Photo Credit: Matt Kuhn
Over 70 Riders Make Waves at 2025 Canadian Wakesurf & Foiling Nationals
The 2025 Canadian National Wakesurf & Foiling Nationals, presented by SWS Marine Group, were held in southeast British Columbia over the weekend.
“We were excited to welcome over 70 riders from as far west as Vancouver Island and as far east as Ontario competing over two days,” says one of the event organizers, Loree Duczek. “New this year was the addition of a foiling division, and with bigger divisions and more athletes taking part, it is so good to see this event continuing to grow.”
The youngest rider was 5-year old Beckem Hantke of Lethbridge, Alberta who participated in the Junior Boys Division – one of 16 divisions run Saturday and Sunday.
Bailey Rush of Ponoka, Alberta took first in Pro Female Skim, with Lacombe, Alberta’s Morgan Bateman taking silver and Fernie, BC’s Caroline Villeneuve taking third. Rush, a dominant dual rider who recently won the gold medal at the World Games in China, went on to take gold and the National Championship in Pro Women’s Surf. Bateman, another strong dual rider, took silver and Timmy McNamee of Perth, Ontario capturing bronze.
Cranbrook, BC’s Dagen Duczek took his second Pro Men’s Canadian Championship narrowly edging out his brother Ryder in a battle for first and second while their long-time mentor Isaac Hockley, also of Cranbrook, laid down a strong run to take the bronze medal. Hockley and fellow rider Jake Lamb of Kelowna, BC entertained the crowd during their runs in the Foil Division, with both riders attempting backflips and big carving, pumping and airs. In the end, Hockley edged past Lamb to take the gold.
“One of the special things about this event is the way it brings families and the surf community together. It was so good to see so many families taking part. From siblings in the same division, to siblings in different divisions and entire families competing, it speaks to the family nature of this sport. Beyond that, we had fans on shore and on the water cheering riders on, an amazing live performance from Lord Knows Band, giveaways, demo rides and all kinds of fun that added to the stoke of the weekend,” adds Duczek. “None of this would have been possible without our incredible sponsors, including our title sponsor SWS Marine Group. The entire weekend was amazing and we want to acknowledge all the sponsors, supporters, athletes, families, friends and fans that contributed to making the 2025 Nationals such a success.”
The Canadian Wakesurf and Foiling Nationals, presented by SWS Marine Group, were held at Koocanusa Village on the shores of Lake Koocanusa September 6-7 and capped off the 2025 competitive season.
PDF of FULL Podium Results HERE (and pasted below)
2025 Canadian Wakesurf & Foiling Nationals – Podium Results
JUNIOR BOYS
- Benson Hennessy – Victoria, BC
- Casen Taylor – Foothills, AB
- Boston Rousselle – Cranbrook, BC
JUNIOR GIRLS
- Charley Rodwell – Lacombe, AB
- Payton Thompson – Okotoks, AB
- Izzy Erhardt – Calgary, AB
AMATEUR MALE SKIM
- Edward Anderson – Golden, BC
- Asher Snyder – Crossfield, AB
- Max Chugg – Edmonton, AB
AMATEUR FEMALE SKIM
- Morgan Eberhardt – Chestermere, AB
- Amaya Anderson – Golden, BC
- Lena Dutton – Calgary, AB
MASTERS MALE SKIM / ADAPTIVE
- Rob Ulrich – Chestermere, AB
- Jason Williamson – Baynes Lake, BC
- Gerry Schmidtke – Nelson, BC
MASTERS MALE SURF
- Ashley Chugg – Edmonton, AB
- Tyler Tost – Calgary, AB
- Matt Taylor – Foothills, AB
MASTERS FEMALE SKIM
- Tabitha Trood – Chestermere, AB
- Megan Coe – Golden, BC
- Bridget Hennessy – Victoria, BC
MASTERS FEMALE SURF
- Jamie Chugg – Edmonton, AB
- Zhujun Mao – Richmond Hill, ON
- Crystal Tost – Calgary, AB
OUTLAW MALE SKIM
- Greyson Hantke- Lethbridge, AB
- Noah Goulding – Calgary, AB
- Bennett Bateman- Lacombe, AB
OUTLAW MALE SURF
- Yangyu Zhou – Beeton, ON
- Mark Miller – Balderson, ON
- Mason Gedlaman – Calgary, AB
OUTLAW FEMALE SKIM
- Hayden Becker – Sylvan Lake, AB
- Amy Gillespie – Calgary, AB
- Olivia Sombrowski – Fernie, BC
OUTLAW FEMALE SURF
- Amy Gillespie – Calgary, AB
- Carly Reitenbach – Foothills, AB
- Luxi Ruan – Richmond Hill, ON
FOIL – STRAPPED
- Isaac Hockley – Cranbrook, BC
- Jake Lamb – Kelowna, BC
PRO FEMALE SKIM
- Bailey Rush – Ponoka, AB
- Morgan Bateman – Lacombe, AB
- Caroline Villeneuve – Fernie, BC
PRO FEMALE SURF
- Bailey Rush – Ponoka, AB
- Morgan Bateman – Lacombe, AB
- Timmy McNamee – Perth, ON
PRO MALE
- Dagen Duczek – Cranbrook, BC
- Ryder Duczek – Cranbrook, BC
- Isaac Hockley – Cranbrook, BC
