Last time I needed medication (not that long ago as it happens, you know how it is…advancing age, personality disorder, irritating tics and tedious tendencies) I spent almost ten minutes with the pharmacist as we both tried to interpret my…
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Gardner an inspired choice for GB canoeing
The decision to appoint Australian Scott Gardner as the new head coach for GB Canoeing’s sprint programme is a sign of the distance that the sport has come in recent years. Time was, amateur sports, like canoeing, would pick amateur…
Tagged with: GB canoeing, Kerri-Anne Payne, olympic canoeing, Scott Gardner, tim brabants, Victoria Pendleton
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Tim Brabants retires
Tim Brabants, Britain’s most successful Olympic canoeist, has announced his retirement from the sport. Tim represented Great Britain at four Olympic Games and became the country’s first Olympic gold medalist in Beijing, winning the K1 1,000m with a barnstorming performance…
Boyton, Walker shine at national champs
Royal Canoe Club’s top paddlers scored important results at the National Championship regatta in Nottingham on Saturday. Jess Walker, one of several London 2012 Olympic paddlers racing this weekend, finished in 44.8 seconds to finish 2nd in the K1 200m,…
Tagged with: Ed McKeever, Jess Walker, jon boyton, Liam Heath, Rachel Cawthorn, tim brabants
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Regatta weekend: national champs
Good luck to all our members heading to Nottingham for the first canoe sprint regatta of the year. The powers that be have decreed that the first regatta of the season will also be the National Championships regatta, so no…
Tagged with: Jess Walker, nottingham, regatta, sprint canoeing, tim brabants
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
Posted in Olympic Canoeing
