But star paddler Noemie Fox was in tears after a ninth-placed finish in the women’s finals at Penrith Whitewater Stadium on Thursday. “It was great to be in the world championship final and then just a little mistake on the vision and the wind and everything. “The swinging gates were hard to manage, but felt really great out there. The Melbourne product was the fifth paddler to set a time and endured a nervous wait for a podium finish. Bassett was thrown into the water by teammate Carter in celebration of his podium finish.