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| 8
July... Great results at the Junior Europeans, and many thanks
to the parents who contributed so much, especially Louise Brown
who was kept very busy with her physiotherapy and the Farrows
and Harrisons who kindly gave up their time to help with splits.
Trip report |
|
2 July... Happy faces at the Junior Europeans - Sandra ran
away with Gold by 11 seconds with the Italians providing 2nd
place twice in a rare tie!
The boys race was very tight at the top. Just 7 seconds off
the top spot gave Rob 12th place.
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| 2
July... Chester
Dee Race Results |
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1 July... A change of race time at the Junior Europeans.
Previously scheduled for 2pm racing will now begin at 4:15
when the water is prediscted to be at it's optimum.
Todays non-stop yielded some very encouraging results with
Sandra having the fastest class time, closely followed by
Hannah with third fastest. Rob also posted a third fastest
class time. With the non-stop no longer setting race order
these shold be more racing and less strategy in these results
than in previous years.
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| 29
June... Following a policy of constant improvement, it is virtually
certain that the Wavehopper finals course will be upgraded again
and run at HPP - on the lower section known as "the darleks"
on 13th September. The organiser of this event will be Bill
Lawranceson from Burton Canoe Club/ |
| 29 June...As
below, this is a couple of days old - Jessica Oughton featuring
in WomenSportReport |
| 29 June...
Apologies offered for the inactivity around here. The Webmistress
is in Italy, the no2 web person is in Italy and so the barrel
is being scraped (me!). Reports coming back about the river
(see last sentence) are full of enthusiasm it's big, often challenging
but very manageable and rewards skill over any amount of luck.
The Seniors are racing there next year and places are certainly
going to be highly valued for a great paddle. |
| 22 June...
The Yorkshire Championships (open to all) includes the Division
B Washburn race on 5th July. You can slalom, freestyle and river
race, all on the same weekend. Should be a great event. All
the details. |
| 22 June...
A third World Cup medal (out of four races) for Jessica. A bronze
this time - a great result that leaves her 2nd in the overall
world cup rankings. Full
Lofer results. |
| 21 June...
Super sprinter - Jessica Oughton wins again. After a stunning
second run, Jessica won the World Cup 3 sprint at Lofer. Full
results |
| 21 June...
To encourage participation in WWR without huge travelling distances,
there will be new regional Wavehopper races, and it starts next
weekend with an event alongside Shepperton slalom. Please print
out this flyer
for the Series and put it up in your clubhouse, and if you live
in the south/southeast of England, come and compete in two disciplines
at Shepperton next Saturday. Information
flyer for the Shepperton event |
21 June...
WAVEHOPPER TRACKING/AMNESTY
This
list has been compiled from a previous audit and the few
responses received to an amnesty lodged on the WWR website.
Could those clubs etc listed as having wavehoppers/equipment
on the attached list please confirm the details or add details
missing. If you do not have the equipment listed please let
susanmtempleton@tiscali.co.uk know ASAP. Or if you have wavehoppers
purchased by the WWR Executive/Committee not listed again let
her know ASAP. |
| 21 June...
Jessica Oughton is lying second, just 0.3 sec down, after the
first run of the Lofer World Cup sprint. Grant Anderson and
Ben Oakley are lying 12th and 13th respectively. Lofer
website |
| 18 June...
The current
World Cup standings are available on the ICF Wildwater Committee
website. Jessica is lying third, whilst it looks as though the
battle between Grant and Ben to be top Brit will go all the
way to the wire. |
|
15 June... Message from Colin Smith (organiser)
THE CHESTER DEE RACE IS ON.
HOWEVER we clash with another major event on and around the
river, the CHESTER TRIATHLON. Therefore we will need to be
aware of the following times and potential hazards.
The river will be closed until 10.00am as the swimmers will
be in the river - 700 of them. Please do not paddle until
they have all finished.
The cyclists should not affect us.
The runners will be going directly past the Riverside centre,
therefore out access to the river will be marshalled to avoid
any collisions with runners.
To return to the start after the race, portage the dry section
of the wier and paddle back.
Paddlers intending to take part, please let me know, tel.
no. 0151 343 0228 or email cpac.smith at ic24 dot net
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| 14 June...
Many congratulations to Jessica Oughton on winning World Cup1
at Karlovy Vary beating the current World Champion by a second. |
| 13 June...
There should be live
results from the World Cup at Karlovy Vary this weekend.
The sprint starts at 0830 BST tomorrow and the classic at 0800
BST on Sunday. |
| 12 June...
Nene 2 due to be held on 12th July has had to be cancelled due
to a problem with the booking. |
| 9 June... A
report from the World Championships is available on the new
website. |
| 7 June... Not
to be outdone, some paddlers have been attracting media
interest in the UK too... |
| 6
June... To cater for increasing media interest in Italy the
sprint races have been retimed so a morning live broadcast can
cover both runs and hence the results. The Men's K1 and C1 classes
will now run at 10am and 11:45. Consequently the Women's K1
and the C2 classes will run at 3pm and 4:45 |
| 4
June... Using a local Internet Cafe the Webmistress will be
making any Championships related updates directly to the new
website.
Please click
through for the latest news available |
|
3 June... Two updates to the Wessx Series of introductory
races - Chippenham (the Avon Race) will be the 31st August
(not the 30th and due to parking space). In collaboration
with the BCU, racing on October 4th is being moved to The
Exe at Exeter to coincide with the South West Canoe Show (was
at the Nene).
Updated
details.
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| 1 June... G.B.
will now be fielding an entry in the Masters C2 Team Race at
Ivrea. Completing the line up to make this possible are Messrs.
Phil Caunt and Dave Bradburn. Now all they have to do is work
out how to crew the boat with 2 left side paddlers who both
sit in the rear seat! |
| 1 June... Ivrea
update. Heavy rain in Italy has been featuring in the news and
Ivrea has seen normally flat sections of the river with 2-3
metre high waves. However, levels are now dropping - although
still far too high for the sprint course to be paddleable -
and the organisers intend to run the Classic race for Masters
on Monday. |
| 28 May... The
Canoe England ACM will be held on 7th June at the NWSC, Nottingham.
If you wish to go, please contact Mandy Delaney at the BCU.
More details |
| 28 May... You
won't have to go to Ivrea to see all the action. The Italian
Canoeing Kayaking Federation will be producing videos to be
updated each day starting with the Masters racing this weekend.
You will have to visit our new website
to view it however. |
| 27 May... Next
year's World Cups are going to be held in Tasmania in October/November
2009. Most impressively, they already have a website
for the event. |
| 27 May... Good
luck to the Senior Team as they head off to Ivrea for the World
Championships. Could be exciting racing as their weather
is about as wet as ours. Weather
Forecast and also a report
from one of the Australian competitors. |
| 22 May... Correction
to Wagon Lane Division
B results (affecting WK1). |
| 22 May... Stone
Division B will not run this weekend but may be run in conjunction
with the slalom there on 14/15 June. Further information about
the later date will posted when available. |
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22 May... Your new
website is live and being kept updated with all the news
(and even one piece that isn't on here). It is stuffed full
of interesting information including river guides with video
and images, google maps with race start and finish markers,
a multimedia wildwater racing manual and a video gallery amongst
lots of other goodies.
It will be updated in conjunction with this one for a while,
and if there is information on this site that you cannot find
on the new site, or you discover any glitches with the new
one, please let me know. A lot of work (mostly by Neil Stamps)
has gone into this site, and we need you to play your part
in helping us develop it.
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| 21 May... The
Conwy Ascent
is on 21st June and would combine nicely with the Chester Dee
on the 22nd June. Fliers for Conwy
Ascent and Chester
Dee. |
| 21 May... Wavehopper
Amnesty. Read
more... |
| 20 May... Flier
for the Chester
Dee race on 22 June. |
| 20 May... It
is not only Jessica Oughton making the press, but Jamie
too. |
| 20 May... The
Come and Try It day at Wiltshire Canoe Club on August 16th is
proving to be very popular. Level 3 coaches and experienced
paddlers are needed to support both this day and the Wessex
series of races. Please look at this
flier for more details. |
| 18 May... Wagon
Lane Division B results. The Organiser, Anne Howarth, would
like to thank all those who came to the event and took part
in both the sprint race and the slalom, and to congratulate
those from Duddon, and James Perrier, who were promoted to Div
3 in slalom. |
| 18 May... Whilst
a £500,000 article in Hello magazine would be nice, Jessica
Oughton is doing a great job of making sure that WWR stays in
the headlines. |
| 11 May....
Congratulations to Jonnie Schofield on his selection for the
K2 500m (with Ben Brown) for the Europeans in Milan. This competition
is also a chance to qualify the boat for the Olympics. If you
have access to Eurosport, you can see the action next weekend.
Apologies for the late posting, but the World Class website
originally published the selection list with no men's crew boats. |
|
10 May... The Wessex Series - a new development and
racing opportunity for those located in the South/South West/West
Midlands. It will be run this summer/autumn on a carefully
graded selection of new and existing Division B races by Wiltshire
Youth Canoe Club. You can race any single seater boat and
there are no handicaps.
August 16th Come & Try Day at Wiltshire Youth Canoe Club
numbers limited to 25 at the moment please pre book places
with Jon Finch
30th August Avon Race (section of river to be decided)
7th September Symonds Yat
21st September Bathampton (Avon) replacing Langham Farm race
4th October Nene 3
19th October Lower Dart
26th October Taff 2
More details.
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| 10 May... Youth
series rankings |
| 9 May... Report
and video clip of Jessica Oughton on the CUS
Milano racing team page. There is also some new footage
from the 1993 World Championships in Mezzana accessible from
this page. |
|
25 Apr... Congratulations to the following athletes who have
been selected to represent Great Britain.
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Seniors
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|
World Championships
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World Cups
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Sprint
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Classic
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C2
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| Christie & Wright |
Christie & Wright |
Christie & Wright |
| Bradburn & Cartwright |
Bradburn & Cartwright |
Bradburn & Cartwright |
|
WK1
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| Jessica Oughton |
Jessica Oughton |
Jessica Oughton |
| Sandra Hyslop |
Sandra Hyslop |
Sandra Hyslop |
| Radka Felingerova |
Radka Felingerova |
Radka Felingerova |
| |
Dee Paterson |
Gilly Mara |
| |
|
Dee Paterson |
|
MK1
|
| Jon Schofield |
Jon Schofield |
Jon Schofield |
| Grant Anderson |
Ben Oakley |
Ben Oakley |
| Martyn Steele |
Grant Anderson |
Grant Anderson |
| Ben Oakley |
Martyn Steele |
Michael Sims |
| |
|
Tim Lawrenson |
| |
|
Jamie Oughton |
|
C1
|
| Andy Hamilton |
Andy Hamilton |
Andy Hamilton |
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Juniors
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|
Junior European Championships
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International Race
|
|
WK1
|
| Sandra Hyslop |
Sandra Hyslop |
| Hannah Brown |
Hannah Brown |
| |
Lydia Oxtoby |
| |
Tani Hargreaves |
|
MK1
|
| Rob Vincent |
Rob Vincent |
| Gareth Farrow |
Aaron Webb |
| Jack Harrison |
Gareth Farrow |
| |
Matthew Bowley |
| |
Jack Harrison |
| |
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Any remaining places will be at invitation of the Team
Manager.
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|
| 23 Apr... NEW
FOR THE DEVELOPING PADDLER - THE ACADEMY SERIES
Starting now - a new series for the developing paddler.
The Academy Series is for all ages from U10 to Master and
will be held at 8 Division B races up to the end of the year
with the best 5 results to count. Race against your own age
group and sex in the boat of your choice and score Div B points
at the same time. More
details.
Races
3rd May Derwent Dash
22nd June Chester
14th July Nene
5th October Ironbridge
18th October Wear
19th October Slenningford Mill
15th Nov Mersey
16 Nov Burrs
There is now a steady progression of age group series from
the youngest and least experienced paddlers to British team
members, and Academy Series fills the gap between the Perception
Wavehopper Challenge and the Youth Series.
Perception Wavehopper Challenge - a sprint series
for U10 - U16, wavehoppers or U3.5m boats only. The ideal
way to start in Wild Water Racing.
Academy Series - sprint and classic length races for
all age groups, any boat allowed under WWR rules and with
wavehoppers and U3.5m boats receiving a handicap allowance.
This series will build up skills and knowledge to enable the
progression to the Youth Series and Division A for the juniors
and Division A for the seniors.
Youth Series - sprint and classic length races for
U10 - U16, Division B or promoted within the year Division
A paddlers. No allowances for wavehoppers. Held at Division
A events.
National Youth Championship - highest ranked U14,
U16, U18 and U23 paddler in Division A.
|
20 Apr... There
will be an Open race at HPP at 6pm on Wednesday 28th May to
be held alongside Student selection. All the details can be
found in this flyer
and you can enter
online.
Student selection policy. |
| 15 Apr... RACE
CANCELLATION - Ironbridge, Sunday 5th October. Due to over-running
river bank works and the sale of the pub, there is no longer
any access to the finish. |
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