KZN U21 paddler of the year
KZN Sprint Champs – U21 Victor Ludorum
1st Overall Mazda K2 Pre-Fish River Series
2007
KZN U21 paddler of the year
10th & 1st U21 Drak Challenge SA K1 River Champs
South African Men’s Rafting Team – Korea
2008
SA U23 Sprint Team
14th Dusi Canoe Marathon
8th Drak Challenge
7th Breede Marathon
10th Fish River Marathon
7th Vaal Marathon
1st Ithala Challenge
2009
11th Dusi Canoe Marathon
1st Fast Drak 2009 K1
2010
9th Dusi 2010 with Steve Cohen
8th Drak Challenge 2010 K1
4th Umko 2010 SA K2 with Jason Graham
General Information:
I grew up on a dairy farm in Mooi River absolutely loving every moment I could get outside. I only, however, started paddling when I started at Michaelhouse in 1999. This was very tentative at first but in 2001 I did my first Dusi. As time progressed I slowly improved, but only really started being competitive in my final years at school. From then on I havn’t been able to stop. One highlight of my career was being awarded Most Improved Sportsman of the Year at UKZN along with my Full Blues; on top of this Martin Dreyer was the guest speaker and gave out the awards that evening.
Since leaving Michaelhouse I have started coaching their canoe club. It has been a most awesome privilege to coach all the boys and assist them in their paddling and development. Hopefully when I move back from Cape Town I will be able to continue coaching them.
I have gained so much from paddling whether it be racing, club administration or coaching. The lessons I have learnt have been invaluable, let alone the friends I have made and the places I have been. I hope that I will be able to meaningfully give back to canoeing in some way as it has given me.
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