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1. Interview with Campbell Walsh: Britain’s No. 1 Canoe slalom athlete

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   Campbell Walsh has already gained the silver medal for Britain in the 2004 Olympics and is set for gold in 2012. Providing he makes it through the April trials, that is! Walsh is currently living in Waltham Abbey and is training at the Lee Valley White Water centre in Waltham Cross.

2. 2011 – The ‘Gold’ Season for British Freestyle

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   The 2011 Freestyle kayaking season has come to an end and what a season it has been. 2011 will be remembered as the most successful year (so far) in British Freestyle history.

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

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   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.

4. Interview with Lizzie Neave

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   Interview with one of Great Britain's top athletes Lizzie Neave who won bronze at the 2009 Worlds in La Seu d'Urgell in Spain and bronze at the 2011 European Championships, also in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.

5. Fiona Pennie in Australia

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   Fiona Penny from Team Great Britain was in Australia for her warm weather training, which gave us the opportunity to ask her a few questions.

6. Canoeist Brabants optimistic after hard year

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   A taxing year punctuated by injury and illness has come to a tranquil end for Olympic canoeing champion Tim Brabants who is looking forward with optimism to defending his K1 1,000 metres title in London.

7. GB Freestyle Team for 2012

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   This years winners of the league series were crowned British Champions and were given automatic entry on the team. Everyone else competed for one less place per category on the team at HPP in Nottingham.

8. Interview with coach Eric Farrell

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   After finishing competing, Eric returned to the sport as a coach. He started coaching a group of young athletes at Elmbridge canoe club. Within two years he had lead Tim Brabants and Paul Darby-Dowman to Great Britains’ first Junior World Championship gold medal.

9. ICF 2011 Paracanoeist of the Year is Great Britain’s Patrick Mahoney

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   Great Britain's Patrick Mahoney has been voted the ICF 2011 Paracanoeist of the Year, he is the current World Champion in the V1 LTA category, a title he won in August at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

10. Video 1981 Wildwater Racing World Championships Bala

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    Watch a summary of the 1981 Downriver World Championships in Bala, Wales, Great Britain.