Clinton Cook (27), a former Germiston resident who now lives in Parkhurst, started canoeing at the tender age of eight and has never looked back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was my love of water and nature that kept me interested in the sport all these years,\u201d Cook said.<\/p>
\u201cBut, it is also a pretty unique sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up I was, more often than not, the only child in school who paddled.\u201d<\/p>
The sportsman, who works as a merchandise planner and buyer for Spitz and Kurt Geiger Footwear after moving back to Johannesburg after living in KwaZulu-Natal, has made a name for himself in the 19 years he has been on the water.<\/p>\n
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