J. PRSKAVEC
M. POLACZYK
M. SMOLEN
K. KUDEJOVA
R. FUNK
M. PFEIFER
D. FLORENCE
B. SAVSEK
R. WESTLEY
J. FOX
K. HOSKOVA
N. VILARRUBLA
ANTON/BENZIEN
PICCO/BISO
KLAUSS/PECHE
The 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Only two teams competed in the men's C-1 team, men's C-2 team, and women's folding K-1 team events.
2011 was an exhilarating year for me! I started out with a bang at my favorite creek, Brush Creek, where I was first in the Jr. Women’s creek race and Jr. Slalom, and ended with one of my favorite American Whitewater fundraisers, the Feather River Festival.
The Scenic South seems to breed champions, especially champs in a great variety of watersports. One of the latest on this venerable list is newly crowned Grand Masters Waveski World Champion for 2011-2012, Charl du Plessis.
A surf ski is a long, narrow, lightweight kayak with an open (sit-on-top) cockpit, usually with a foot pedal controlled rudder.
This year’s Steelcase Dragon Run, set to take place on 19 November in Hong Kong, will have the most competitive international field of surfski paddlers yet.
Thanks goes out to Lindsey Tucci for this great shot of Werner Paddles dealer and SUP enthusiast, Ian Smith as he and his partner Rob Mazzetti bag the first decent of PA's Cowanshannock Creek.
It all started for me when I was asked to join the England team earlier this year. The months that followed we arranged the flights, car hire and accommodation in America. The venue was at Nags Head on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and we flew into Washington DC from London Heathrow.
Beth Ripper: "We should all be taking more responsibility for the waste associated with our sport, so I hope that by reading this it will encourage paddlers from all disciplines to think about options for disposing of their plastic kayaks in a sustainable way and encourage manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to realise the commercial benefits associated with minimising waste and encouraging recycling."
There are many different ways that you can be taught how to flatwater loop. I find it easiest to think about learning the flatwater loop in 4 main steps.
The 2011 season has now drawn to a close, and so has GB Canoeings review period. There have been some tough discussions, and the biggest change to come out of my review is that I now have a new coach, Mark Delaney.
Elite standup paddlers will perform a Le Mans style beach start, brave the open Atlantic Ocean, battle through Masonboro Inlet straits, and navigate the channel currents behind Masonboro Island.
Since stunning the canoeing world by winning the highly contested Men’s K1 event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Singapore last month, McGregor has been inundated with requests to participate in events all over the world.
After finishing competing, Eric returned to the sport as a coach. He started coaching a group of young athletes at Elmbridge canoe club. Within two years he had lead Tim Brabants and Paul Darby-Dowman to Great Britains’ first Junior World Championship gold medal.
At just 19 years of age, Kai Lenny has secured his 2nd World Title in advance of the final event on the Big Island next month.
Brouwersdam in the South-West of the Netherlands has a lot to offer for water sport enthusiasts, thousands of them drive up to Brouwersdam for sailing, windsurfing and kite surfing every weekend.
Leco Salazar storms to victory at home in Brazil for Stop 5 of the 2011 Stand Up World Tour with a phenomenal display of performance surfing in the challenging beach break conditions on offer at Maresias, Sao Paolo Brazil.
GoPro today announced the release of its new HD HERO2® camera. Twice as powerful as GoPro’s original HD HERO camera, the HD HERO2 enables consumers and professionals to capture and broadcast professional quality 1080p HD video and 11 megapixel photos.
The final day of the 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship came to a close in Singapore with the K2 men senior, K2 women senior and C2 senior titles awarded to Hungary and Spain.
We are gathering 'fast facts' from all athletes that belong to the top 20 of their canoe, kayak, paddle discipline(s). Also their coaches we would like to include in the 'Athletes & Coaches' sections.
The first quarter of 2012 Sportscene will cover the Nationals Sprint, Slalom and Downriver. We also will be present at the Olympic Qualifications for Sprint and Slalom in Penrith and the Australian Open Canoe Slalom. Coverage will be a mix of video news flashes and photography.
M. DAWSON
C. KUHNLE
M. BENUS
A. PETERS
V. KHUDZENKA
E. MEDVECKZKY
GRIJIC/NOVAKOVIC
L. QIANG
M. DE JONGE
R. POULSEN
A. CHERVOVA
S. TARNOVSCHI
J. MOCKE
E. LEVEMYR
S. RAFAEL
H. TAKAKU
M. GRAZIANI
J. EGAN
N. LJUBEK
MINDE/HAMAR
PINTA/MOZZICAFI
S. LAMMLER
A. BUSLAIEVA
M. WEGMAN
S. REINOSO