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National Canoe Sprint Racing Regatta. Tom Lusty won his category's heat and finals in the 500m sprint and came fifth in the combined Boys A/B 200m finals; he has been been promoted to Boys A. Joe Pittaway won his category's 500m heat and came third in their finals; he has been promoted to Boys C.
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14th April 2012
The BCU National Canoe Sprint Racing Regatta 14th April saw only three Solihull paddlers take part. Robert Oliver (pictured) won his heat in the K-Para Canoeing K1 - 200m and, as such, earned himself a place in the World Paracanoe Sprint Championships at Poznan which are due to be held in May 2012. A fantastic result. Tom Lusty got a promotion to the Boys A Team on the day but this failed to be confirmed on the official results. And finally, Oliver Cook broke his 500m PB by 19 seconds!
| 6th - 9th April 2012 |
The Annual Devizes to Westminster Race (125 miles long and 77 portages) has been completed by two crews from Solihull School, whom trained with the club, in the Junior K2 section. Out of the 84 competitors in their class Nicholas Clay and Michael Fancott clocked a time of 23:50:59 and took 45th place whilst their colleagues Conor Maher and Thomas Johnson took 24:47:41 and came 65th. Congratulations to both them and the unsung heroes - their support crews; a great deal was achieved in a relatively short time through the depths of winter. Remember boys; now you have a trump card to pull when talking to other canoeists!
| 1st April 2012 |
What a superb performance was put in by all the Solihull paddlers in the first Hasler Race of 2012. There really were too many star performances to mention them all. But top of the list must come Oliver Cook who, on his first outing as a Div. 9 paddler , won his race in such style that he was promoted to Div. 7. Winning style was also demonstrated by Joe Pittaway (pictured - overtaking Geoff and Orlando) in Div 5, Taylor Maggs (who, although racing as an U12 female, beat all the other Lightning classes in a combined start) and Ben Aston in the Lightning classes. Second places were achieved by Torin Elmhirst in Div. 7, James Leaper and Fraser Doshi-Keeble in the K2 Div. 7, and Ellicia Perry and her partner in the K2 Div. 9 class. Tom Lusty came in third at the highly competitive Div. 2 ranking. And finally Mark Wevill is on course to win 'Sub-marine of the Year' award with an impressive 6 outings - but he still finished the course!
| 21st March 2012 |
Congratulations to Anne and Peter on their Golden Wedding Anniversary (17th March). Not only have they committed so much to each other but, together, they have committed so much to the club. They are to be seen at the club sometimes as much as three times a week doing the invaluable work that is required, by someone, to keep the club and paddlers in good shape. A small collection was arranged and a garden bench a gold coffee cups were given as presents.
Peter and Anne's response:
" We want to thank you all for your gifts celebrating our golden wedding and all of your kind words. Solihull Canoe Club has been a significant feature of 25 of those 50 years and we have derived great pleasure from introducing and encouraging many paddlers to the sport which we have enjoyed for so long and celebrating the performances of all of our racing paddlers particularly those who have gone on to represent our country in Marathon and Wild Water Racing."
| Club Awards for 2011 |
The club has once again made its annual awards however this year the competition was so great that medals were issued to runners up whom, it was felt, were almost as worthy as the winners. Novice Paddler of the year went to Taylor Maggs due to her stunning entrance into the sport and her achieving second place in the Geoff. Sanders U12 Girls Lightning class at the national finals. Runners up were James Leaper and Fraser Keeble for their rapid promotion in the K2. Paddler of the Year went to Mark Wevill who, in his first year, gained the status of a Div 5 paddler. There were two runner ups one was Joe Pittaway who is also a young Div 5 paddler but his attitude and general bon ami singled him out as a good egg and the other was Tom Lusty for also being a good egg and achieving Div 2 and a Boys Sprint B place. The President's Trophy was awarded to Mark Bache in recognition of the work he has put in to the touring activities of the club. Pictured from left to right Fraser, Joe, Mark B., James, Taylor and Mark W.
| Pool Sessions 2012 |
| 15th January |
| 2nd October 2011 |
The Hasler Finals were held in Bedford on an unseasonable hot day which made the event all the more pleasant; especially for the supporters! It was for the juniors to show the seniors how to compete successfully. The best results went to the youngest members who were racing in the Lightning classes. Taylor Maggs came in second place in the U10F race and Oliver Cook also came second in the U12M race (pictured). Ben Aston just missed out on the medals with a fourth place in the U10M. Superb results for national competitions. James Leaper/Fraser Keeble and Mark Wevill came 7th in their respective races (K2 Div. 8 and K1 Div. 6). Mark has been promoted to Div 5 as a result of this race result - well done. The full results may be viewed on:
http://www.marathon-canoeing.org.uk/%7Emarathon/marathon/results/2011/HaslerFinal2011.htm
| 19th September 2011 |
http://www.marathon-canoeing.org.uk/%7Emarathon/marathon/results/2011/SoarValley2011.htm
| 14th August 2011 |
Ironbridge provided its usual spills and thrills at Jacks Field however all the Solihull paddlers made it through this part of the course unscathed. The last race of the season brought a somewhat mixed bag of results. The highlights of which were Joe Pittaway (pictured) who has been promoted to Div 5 as a result of coming 2nd in the Div 6 race. Fraser Keeble also came second in the Div 9 race being the only Div 8 competitor. Ben Aston was first in the U10M and Olivia Lusty was third in the U12F. Torin Elmhirst appears to be in pole position for Sub-mariner of the Year Award after falling in 4 times when racing up a division in the Div 6 race;.however he did negotiate the rapids without a spill.
The full results may be viewed on:
http://www.marathon-canoeing.org.uk/%7Emarathon/marathon/results/2011/Ironbridge2011.htm
| 14th August 2011 |
Congratulations to Matt Stephenson and Alison Deykin both of whom put in outstanding performances in the World Quadrathlon Championship's in the Czech Republic. Matt came in first place, for his age group, and overall 7th place for the championship. Alison, after an altercation with a street sign in the cycling section of the event, achieved an overall 3rd place in the ladies event. For more details on the event and the British Quadrathlon association please follow the link:
| 17th July 2011 |
Solihull paddlers went out of the region to participate in the Trentham Hasslers. One promotion was secured at this meeting for our paddlers and that was Dan Tudor to Division 6 – well done! Taylor Maggs came in first place in a one horse race in the U10Female class but with a time that would have won her first place in the U12Female event. She later paired up with Ellicia Perry where they came first in the Hody U12 event. Rhys Tippings also came in first in the U10Male event. And finally, Tom ‘swimming’ Lusty came second in Div 3 whilst living up to his adopted name.
The full results may be viewed on:
http://www.marathon-canoeing.org.uk/%7Emarathon/marathon/results/2011/Trentham2011.htm
| 19th June 2011 |
At Shropshire Paddlesport Marathon a new name made an appearance on the water for Solihull and that was Mark Wevill. Mark has only recently taken up the sport and yet came in a decent second place in the Div 7 K1 race. Other successes were Tom Lusty who came first, of two, in the Div 3, Oliver Cook took first place as the only competitor in the U12 Lightning having previous won the U12 K2 with Lauren Homewood (from Shropshire). In a similar vein Ben Aston won the U10 boys Lightning and then joined Taylor Maggs to win the U10 K2 race. Torin Elmhirst and Dan Tudor won their Div 7 K2 race easily with over 2 minutes to spare. And finally, to show that canoeing is not all brawn, Joe Pittaway gave a rare and heartfelt performance in the use of vernacular English as he dropped his boat on the first portage which, ultimately, caused him to retire (due to dropping the boat, not the use of the language!) from a leading position.
The full results may be viewed on:
http://www.marathon-canoeing.org.uk/~marathon/marathon/results/2011/Shropshire2011.htm
| 12th June 2011 |
A pretty horrible, wet and cold day at Burton with the temperature peaking at 12 C which ain't bad for June! Congratulations to Robert Hyde and David Rimmington whom, after all their hard work to get to Div 9, were promoted up to Div 8 after finishing in second place in the K2 Div 9 race. Congratulations and a thank you(s) are also due to all the supporters who grinned and bared it despite the conditions. The full results may be viewed on:
http://www.marathon-canoeing.org.uk/%7Emarathon/marathon/results/2011/Burton2011.htm
| 21st May 2011 |
A cluster of awards were gleaned at Nottingham on what was a blustery day.Pride of place went to Matt Stephenson who, unlike last week did not fall in, romped home in first place in the Div. 7 race.He has now been promoted to Div. 6.Promotions were also given to James Leaper and Fraser Keeble who came second in the Div. 9 K2 race.They are now both Div. 8 members.Torin Elmhirst and Dan Tudor achieved second place with their Div. 7 K2 effort.Second place was also given to Oliver Cook and Rhys Tipping in the under 12's Hody event.Oliver made two appearances on the water and so he also took 2nd place in the under 12’s Lightning event.Well done to all the team. The full results can be viewed on the following link:
http://www.marathon-canoeing.org.uk/~marathon/marathon/results/2011/Nottingham2011.htm
| 15th May 2011 |
A small team turned out for the Royal Leamington Spa Canoe Clubs Hasler Races.Alison Deykin (pictured), in her first marathon race, came 1stin the K1 Div. 8 race a good 2 minutes faster than her nearest rival.Consequently she is now promoted to Div 7.Torin Elmhirst and Dan Tudor came in second place in their first K2 race since being promoted to Div 7.Similarly James Leaper and Fraser Keeble came in second place in the K2 Div 9.Well done all.The full results can be viewed on the following link.
| 23rd/24th April 2011 |
Congratulations to Lee Hodgkinson and Richard Billson who successfully completed the Devizes to Westminster non-stop race this week-end. The race which is reputed to be the longest no-stop canoe race in the world is over 125 mile and usually contains 79 portages. Lee and Richard went for an 80 portage version with the extra-long one thrown in at Chelsea Bridge!
| 21st April 2011 |
The club has now achieved the Clubmark status. The BCU development officer has only to fill out all the relevant paperwork and recommend the club for its accreditation certificate. The Clubmark status has only been possible due to the exteremly hard work that has been put in by both David Rimmington (club secretary) and Peter Jones (club president). It has been a hard slog of which, most of us, have been unaware; so we are greatly indebted to these two club stalwarts.
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