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Due to too few teams being able to attend the Pre-Worlds in Brasil this September the event has had to be cancelled. With travel being so expensive this year and next year for most teams, getting to Pre-Worlds has proven to be a penny too far. Training runs at other times However – if you
When someone needs rescuing in white water situations its best to make direct contact with the person. Jim Coffey of R3 – Rescue for Riverrunners covers victim contact techniques for safely paddling, swimming and wading out to the victim in this, the 5th of their video series. He also stresses the importance of setting up several types
A look at recently published medical studies and their relevance to the Swiftwater Rescue program. Neil Newton Taylor | Swiftwater Rescue – It is over ten years ago that I remember running up the road from the Öztalerache river in Austria trying to think of the German for “not breathing” and to find a house with a
Many of us first met Jim when he brought his Canadian team over to race at the ‘95 to ’98 Camel White Water Challenge events and were consistent winners of the Team Spirit Award. So to many of us it is no surprise to hear that he has, once again, won a notable prize – this time,
For A and B level races competitors need to comply to a few rules so that they can compete – They need to be members of their national rafting organisation. They can only represent one country in any one year. If their passport is not the same as the country they race for they must
When we see rafts racing we see a team striving for its goals, we often forget they are individuals from all walks of life.. That team is often made up of people from different activities like kayakers, C1 paddlers, guides, social rafters and more. All have one thing in common – they are eager for
The Euro Cup 2013 Nis on the Nisava River was spoilt with two amazingly sunny days in what is often a cloudy and rainy Serbia. This is one of the few competitions where there is no entry fee required. This year we saw 4 countries and a total of 21 men’s teams and 8 women’s
Have you ever been down the Zambezi? Do you want to go for the first time or go again? TIME FOR ACTION THEN! They have started building roads on either side of where they will be building the wall! After years and years of the damming being on and then off its now on and
Teams came from far and wide to compete on the Salza River at the annual Austrian International Rafting Championship and Euro Cup event. 11 nations, 10 women’s teams, 23 men’s teams and 5 Austrian teams! This is one of the most popular events on the racing calendar due to it being central to many teams with