Hartley Romps to SA K1 Title to Lead Team SA to ICF Champs
Bridgitte Hartley and Melanie van Niekerk (Women’s K1) Kyeta Purchase and Kerry Segal (U23 K1) lead their SA Marathon Canoe Champs fields on Saturday, to qualify for Team SA to the ICF World Canoe Champs in KZN.
Flawless Abby Solms Cracks Her Debut Dusi Canoe Title
Three flawless days from Abby Solms in the toughest conditions in over a decade saw her march convincingly to her first Dusi Canoe Marathon title, finishing at Blue Lagoon on Saturday
Contenders Line Up for Vacant Berg River Crown
Kirsten Penderis the favourite among pre-Berg River Canoe marathon race competitors to clinch the vacant 2014 crown, as last year’s champion Jenna Ward heads to the Canoe Sprint World Champs in Hungary
Hartley Bags Victrix Ludorum at SA Canoe Champs
Olympic medallist Bridgitte Hartley was the star of the show, winning the senior Victrix Ludorum at the SA Sprint Canoeing Champs on the weekend at Nagle Dam
Adie Adamová Paddle to Ozzie Gladwin Race Win
Abby Adie and Anna Adamová finish in 21st-place overall for victory in the women’s division of the Ozzie Gladwin on Sunday
Adie Adamová Pair Ease to Fish River Win
Abby Adie and Anna Adamová beat top challengers Robyn Kime/Bridgette Hartley and Jenna Ward/Kerry Segal for 2013 Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon
Russell Grabs Surfski Challenge Gold in Durban
With the absence of defending champion Michelle Burn at the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, Varsity College’s Nikki Russell grabbed gold at the ninth Varsity College Marine Surfski event, the Hi Q Surfski Challenge in Durban on Friday.
Burn Practically Unbeatable in ’13 Surfski Series
Michelle Burn has come back strong with three back-to-back Marine Surfski Series race wins for a total of four titles – equal to Tiffany Kruger’s four straight wins while Burn was out of action, and with just two races to go, Burn looks in pole position to defend her title this year
Burn Wins Dion Wired Surfski Challenge
Michelle Burn wins Dion Wired at Addington Beach on Friday evening in Durban for third Marine Surfski title, and a chance to win the 2013 series title from log leader Tiffany Kruger
Kruger Firms Grip on Marine Surfski Title
Tiffany Kruger secured a comfortable fourth straight Marine Surfski Series title ahead of Nikki Russell and Danica Bartho, at the Hansa Surfski Challenge in Durban on Friday evening
Women Paddlers Leading the Way
Canoeing SA has praised its women paddlers after another strong showing at the 2012 Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon in the Eastern Cape.