New World Champ Kira Bester Leads Potent SA Team to Glory
The South African women were completely dominant in the 2024 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships, with Kira Bester winning overall for the U23 gold and Michelle Burn finishing second to claim the senior title
Georgia Singe the Toast of Team SA at the 2024 ICF Canoe Marathon World Champs in Croatia
Fish Hoek High scholar Georgia Singe was the toast of Team SA at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Champs after claiming the junior K1 silver medal as well as silver in the U23 K2 with Holly Smith for two of South Africa’s five medals in Metkovic, Croatia
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
Christie Mackenzie Outsprints Nix Birkett to Defend Drak Challenge Title
Overnight leader Christie Mackenzie wrapped up the victory when she dug out a narrow lead on the hard-chasing Nix Birkett to cross the finish line first to win the 2024 N3TC Drak Challenge title
Christie Mackenzie Edges Nix Birkett for Overnight Drak Challenge Lead
Christie Mackenzie took a big step toward defending her Drak Challenge title when she overcame a pre-race setback to edge Nix Birkett by a slim 2 seconds to claim the Day 1 lead in Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday
Nix Birkett and Jade Wilson Race to 2023 SA Surfski Doubles Championship Win in East London
Nix Birkett and Jade Wilson beat contenders in flat conditions to win the 2023 SA Surfski Doubles Championship at the Pete Marlin Surfski Race at Yellow Sands Beach in East London, Eastern Cape on Sunday
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
Saskia Hockly and Christie Mackenzie win Fish River Canoe Marathon
The experienced pairing of Saskia Hockly and Christie Mackenzie braved the tricky bridges and treacherous rapids to win the two-day Fish River K2 Canoe Marathon, in Craddock on Saturday, 7 October
Gold for Holly Smith and Georgia Singe at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Champs
Holly Smith and Georgia Singe win the K2 Junior title, while Saskia Hockly bags bronze in the K1 Under 23 race at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Denmark.
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Team South Africa Hunting Medals in Denmark
A strong South African team will once again be expecting to return with a big medal haul from the 2023 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships which starts on Thursday in Denmark.
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