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GER 1 team with Fabian Bär, Ludwig Wöhrl, René Mühlmann, Christian Lechlmayr, Sebastian Schüssler, Max Remmele and Leonhard Anzinger are new R6 champions on the old continent. They have surprised themselves and all of us by finishing first in the R6 category. By the very end of the competition the fight was intense, uncertain. Czechs,
Men’s Team Bozo D’Agua of Brasil won the Sprint, H2H and Slalom and placed second in the Downriver to secure the 2012 title of Pan American Champs! Second place was also Brasil with Team Jacaré Pepira taking second in Sprint and H2H, but not having a good run in the Slalom at all and placing 6th.
The current USA men’s rafting team has consistently represented their Country on the international scene since the 2003 World rafting Championships in Czech. Like most teams they have had a couple of changes through out the years but always they are there amongst the top ranking teams pushing the level of competitive rafting. I first
What a week the ERC was! We arrived in glorious sunshine to a beautiful campsite by the lake and, for us Brits, summer was finally here! We made the most of the sunshine on our rest day sun bathing and giving our pasty white British bodies a good airing because on Wednesday it was business
The Euro Champs title in the R4 category remained in the hands of team TR Hiko of the Czech Rep. By winning this title they set two records at the Euro Champs 2012. Up until now, no team in this category has ever won the maximum of 1000 points and neither has any team managed
4th place is a very worthy result yet also one that can be so disappointing to a team. A result where you are so close to a medal, but still so far away. For the BSV Hazard raft team this was a result they saw many times during the European Championships and in the overall
Thursday the 30th August 2012 was a sad day for the German rafting teams because they lost a close friend and long time team mate – Falk Schumann.Falk died of brain cancer in the Augsburg hospital after nearly 2 years of treatments, none which could save his life. Falk was an architect and Gold medal
Several projects are planned to construct artificial white water courses in Denmark, where kayakers, canoeists and rafters will have the opportunity to improve their white water skills in their own country. With these new courses the hope is Denmark’s white water competitors will be able to raise the level of skill in their sport as
The final discipline – the Downriver – is over. And the R4 European Champions have emerged!! Congratulations to Czech Men 1 and to Belgium Women 1 – the 2012 R4 Euro Champions! Full results In the Men’s section the Czech 1 team made a clean sweep! They comfortably won the Sprint, knocked out all their