Fox, Lawrence on top of the world

NSWIS canoe slalom athletes Jessica Fox and Rosalyn Lawrence have joined compatriot Leanne Guinea in winning women’s C1 team gold at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom Championships in Slovakia.

The trio totalled 179.44 seconds, including 22 seconds worth of penalties, to finish ahead of China and Germany on the medal dais and be crowned world champions.

Other results from the championships included Fox finishing eighth in the women’s C1.