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Canoe Slalom Selection for 2012 Olympics

James — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:50:49 +0000

Three days of racing will be held at the state of the art Olympic Canoe Slalom venue at Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire Friday April 13 – Sunday 15 April 2012.

With only one boat per class able to qualify for London 2012, there will be some hard fought racing and nail biting action, resulting in GB Canoeing’s nominations for Team GB.

Tickets are now on sale and are limited – don’t miss out on what promises to be an exciting three days of action

Book your tickets via - GB Canoeing Ticket Office

For further please e-mail GB Selection – Enquiries

original articale at GB Canoeing

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GB Canoeing Selection Trials for London 2012

James — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:29:59 +0000

Car Parking

Free car parking available within the Showground Field, located adjacent to Lee Valley White Water Centre (LVWWC)

Disabled parking facilities are available via the main LVWWC entrance - Blue Badge Holders Only

Programme

Friday 13th April 2012

Race 1: C1 Women, C1 Men and K1 Men – 1^st run 09:00 – 10:32, 2^nd run 10:35 – 12:07

K1 Women and C2 Men – 1^st run 13:15 – 14:18, 2^nd run 14:45 – 15:48

Racing finishes – 15:48

Saturday 14th April 2012

Race 2: All Classes – 1^st run (Semi-Finals) 09:15 – 11:55

All Classes – 2^nd run (B and A finals) 13:00 – 15:42

Sunday 15th April 2012

Race 3: All Classes – 1^st run (Semi-Finals) 10:00 – 11:55

All Classes – 2^nd run (B and A finals) 14:00 – 15:42

Medal Ceremony – 17:30

Ticket Costs

Advance Tickets/Web Bookings* Tickets Purchased on the Day

One Day Ticket 3 Day Ticket One Day Tickets 3 Day Ticket

Adult: £5.00 £10.00 £8.00 £16.00

Child: £1.00 £2.00 £2.00 £4.00

Concessions £6.00 £12.00

Family (2 + 2) £16.00 £32.00

The cost of tickets include free car parking at the Lee Valley Showground, located adjacent to LVWWC

Children (5 and Over to Under 16’s) Under 5′s are Free – All Children must be accompanied by a responsible Adult (over 18) at all times

* = Ticket Cost includes VAT, but excludes Fees (Booking/Card Process) – The costs listed within the Ticket Information Section exclude VAT, which is added at the Checkout stage

Catering

Catering facilities will be available on site providing hot and cold refreshments throughout the event

Go Canoeing

Introductory sessions on the Lake for juniors will also be available during the competition days.

Further information will shortly be posted on www.canoe-england.org.uk and www.gbcanoeing.org.uk

visit the ticket office GB Canoeing Selection Trials for London 2012.

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Day 1 ICF World Canoe Slalom Championship 2011

James — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:00:39 +0000

The wind as been strong after the first runs paddlers were struggling to get clean runs with 50s being handed out left right and centre there was no doubt that the secound runs would be cancelled and re arranged for another day.

Reports from Gb canoeing “GB Canoeing Head Coach Jurg Gotz commented – ‘The athletes are naturally disappointed but are showing a very mature and positive approach to these circumstances. Canoe Slalom is about dealing with the unexpected and this is another factor that we have to deal with. Our athletes will be ready when the weather allows fair racing to start”

The event is planned to be re scheduled on Thursday with a meeting at 9am to discuss this.

Pictures by andy maddack and Full Report At GB Canoeing

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What was the 2015 Bid for the World Canoe Championships all about

James — Tue, 10 May 2011 09:00:27 +0000

As many of you may know on the 16th of April 2011 the Lee Valley White Water Centre secured its second major world championship with the world canoe slalom championships being hosted at the amassing new venue based in Waltham Cross – Broxbourne the bid was a very complexed one that covered a mass area of problems from public transport to tourist attractions other than the canoe slalom itself.

Below are two videos that outline the successful bid to hold the 2015 world canoe championships. Both formed part of the bid Which helped the centre secure its second world event.
This video is more aimed at the area the infrastructure of London and the area.

This video is aimed at the Lee Valley White Water Centre the heart of GB Canoe Slalom.

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Results in and team picked for the 2011 Championships

James — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:44:37 +0000

The results have been published and the top three spots of each category will go through to compete in the 2011 international season. The results are as follows apart from the the K1 men’s results which have not yet been confirmed and published, and I will post them as soon as possible.

The competition to place over the 3 day bank holiday weekend with racing taking place at the Olympic venue Lee Valley White Water Canoe Centre which has a few busy years to come with the London 2012 Olympics next year as well as the 2015 world championships. Over 5000 members of the general public visited the event which shows the new venue has a real impact on family’s around the area all wanting to be part of the amazing facility. They all got a great view the course and the GB best canoe slalom paddlers.

C2 results were as follows:

First place goes to Medallist David Florence and partner Richard Hounslow (these two had already pre qualified for international season however they still raced to take first place in three races over the course of the weekend).

Second Place went to Rhys Davies and Matt Lister

And third to Adam Burgess and Greg Pitt.

In the C1 category the results were as follows:

Taking first place was David Florence, he struggled through round one but dominated the 2 other rounds over the weekend.

Coming in a close second was Mark Proctor who really proved his position in the Team GB in the later round on day three.

Daniel Goddard took the third and final place in the team this is a great result for him after changing from C2 to C1 during the winter months.

Women’s K1 results

Laura Blakeman secured her place in the team with a win on day one and coming in second on day two and three. This will be great for her after missing out in a place in the team last year.

Fiona Pennie a 2008 Olympian came in second overall just missing out on first spot after taking a win and second place.

And the third and final spot going to Lizzie Neave who won a silver medal in the 2009 world championships

A big congratulations needs to go out to Mallory Franklin who joined the senior team last year at the age of 15 and she dominated the women’s c1 group hopefully she will soon be in the team and be able to show her talent around the world.

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Competition comes to a close

James — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:54:48 +0000

After a long and tiring weekend for all involved there is nothing left for the paddlers to do they just need to hope they have done enough and proved that they should be part of Team GB. The top coaches in England will be showing intrest in diffrent paddlers and they will finalise the paddlers that they want to be part of team GB canoe Slalom.

The competition spread across the bank holiday including the Monday at the new Lee Valley White Water Canoe Centre. The centre is to be used for the 2012 London Olympics aswell as the world canoe championships in 2015.

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White Water Centre Secured Its Position As Worlds Best

James — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:09:09 +0000

Lee valley white water canoe centre seceres its position as the worlds best white water kayaking centre, by winning the bid to host the 2015 World Championships for canoe slalom.

It is the first time that the championships have been in Britain for 20 years and it will be a great chance for canoe slalom members to continue to strive for a goal of a World Competition medal. It will give all those that are to young to enter the olympics next year a fresh start and a new goal for 2015.

It will also give the chance to gain needed times for the 2016 Olympics in Rio

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Neighbourhood Nuisance

James — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:35:38 +0000

Today I have revived a complaint from a resident of Beaulieu drive complaining that the PA system is a nuisance. She can hear every word clearly both outside and inside her home.

Do you live near the Lee Valley White Water Centre, have you found the noise level to be a nuisance , please leave your comment on this post below

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Broxbourne white water canoe centre takes its first riders

James — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:59:48 +0000

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Rumours Rumours …

James — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:16:12 +0000

Hey there

Worrying developments over the last few days. Following what was initially an anonymous contact though my feedback form which lead to a couple of exchanges of emails and a brief meeting this morning, I was informed of some problems at the new Olympic white water site.

I cant go into details just yet as I need them to come back to me with further information first.

I would love to give you more details but I am stuck between a rock and a hard place until I hear more.

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