France - Stellar SEA
Killian Marzin
Killian Marzin has been paddling for 10 years in Brittany at the Estran Ploudalmézeau Club. He discovered his passion for padding at school and quickly became a competitive paddler. Surfski quickly become a way of life and at 16 years old he won the title of champion of France Cadets.
Unfortunately, in 2017 one week before the French championship he dislocated his shoulder whilst surfing which mean 6 months away from training. However, in 2019 Killian came back strong and was vice champion at the French Junior Championships - an amazing first step on the international circuit wher he is determined to push his limits.
France - Stellar SEA
Tom Suteau
Tom Suteau paddles is a multi-disciplin kayaker. For 8 years he has been expressing himself in downriver paddling where is his in the top 10 paddlers in France. In 2017 he decided to diversify in order to acquire new skills and then turned to race kayak as well as surfski.
Thanks to his physical form and his downriver training he managed to rank 2nd in U23 on his first national race. Today he continues to focus on both downriver and surfski paddling and finds they compliment each other well.
France - Stellar SEA
Marin Lanée
French born Marin Lanée moved to French Polynesia when he was 9 years old and it was there that he discovered the pleasure of paddle sports. At aged 12 he began seriously training in the OC canoe and in 2018 became vice world champion in with his brother.
Upon moving back to France he began to focus towards SurfSki and today paddles Stellars kayaks in CEL as well as in Surfski. He has won several French titles and is now part of the National Team. In 2022 he became European Junior Champion paddling his Stellar SEA.
UK - Stellar Apex K1 & SEA
Olivia Geddes
Olivia was introduced to Surfski paddling in 2017 as a member of Rest Bay surf life saving club and really became hooked on ocean paddling in 2020 after a coaching session with Ben Edom - one of our Stellar dealers in the UK.
Olivia joined Cardiff Bay Kayakers in early 2021 which provided her with a more structured training programme and introduced her to flatwater paddling and was quickly selected for the GB Ocean racing team and placed 7th in her age group at the European Championships.
In 2022 she began paddling a Stellar Apex K1 and achieved many high rankings at the British Marathon Championship & National Sprint Championships also 2nd and 6th in the European & World Surfski Champs in her age group.
Today Olivia is currently studying at Oxford University and training at Falcon Kayak Club. Over the next few years, she hopes to gain more experience in kayak marathon racing, working towards selection for the British team as well as focussing on racing at the next European Ocean Racing championships where she hopes to achieve a podium finish in the U23 women's category.