Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk On Course to Defend their Breede River Marathon Title
Defending champs Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk were the stronger crew on Day 1 of the Breede River Canoe Marathon from Robertson to Bonnievale on Saturday and enjoy a solid 66-second advantage to start stage two to Swellendam on Sunday
Michelle Burn Conquers Rolling Seas to Claim SA Singles Surfski Title
Michelle Burn made the best of windy conditions to win the 2024 women’s singles title at the Euro Steel SA Surfski Championships presented by Fenn in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday
Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk Break Away to Win SA Surfski Champs Doubles in Durban
Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk powered away on a flat sea off Durban to comfortably win the Euro Steel SA Surfski Championships presented by Fenn doubles title in Durban on Saturday
Kira Bester and Pippa McGregor Steam Away to Win Freedom Paddle Around Robben Island
Kira Bester and Pippa McGregor were in a class of their own in a strong women’s field to notch up their first victory together when the two took an early advantage win the 27km Prescient Freedom Paddle around Robben Island on Saturday
Kira Bester Surges to Pete Marlin Win to claim the 2023 SA Surfski Champs Title in East London
Kira Bester put her fears and a close encounter with a whale behind her to claim the 2023 South African Championship title after winning the opening day of the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race in East London, Eastern Cape, on Saturday, 4 November
Melanie van Niekerk Wins First National Surfski title
Melanie van Niekerk wins her first national surfski title ahead of Kira Bester and Michelle Burn in Cape Town.
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Rising Stars Shine at 2022 SA Schools and Senior Sprint Champs
The country’s best and up-and-coming sprint paddlers battled it out for national selection at the 2022 SA Schools and Senior Sprint Championships at Lomond Dam.
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Bridgitte Hartley and Pippa McGregor Win Prescient Freedom Paddle Race
Powerhouse crew of Olympic sprint medallist Bridgitte Hartley and Pippa McGregor cruise to victory at the Prescient Freedom Paddle surfski race.
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Murray and Bester Claim Dis-Chem Pete Marlin Surfski Title
Candice Murray and Kira Bester hold off Jenna Nisbet and Saskia Hockly to claim top honours at Dis-Chem Pete Marlin Surfski Race at Nahoon Beach in East London on Sunday
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Christie Mackenzie Bags Bronze for Team SA
It was another strong day of paddling from Team South Africa as Christie Mackenzie added a bronze to the medal tally at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships.
Michelle Burn Bags Fenn SA Surfski Champs Title
Michelle Burn revelled in familiar ocean conditions to canter away to an almost five-minute victory margin over Cape racers Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk to win at the Fenn SA Surfski Championships.
Local Juniors Eager to Seize Chances at International Surf Rescue Challenge
Eight junior South African lifesavers will be competing against the world’s best at the 2019 International Rescue Challenge in Durban this weekend