SIEDA TUREIA — A love for sprint waka ama racing that began 16 years ago has culminated in the appointment of Sieda Tureia as the national development women’s coach. Tureia has been coached by some of New Zealand’s top sprint coaches, including Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell, Ace Cuthers and Kiwi Campbell, and has coached junior and senior women’s teams. As a coach, she gains satisfaction from seeing young women reach their potential. With experience as a competitive paddler, team captain, assistant coach and coach, Tureia says women in waka ama have few limits on what they can achieve in the sport. “I believe our young women can achieve at both junior and senior level with insight and guidance from a committed coach,” she says. As a member of the 2016 national women’s elite squad, she understands what is required for success. Picture by Paul Rickard
GISBORNE paddlers Kiwi Campbell and Sieda Tureia have been chosen by Waka Ama New Zealand as national sprint coaches for elite women and development women respectively.
The appointments have been made in preparation for the 2018 IVF World Sprint Championships, to be held in Tahiti in July.
Campbell was elite