Great Britain Canoeing has a new top coach. He’s Dr Scott Gardner, a performance scientist and coaching consultant who’s worked with some of the biggest names in cycling and swimming. The appointment brings to an end a lengthy search for…
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GB Canoeing names new top coach
Tagged with: Brendan Purcell, GB canoeing, Ivan Lawler, John Anderson, Scott Gardner, Victoria Pendleton
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
GB Olympic canoeists lose Tesco support
Supermarket giant Tesco is to stop sponsoring the British Olympic sprint and slalom canoeing team. The retailer has been the lead commercial partner of GB Canoeing and its Olympic programme since late 2010 when its sponsorship deal was first announced.
Tagged with: BCU, British Canoe Union, GB canoeing, John Anderson, olympic canoeing, Tesco
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
BCU searches for canoe sprint head coach
Amid the recent canoeing world hiring spree that we wrote about a few weeks ago, we didn’t notice another advert that the BCU has out for a head coach to run the entire Olympic canoe sprint set-up. The BCU’s performance…
GB Canoeing gets big cash boost for Rio
The Government has increased its financial contribution to canoeing after the sport’s success at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The 18% rise in funding by UK Sport takes canoeing to £19.1m over the next four year cycle. The sport’s website said…
Two canoe sprint medals for GB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2KZXqhg2x8 DORNEY on the last day of the Olympic canoe sprint regatta was magnificent – an electric atmosphere fueled by a capacity 20,000-strong crowd, The Princess Royal, the Prime Minister and two medals for Great Britain. Ed McKeever was crowned…
Tagged with: Ed McKeever, John Anderson, Jon Schofield, Liam Heath, Paul Owen, Trevor Hunter
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
