{"id":207581,"date":"2019-06-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/207581\/local-paddlers-showcase-their-skill-at-championships\/"},"modified":"2019-06-18T09:31:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T07:31:48","slug":"local-paddlers-showcase-their-skill-at-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/06\/18\/local-paddlers-showcase-their-skill-at-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Local paddlers showcase their skill at championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gauteng Marathon Championships recently took place at Cradle Moon Lakeside Resort in Muldersdrift.<\/p>\n

Participants from u-8 through to 80 years old competed in the event which attracted paddlers from many provinces.<\/p>

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One of the essential aspects of marathon racing, is the ability to master a smooth portage where the paddlers from u-14 upwards, take their boats out of the water, run a short distance carrying them, and then put them back smoothly into the water, they must then climb in without falling in, slipping, or dropping the wet smooth boat.<\/p>\n

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Katiso Hlahatsi from raced in the senior men\u2019s K1 category. He achieved a third place podium position in the 23km event with five portages. Photo by: Dave Brimson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a crucial skill where paddlers can lose time or make up time depending on their efficiency.<\/p>

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Helen Jansen van Vuuren from Germiston High School and a member of Victoria Lake Canoe Club (VLC) based at Germiston Lake participated in the u-14 girls\u2019 races in both K1 and K2 (single and double kayaks).<\/p>\n

She won the girls\u2019 u-14 singles event in a time of one hour 32 minutes and the next day she partnered with Kamilah Hank who attends Curro Aurora and is a member of the Florida Lake Canoe Club.<\/p>\n

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