Richard Cass (left).

RICHARD Cass (Western Sydney Whitewater Club) has won the 2024/25 Paddle NSW Senior (O50) Paddler of the Year Award.

His achievements include: 2025 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships in Plattling, Germany; Masters K1 Category – Bronze Medal, 6th Place in Senior Men’s 0C1.

Freestyle National Championships 2025, held at PWS Penrith – C1 Silver, 0C1 Silver, K1 Bronze.

Also in past years: Freestyle Masters K1 Category, ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships 2022, Inaugural Masters Category – Bronze Medal, numerous Senior K1, C1 and 0C1 medals at most Australian Freestyle National Championships in the last 10 years, and also qualifying to numerous Freestyle World Championships Tours.