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19-02-2012

Birkett and Graham retain title in peerless Dusi performance

Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham won The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon title in emphatic fashion, turning in a superlative performance of running and paddling on the 36km final stage from Inanda dam to Blue lagoon in Durban to win the hotly contested race.

18-02-2012

Defending champs stamp their authority on day two of The Unlimited Dusi

Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham turned in a superb performance of running and paddling to take a complete stranglehold on The Unlimited 2012 title on a day of high drama.

17-02-2012

Day 1 Dusi River Marathon - Psychological advantage for defending champs

Defending champs Andy Birkett and Jason Graham snatched the early psychological advantage when they edged out the Dream team of Thulani Mbanjwa and Sbonelo Zondi in an end sprint on day one of The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon.

06-02-2012

Do the work, then go home and dream. Interview with U23 Marathon World Champion Morten Minde

Being ranked the #3 paddler of Norway in 2011, Morten Minde is leading an outstanding new generation of Norwegian paddlers, including Mathias Hamar, SindreKumle Berg, Agnes Brun-Lie, Karl Anders Sletsjøe, Joar Thele, Eivind Vold….

25-01-2012

Río Negro Regatta – One of the longest marathon races crowns its kings

In 1933, Dr. Oscar F La Palma and Enrique Rietchart, paddled the whole Río Negro (Spanish for Black River) from Bariloche to Viedma in a sailcloth kayak, crossing the Argentinian Patagonia. In 1964 a few sportsmen remembered this adventure and created a regatta connecting Neuquén and Viedma.

20-01-2012

Fighting back illness all the way to the top, interview with Claire Gunney

Claire Gunney, Britain’s strongest female marathon paddler of the last few years, announced her retirement late last year. After having battled with a severe case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, that should have taken her out of the sport completely, she fought back and made it to the European in 2011 and World Championships in 2010.

17-01-2012

Interview with marathon legends Walter Bouzán and Álvaro Fiuza

Since the ICF World Marathon Championships officially started in 1988, many great paddlers have made themselves world known. But only a few passed through the gate that brings them to the hall of legends.

03-11-2011

Men’s K1 Canoe Marathon World Champion Hank McGregor propelled into history

Since stunning the canoeing world by winning the highly contested Men’s K1 event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Singapore last month, McGregor has been inundated with requests to participate in events all over the world.

24-10-2011

Hungarian Renata Csay collects her 10th gold medal in Singapore

The final day of the 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship came to a close in Singapore with the K2 men senior, K2 women senior and C2 senior titles awarded to Hungary and Spain.

21-10-2011

Juniors and under 23 competition kicks off with a rousing start

The shifting conditions and heat did not deter the world’s Juniors and Under-23 paddlers as the third day of the 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships showcased the depth of talent and level of excitement expected in the days to come.

21-10-2011

World champion Ben Brown defending canoe marathon title

At only 8 years old, Ben was given his first kayak from his parents and sent to the local canoe club (Elmbridge CC) where he quickly picked up and loved flat water racing. By age 15, Ben had held junior records for local marathon races, and was a regular to the podium of the sprint and marathon National Championships.