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Ireland Junior Canoeists Get First Taste of World Championships Fare
# CANOEING: Ireland’s three junior competitors all completed the testing course on the river Tiber in Rome at the Canoe Marathon World Championships today. Sean McCarthy took 22nd place in the junior K1, and Mark Hartnett 32nd. Cait Broderick took…
Heurteau Ranked 10th in 2012 Canoe Slalom World Cup Standings
#CANOEING - The Irish Times reports that Ciaran Heurteau is 10th in the World Cup standings for 2012 in the K1 slalom. The Irish paddler, raised in Paris, has competed in all five Canoe Slalom World Cup events this year,…
Canoe Challengers Promise 'Irish Deliverance' for Charity
#CANOEING - A team of hardy souls from Leamington Spa in England will attempt to paddle their way across the island of Ireland for charity from next weekend. The Leamington Courier reports on the 13-strong 'Irish Deliverance' team, which will…
Blind Canoeist to Paddle Length of River Shannon for Charity
#canoe – A blind journalist, canoeist and past pupil at ChildVision's national education centre for blind children will paddle the River Shannon in aid of ChildVision this weekend. Wesley Bourke and his paddling partner Aisa Cooper will take on the…
Ireland Canoeist Jezierski Wins B Final To Finish Ninth at Olympic Games
# CANOEING: Ireland took a creditable ninth place at the Olympic Games today when Andrzej Jezierski dominated the B Final of the C1 200 metres in the Canoe Sprint competition at Eton Dorney. Jezierski, who had a poor start in…
Jezierski Pays Dearly for Slow Start in Olympic Canoe Sprint Semi-Final
# CANOEING: A poor start cost Andrzej Jezierski dearly it the Olympic Canoe Sprint semi-finals this morning. A very tough draw in the C1 200 metres saw the Ireland competitor needing to finish in the first two of a top-class…
Jezierski Gives Ireland Cracking Start in Canoe Sprint at Olympic Games
# CANOEING: Ireland had a terrific start in the Olympic Canoe Sprint events at Eton Dorney this morning. Andrzej Jezierski was not happy with his start in the C1 200 metres but covered the second 100 metres very well to…
Craig's Hopes End in K1 Canoe Slalom Final
#canoe – Antrim woman Hannah Craig's hopes of a medal in the K1 slalom canoe final ended this afternoon when she hit three gates on the way down in her bid for glory. Craig was first into the water in…
Rheinisch Penalty Costs Ireland in Semi Final
It all went wrong for Eoin Rheinisch in the semi final of the canoe slalom at the Olympic Games today. Surprisingly good times set by the early starters in the K1 at the Lee Valley course put pressure on the…
Ireland Canoeist Craig Pulls Out Fine Second Run to Make Olympic Semi-Finals
# CANOEING: A very good second run in the heats, when she was under real pressure to perform, gave Ireland’s Hannah Craig a place in the semi-finals of the Olympic Games today. Eoin Rheinisch had qualified in the canoe slalom…
Rheinisch's First Run Sees Him Through to Canoe Slalom Semi-Finals at Olympic Games
# CANOEING; Eoin Rheinisch qualified for the semi-finals of the Olympic Games with a fine first run in the K1 canoe slalom heats. Fifteen off the 22 competitors went through, and Rheinisch will go off 12th on Wednesday. His first…
Junior Summer Camps with Canoeing Ireland
#CANOEING - With Ireland's schoolkids well into their summer holidays, a great way to keep them amused is to get them enrolled in Canoeing Ireland's junior summer camps. Junior camps run every week at Canoeing Ireland's purpose-built training centre at…
New Canoe Trail Completes Northern Ireland Coastal Route
#CANOEING - Top junior surf kayaker Andy McClelland was on hand this week for the official opening of Northern Ireland's East Coast Canoe Trail, as the Carrick Times reports. The new route - running for 70 nautical miles from Strangford…
Jezierski Fifth in A Final At Canoe Sprint European Championships
# CANOEING: Andrzej Jezierski finished fifth in the A Final of the C1 200 class at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb in Croatia today. The Poznan native, who lives in Co Cork, has reportedly been suffering from a…
Olympic Hopeful Jezierski Qualifies for A Final At European Canoe Sprint Championships
# CANOEING: Ireland’s hopes in Canoe Sprint at the Olympic Games received a boost today when Andrzej Jezierski qualified for the A Final at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in Zagreb. The Cork-based athlete, who will represent Ireland in the…
Food Poisoning Scare Hits as Rheinisch Misses World Cup Final
# CANOEING: Ireland’s hopes of a place in the final at the canoe slalom World Cup in La Seu d'Urgell in Spain this morning fell away, with Eoin Rheinisch finishing 35th and Ciaran Heurteau 20th. Rheinisch, who complained of food…