Archive for 2012

Olympic sprinters gear up for crucial World Cups with Team Best 4 Kayak Centre

Durban – The two women who will represent South Africa at the London Olympic Games, Bridgitte Hartley and Tiffany Kruger have settled into their European training bases ahead of two crucial World Cup regattas, enjoying the support of the new pro Team Best 4 Kayak Centre. The two KwaZulu-Natal based racers, Hartley from Richards Bay [...]

McGregor and Russell outshine the rest in race two

                              Durban – Team Best 4 Kayak Centre captain Hank McGregor reclaimed his customary place at the top of the pile when he cruised to victory in the Stellar Kayaks surfski race, race two of the Discovery Best 4 Surfski Series, [...]

Be inspired.

A video featuring Canada’s Adam van Koeverden. “Adam  is one of Canada’s most celebrated athletes. He won a gold and bronze at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and a silver in Beijing four years later and this summer, Adam’s heading to London for his third Olympic appearance.” The video is a few months old, [...]

What an experience…

                          “Its so salty!!” was the most often heard exclamation from 9 excited Gauteng canoeing youths who were given the opportunity to experience a trip to the sea, with lessons in surfski on Friday and Saturday, topped off by participation in the New [...]

Jenkins gets 2012 Discovery Best 4 Surfski Series ball rolling

Durban – Renowned river paddling sensation Len Jenkins (Team Best 4 Kayak Centre) showed he can produce top class performances in the sea too when he claimed victory in the New Balance Marine surfski race, the opening race of the ten-leg Discovery Best 4 Surfski Series, at Addington Beach on Sunday.         [...]

The Blog Roll…

One of the best way to keep up to date with whats going on in the paddling world is to see what the athletes themselves are saying! Because we want you to keep informed, we have put together a list of blogs that are worth checking out, and twitter users. With the Olympics coming up, [...]

PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME

By Nicky Irvine One of the biggest complaints that I get as a biokinetist from paddlers is the sensation of “Numb bum” or dead leg when they get out the boat to portage.  But what exactly happens when you get that terrible sensation that shoots down your leg? Looking at ones anatomy and the way [...]

Point-of-view kayaking in the Congo – National Geographic

Dusi Letters continued

Letter 1. Hi SAP team. The reason that I am writing to you is to inform you that I have a friend that helped to rescue some of the swimmers on the second and third days of the Dusi, and they had  busy days in the respect of recovering people that damaged their boats during [...]

The Olympic countdown begins..less than 100 days to go!

Keep up to date with all of the Olympic news by checking out the ICF Periodical- The Hub. This edition of The Hub (V2 issue 3) commemorates the 100 days to go countdown to the Olympic Games. Inside this Issue 1           100 Day Countdown begins! 2           London 2012: Facts to AMAZE your friends 25-1 4           [...]