixth in the semifinals. Tim had an almost perfect run to finish in fifth place, which was his best ever international result in the K1 event.
Finishing third place overall in Kayak Cross this season was very exciting for Tim and the whole team.
At the 2023 World Cup, Anderson made it to the quarterfinals of the kayak cross event in all five races, allowing him to finish 3rd in the overall standings.
Tim Anderson, along with his fellow Australian canoeist Tristan Carter, trains at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium in Sydney.
When Tim competes at the Paris Olympics, he will have just turned 30 years old. After moving to Sydney to train at Penrith’s Whitewater Stadium when he was 19, he believes all his experiences and hard work will be a very valuable asset when Olympic medals are on the line.
The canoe slalom events at the 2024 Paris Olympics will happen between July 27 and August 5 at the Nautical Stadium in Seine-et-Marne, just east of Paris.
It’s amazing that Tim Anderson, who was once so scared to paddle down even a tiny rapid on the Yarra River, is now an Olympian after earning his spot for his first Olympic Games in Paris.
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