Category: Olympic Canoeing
Prepare for Olympic canoe gridlock…
May 11th, 2012, Comments Off
Worrying noises from Denis Oswald, chairman of the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission and president of the international rowing federation (FISA). In an interview with The Times, he predicted problems in getting around London during the Olympic Games. The public transport network will have to deal with an estimated 3m extra journeys a day. According [...]
Teams head for pre-Olympic qualifier in Poznan
May 11th, 2012, Comments Off
International canoeing teams depart for Poland shortly and the first of two final pre-Olympic qualifying events – Poznan and Duisburg, Germany. The Poznan regatta takes place at the Malta regatta course in Poznan. The World Championships were held there in 2010 and conditions were best described as blustery…just like Nottingham, then? A total of 39 [...]
Radka gets GB call-up in wildwater K1 and C1
May 10th, 2012, Comments Off
The above video shows Radka Felingerova racing for GB at Brady’s Tasmania in 2009 where she won a silver medal. It’s dramatic stuff! The more observant of you will notice Hannah Brown, winning bronze, and Jon Schofield, who won silver, also competing at this event. Both are now highly successful sprint canoeists, with Jon tipped for a [...]
Will it make the boat go faster?
May 10th, 2012, Comments Off
OK, so it’s not actually about canoeing – but rowing. Nevertheless, the lessons in this book are widely applicable for all of us in all walks of life and that’s what makes it a compelling read. Ben Hunt-Davis won a gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in the men’s eight and wrote this motivational [...]
Selection tension mounts for GB canoe team
May 9th, 2012, Comments Off
A good clip from ITV with interviews featuring Liam Heath, Tim Brabants and Paul Wycherley at Eton Dorney and some footage of Jon Boyton training on the Olympic regatta course. There’s intense focus on the competition between Tim and Paul for the K1 1,000m slot. The team travel to Poland shortly for the first of [...]
A life in a day: Olympic kayaker Van Koeverden
May 8th, 2012, Comments Off
The Canadian Olympic Committee has released a new video of 1,000m kayaker Adam Van Koeverden. It’s an interesting glimpse of the life of this Olympic kayaker, what he does, how much training he does. Some nice shots of Adam paddling, plus working out in the gym. The COC’s ‘Give Your Everything’ multimedia campaign launched this [...]
GB canoe team looks to London
May 5th, 2012, Comments Off
Some more press coverage following the GB team’s media event at Dorney on Wednesday. No shocking personal revelations today (but give it time). A great selection of pictures can be found on the Metro website. Plus it’s got a story about how Abigail Edmonds, who currently strokes the Women’s K4 crew, was forced to reapply to [...]
Brabants: confident of Olympic qualifying
May 4th, 2012, Comments Off
Great video interview on the BBC Sport website with Tim Brabants and Paul Wycherley today. The two men are battling each other for the K1 1,000m position in the GB Team at this summer’s Olympic Games. The boat has qualified thanks to GB’s position as host nation – but the real question is who will [...]
Thanks Mum! Touching P&G Olympic video
May 4th, 2012, Comments Off
OK, so it’s not strictly a canoeing video. Actually it’s not a canoeing video at all. But I hope you agree it’s worth posting. This is for all you mums who help your kids with their canoeing and their sport generally – great job!
Jenna Hawkey hires celeb PR agency
May 3rd, 2012, Comments Off
It’s official, then. Cornish canoeist Jenna Hawkey, often seen on our stretch of the water when she comes to ‘mix it‘ with our men, is a celebrity. She’s even got her own celebrity PR company, having just appointed Image Media for representation. According to Red Pages’ celebrity news column, Jenna’s main focus – apart from preparing for [...]
