After a fantastic day on the water we are happy to release the results of the 2023 Junior Liffey Descent. Our young paddlers delivered some great performances along the tricky course taking on 5 weirs.
U15 Mens
| PLACE | BIB | TIME | Heat | Category | First Name | Last Name | Age Cagtegory | Club Name |
| 1 | 13 | 59.47 | Heat 2 | K1A | Sean | Butterly | Under 15 Mens | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
| 2 | 21 | 67.42 | Heat 2 | K1A | Sean | Smyth | Under 15 Mens | Salmon Leap CC |
| 3 | 416 | 69.59 | Heat 1 | K1A | Sean | Noud | Under 15 Mens | Salmon Leap |
| 4 | 83 | 77.54 | Heat 2 | K1A | Louis | Evans | Under 15 Mens | Thomastown Paddlers |
| 5 | 31 | 80.51 | Heat 2 | K1A | John | Walpole | Under 15 Mens | Thomastown Paddlers |
| 6 | 14 | 82.01 | Heat 2 | K1A | Liam | Durkan | Under 15 Mens | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
U15 Womens
| 1 | 2 | 121.54 | Heat 2 | K1A | Mary Kate | Ryan | Under 15 Womens | Thomastown paddlers |
| 2 | 3 | 123.33 | Heat 2 | K1A | Katie | Hobson-Shaw | Under 15 Womens | Thomastown Paddlers |
U18 Mens
| 1 | 93 | 57.55 | Heat 2 | K1A | Finn | Harris | Under 18 Mens | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
| 2 | 87 | 58.06 | Heat 2 | K1A | Liam | Boland | Under 18 Mens | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
| 3 | 35 | 58.34 | Heat 2 | K1A | Ben | Higgins | Under 18 Mens | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
| 4 | 48 | 62.14 | Heat 2 | K1A | Luca | Clancy | Under 18 Mens | Salmon leap canoe club |
| 5 | 94 | 62.15 | Heat 2 | K1A | Noah | Harris | Under 18 Mens | Salmon Leap |
| 6 | 66 | 63.36 | Heat 2 | K1A | Daibhi | Reynolds | Under 18 Mens | Salmon leap canoe club |
| 7 | 409 | 68.47 | Heat 1 | K1A | Conor | Donnellan | Under 18 Mens | Salmon Leap |
| 8 | 406 | 72.14 | Heat 1 | K1A | Aidan | Bayan | Under 18 Mens | Salmon Leap |
| 9 | 55 | 68.13 | Heat 2 | K1A | Dylan | Clarke | Under 18 Mens | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
| 10 | 80 | 70.06 | Heat 2 | K1A | Sean | Durkan | Under 18 Mens | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
| 11 | 75 | 70.49 | Heat 2 | K1A | Tadhg | Ryan | Under 18 Mens | Thomastown Paddlers |
| 12 | 82 | 79.46 | Heat 2 | K1A | Tom | Evans | Under 18 Mens | Thomastown Paddlers |
| 13 | 52 | 86.53 | Heat 2 | K1A | Oran | Murphy | Under 18 Mens | Thomastown Paddlers |
| 14 | 57 | 87.09 | Heat 2 | K1A | Callum | Brown | Under 18 Mens | CPCC |
| 15 | 78 | 87.27 | Heat 2 | K1A | Tj | Brennan | Under 18 Mens | Thomastown Paddlers |
| 16 | 81 | 95.18 | Heat 2 | K1A | Matthew | Stephenson | Under 18 Mens | Thomastown Paddlers |
U23 Mens
| 1 | 39 | 72.49 | Heat 2 | K1A | Ben | Smith | Under 23 Mens | Salmon Leap |
U18 Mens
| PLACE | BIB | TIME | Heat | Category | First Name | Last Name | Age Cagtegory | Club Name |
| 1 | 109 | 92.33 | Heat 3 | K1B | Terence | Punselie | Under 18 Mens | Poulaphoca Paddlers |
U15 Mens
| PLACE | BIB | TIME | Heat | Category | First Name | Last Name | Age Cagtegory | Club Name |
| 1 | 249 | 86.58 | Heat 3 | K1C | Jake | Bermingham | Under 15 Mens | Inny Kayak Club |
| 2 | 263 | 88.50 | Heat 3 | K1C | Naoise | Heneghan | Under 15 Mens | Celbridge paddlers |
| 3 | 257 | 89.43 | Heat 3 | K1C | Ben | Stanley | Under 15 Mens | Inny Kayak Club |
| 4 | 282 | 94.23 | Heat 3 | K1C | Harry | Ogilvie | Under 15 Mens | Laois Kayak & Canoe Club |
| 5 | 251 | 97.20 | Heat 3 | K1C | Joseph | Campbell | Under 15 Mens | Ribbontail |
| 6 | 259 | 97.35 | Heat 3 | K1C | Conor | Dorran | Under 15 Mens | |
| 7 | 240 | 98.32 | Heat 3 | K1C | Ryan | Harvey | Under 15 Mens | Cabra Kayak Club |
| 8 | 246 | 99.03 | Heat 3 | K1C | Luke | Bermingham | Under 15 Mens | |
| 9 | 254 | 103.25 | Heat 3 | K1C | Harry | Mc Lain | Under 15 Mens | Ribbontail Canoe Club |
| 10 | 236 | 109.59 | Heat 3 | K1C | Troy | Wilson | Under 15 Mens | Cabra Kayak Club |
| 11 | 298 | 110.53 | Heat 3 | K1C | Henri | Kearney | Under 15 Mens | Clonmel |
| 12 | 281 | 111.06 | Heat 3 | K1C | Charlie | Claffey | Under 15 Mens | Inny Kayaking |
| 13 | 245 | 112.19 | Heat 3 | K1C | Oisin | Tiernan | Under 15 Mens | Trim Canoe Club |
| 14 | 295 | 116.28 | Heat 3 | K1C | Reuben | Kehoe | Under 15 Mens | Go Paddle |
| 15 | 241 | 124.41 | Heat 3 | K1C | Jack | Lane | Under 15 Mens | Phoenix Kayak Ckub |
| 16 | 256 | 128.52 | Heat 3 | K1C | Daniel | Dziwirek | Under 15 Mens | |
| 17 | 214 | 134.42 | Heat 3 | K1C | Ruairi | Fahey Murphy | Under 15 Mens | Wild Water Kayaking Club |
| 18 | 248 | 135.03 | Heat 3 | K1C | Luke | Fitzgerald | Under 15 Mens | Wild Water Kayak Club |
| 19 | 265 | 135.30 | Heat 3 | K1C | Sean | Vreenegoor | Under 15 Mens | GoPaddle.ie |
| 20 | 261 | 135.31 | Heat 3 | K1C | Daragh | Moran | Under 15 Mens | Go paddle kayak academy |
| 21 | 296 | 135.53 | Heat 3 | K1C | Finn | Cahill | Under 15 Mens | Go Paddle |
| 22 | 221 | 136.12 | Heat 3 | K1C | Cian | Oloan | Under 15 Mens | Balto KC |
U15 Womens
| PLACE | BIB | TIME | Heat | Category | First Name | Last Name | Age Cagtegory | Club Name |
| 1 | 206 | 90.40 | Heat 3 | K1C | Kyra | Flannery | Under 15 Womens | Cabra kayak club |
| 2 | 238 | 98.48 | Heat 3 | K1C | Kate | Morley | Under 15 Womens | Kilcock Canoe Polo Club |
| 3 | 205 | 100.44 | Heat 3 | K1C | Emma | O Halloran | Under 15 Womens | Salmon leap |
| 4 | 226 | 109.36 | Heat 3 | K1C | Evie | Berry | Under 15 Womens | Ribbontail Paddlers Canoe Club |
| 5 | 202 | 109.52 | Heat 3 | K1C | Méa | Minchin | Under 15 Womens | Balto Kayak Club |
| 6 | 410 | 114.30 | Heat 3 | K1C | Emiy | Donnellan | Under 15 Womens | Salmon Leap |
| 7 | 229 | 114.45 | Heat 3 | K1C | Eabha | Smyth | Under 15 Womens | Salmon Leap CC |
| 8 | 232 | 136.00 | Heat 3 | K1C | Evie | O Hagan | Under 15 Womens | Go paddle |
| 9 | 225 | 136.52 | Heat 3 | K1C | Lily | Oloan | Under 15 Womens | Balto KC |
| 10 | 595 | 145.50 | Heat 3 | K1C | Claire | Guest | Under 15 Womens | Salmon Leap |
| 11 | 413 | 145.48 | Heat 3 | K1C | Sadhbh | Shannon | Under 15 Womens | Salmon Leap |
U18 Mens
| 1 | 289 | 82.46 | Heat 3 | K1C | Jake | Harvey | Under 18 Mens | Cabra Kayak Club |
| 2 | 294 | 84.34 | Heat 3 | K1C | Finn | Higgins | Under 18 Mens | Cabra Kayak Club |
| 3 | 287 | 85.49 | Heat 3 | K1C | Kyle | Bermingham | Under 18 Mens | Inny Kayak Club |
| 4 | 308 | 90.35 | Heat 3 | K1C | Fiachra | Dowd | Under 18 Mens | Sligo Grammar School Kayak Club |
| 5 | 304 | 93.37 | Heat 3 | K1C | Philip | Byrne | Under 18 Mens | Poulaphouca paddlers |
| 6 | 315 | 96.31 | Heat 3 | K1C | Senan | O’Neill | Under 18 Mens | Poulaphouca Paddlers |
| 7 | 320 | 99.04 | Heat 3 | K1C | Aidan | O Donohoe | Under 18 Mens | Celbridge Paddlers |
| 8 | 300 | 101.13 | Heat 3 | K1C | Luke | Mitchell | Under 18 Mens | Cabra Kayak Club |
| 9 | 283 | 103.23 | Heat 3 | K1C | Sean | Rooney | Under 18 Mens | Ribbontail Paddlers |
| 10 | 414 | 108.59 | Heat 3 | K1C | Ciaran | McLoughlin | Under 18 Mens | Kilcock Canoe Polo Club |
| 11 | 299 | 109.37 | Heat 3 | K1C | Colum | Doyle | Under 18 Mens | Balto Kayak Club |
| 12 | 303 | 120.02 | Heat 3 | K1C | Richard | Bean | Under 18 Mens | Wild Water Kayak Club |
| 13 | 404 | 136.30 | Heat 3 | K1C | Darren | Jordan | Under 18 Mens | Go Paddle |
| DNF | 285 | 0.00 | Heat 3 | K1C | Sonny | Harvey | Under 18 Mens | Cabra Kayak Club |
U18 Womens
| 1 | 212 | 94.39 | Heat 3 | K1C | Leah | Hough | Under 18 Womens | Trim |
| 2 | 650 | 100.03 | Heat 3 | K1C | Jennifer | Guest | Under 18 Womens | Salmon Leap |
| 3 | 244 | 100.38 | Heat 3 | K1C | Emily | Roche | Under 18 Womens | SLCC |
| 4 | 419 | 109.01 | Heat 3 | K1C | Aoibhe | Shannon | Under 18 Womens | Salmon Leap |
| 5 | 235 | 114.44 | Heat 3 | K1C | Lucy | Cullen | Under 18 Womens | Salmon Leap Canoe Club |
U23 Mens
| 1 | 328 | 86.14 | Heat 3 | K1C | Donnchadh | Quinn Conway | Under 23 Mens | Sligo Grammar School Kayak Club |
| 2 | 333 | 102.45 | Heat 3 | K1C | Cameron | Kilcoyne | Under 23 Mens | Sligo Grammar School Kayak Club |
K2 U15 Mens
| PLACE | BIB | TIME | Heat | Category | First Name | Last Name | Age Cagtegory | Club Name |
| 1 | 640 | 136.08 | Heat 1 | K2 | Theo | Galvin | Under 15 Mens | Malahide Swords Canoe Club |
| 1 | 640 | 136.08 | Heat 1 | K2 | Tom | Kenny | Under 15 Mens | Malahide Swords Canoe Club |
K2 U18 Womens
| 1 | 848 | 79.59 | Heat 1 | K2 | Martha | Mosley | Under 18 Womens | Malahide Swords Canoe Club |
| 1 | 848 | 79.59 | Heat 1 | K2 | Ellen | Williamson | Under 18 Womens | Malahide Swords Canoe Club |
K2 Mixed
| 1 | 625 | 80.23 | Heat 1 | K2 Mixed | Fionn | Benn Scanlon | Under 18 Mens | Malahide Swords Canoe Club |
| 1 | 625 | 80.23 | Heat 1 | K2 Mixed | Sadhbh | Benn Scanlon | Under 15 Womens | Malahide Swords Canoe Club |
| DNF | 783 | 0.00 | Heat 1 | K2 Mixed | Conor | O Flaherty | Under 18 Mens | Phoenix kayak club |
| DNF | 783 | 0.00 | Heat 1 | K2 Mixed | Olivia | Carey | Under 15 Womens |
Touring Doubles
| 1 | 773 | 85.10 | Heat 3 | Touring Double | Gilles | Kearney | Under 18 Mens | Clonmel |
| 1 | 773 | 85.10 | Heat 3 | Touring Double | Rory | Kearney | Under 18 Mens | Clonmel |
Canoe Doubles
| 1 | 516 | 108.36 | Heat 3 | Canoe – Double | Cathal | O Donovan | Under 15 Mens | Laois Kayak and Canoe Club |
| 1 | 516 | 108.36 | Heat 3 | Canoe – Double | Rian | O Hare | Under 15 Mens | Laois Kayak and Canoe Club |
As always a massive thank you to all who volunteered on the day to provide rescue, marshalling and helped provide a great experience for our young paddlers.
