Surf sports athlete Jasmine Locke ended a tremendous 2023 atop another podium – this time for her skill in an ocean ski.

At the 2023 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships – held from November 30 to December 3 in WA – Jasmine and her paddling partner, Perth’s Patrick Eley, were crowned world champions in the U23 double ocean ski category.

“We also finished second overall,” said Jasmine, who spent four weeks in Perth competing in ocean skis. “We had the Shaw and Partners Race Week, which I finished 4th in my category (u23s) throughout the week. The following week we also had the world ocean ski championships. I finished 4th in the U23 women’s race and 8th overall in the women’s.”

As a sprint kayaker, Jasmine represented Australia at July’s U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Italy, where she came 12th in the K1 500. She’s also a member of Bulli Surf Life Saving Club and was named Athlete of the Year at 2023’s Illawarra Surf Life Saving Awards.

“I’m looking forward to the new year, the ocean ski is done for a few months, so I’m excited to get into the surf ski and kayak,” Jasmine said.

“We have Australian team selections for kayaking coming up in February and March, and the state and Australian titles for surf life saving in March and April.

“It will be a busy start to the year but I’m excited to line up and see where I’m at.”