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Will it make the boat go faster?

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

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Brabants: Olympic canoe champion. Wispa eater.

At last the truth can be told. Olympic champions do eat chocolate. Spotted at Royal last week, Tim Brabants busily engaged with a camera crew taking some publicity shots for one of his sponsors – Cadbury. Now we’ve spotted this

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Eric Farrell’s canoe coaching highlights

An interesting interview with Eric Farrell on Sportscene’s website. He talks about his involvement in canoeing, from his early days as a junior at Royal under George Richardson to coaching paddlers to World Championship and Olympic medals. Well worth a

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Wycherley & Brabants face 3 Olympic canoe race-offs

The Sprintwise blog reports that Paul Wycherley and reigning Olympic Champion Tim Brabants will have their first of three race-offs for the 2012 Olympic K1 1,000m slot in April at the Nottingham regatta. According to the authoritative  blog, written by Anne Ferguson,

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GB canoeist Jenna Hawkey mixing it with Royal seniors

A big Royal welcome to Great Britain Olympic hopeful Jenna Hawkey who has been training with our senior group over the past few days. Jenna, now also known as Mrs Ferris after her wedding to Andy back in October, hails

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