A SALISBURY schoolboy has been chosen to join the British Under 18s Olympic Canoeing Squad.

Joseph Coombs, who lives in Alderbury and is a pupil at La Retraite Swan school is preparing to take part in two more overseas training courses having completed two trips abroad already since Christmas.

The 16-year-old is aiming to be selected for the British team in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.