Abby Solms and Jessica Behn Wrap Up 2024 Dusi Canoe Marathon Win
Four-times champion Abby Solms and Pietermaritzburg scholar Jessica Behn were delighted to win the women’s race at the uMngeni River’s Blue Lagoon after Day 3 of the Dusi Canoe Marathon in Durban on Saturday
Abby Solms and Jessica Behn in Command going into Dusi Canoe Final Stage
Pre-race favourites former champion Abby Solms and her young Pietermaritzburg schoolgirl partner, Jessica Behn will take a 10-minute advantage into Day 3 from Inanda Dam to the likely champions medal at Durban’s Blue Lagoon on Saturday
Favourites Abby Solms and Jessica Behn take Dusi Canoe Day 1 Lead
Abby Solms and Jessica Behn claimed the opening leg of the 2024 Dusi Canoe Marathon from Bishopstowe Hall to Mphaya Bridge, opening a 8+ minutes lead on overnight second-placed Bridgitte Hartley and Hilary Bruss
Record-Breaking Lorna Oliver to Start 36th Consecutive Dusi Canoe Marathon on Thursday
Lorna Oliver is looking to extend her vast record of 35 consecutive Dusi Canoe marathons when she sets off for her 36th finish in South Africa’s most iconic river canoe stage race from Bishopstowe Hall on Thursday
Records Tumble as Kime Targets Blue Lagoon
Robyn Kime bends her boat but overcomes the kinks to set a second consecutive stage record on Day two from Dusi Bridge to Inanda Dam on Friday, and mishaps excepted, she’s in pole position to enter Durban’s Blue Lagoon first on Saturday, to claim The Unlimited Dusi 2013 title
Dusi Showdown for Kime and Adie
The stage is set for the country’s best paddlers to tackle The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon. Robyn Kime and Abby Adie will go head to head for the coveted women’s title.
Stage Set for Feisty 50 Miler
Unlimited Ozzie Gladwin Winner Abby Adie will face stiff competition from Dusi pacesetter Robyn Kime and Hilary Pitchford when they compete at the Best 4 Healthcare 50 Miler Canoe Marathon this weekend.
50 Miler Headed for Exciting Finish
Very little separates Robyn Kime and Abby Adie after day one of the Best 4 Healthcare 50 Miler Canoe Marathon. Jen Theron is third, with Hilary Pitchford in fourth, and Brittany Petersen is fifth overall.
Leaders Extend Dusi Advantage
Team Alexa Lombard and Abbey Miedema extended their lead on the women’s by five minutes over the second-placed K2 partnership of Laura Thompson and Robyn Kime, to stay in control of the 2008 Hansa Powerade Dusi, a final stage down to the finish in Durban beckoning victory, disaster aside.
Abbey Clears the Path
Inanda Dam – With a big flow of water from Nagle Dam contributing to the high river levels, Abbey Miedema took control of the Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon on a day of high water on the second stage from Dusi Bridge to Inanda Dam.