Rio Qualification Rewards Hartley’s Blonde Ambition
If you were to meet Bridgitte Hartley, she may describe herself as an optimistic blonde with a flair for sport. What she won’t readily tell you is that in 2012, she made history at the Olympics when she bagged bronze in the K1 500m final. It was South Africa’s first ever canoeing Olympic medal, and Hartley’s […]
Hartley Optimistic at Sprint World Cup Start
SA’s Canoe Sprint Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley demonstrated impressive early season form at the opening leg of the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup series in Milan over the weekend, finishing in sixth place in the women’s K1 500m A Final on the weekend
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
Kime Shatters First Stage Dusi Record
Race favourite and defending champion, Robyn Kime shattered the first stage record on day one of The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon, finishing nearly 14 seconds ahead of fierce rival Abby Adie.