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Interview with Hilary Pitchford, 2011 winner of the Classic Marathon World Series

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Hilary Pitchford is the current winner of the ICF Classic Marathon World Series. Athlete in several disciplines, she started paddling in 2001 and spent many years testing every type of water and adventure sports, from rafting to Kayak Polo, just to name two disciplines where she has been representing South Africa internationally.
The 2012 Amsterdam Waterland Marathon

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14 April the Waterland Marathon was held in Amsterdam and was organised by the KV Viking Amsterdam Club of which the great Edwin de Nijs is a member. This competition is included in the ICF World Classic Marathon Series.
Birkett and Graham retain title in peerless Dusi performance

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

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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.
Day 1 Dusi River Marathon - Psychological advantage for defending champs

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

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

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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.
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.
Interview with marathon legends Walter Bouzán and Álvaro Fiuza

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

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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.
Hungarian Renata Csay collects her 10th gold medal in Singapore

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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.
Juniors and under 23 competition kicks off with a rousing start

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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.
World champion Ben Brown defending canoe marathon title

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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.
Bain takes out the ICF Canoe Marathon Junior World Champs crown

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Bill Bain emerges from the humid conditions in Singapore last weekend to be crowned the new Junior World Marathon Champion, and stake his claim of one of Australia’s most talented up and coming sprint paddlers.
Well known sprint paddlers expected to challenge best marathoners

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The 2011 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships kicks off this year with a record number of athletes competing in six different categories. Forty nations are present, two up from the Vaxholm Championships in 1996. All of marathon’s top paddlers have arrived in Singapore and have been joined by some well known Canoe Sprint paddlers who will be trying to challenge the marathoners.
SA paddlers race into Fish record book

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McGregor and Grant van der Walt became the first crew to win a hat-trick of victories in South Africa's Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon on Saturday, and shattered the race record too after dominating the event from start to finish.
World’s Best Canoeists Head to Singapore for Canoe Marathon Championships

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This year's annual ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Singapore is the most anticipated canoe marathon world championships in many years; it is also the first time that an Asian country hosts the event, which will also serve as an Asian Championship.
Video 1988 Dusi River Marathon - Day 3

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The idea of racing down the Umsindusi and Umgeni rivers was born during World War II when Ian Player, sitting around a campfire in Italy, tired and homesick, came up with the idea of formalising a race downriver from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. This is a video overview of the 1988 event.
Video 2008 Cesky Krumlov River Marathon

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Video overview of the 2008 Cesky Krumlov River Marathon. The biggest canoe and kayak marathon in the Czech republic.
Video 2006 Cesky Krumlov River Marathon

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Video overview of the 2006 Cesky Krumlov River Marathon. The biggest canoe and kayak marathon in the Czech republic.