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Flatwater Racing Newsletter
January 2010
Surrey’s athletes produce medal flurry at the Marathon World Championships
GB’s marathon racing athletes, most of whom are from Surrey, competed in the Canoe Marathon World Championships in Crestuma, Portugal over the weekend. Racing in the senior Men’s K1 (Kayak Single) class over a distance of 30Km, the 2009 GB National Champion and former World Junior Champion, 23 year old Ben Brown, (Elmbridge Canoe Club) won a Silver medal in the K1 Men event.
Tom Daniels, was GB’s sole representative in the Under 23 Men’s K1 class, he won a Bronze medal in a time of 1.54.29. In the Senior Women’s K1 class, raced over a distance of 26 kilometres Lani Belcher (Elmbridge CC) won a Bronze medal in a time of 1.58.52 just 1 seconds off the winner Portugal’s Beatriz Gomes (1.58.41).
In the Women’s Under 23 K1 class, former World Junior Champion Louisa Sawers 21 (also Elmbridge CC) won a Silver medal in the K1 Women Under 23 class in a time of 1.40.08.
In the Men’s K1 Junior class, the 2009 Junior National Champion, Mark Childerstone from Wey Kayak Club, Guildford, achieved 12th position and Dean Terry won a Silver medal in a time of 1.38.01.
Thirty countries and over 400 athletes competed in the races which took places 18 - 20 September.
World Championships – Crestuma, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal –
16th-20th September 2009
Silver Medal Ben Brown Men’s K1
Silver Medal Louisa Sawers Under 23 Women’s K1
Bronze Medal Lani Belcher Women’s K1
Bronze Medal Thomas Daniels Under 23 Men’s K1
Bronze Medal Dean Terry Junior Men’s K1
European Championships – Ostroda, Poland – 23rd-26th July 2009
Bronze Medal Jonny Tye, James Webster Junior Men’s K2
World Cup Masters – Crestuma, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal –
16th-20th September 2009
Gold Medal Melvin Swallow Men’s K1 Masters 55/59
Gold Medal John Talbot Men’s K1 Masters 70+
Silver Medal Fiona Grady, Ali Pendle Women’s K2 Masters 35/39
Silver Medal Brian Greenham Men’s K1 Masters 55/59
Silver Medal Sue Hawthorn, Jayne Moran Women’s K2 Masters 45/49
Silver Medal Brian Greenham, Tim Cornish (RSA) Men’s K2 Masters 55/59
Silver Medal Jim Parker, Chris Skellern Men’s K2 Masters 60/64
Bronze Medal Sue Hawthorn Women’s K1 Masters 45/49
Report on the Gent K1 race, Saturday 28th March 2009
Flatwater News Letter - March 2009
ICF Marathon News Letter - February 2009
ICF World Cup Rules - 2009
Marathon Racing Rule Changes
Announcement to Clubs, Race Organisers and Team Leaders
The Marathon Racing Committee has agreed further changes to the rules for
competition which will apply with immediate effect. More>
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