paddlers

South African paddlers shine in Europe

South African paddlers shone in Europe on the weekend, with sprint star Bridgitte Hartley taking bronze at the World Championships in Moscow, and the country's river racers grabbing two podium places, including a win, at the legendary Sella Descent in Spain.

World champ claims eighth SA marathon title

World Marathon Champion Hank McGregor entrenched his status as the continent's premier paddler by mastering the icy Highveld weather and a large and very powerful field to claim his eighth South African Marathon K1 title.

World champ claims eighth SA marathon title

World Marathon Champion Hank McGregor entrenched his status as the continent's premier paddler by mastering the icy Highveld weather and a large and very powerful field to claim his eighth South African Marathon K1 title.

McGregor races to Molokai Challenge win

Hank McGregor underlined his status as one of the best paddlers in the world by winning a second title in the Maui Jim Molokai Challenge in Hawaii on the weekend after holding off Australian star Clint Robinson in a thrilling finish to the tough 56km race.

Development paddlers set sights on Dusi

With one of South Africa's most famous endurance sport events, the Dusi Canoe Marathon, fast approaching, paddlers from the country's canoeing development programmes served notice of their intent by winning two Dusi seeding events on the weekend.

The pain is soon forgotten

If you fancy a hard mountain bike ride through some of South Africa's most spectacular countryside, then the Freedom Challenge may be just the ticket. It's over 2 000km – but the man behind it has wilder dreams.
Getting to know a different South Africa

McGregor paddles to ninth Berg victory

Hank McGregor triumphed over a classy field and atrocious weather on the final day to claim a record ninth title in the Berg River Canoe Marathon at Velddrif in the Western Cape on the weekend.

Paddling through Northern Cape paradise

The inaugural Green Kalahari Canoe Marathon, which took place in the Northern Cape towards the end of March, attracted nearly 100 participants and hundreds of visitors to the wine-growing region, and looks set to become an annual event.
Paddling for a good cause

Defending champs dominate the Dusi

Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham won South Africa's 2012 Dusi canoe marathon in emphatic fashion on the weekend after turning in a superlative performance of running and paddling on the 36-kilometre final stage from Inanda Dam to Blue Lagoon in Durban.

Paddling for a good cause

Four South African paddlers are participating in the Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon to raise money for the Paddle for a Limb initiative, which provides prosthetic limbs for underprivileged people in the Dusi Valley near Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.
Laureus honour for Blade Runner