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Slalom action at Lee Valley this w/e

Posted on October 29, 2012 by guy

Fancy reliving some of that Olympic canoe slalom excitement? Well, head to the Olympic canoe slalom venue at Lee Valley this weekend for the British Open Canoe Slalom Championships. The racing runs from 10am-4pm on both Saturday and Sunday –…

Tagged with: canoe slalom, David Florence, Etienne Stott, Richard Hounslow, Tim Baillie
Posted in Events

The Games from a medal winner’s perspective

Posted on August 31, 2012 by guy

Richard Hounslow, won won a bronze medal at the Lee Valley whitewater course in the Games with David Florence has published a Flickr album of Olympic-related photos. It’s well worth a look. He also posted a link on his website…

Tagged with: David Florence, London 2012, Richard Hounslow, slalom canoeing
Posted in Photos & Videos

Bloggers mull British canoe medals

Posted on August 4, 2012 by guy

A little over a day after the Olympic canoe slalom events ended at Lee Valley, there are a couple of blogs on the competition. Because the event ended on a high, Britain left the Hertfordshire course in good spirits, overlooking…

Tagged with: Anna Hemmings, David Florence, Etienne Stott, Richard Hounslow, Tim Baillie, Whitewater
Posted in Olympic Canoeing

Double medal success for GB’s Olympic canoes

Posted on August 3, 2012 by guy

Amazing scenes at the Olympics yesterday as Great Britain brought home not one but two medals in the men’s C2 canoe slalom on the final day of competition at the Lee Valley whitewater centre yesterday. It was also the first…

Day 4: Hounslow out, looks to C2

Posted on August 1, 2012 by guy

There was more disappointment for Team GB at the Lee Valley whitewater centre today as K1 paddler Richard Hounslow failed to make the final. Hounslow, who gets another crack at a medal in the men’s C2 event tomorrow, was –…

Tagged with: David Florence, Etienne Stott, John Anderson, Richard Hounslow, Tim Baillie
Posted in Olympic Canoeing