Bedfordview and Edenvale canoeist hit the water
Participants ranged from younger than eight to 80 years old.
Residents from Edenvale and Bedfordview took to the water when they competed in the Gauteng Canoe Marathon Championships.
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Held over June 1 and 2 at the Cradlemoon Lakeside Resort, participants ranged from younger than eight to 80 years old.
A number of paddlers from the Victoria Lake Canoe Club also participated in the event, in the K1 (singles) and K2 (doubles) races.
Sixteen-year-old Edenvale resident Helen van Vuuren finished as the top u-16 girl canoeist.
Bedfordview residents Nick Bradley and Anton Nel teamed up to finish fourth in the sub-master age group race, narrowly missing a podium position in a time of one hour 51 minutes.
Jennie Dallas, Gauteng Canoe Union public relations officer, said one of the essential aspects of marathon racing, is the ability to master a smooth portage.
Paddlers from the u-14 category upwards took their boats out of the water, ran a short distance carrying it, put it back smoothly into the water and climbed in without falling in, slipping or dropping the wet, smooth boat.
Dallas said the Gauteng paddlers are looking forward to the South African Inter-provincial Marathon Championships, which will be held in the middle of June.
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